Comboni Missionaries' Team

The “Good Living” is an integral way of perceiving and living life: everything is interconnected and interdependence is the key to ensuring that everyone lives a full life. The mystique of good living is rooted in community myths that narrate the interdependence of all beings who are part of the common home. It invites us […]

Discerning a vocation, which is the fullness of life, is an educational process that does not include delays. It is always a struggle; it requires love and a willingness to walk. False ideas about education often deceive us. First, education is easily confused with scholarship. Now, education is of the order of civism, of acceptable

As Tortoise crept slowly along the well-worn track, gouged out of the hard earth by the tread of countless animals, the acrid smell of dust pervaded his nostrils. Pausing momentarily, Tortoise caught sight of the faint new moon in the pale early morning sky. Moon then said to Tortoise, “Give this message to the earth’s

The brutal war in Yemen that doesn’t hit the headlines. The number of civilians killed in the Yemen conflict – the seven-year-old war between the Iran-backed Houthi militia and the government-backed by a Saudi-led military coalition – has soared over the past few months. The warring parties on both fronts have not spared children, schools,

According to new data on global arms transfers published recently by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), confirms that international transfers of major arms saw a slight drop between 2012–16 and 2017–21 (–4.6 per cent). Nevertheless, exports by the United States and France increased substantially, as did imports to states in Europe (+19 per

The news reports streaming from Ukraine show the courageous resistance and the unity of Ukrainians to resist the power of the almighty Russian army of Vladimir Putin, the tyrant dictator ruling Russia as an autocracy. This is an immoral war, the killing and indiscriminate bombing of civilians denounced already by Pope Francis and world leaders.

The path of vocational discernment is challenging, made up of doubts, encounters and demands, because vocation is an experience of love and love is demanding. “Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here? The Cheshire Cat: That depends a good deal on where you want to get to. Alice:

Once upon a time, the hare became a travelling businessman. He used to carry merchandise from his home-area for sale in faraway villages. There was great demand for his goods in those faraway villages. He was doing very well. He was making much money. Many others wanted to learn from him and make much money