A Sacrament is a visible sign of an invisible grace of God. It is a sign established by Jesus himself to confer or to increase grace in the lives of his disciples. The Sacrament of Confirmation confers the gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord) upon … Continue reading Growing in Faith

A few weeks ago we marked the World Tree Planting Day. The evening of that day the TV and Radio stations broadcast how senior government officials in collaboration with local and international NGOs marked the day by planting trees. However, the this year the message was a bit different from other years. Those who spoke … Continue reading Growing Trees

Sunday Readings in Brief 12 BJob 38:1.8-11; Ps 107,; 2 Cor 5:14-17; Mk 4:35-41 Why are you afraid? Dear friends, today is the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time year B. As I explained previously, the Ordinary Time of the liturgical year is the season where we contemplate upon the teachings of Christ about the kingdom … Continue reading Do not be afraid

Sunday readings in brief: Holy Trinity Feaast 2021Deut 4:32-34, 39-40; Ps 33; Rom 8:14-17; Mt 28:16-20 One God three persons Dear friends, today is the Feast of the Holy Trinity, which occurs on the Sunday after the Pentecost. Next Sunday will be the feast of the Corpus Christi (Body and Blood of Christ). Trinity from … Continue reading One God three Persons

Last Saturday we celebrated the International Workers' Day. This day is also the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker who is the patron of all the workers and the example of a wordworking man. Here in Simanjiro we marked the day in style. For the first time we had Demonstrations on the in Emboreet and … Continue reading The Dignity of Work