21 October 2020
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Twinning relationships or partnerships between parishes in Ireland and in African countries are a growing form of modern missionary endeavour at a time when the number of Irish missionaries serving in Africa and the global south is declining. One such partnership is that between Ballineaspaig Parish (often called Dennehy’s Cross Parish) in Cork City and…
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Kenya has sometimes been described as a “hustler nation”. More than 80% of the population work in the informal economy, deriving incomes from hawking goods, fixing cars and working on construction sites. These are often precarious and piecemeal arrangements, impermanent and low-paid –characteristic of what has been called an era of jobless growth, in which…
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Dubbed “The Model Tree Nursery,” the project has been established on the diocesan farm as one of the undertakings of the 42-year-old diocese “to participate meaningfully in dialogues and actions that result in a well conserved environment,” Mr. Ambei said. The diocese, which currently has 41 Parishes also runs the Catholic Diocese of Kakamega School…
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Tangaza College was established in 1986 as a constituent college of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. It has its roots in the Catholic tradition as planted and nourished in Eastern Africa through the missionary endeavours which spanned the late 19th and entire 20th centuries. Its student body are multi-ethnic, men and women of all…
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Last Monday 6th July 2020, the President finally spoke to the nation. It was good news to many. The country had been under lockdown for the last four months causing unimaginable suffering to many Kenyans. The President in an earlier speech had given some conditions that had to be in place before opening up. They…
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Since the outbreak of Covid-19 at the end of December 2019, all sectors of human life the world over have experienced unprecedented change. After several months of lockdown and so many restrictions, we are getting used to the phrase the ‘new normal’ orchestrated by the coronavirus pandemic. While the race to search for a vaccine…
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Catholic Bishops in Kenya have, in a collective statement, said they are “deeply concerned” about persistent violent conflicts in two areas covered by the dioceses of Ngong and Marsabit “due to ethnic, clan hatred, competition over resources and leadership wrangles” and described the situation as “barbaric, unfortunate, saddening and regrettable”. “We, the Kenya Conference of…
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“Ordinarily, teaching has always been number one in Kenyan universities, always coming ahead of research and community service,” she says and adds, “It is my prayer and hope that at the end of the three years, we will have managed to have as our core functions in the order of research, teaching and community service….
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We thank God that he has given us a chance to live and work among the poor slum dwellers of Majengo in Nairobi. They continue to bear witness to the ever present God amidst human suffering. For now I particularly mention them for being reduced to nothing by a blazing fire a week ago. Last…
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Sunday 21st of June marked a hundred days since the first Covid-19 positive person was confirmed in Kenya. At that time, some parts of the world were already being ravaged by the virus and we were under the illusion that it would not reach Kenya. Having seen the impact of Covid-19 in other countries Kenya…
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How is the world at large? Probably coronavirus is gone. For 3 months now the coronavirus pandemic has taken over news in Kenya. Practically no news without coronavirus news. The number of cases going up day after day. As I write, we have 3,305 cases reported in Kenya. What is surprising is the way people…
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Catholics account for a paltry 10 percent of all the people that have been listed for the Malindi Diocese COVID-19 response initiative which does not segregate on the basis of religious affiliations. A majority of those getting help belong to other denominations. “As Catholics, we only look at human dignity. Other things don’t matter and…
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