First Reading: Joshua 5:9–12; Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7; Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Gospel: Luke 15:1–3, 11b–32 Fr. Patrice Ndayisenga SJ., Director, Jesuit Urumuri Centre, Rwanda. In 1994, a genocide occurred in Rwanda involving mainly two ethnic groups. Among the perpetrators and the victims were staunch Christian believers
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AHAPPY Training of Trainers For Jesuit Novices at Noviciat Notre-Dame de la Route in Cyangugu Rwanda
In a world where young people face increasing challenges such as poverty, disease, and social instability, the African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) is taking action through its transformative AJAN HIV and AIDS Prevention Program for the Youth (AHAPPY) Training of Trainers held at the Notre-Dame de la Route Novitiate in
Third Sunday of Lent 2025 Reflection: God invites us to take the right risk
First Reading: Exodus 3:1-8A, 13-15 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 103 Second Reading:1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Gospel: Luke 13:1-9 The third Sunday of Lent Reflection is by, Vincent Opiyo SJ Jesuit scholastic in regency at Radio Kwizera, Ngara, Tanzania Lent is a time of not only prayer, fasting and almsgiving but also conversion. In
Second Sunday of Lent 2025 Reflection; A Call to Transformation and Hope
First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 27 Second Reading: Philippians 3:17—4:1 Gospel: Luke 9, 28b-36. The second Sunday of Lent Reflection is by, Cyrille TSAGUE, Sj, Jesuit scholastic in regency at Centre de Recherche, d’Étude et de Créativité (CREC) in Benin. This 2nd Sunday of Lent, we celebrate
First Sunday of Lent 2025 Reflection; Walking the Lenten Journey
First Reading: Deuteronomy (26:4-10) Responsorial Psalm: Psalm (91:1-2, 10-15) Second Reading: Romans (10:8-13). Gospel: Luke (4:1-13). The first Sunday of Lent Reflection is by, Mr. Nicholas Okwatch, JCSA Assistant Safeguarding Officer. As we begin this holy season of Lent, this First Sunday’s readings invite us to reflect on our spiritual
Ash Wednesday 2025 Reflection; A Time for Collective Repentance
First Reading: Joel 2: 12-18, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 51: 3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17 Second Reading: Second Corinthians 5: 20 – 6:2 Verse Before the Gospel: Psalms 95: 8 Gospel: Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18 Reflection on today’s reading is by Cyrus Habib, SJ., Global Policy and Institutional Strategy Lead,
How Financial Support Boosted My Loincloth Business and Increased Profits
I’ve been a weaver for over ten years and I’m very happy to have benefited from this aid from ABE, under the women empowerment program that is being supported by AJAN. As it has enabled me to strengthen the business. Frankly, I’d be lying if I said the loan didn’t
Grateful for the Financial Support That Expanded My Loincloth Business
I’m very happy to have benefited from this aid from ABE under the program Bringing Resilience to Women and Girls in Africa which is being supported by AJAN. The loan given to me has helped me a great deal to strengthen my business, and even to expand it. Acquiring sufficient
Threads of Hope: Empowering Women Through Weaving
In the heart of Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso a quiet revolution is unfolding, stitch by stitch. For decades, many women in Burkina Faso have struggled against economic hardship, lacking the means to provide for their families. But through Association les Bénévoles de l’Espérance (ABE) (the Volunteers of Hope Association), which
A Journey from Despair to Hope: The Story of CVX- Saint Ignace, Kingabwa-DRC
In the heart of Kinshasa, within the parish of Saint Kizito, a group of young women once faced a grim reality. Abandoned, neglected, and left to wander aimlessly due to financial hardships, their future seemed uncertain. However, a ray of hope emerged through the Centre de Formation et de Promotion
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