The battle is far from over for justice, truth in America
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We must find creative ways to ensure access to the Eucharist
The same Christ who made the Samaritan woman his first evangelist would desire to be accessible to the most vulnerable in these trying times.
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“Briser les chaines et les representations mentales,”
The politics of representation and the colonizing structures that perpetuate colonial stereotypes are still alive in institutions such as schools, media, and the church. It will take critical thinking, a deliberate policy of emancipation, and the practice of self-awareness to overcome the poverty of thinking and mental chains that bind our future to neocolonial exploitation of Africa.
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“Mgr. Christophe Munzihirwa: Un leadership qui inspire,”
If leadership remains one of the main challenges facing the continent of Africa, Bishop Christophe Munzihirwa’s life and commitment to promote the human dignity beyond ethnic cleavages is worth exploring. This article offers a glimpse into a man’s values, principles, and dedication in the midst of one of the worst crises that Africa has ever known, during the mid-1990s in Africa Great Lakes Region.
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“The Vatican’s Foreign Policy: avoiding confrontation, accommodating interests”
Catholicism has regarded modernity with suspicion, if not rejection, until quite recently. The modern period has constituted the Vatican’s worst nightmare, not only because it saw the demise of the Church’s power monopoly, but also because the Church had to share power with the modern state. The fear that modern ideals might lead to atheism shaped (and has survived in) the Vatican’s international politics to this day.
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Afterword: Reflecting on the Pan-African Catholic Congress”
The Enugu gathering was a continuation of efforts initiated by the first generation of African theologians in the years ante- and post-Vatican II, as well as the two synods on Africa respectively in 2004 and 2009. The Congress was indeed a unique moment after the Dar-es-Salaam meeting (August 5-12, 1976) that led to the creation of the Ecumenical Association of Third World Theologians, the Accra meeting the following year (December 17-23, 1977) that saw the creation of the Ecumenical Association of African Theologians (EAAT).
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“The Jesuit in Africa: Mission, Ministry, and Moments of Grace in Advancing Catholic Intellectual and Social Traditions in Africa”
Despite a history of colonialism and other forms of modern contradictions, Jesuits have been instrumental in starting and maintaining the intellectual tradition and the catholic social teaching in Africa. Following the dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, the Founder of the Society of Jesus, this article analyzes how God has worked wonders through the pains and sufferings of men and women in the history of Africa.
The Church in Africa and the Challenges of Climate Change: Pathways to African Ecological Ethics
We are living in very uncertain ecological times, and the question must be raised as to how long we can carry on with the quantum of waste we are generating. This global concern is also the Church’s ecological concern. My article suggests “pathways” to resolving this problem, through ecological ethics that are African in their foundation and essence.
