by Nancy Schramm, OSF As I wrote last week, joy is an important virtue to cultivate and live by. “The Joy of the Gospel” was an apostolic letter that Pope Francis wrote in his first years as the Pope. Followers of St. Francis and St. Clare know that they both valued this quality and one … Continue reading Love is the Way →

Right when we thought that masks and social distancing would soon be a thing of the past, the Delta variant and other variants invaded our space once again. How long, Lord, can we endure these trials and tribulations? We are all exhausted from the anxiety of what has happened, what is happening and what will … Continue reading The Joy of Remembering →

Caring for the Living Inside a Cemetery By Fr. Max Abalos, SVD Filipino families often visits cemeteries to pray for their deceased relatives. One would expect that. One would not expect, however, to find a cemetery that is basically a small village, with many families living among the tombs. Welcome to my parish. Three cemeteries … Continue reading MCP Spotlight – Divine Word Missionaries →

One of the great joys of mission is meeting people from all walks of life. Some you meet once and you remember them at the moment of meeting. Others you meet on occasion and you remember what they do and how you interacted with them. And then there are those that you meet and form … Continue reading Missioner on the move →

BY FR DAMIEN ISABELL, OFM The agents of the Mining Company KCC are tirelessly working to resolve our problem in the new house. What problem? Toilets! The new home has many toilets but often no water! We say we cannot enter the house until an outdoor toilet is built just in case there is no … Continue reading MCP Spotlight: MAISON KWETU →

Helen Bills receiving the St. Francis Xavier Award in 2007 from Bishop J. Peter Sartain for her exemplary missionary example. This past week we felt the passing of one of the first missioners who graced our lives with her presence, expertise and dedication: Helen Bills. Many people knew her much longer than I did. When … Continue reading What More Can I Do? →

We all just enjoyed a long holiday weekend with some of the pre-pandemic practices: outdoor picnics with friends and family, the wonderful smell of barbecued hotdogs and hamburgers on the grill accompanied by your favorite ice-cold drink and sitting outside at dusk waiting for the fireworks to begin. As I was returning home on the … Continue reading Will All True Patriots Stand! →

The Daughters of Divine Love Congregation is an international Order of Religious Women, founded in Nigeria in July 1969 by Late Bishop Godfrey Mary Paul Okoye, C.S.Sp. The congregation is of Pontifical Right and has over 900 professed members. Our Formation house is blessed with many vocations: Aspirants, Postulants and Novices. The Sisters are engaged … Continue reading Missionary Cooperative Plan Spotlight: Daughters of Divine Love →

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I feel like this reflection is a continuum of last week’s reflection on being at peace. Once again my readings have brought me to another saintly person, a woman of the Middles Ages, who in 1373, after a near-death illness, began to be visited by God as she recuperated. Julian of Norwich … Continue reading Be at Peace Continued →

Photo by S Migaj on Pexels.com Be at Peace Saint Francis de Sales Do not look forward in fear to the changes and chances of this life; Rather, look to them with full confidence that, as they arise, God, to whom you belong will in His love enable you to profit by them. He has guided … Continue reading Be at Peace →