THE GIFT OF THE HUMAN FACE Is it worth talking about it at all, the human face? Oh, what a wonderful gift God has blessed us with, each one of us! We are now over seven billion people on Earth and each one of us has a unique face, that says something or everything about…

Lord, send out your Spirit and renew the face of the Earth (Psalm 104:30) Pentecost Day marks the birth of the Christian Church and liturgically it ends the Easter season. The church commemorates the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon a group of Apostles and the Virgin Mary in the form of tongues of…

THE ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST INTO HEAVEN The words of our sister, St Rose Philippine Duchesne, “Never forget that the road to Heaven is the Way of the Cross.’’  are fitting for this Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ. The cross of Christ won for us the victory that we could never have won…

Lent   Lent Is the season to change course and return to the Lord. The ashes placed on our heads invite us to rediscover the secret of life. Pope Frances tells us that, The ashes remind us that if we continue to conceal our hearts and hide ourselves behind a mask in order to appear…

Christ Has Risen, He Is Not Here, He Has Risen As He Said. As we enter into this Easter season, we are invited to take a closer look at these parts of our bodies in memory of the risen Christ. The EYE, the HEART, and the MOUTH The EYE: The resurrection of Jesus is an…

Lent: Is the season to change course and return to the Lord. The ashes placed on our heads invite us to rediscover the secret of life. Pope Frances tells us that, The ashes remind us that if we continue to conceal our hearts and hide ourselves behind a mask in order to appear invincible, we…

On Holy Thursday we celebrate the anniversary of the promulgation of Jesus’ new commandment of love: “Love one another as I have loved you” (Jn13:34). “…Do you realize what I have done for you?” You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have…

Most of us remember scenes such as when an important and loved politician visits a town or a village! Crowds gather easily whether invited or not and there is singing, clapping and shouts of joy as everybody wants to have a glimpse of the person. The crowd behaves in all sorts of manner in order…

Give Me My Piece Of Heaven Solome Najjuka, RSCJ

Reflecting On Social Justice Today This year has opened with a series of high-profile international meetings in Kampala, and one would have hope that at the end of it all, many lives and places on our common home – earth, will be transformed. Hope sits within us like a citadel!  It is interesting to note…