Missionaries of Africa, Jinja

The Christian faith was planted in our lands many years ago; "mustard seed" has become a tree with multitude of branches and leaves. It is a great thrill to see that many have heeded the plea to pool their wisdom of God by serving one another. We must constantly bear in mind that our faith started in storytelling. "In the past God spoke in partial and various ways to our ancestors through the prophets, but in these last days, he spoke to us through his son (Heb 1:1-2). Beloved writers and readers, the big question that we ought to ask ourselves is that, how are we ourselves empowering our own lives and the lives of others? Solomon in the old testament asked for wisdom from the Lord, what are you as an individual asking of Him today? We are the branches that should bear fruits, what type of fruit are you?. In this regard, all who have contributed an article to the Lavigerie Drum are the visible fruits that we are going to enjoy. Dear readers, feel empowered as you enj...

Christ yesterday, today, beginning, and the end. His are the times and the ages alleluia. On the earth we live as part of the church militant. We cannot wage a war without weaponry or an objective. The weapon is Christ alive in the most perfect unity between us. The objective is, “So that we may all be one.” (Chiara Lubich)  I am so great full that the mother church has embraced us with the feast of Easter vigil mass. In accord with the ancient tradition, this night is one of vigil for the Lord, when he brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. So on this night all Israelites must keep the vigil for the lord through generations (Ex .12:42) “Blessed are those servants whose master find vigilant on his arrival. (Lk, 12:35). This is a reminder for the faithful to have their lumps burning ready, to be like men awaiting their master’s return so that when he alives he will find them wide awake and seat with them at his table. The night vigil is arranged in four parts ...

Jesus was a philosopher of his time and as philosophy students, we ought to imitate him. Looking into the life of Jesus, we learn that he made contemplation the centre of his life and that is why before his mission, he had a time of contemplation in the desert. Imitating him we need to enter into deep contemplation. Aristotle put it well in saying that true contemplation is the source of happiness, which is the ultimate desire of every human being.   Jesus shared the fruits of contemplation with his followers and the people he met. Many students understand philosophy as argument and they fail to enter into contemplation. Being philosophy students, how do we apply our philosophy? Does it lead us to contemplation? I imagine a philosophy student visiting Makenke slum where people are sick, hungry, homeless and poor. This student applies his philosophy, by sharing the philosophy of Kant with the sick, Plato’s allegory of the cave with the homeless, and the period of enlightenment ...