Comboni Missionaries South Sudan
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" Mt 5,9
The First Dinka-born Sudanese Priest Daniel Sorur, a former slave who converted to Christianity, became the first Dinka to be ordained a Catholic priest. He was destined for a brilliant career in the Catholic missionary movement in Africa at the end of the nineteenth century. The great hope of his Comboni missionary mentors was that he would be the agent […]
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CELEBRATION OF THE CENTENARY OF FAITH ARCHDIOCESE OF JUBA AND THE FEAST OF ST. DANIEL COMBONI Rajaf, 10 October 2019 My Sisters and Brothers happy feast! This month of October is marked by three significant ecclesial events: the Extraordinary Mission Month (announced by Pope Francis), the Centenary of faith of the archdiocese of Juba and the feast of an outstanding […]
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CHRISTIAN LIFE AND PASTORAL APPROACH IN A MISSIONARY PERSPECTIVE By Fr Salvatore Pacifico, mccj INTRODUCTION “It is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost” (Mt 18: 14). It is the conclusion of the parable of the lost sheep (Mt 18: 12-14). It seems to me that it is the basic criterion […]
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By Fr Emmanuel Denima, mccj We live today in a globalized society which is characterized by diversity of cultures, religions, languages, political ideologies etc. There are in world 185 independent states containing over 600 living languages groups and 5000 ethnic groups. There are very few countries where people belong to the same ethnic group and speak all the same language. […]
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By Sch. Christopher Silwembe, mccj “The joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). These are the words that occupied my mind the very moment my formators hinted that I might go to South Sudan for mission experience. Sudan!!!! I kept repeating to myself while my mind rushed to and fro; dumbfounded. Certainly, at that point it never dawn […]
» Read moreBy Fr Christian Carlassare, mccj In the eyes of many, Nyamuone is a woman of little account. Her husband abandoned her because, in his opinion, she was unable to manage the household the way he wanted. Now she has no home and she is always someone else’s guest. Even without a husband she has not stopped having children. At daybreak […]
» Read moreBy Bro. Claudio Bozza, mccj Dear friends, greetings to you from Mapuordit. This is a collective letter which I send to those, relatives and friends, who accompany me in my missionary ministry. I would like you to feel my closeness to you and your families in this occasion of Easter. It is a time of joy, as Pope Francis reminds […]
» Read moreBy Fr Fernando Gonzales Galarza, mccj I thank the South Sudan Province for welcoming me back. I felt at home the first time I was in the Province (1996-2005). This time I also felt again at home (2014-2019), with my family. I enjoyed all the time I was in South Sudan. I like the spirit of brotherhood in our Provincial […]
» Read moreBy Fr Salvatore Pacifico, mccj I begin with two quotations Mt 5:20: “Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of God”. Enter the kingdom of God means to know by experience what the kingdom of God is, to understand reality and life in the way Jesus understands them. Mk 8: 31-35: […]
» Read moreBy Fr Gregor Schmidt, mccj I am aware that the process of reconciliation that is supposed to bring peace to South Sudan is fragile and slowed down by obstacles that come from an ethnocentric mind-set which determines the actions and decisions by all sides in the conflict. This is not a judgment, but simply an observation of the “cultural DNA” […]
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