On this sixth day of the SMA-OLA seminar, the participants experienced an extraordinary day. After 5 days at the Brésillac Centre, the sisters and fathers went on a pilgrimage with some very significant stops. The first was at the house of the OLA sisters in Hevié, where some of the older sisters live. It was…

The SMA-NDA Hermeneutic Seminar is in its 5th day. It is a crucial day in that it is about putting into perspective the elements of history, experience, and the different contexts of the mission yesterday and today. To embrace this important day, the organizers did not skimp on the means. Indeed, they invited an expert…

Today Friday, July 22, the feast of Mary Magdalene, the participants took a step back in time to examine the history of our two institutes. The various study groups formed for this purpose presented the fruit of their research. Among the fields of research, we can note the Formation of missionaries, the organization of the…

This Thursday, July 21, the work focused on the data collected during the experiential phase. The experiential phase, the second step of the process towards 2026, took place from March 2021 to June 2022. The purpose of the experiential phase was to encourage members to individually reflect on, share, and celebrate together the missional experiences…

This 2nd day of the meeting began in an atmosphere of recollection. In the morning, the participants entered the mysterious bowels of the Brésillac Center to meditate on the theme of “Our experience of our founders and charism today”. The personal reflection was guided by this fundamental question: Who are the founders for me, in…

As announced a few days ago, the SMA-OLA Session started this Tuesday, July 19 at the Centre Brésillac of Calavi in Benin. This first day was devoted first to the welcome and installation of participants. In the afternoon, there was a first meeting during which various officials succeeded each other to express their welcome to…