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  • SMA Podcast: the voice calling you

    Let’s face it, life can get busy: We are constantly engage with work, pastoral, meetings, community, family, hobbies, and everything in between. We always have something to do and this can make it challenging to find time to follow a good program or more to find time for reading, and reading particularly an SMA book.…

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  • Francis: The Pope of Migrants and Refugees

    If Pope Francis has been consistent about anything, it is his stance on immigration. In his third and last of the three-day visit to Hungary, the Holy Father bravely spoke at Mass about the need to be “open doors”. Inspired by the gospel of St. John (10:1-10) during the fourth Sunday of Easter also known as…

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  • Thanksgiving: The return of Pierre to Saint Pierre Eynac

    Thanksgiving: The return of Pierre to Saint Pierre Eynac

    Maya Angelou, one of the iconic African American prolific writers and a poet once said, “Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”  Yes, it is a heart full of gratitude that moved Fr. Piere…

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  • The Missionary Societies want to think about ” Mission departing from Africa”

    The Missionary Societies want to think about ” Mission departing from Africa”

       “Mission departing from Africa” was the theme of the exchanges and reflections that were at the heart of the continental meeting of the Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life that ended on Friday 21 April at the Paul Pellet Center in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. For four days, the participants discussed the challenges and opportunities that…

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  • 2023 Catechumens: My letter to the Archbishop

      On Holy Wednesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, more than two hundred priests, permanent deacons with their wives, consecrated virgins, hundreds of faithful and a number of catechumens gathered around bishop Olivier de Germay the archbishop of Lyon to celebrate Chrism Mass. During the celebration, the holy oils used throughout the…

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  • Censorship of Tiktok: should we worry?

    Censorship of Tiktok: should we worry?

      TikTok is the most downloaded app in the world, with 672 million downloads, and as such it is under special surveillance by security and intelligence agencies around the world. In Europe, united States, Canada and other countries, the social network is under fire.

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