The Cause of Bishop Bresillac
SMA News of January
Our Confreres buried in Rome
On October 28, 1895, Fathers Alexandre Hamard and Émile Bonhomme landed in Grand Bassam, sent by Father Augustin Planque, Superior General of the Society of African Missions, for a teaching mission.
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“When the eyes have nothing left to cling to the essentials may appear.”
On Saturday 13th February 2021, Michel Cartateguy - former Archbishop of Niamey, Niger - led a day of recollection with the theme; “a Sabbath day at the heart of the desert,” for the 17 SMA Fathers from 8 different countries who live together at MIM, (Maison International Missionnaire) in Lyon. It was a cold morning preceded by snow the previous day, the outside temperature was -6°c, but the chapel was warm.
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Many people often ask what Muslims and their community are doing in the face of rising radicalism and extremism within the Islamic world. We can take the example of what is happening in Kenya.
Religion is extremely important in the cultural, social, and political life of Kenyans. The Kenyan society is religiously plural with a majority of Christians, a minority of Muslims, a small percentage of Hindus, and a significant segment of the population that practices traditional religions or combines traditional practices with either Christianity or Islam. The Muslim community comprises about 10% of the Kenyan population.
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Welcome to this presentation of the SMA International news.
We begin with Egypt, with the celebration of Christmas at the Cathedral of Saint Mark, Shubra.
Then we go to Angola to get an understanding of the SMA preparatory year.
And then we go to Tanzania where the Inter-congregational Ongoing Formation program has begun.
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On Oct 28th, 2020 the Catholic Church of Côte Ivoire commemorated the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first missionaries.On this occasion, through a series of episodes, we will go from Grand-Bassam to Korhogo to discover this wonderful adventure.Before embarking on this journey in the footsteps of the pioneers, Fr. Pierre Trichet retraces for us the prehistory of evangelization in Ivory Coast.
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Welcome to this information magazine “SMA News” devoted to the news of the Society of African Missions in the world.
The titles of this edition:
- Benin Republic: Priestly Ordination of Rev. Roberto Carlos.
- Ireland: Celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the class of 1970.
- Ivory Coast: celebration of the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first Missionaries.
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Communication is inherent to human life. For the realization of everything, every moment, every day, human beings must communicate. Very often, they communicate through written or spoken words, but just as much with gestures, facial expressions, symbols such as road signs, colors (red for danger) or images.
And as Paul Watzlawick would say, we cannot but communicate.
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SMA Founder Bsp. Melchior Marion de Brésillac
Message from the Superior General and his councils
Synod 2021-2023
