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  • Protection and Safeguarding of Minors and Vulnerable Adults

    Protection and Safeguarding of Minors and Vulnerable Adults

    The crime of sexual abuse by some Church leaders has touched us all at a very deep level. Many priests and parishioners remain hurt, angry, cynical, and confused. The trauma is not something that will simply go away with time. Something awful has happened for which no explanation or excuse will do.

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  • What it is to be an SMA Missionary in Angola today

    What it is to be an SMA Missionary in Angola today

    Ordained in 2005, Fr. Jacques has worked as an SMA missionary priest in three different countries, speaking three different official languages i.e English, French and Portuguese. I had the opportunity to interview him about his rich experience when he visited our office at 150 Lyon and here is what he said…

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  • We are the same

    We are the same

    Recently Maria Dolores paid a curtsey visit to the SMA Media International and we seized an opportunity to interview her and here is what she shared with us… Who are you and what do you do? My name is Maria Dolores Agúndez Leal. I am a lay SMA missionary, from the District of Spain. I…

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  • The SMA Library in Rome

    The SMA Library in Rome

    The SMA Library in Rome is located in della Nocetta, 111, in the same place as the Archives. For this reason, over the years, a series of archival documents have been collected in the library. For example, the Funds of SMA Fathers: Brésillac, Planque, Guilcher, Douau, Aupiais etc. ; the customary missions, parishes and seminaries;…

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  • The future is built … surely!

    The future is built … surely!

    The death of Father Maurice Prat – a man whom I was afraid of as a student, but whom I subsequently appreciated – recently it made possible to update the “Little Biotteau” that we could call today the “Little Favier”. And I became aware, once again, of the situation of our Province. We are now…

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  • The mission experience of Fr.Eric Aka

    The mission experience of Fr.Eric Aka

      As a missionary priest one of the key elements is finding satisfaction in the missionary work entrusted to one despite the daily challenges. This gives a missionary priest something to look forward to and something to aspire for. Recently I interviewed Fr. Eric Aka over the same and here is what he had to…

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