17th January 2020
Mission
New Zealand: Life as a Kiwi Nun Past, Present, Future
“God is a loving presence. There are so many little signs and situations that happen. I find myself saying ‘thank you God’. I never feel alone,” Sister Diana says. Sister Lorraine describes God as a faithful friend. Sister Diana’s favourite words in the Bible are “be not afraid” , which is in the Old and New Testaments in different scenarios often when God is trying … Read more
Timothy Radcliffe OP: On Christian Unity
Yves Congar OP, the greatest ecumenist of the twentieth century, discovered his theological vocation when he was a young Dominican friar and was overwhelmed by studying John 17, where Jesus prays that the disciples may be one as he and the Father are one. Congar called it ‘the apostolic prayer of Jesus for Christian unity’ and he gave his entire life to heal the divisions … Read more
Retired Pakistani Bishop in Canada Works for Persecuted Christians
Former Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore, who moved to Canada shortly after his retirement in 2011, celebrates 60 years of priesthood on Jan. 16. He became a Canadian citizen in 2016. “We live in a dark and dangerous world that is threatened by climate change, wars, economic hardships, and large-scale migrations. In the past seven years, the problem of asylum seekers has grown acutely,” the … Read more
Nairobi, Kenya: Jesuits Launch Scholarship Programme for Women to Study Theology
“The Jesuit School of Theology of Hekima University College (HUC) in Nairobi, Kenya, is delighted to announce the ‘St. Ignatius Scholarship for Women Theologians’. This scholarship is for African women (Religious or Lay) to study towards the Bachelor of Theology (BTh) or the Master of Theology/Licentiate in Sacred Theology,” read in part the poster announcing the scholarship. In an interview with ACI Africa, the Coordinator … Read more
Kisumu, Kenya: Franciscan Sisters of St Anne Extend Apostolate to Tanzania
A congregation of women religious of the order of St. Francis headquartered in Kenya’s Kisumu Archdiocese has extended its apostolate to the East African country of Tanzania in addition to its presence in Ethiopia, responding to the needs of the people at the grassroots who require “pastoral care, education and medical care.” Last week, the Franciscan Sisters of St. Anna (FSSA) opened a convent in Tanzania’s Archdiocese … Read more
Passionate Thought Provoking Oprah Winfrey Interview with Sr Joan Chittister OSB
An all-new SuperSoul Sunday, as Oprah Winfrey chats with Joan Chittister about her new book The Time Is Now: A Call For Uncommon Courage.
Brazil: Liberation Theology Cause of Decline of Catholicism?
According to Jung Mo Sung, a Catholic lay theologian and professor at the Methodist University of São Paulo, it’s wrong to blame Liberation Theology for this transformation of the religious landscape. “Decades ago, 90 percent of the Brazilian people professed Catholicism because this was the cultural norm, but actual participation in the Church was very low,” he told Crux. “In the beginning of the 1980s, when … Read more
Story of a Conversion: ‘My Atheist Family Was Appalled’
Thirteen years ago, not long before my 40th birthday, I decided to become a Roman Catholic. My mum, dad and brother, all atheists, were astonished and appalled in equal measure. I had always had a sense of God, but no church that suited me. Now I had been to mass with a friend and felt at home there. It was that simple. The congregation all … Read more
