The reflection for the fourth week of Lent is written by Ornela Emefa Pakou of the Centre Esperance Loyola (CEL) in Togo. We apologise that it is late, due to technical problems. (SEE BELOW FOR FRENCH VERSION) First reading, Isaiah 16:1,6-7… 10-13 – In the school of God, we learn to look
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It all starts with a conversation
For the third Sunday of Lent, our reflection is presented by Time Baluwa, coordinator of Integral Youth Development, a program that forms part of the Youth Office of the Jesuit Province in Zimbabwe. Today’s reading is about one of the outstanding stories in the bible (Jn 4:5-42) What makes it
Joyful transformation in AIDS ministry
Our reflection for the second Sunday of Lent is written by Fr Kelly Michelo SJ, who used to run the Chikuni programme for people living with HIV in Zambia. As I come to reflect on this second week of Lent, it makes me wonder: what if Jesuits hadn’t taken the
Social Media: Great power needs great responsibility
4 March 2017 – Every time we have open sessions with youth, we get asked questions like: “We’ve just read online that some prophet has cured AIDS and even eradicated HIV in a person. Does this mean we now have a way around the virus and AIDS?”… Read on
Challenges for people living with HIV in DRC
4 March 2017 – The year 2016 was full of chronic challenges for people living with HIV in Kisangani, in Congo’s Eastern Province. It would be wonderful if these problems could be assuaged in 2017. Chief among these is a deficit in AIDS awareness outside urban areas, where there are
New JESAM President
4 March 2017 – Fr Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator SJ has been appointed President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar (JESAM). Fr Bator knows AJAN well. He previously served on the board of the AJAN Director, co-edited a book published in 2012 by AJAN and Paulines Publications, and has
Treat everyone as a human being
4 March 2017 – People never ever lose their humanity. Even when they are seriously ill, they remain human beings, with a special gift to share with others. Pope Francis underscored the inalienable dignity and uniqueness of each one of us in his annual message for the World Day of
Are we listening to what young people are telling us?
4 March 2017 – Many young people living with HIV are dying AIDS-related deaths. This is what latest evidence reveals. Poor or lack of adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) has been identified from our interactions with youth as the reason why we lose many of them… Read on
Making choices with Christ
Our reflection for the first Sunday of Lent is written by Fr Fernando Azpiroz SJ from the Ricci Social Services Foundation in China, which includes services for people living with HIV. Every time we make choices in our lives and service to others, we are tested. From where do we
Come back to me with all your heart
Our reflection for Ash Wednesday is written by Sr Mary Owens, executive director of Nyumbani, Children of God Relief Institute, in Kenya. “Come back to me with all your heart… Turn to your God again, for he is all tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in graciousness.” Joel
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