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Various publications; Bulletins, magazines

Aujourd’hui, les Missionnaires d’Afrique de l’Ouest vous proposent de visiter de nouvelles pages sur leur site http://www.mafrwestafrica.net/ :

Dans la rubrique Dialogue interreligieux

« Appel à s’inscrire à l’IFIC ». Une invitation à suivre la formation donnée à l’IFIC, Institut de Formation Islamo Chrétienne, qui est situé à Bamako au Mali. (lire la suite)

« Fin du Ramadan, message du Pape » le texte publié par le pape François à l’occasion de l’Id al- Fitr, la fin du jeûne de nos frères musulmans (lire la suite)

Dans la rubrique Vu au sud, vu du sud

« La mission et les ONG ? », un article de notre confrère Maurice Oudet publié dans la revue « Petit Echo », où il affirme que l’évangélisation et le développement sont inséparables.(lire la suite)

Dans la rubrique Actualités

« Rencontres des familles à Bamako» : à savoir les familles de nos confrères originaires du Mali, rencontre qui s’est tenue le 30 juin dernier. (lire la suite)

« Lettre de l’archevêque de Bamako » : cette lettre qui date du 27 juillet dernier invite à la paix et la réconciliation nationale au Mali.(lire la suite)

« Baobab Echos n° 16 », le dernier bulletin de la Province d’Afrique de l’Ouest, paru au mois de juillet, avec un large éventail de nouvelles et de partage (lire la suite)

Dans la rubrique Témoignages

« Deux témoignages», l’un de Jean Paul Guibila, présentement au Mexique, l’autre d’Anselme Tarpaga, aux études à Rome. (lire la suite)

« Mgr Martin Happe a fêté ses 40 ans de sacerdoce », un texte paru dans les « Nouvelles diocésaines de Nouakchott » et que nous publions à notre tour (lire la suite)

Zambia: Catholics Deny Patriotic Front Link

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On August 15, 2013

In News, Publications

By Peter Adamu, 13 August 2013

The Catholic Church says the perception that they are Patriotic Front inclined is untrue and that they will continue speaking for the voiceless.

Zambia Episcopal Conference spokesperson Father Paul Samasumo said the fact that some members of the Catholic Church were PF inclined did not mean that it was the position of the church.

“The ZEC has noted with concern that in recent weeks, there have been accusations and attacks alleging that the Catholic Church in Zambia has abandoned its role of speaking for the voiceless, the poor and marginalised on the wrong public perception that the Church is loyal to or favours the Patriotic Front and its leadership,” said Samasumo in a statement.

“The Catholic Church in Zambia, as elsewhere in the world, is made up of members that belong to diverse political party affiliations. Therefore, ZEC, in its official capacity, does not and cannot champion any single political candidate even if that candidate were a faithful son of the Church.”

He said, “In this regard, any hint of partisan politics by a priest or a Bishop through the media or from the pulpit is wrong. It is wrong because the God whom we preach about and serve welcomes everyone in spite of political affiliations.”

During his campaign for the presidency PF leader Michael Sata played the Catholic card as he is a member and some priests openly rendered their support to him but with the PF falling short of expectations the Catholic church has been conspicuously missing raising concern among the neutrals.

Slavery, witchcraft and fear

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On August 11, 2013

In Justice and Peace, News, Publications, Zambia Sector

By Bernhard Udelhoven, M.Afr

Published in the Saturday Post, Saturday August 10, 2013

Breaking Free from Witchcraft – Exposing the Bondage to Demons – Prayer Points to Break the Chains of Satanism.

These are some book titles in our Christian bookshops that remind us of spiritual forms of slavery that hold us hostage today. Thousands of new deliverance ministries witness in Zambia to bondages to witchcraft and demons. The need for liberation from the slavery to evil forces seems enormous. Many people testify to the inner freedom and the new start which they found after undergoing sound deliverance services.
Yet, while the number of new churches and deliverance ministries has been multiplying steadily over the last decades, sometimes coming with the promise of a fast-track to divine blessings and prosperity, demons and witchcraft are in no way diminishing. The opposite seems true. Demonic entities are increasing. This is strange. One should think that the demons surely must be useful to some of us; else they would hardly hang around given that they are beaten, cast out and insulted so often by so many churches. Is it not also pastors, prophets, and churches who profit? READ MORE

Ministry of Michel Meunier on modern slavery in South Africa

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On August 11, 2013

In Justice and Peace, News, Publications, South Africa Sector

On the 2^nd August, I gave a talk to students & professors of Cedara (St. Joseph Institute) where our theology students go. There were about 50 people; the biggest attendance they ever had! A proof that modern slavery is a very hot topic! It had been organised by the OIKOS group, of which Antony Alckias is the Secretary. He is one of our students who should be ordained deacon in December.

As I was speaking to philosophy & theology students and teachers, I started with a quick overview of the attitude of the Church towards slavery through the ages followed by a brief history of Lavigerie’s antislavery campaign.

The big question is: what is the Church doing? The Counter Trafficking In Persons (CTIP) Office at the Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) published all kinds of posters & flyers to bring more consciousness. They had a 3 day seminar in April and started a Truck Drivers’ Anti-Trafficking group. They will soon publish a small book “The Church and Anti-Trafficking”. The Sisters seem to have more roles to play, as most trafficked people are women and children.

United in the same Mission,

Michel Meunier, M.Afr

Also: South Africa Human Trafficking Bill Signed Into Law

Article of Nzimeni Jeremiah Gama, OMI

Here we are! 70 Years of Evangelisation and Social Concern

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On August 9, 2013

In Book, Publications, Zambia Sector

Here we are! 70 Years of Evangelisation and Social Concern – Regiment Parish (St. Charles Lwanga Catholic Church) (1939-2009)

Marc Nsanzurwimo is a member of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) ordained in 1995. He was Parish Priest of Regiment Parish (2006-2009). Before that he served in Kasaba (1989-1991), Serenje (1995-2000) and Kasamba (2003) Parishes. He was Vocation Animator (2003-2005). He holds a Doctorate in Mission Theology from Urbaniana Pontifical University, Rome.

His other publications include: Facing the Challenge: Self-Sustainability for the Catholic Church in Zambia (2003); Echo of the First African Synod: New Look of the Ordained Ministry (2008); The African Participation in the Intercontinental Mission: A Gradual Awareness of a Shared Responsibility (2012); The Funeral in Zambia, with Particular Reference to the Lala People of Serenje: An Inculturation Perspective (2012).

He is currently a staff member at FENZA (Faith and Encounter Centre Zambia) in Bauleni, Lusaka.

His books can be purchase from the author. Please, leave your particulars using the space “Leave a comment” below.

Edited by Fr. Marc Nsanzurwimo, M.Afr

Foreword by Telesphore-Georges Mpundu, Archbishop of Lusaka

Printed by Mission Press, Ndola, Zambia, 121 pages, 2013.

Welcome to Mission Press

Mission Press is a religious institution, an initiative of the Conventual Franciscan Friars in Zambia that specialises in printing, publishing and electronic media.

At the moment Mission Press is the largest Christian NON PROFIT orientated printing and publishing institution in Zambia. Since its humble beginning in 1970, it has grown into a truly modern facility. This is possible because of the total dedication of all the Friars and workers at Mission Press during its 39 years of operation.

It has never been easy for a religious institution to compete with professionals working in the field of mass media, it is even more difficult to achieve and maintain a leading role in such fields. We can proudly say that Mission Press has managed to do exactly that, be it in terms of state of the art equipment, highly competitive quality production and value of its message.

Mission Press is wholeheartedly committed to fundamental Christian values in promoting social justice and respect of human rights.

: Mulele Mwana Youth Skills Training Centre Tailoring Department, 2009 intake, Graduation on 1st October 2010

Other link: Doctorate studies of Marc Nsanzurwimo in Rome

Are Women Today’s Slaves?

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On August 7, 2013

In News, Publications

By Evans K. Chama, M.Afr

Published in the Saturday Post, Saturday August 3, 2013

Slavery was made illegal a long time ago but it has never been abolished. It is still here today in various forms and women are among its victims. It may sound exaggerated to label the violence that women suffer as slavery. Nonetheless, the situation of gender relations shows sufficient traits that are typical of slavery. That is why we must be aware of this violence which goes often unnoticed.

Firstly, let us refresh our understanding of slavery. Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property, traded and subjected to forced work. It is also a relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another, controlling his/her life and liberty. We speak of chattel slavery when people are treated as property that can change hands like commodities. In bonded labour a person is in some kind of debt which he/she has to pay by fulfilling certain roles. And we have forced labour when one is obliged to work or do something against his/her will. READ MORE

Mafrwestafrica – Lettre du 30 juillet 2013

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 30, 2013

In News, Publications

Aujourd’hui, les Missionnaires d’Afrique de l’Ouest vous proposent de visiter de nouvelles pages sur leur site www.mafrwestafrica.net :

Dans la rubrique « Diverses nouvelles du Maghreb» (ou « Dialogue interreligieux »)

Nouvelles du frère Jan Heuft, qui aide les jeunes ouest-africains à retourner vers leur pays d’origine et organise également beaucoup de rencontres avec les musulmans d’Alger.(lire la suite)

Dans la rubrique « vu au sud,, vu du sud » :

Un rappel de ce que fut l’histoire du président Guinéen Ahmed Sekou Touré. (Merci à « Voix d’Afrique » du mois de juin 2013) (lire la suite)

Dans la rubrique « Actualités » :

« Rencontres des familles à Bobo-Dioulasso » : à savoir les familles de nos confrères originaires de le région ouest du Burkina Faso (lire la suite )

« Lettre pastorale des Évêques du Burkina » : cette lettre qui date du 15 juillet dernier s’insurge à propos du fait que bien peu de choses sont faites dans le pays pour aider les plus démunis, alors que la création du Sénat va coûter des milliards à l’Etat. (lire la suite)

Dans la rubrique « Justice et Paix » :

« Réguler le commerce des armes », un article pris dans la revue « Voix d’Afrique »du mois de juin dernier, qui fait état des progrès accomplis dans ce domaine. (lire la suite)

Dans la rubrique « En famille » :

le « dernier numéro de ce bulletin » qui donne des nouvelles aux amis et familles des Missionnaires originaires de la Province d’Afrique de l’Ouest (lire la suite)

When Charity Kills

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 28, 2013

In Justice and Peace, News, Publications, Zambia Sector

By Jacek Rakowdki, M.Afr

Published in the Saturday Post, Saturday 27 July 2013

Most people remember very well a moment or an episode in their lives, which was a turning point. (…) It happened (to me) 10 years ago. I had just arrived in the country, form my native Poland, to continue my training with the Missionaries of Africa in Kasama. I was in Cairo Road, looking for an Internet Café from where I could call my family to tell them I had arrived safely. I found one but at the door, lying on the pavement, there was a child. The only way for me to enter into the shop would have been to step over his body. But I couldn’t. I froze and I moved to the other side of the street and went back home. That night the vision of that boy came back to haunt me time and again. On the following morning, I went back to the shop and the child was awake, standing and begging. Unable to communicate, I just took him by the hand, led him to a fast food and bought him something to eat.

Today I would not encourage anyone to do that but that’s what happened to me on that fateful encounter which threw open a door on a world I only knew through readings and movies.

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Interview with Jan Dworkin

By Missionaries of Africa - Southern Africa Province (SAP)

On July 23, 2013

In News, Publications

Jan invites us to be aware of our rank and power in relationships. She differentiates social rank from spiritual rank. She also helps us to understand how our sense of identity can enslave us. She says that “rejected parts of ourselves become enslaved by one’s identity. The identity itself behaves like a slaveholder.” Finally she encourages us to expand our sense of identity when saying that “in Process Work, we embrace the very basic idea that “the other is you”. Everything that we see outside of ourselves, everything that we read about in a newspaper, everything that we are disturbed by in the community is an aspect of ourselves. The entire world lives within us.” READ MORE