For many, the Easter season is a time of hope and praise. It is a time of celebration and reflection upon the blessings we have been grateful enough to receive. For those living in Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, these things, along with Easter, seem very far off.
“I am fighting to save lives, and I need your help!”
These are the desperate words that I received in a letter recently from Father Pamphile Tselele, CICM, one of our missionary priests in the Archdiocese of Yaoundé, Cameroon, Central Africa. He is the pastor of Our Lady of Loreto Parish there.
The story he tells about the dire...
“Parents need to consider what they want their children to be exposed to, and this necessarily means being concerned about who is providing their entertainment, who is entering their rooms through television and electronic devices, and with whom they are spending their free time. Only if we devote time to our children, speaking...
Somebody once asked me how many loaves and fish did Jesus multiply. I failed the “test”.
I could only defend myself by arguing that what matters about the multiplication of loaves is not the numbers, but the lesson Jesus intended to give. And, definitely, it was not a mathematic lesson on “multiplication,” anyway!
Indeed, of what...
One of the essential tools that a missionary must use in order to affect change and save lives is the ability to make and keep a budget. This may sound far-fetched but imagine the tragic consequences of opening an orphanage or a hospital without being able to take care of the people who rely on you.
The benefits of knowing what...
Missionhurst Missionaries build Catholic communities in frontier situations: places where the gospel is not preached or lived. This blog is about their work in the four corners of the globe, and their holistic work in four areas of focus: relief and healthcare, socio-economic development, education, and pastoral work.
