We celebrated the feast of the Ugandan martyrs today. St. Kisito was the youngest and was 13 y/o when he was killed in the late 1800’s. He was killed with 21 other boys and young men along with their catechist, St. Charles Lwanga. The parish of St. Kisito is in the Pagrinya Settlement and it…
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Thanks to Sister Gloria Caixeta who sent us this beautiful story and these great pictures from Uganda. Last week a group of 24 women started a course in tailoring. Since the material arrived, but not the sewing machines, they searched for a way to utilize the time as best as possible. They took empty bags…
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✧ HSR Regional Assembly 2022 – Entebbe, Uganda At last, the time for the Holy Spirit Regional Assembly had come!Originally planned for Ethiopia in January 2022, it had to be delayed due to uncertainty of the ‘when and where’, as the conflict in Ethiopia and difficulties to obtain visas concerned us all in the latter…
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I begin by recalling Pope Francis’ invitation in his opening Message to the Global Compact on Education proposing dialogue on the way we are building the future of our planet, on the need to invest in everyone talents and on him quoting the African proverb: “It takes an entire village to educate a child”. And…
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In preparation for Education Day on January 24, we share the good news of the opening of Holy Family Nursery School, Pagirinya Settlement 2 (a camp that houses South Sudanese refugees fleeing war and danger), in Adjumani District – Uganda.This donated building was in response to a community need identified through the active engagement of…
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Recently, I was asked to visit our sisters in the mission of Uganda; to be a support for the community as Sr. Albertina and Sr. Gloria were both in Brazil at the time. Sr. Addise remained in Dzaipi with Sr. Joseane and Sr. Martha who were both relatively new to the country & mission.This was…
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“My dear daughters, let your school be not only a school of literature, of science, of mathematics, of history, but of good morals, of solid Christian morality. By acting in this way you will be doing a great service, not only to religion, but to your country”.(Letter written by Mother Cabrini to the students of…
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“My dear daughters, let your school be not only a school of literature, of science, of mathematics, of history, but of good morals, of solid Christian morality. By acting in this way you will be doing a great service, not only to religion, but to your country”.(Letter written by Mother Cabrini to the students of…
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Joint effort Saint Mary Magdalen Community in Uganda is risen! This was the verbal expression of the Community Coordinator after receiving the news of the financial support to complete the construction of the Chapel. Among the six communities in the Pagrinya Settlement, this is the poorest and the only one that did not have a…
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In Uganda, the government has taken preventive measures against the Covid 19. The educational and commercial centers, transportation, airport, churches, the borders, have been locked since March 19th; only transportation of food can circulate. There has been a constant struggle to prevent the spread of the virus CV 19, using the media such as propaganda, videos, music to persuade people to wash their hands frequently, wear masks, etc. The Government, the Minister of…
Read MoreWhenever I think of Education of the Heart as demonstrated by Santa Francisca Cabrini, what immediately comes to my mind is the vision of the two “Vs”: Virtues / Values and Vices. As the Prophet Jeremiah tells us in Chapter 17, verses 9-10: “The human heart is untamed! Deceptive more than all things, it gets…
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