SJ Africa News

News Bulletin of the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar

Issue no. 20 May/June 2011

FROM THE PRESIDENTS DESK

We are already past the middle of 2011. The many Jesuits in formation are scattered all over the continent and further abroad even as far as India and Britain. We hope that they will be giving of their many gifts and talents to the people they are serving and at the same time they are gaining valuable pastoral experience. As we all know ITCJ closed early but things in Ivory Coast look a lot better and the Rector and staff think that it will be good to open as usual in August with the usual programme and catch up on some of the missing academic work of the first half of 2011. At the end of May I had the good fortune to meet with the African Jesuits studying in North America. All the men were enthusiastic about their studies and keen to come home and apply their knowledge in due course. It was a very uplifting experience for me. It bodes well for the future of the Society of Jesus in Africa and Madagascar that there will be well trained men in various disciplines to continue and develop the work of the Society in the Assistancy. It goes without saying that the Jesuits of North America have been extremely generous to us in providing the wherewithal for African and Malagasy Jesuits to specialize in these many and varied subjects. The Church and Society are very grateful for this often unsung and open handed support for the apostolates of the Society in our continent. I am astonished at the variety of disciplines, being pursued by the Jesuits, theology and philosophy are of course the main stay for the Assistancy since men need to be provided for the common houses of formation by the various Provincials and Major Superiors, so it is good to see the new crop of professors preparing themselves to train more Jesuits for the future. Then there are the men studying everything from engineering, informatics, administration, pedagogy and the like which will help the Church and the -1call for for

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see Pg. 6 Jesuits of the future to continue offering the work we do for the people of Africa and Madagascar. During June I spent some days in Kinshasa where I was welcomed with great Congolese hospitality at the provincial curia and community. The main purpose of the journey was to attend some of the meeting of the Apostleship of Prayer and Eucharistic Yo uth Mo vement meeting at Kimwenza. Fr Kyungu organized an extraordinary well run and informative meeting. At the meeting were Jesuits, religious men and women as well as lay people who all had leadership roles in this important work of the Society of Jesus. It is quite extraordinary how many people these two movements touch, quite literally thousands of young people and adults participate in the prayer life offered by the Apostleship of Prayer and Eucharistic Youth Movement. It struck me that every Jesuit really lives the way of prayer offered by the
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CONTENTS
From the Presidents Desk Province & Region Briefs JESAM Social Apostolate News Common Works & Commissions Publications Obituaries Looking Forward

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Apostleship of Prayer and it is a straight forward way of teaching people to pray and come closer to God. It has always been a strong movement in the Society and it should remain so, as we pray for the Holy Fathers intentions and make our morning offering. It would be wonderful if each Jesuit of the Assistancy could foster and encourage the ideas of these movements. At the beginning of July the Rectors, Deans and Principals of our houses of formation will meet in Abidjan. This is an

important meeting where the leadership of our institutions will meet, compare notes and plan for the future of the houses of formation. This year the meeting will be expanded to include two days of strategic planning for the houses of formation with Fr Fernando Franco. Fr Franco brings a wealth of experience from his days as social apostolate secretary of the Society. This is the beginning of the process and we hope that it will produce important results in the way we form future Jesuits of the Assistancy. Michael L Lewis, SJ JESAM President

AFRICAN JESUIT GATHERING AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND African Jesuits studying in the United States of America and Canada gathered at L o y o l a University Maryland in Baltimore from Thursday, May 26, 2011 to Sunday, May 29, 2011. Guests who joined them at the meeting were Fr Michael Lewis, the JESAM President, Fr Ron Anton, interim Secretary of Higher Education (Roman Curia), Tom Smolich, President of the US J esuit Co n fer ence ; J o hn Kleiderer, Policy Director, US Jesuit Conference; John Sealey, Provincial Assistant for Social and International Ministries, Wisconsin Province; and Ray Salomone, Provincial Assistant for International Ministries, New York Province. The African Jesuits felt that the Society of Jesus in Africa could respond to the pressing multiple challenges facing the Society of Jesus in Africa by: Promoting responsible leadership in the Society of Jesus and in society at large. Getting immersed in the Spiritual Exercises. Fostering exemplary and best practices in the administration of both our human and financial resources. Cultivating a culture of professionalism and accountability in our ministries. Improving the quality of education with creativity and boldness. Promoting interprovincial solidarity and collaboration. Among these concerns however, the issue of education and the renewal of Jesuits through the Spiritual Exercises were discussed at length and with interest. All were invited to live a holy life. SJ AFRICA NEWS -2JESAM Fr Mike Lewis gave a power-point presentation on the mission of JESAM. In particular, he highlighted the need for a strategic plan for the staffing of the common houses of formation. He also identified three frontiers for JESAM, namely 1. Peace, reconciliation and justice. 2. Governance and corruption. 3. The youth. Feedback to this presentation by the group included: establishing a networking database, a common catalogue for the Assistancy, fostering communication within the Assistancy, encouraging exchange and sharing of human resources in our common houses of formation and other apostolates and encouraging Jesuits to learn more languages such as French, English, and Portuguese. Collaboration with the US Jesuit Conference Among other things, Tom Smolich pointed to the US Conferences contribution to the training and the education of African Jesuit in the US, which amounted to US$ 800,000 this fiscal year, and to the funding of different projects and arcae in favor of African provinces. As Ron Anton said, Tom insisted that the US Conference would help Africa better if African Jesuits themselves expressed what they need. This important attitude was later recognized as scripturally rooted, because Jesus is often portrayed in the gospels as asking the beneficiary of his actions: What do you want me to do for you (Mk 10:51; Mt 20:32; Lk 18:41). J o h n Kleiderer spoke about the US Conference Advocacy initiatives w i t h JESAM. In running these initiatives, John identified the following challenges: 1. How to convey a positive image of May/June 2011

Africa in the US and Canada? 2. How to raise more awareness about the realities of Africa among US Jesuits (formation, short-term trips?); 3. How can African Jesuits use their time here to help US Jesuits to better learn about Africa? 4. How to involve more African Jesuits, especially those interested in social apostolate, in these initiatives? John Sealey reflected on the long experience of the twining of the Wisconsin Province and the Eastern Africa Province and noted the changes that have happened in the missionary ethos. In particular, he highlighted the shifts in the understanding of missionary action and pointed to some new developing areas of collaboration, such as distant communication and management training. Fr Tom Smolich noted that the contributions from the Jesuits confirmed three aspects he is willing to see the US Conference develop, namely: to foster mutuality in the Jesus, was acknowledged

actions undertaken in the two Assistancies, to encourage visits of US Jesuits to Africa, especially for tertianship experience and short assignments, to strengthen collaboration at the level of the US Conference and JESAM. During the Mass on Friday, May 27, 2011 Fr Ray Salomone, former Regional Superior of Nigeria-Ghana, who was celebrating his 60 th anniversary in the Society of Participants expressed satisfaction beyond expectation, most were very appreciative of the leadership of the meeting and the presence of the JESAM president, which helped focus the discussions on this important office for the Assistancy. It is hoped that he will share our concerns with our provincials and examine the possibility of organizing a Jesuit in Formation Gathering in Africa. Adopted from final report by Joseph Badokufa, SJ, Willy Moka, SJ, Edoth Mukasa, SJ & Kevin Mulenga Chonzi, SJ

PROVINCE AND REGION BRIEFS

NEWS FROM ANW PROVINCE

HISTORY IN THE MAKING

The North-West Africa Province has never experienced more than one of its members taking final vows at a time. But on May 21st a total of six Jesuits pronounced their final vows and were fully incorporated into the Society of Jesus. Very Rev Fr George Quickley received the vows as one of his last official duties as Provincial. Seen in the picture below are the six men concelebrating with Fr Quickley. From the left: Isidore Bonabom, Abuchi Muoneme, Aghadi Onu. From the right: John-Okoria Ibhakewanlan, Jude Odiaka and Sam Okwuidegbe. The celebration took place at St Josephs in Benin City.

OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW

Can you see which smile is broader of the two above? It is obvious that Fr George Quickley (right) is enjoying the feeling of having handed over the keys of the province to Fr Jude Odiaka in the Chapel of the Divine Physician and St Luke of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The ceremony on Wednesday evening, June 1st was a simple one at which the letter of Fr General appointing Fr Jude Ojorrumi Odiaka as the second provincial of the North-West Africa Province was read. At that point Fr George relinquished the chair in front of the seal of the ANW province to Fr Jude. Then all the Jesuits present at the ceremony knelt before Fr Jude and read the Province SJ AFRICA NEWS -3May/June 2011

Covenant, and then greeted their new provincial with the greeting of peace. Fr George has since announced that he is now among the vast number of unemployed, but is not NEWS FROM AOR PROVINCE

really looking for a job yet. Jerry Aman, SJ

INTERNSHIP IN RETREAT DIRECTION

Lawrence Kyaligonza and James Ayaga at the graveyard of Fr Orobators (Bator) Mzee with Bators two elder brothers

We arrived in Nigeria on the 9th of May 2011 from Hekima College, Nairobi to do an internship in retreat direction. The retreat center is located in Benin City, Edo State. It has been a great experience and a blessing for us: James Ayaga NEWS FROM MDG PROVINCE

(AOR) and Lawrence Kyaligonza (AOR). The director of the center, Fr Sam Okwuidegbe (ANW), made our stay and experience enjoyable and fruitful by being available whenever we needed his expertise and experience. Fr Sebastian Adigwe (ANW), a recent graduate of Hekima College, also made us feel at home. We came here with a generous and magnanimous spirit to learn and now we return to EAP as spiritual tycoons. We feel absolutely blessed by God. The experiences of our retreatants were certainly a source of consolation for us and a challenge for us to be more prayerful. During our brief repose days, we took a sabbatical to visit our companions and apostolates in Lagos and Abuja. The companions are doing great work for the lord. We attended the final vows of six of the companions, five of whom did their tertianship last year at Mwangaza. Fr Ugo Nweke (ANW) took us to Fr Orobator's, provincial of Eastern Africa Province, family and we were hosted by Bator's brother, Prof Stanley who shared with us about the history of the family and of the famous Benin kingdom. After all these enriching experiences and encounters with the Lord, we are now looking forward to returning home to Nairobi and Kampala on Sunday 12th June 2011. James Ayaga, SJ and Lawrence Kyaligonza, SJ Source: AOR NEWS UPDATE 2011-23 (June 10, 2011)

SYNTHESIS OF THE VARIOUS TALKS GIVEN BY FR GENERAL DURING HIS VISIT TO THE PROVINCE
This synthesis came out of a meeting of superiors, in Ambositra, on May 24th. A. With the Jesuits. The novices Dont be surprised if other Jesuits surprise you. Go in depth, spiritually and intellectually. Scholastics Intellectual and spiritual depth; for us to be credible, our capacity to think is more important than our degrees (even if they remain useful); programs of formation have to be revised in order to be closer to the reality lived by the people; philosophy is meant to help us to understand the world, and, for us, Malagasy reality; we need an integral, and not only a speculative philosophy; we have to become competent in order to help people to reflect upon a complex and difficult reality (violent people are often those who do not reflect); interculturality is important; to be fascinated by success is not good; in formation, automatism must be avoided; the young should be trained to work. All the Jesuits Jesuit identity is creative and prophetic: optimism, hope, and joy to see the world as God sees it SJ AFRICA NEWS -4-

to give the world energy; magis does not mean success even failure can bring about growth; all of us have to develop an attitude of optimism, in the province, and to fight against pessimism; excellence does not necessarily mean to be different from others, but rather simplicity within reach of others; virtues that we have to promote: humility and simplicity in what we are and what we do; inner freedom in dedication and commitment, with humility; ability to deal with crises, as sources and drives towards growth; community means concern for others (Pauline language) it is made up of diverse and growing people; community is mission (sharing and witnessing); the Trinity is a paradigm; in their diversity, our communities are challenged to integration, and to develop a common vision on our diverse experiences and wisdom. Local superiors - Failure as a source of growth; universality is a spiritual attitude; incarnation is the method of Gods mission (immersion); the idea of the local superior has to be recreated (competence and accompaniment). B. For the mission. The mission is Gods mission: our horizon is the Gospel, our mission is the mission of the Kingdom, a mission that is greater than the one of the Society, and even of the Church: it is Christs mission. This is why we have to rediscover May/June 2011

the minima societas, the unavoidable necessity to collaborate with others; we cannot do everything, we have to collaborate with the Church and with others. Make every effort to work in intersectorial networks (with a common vision); to form networks with other apostolic fields than ones own (ex.: social apostolate and formation, parishes and schools, etc.) Apostolic progress requires strict and thoughtful discernment. Few Jesuits are interested by social apostolate; it needs less institutionalization, and more widespread programs The Church needs spiritual and intellectual depth: this is where NEWS FROM RWB REGION The primary school of Kibagabaga has received help, during the months of February and March, from a psychologist, Mrs Melinda Varga: she has helped the children (and their parents) who were finding school life difficult to recover their drive, their energy and life. Mrs Varga, who had already previously worked in St Ignatius primary school, has worked with great enthusiasm, and has already promised to come back next year. Work is going to start for the building of the secondary school: seven contractors are going to submit their bids NEWS FROM ZAM PROVINCE

the Society makes itself credible! Intellectual and social apostolate: there is not enough thinking, within the Church; requests are made for the Jesuits to collaborate for a credible reflection; mission needs to go in depth We dont want to stop being involved in some works; be careful not to become attached: we can work elsewhere, go elsewhere; the Spirit tells us what to do. Immersion in the world of the poor Our mission is to work for development: we have to be concerned about efficiency, evaluate and figure out the cost before starting a project Heart and intelligence should work hand in hand avoid superficiality and mediocrity.

soon. The commission in charge of the St Ignatius school has met early in June. More than sixty members of the CLC have followed the Spiritual Exercices in daily life, during six weeks. Each cell (5 to 7 members) was accompanied by two lay members who have received appropriate formation. FF Jean-Claude Michel, Elise Rutagambwa and Kizito Niyoyita were coordinating the progress of the whole.

AWARDS
At a banquet sponsored by the Ministry of Education on 28 May, two Province Jesuits and our college of education received awards. Fr Michael J Kelly was given the Presidents award for an individuals contribution to education in Zambia. Fr Fred Kabwe was awarded for being the best administrator of a college of education and Charles Lwanga College of Education was tipped as the best college of education in the country. A substantial sum of money accompanied each award. We extend our congratulations to our Jesuit educationalists.

POSTAGE STAMP
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of

Adam Cardinal Kozlowiecki, the Polish Post Service has introduced a stamp with an image of this g r e a t missionary. The stamp illustrates his life - school y e a r s , deportation to Camp Auschwitz, the missions in Zambia and a meeting with John Paul II. From Jesuits in Europe News

Lwau lofumafuma lwakuagha chogha!

(Taita Proverb - Kenya)

The foot that goes out finds mushrooms!

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IGNATIAN LOYOLA

ADVOCACY

WORKSHOP

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The Ignatian Advocacy Workshop held in Loyola in June ended with a promise of many, many Skype conferences. Among the interesting items posted in their blogspot: Global Ignatian Advocacy Network: Defending the poor in a globalised world (Patxi Alvarez SJ) The Challenge of Advocacy: memories of a struggle in the 1980s (George Mutholil SJ) Hear the cry of the Poor, and help them tell their story not yours! (Tom Greene SJ) COMMON WORKS AND COMMISSIONS BRIEFS

AJAN
AJAN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) has launched calls for the submission of papers for two very different publications, which are designed to make a useful and innovative contribution to the struggle against AIDS in Africa. The publications mark two milestones of great significance for AJAN: 30 years since the first case of AIDS was documented, on 5 June 1981, and the tenth anniversary of AJAN in June next year. The book marking 30 years of AIDS will examine dimensions of the pandemic in the context of global society and especially of Africa. Contributions are being solicited from academics from a variety of disciplines as well as field practitioners: reflections, analyses, critical assessments, models and suggestions of ways forward. Topics to be covered include social and economic factors affecting the spread of HIV/AIDS, ethical issues and the Church response in theory and practice. The book will be enriched with narratives from people affected by HIV and AIDS. AJAN invites all those Jesuits who are interested to participate. By the time SJ Africa News goes to print, the dates set in our original schedule for expressions of interest and initial submissions would have all but passed. Hence we are extending them in this call: those who wish to contribute are asked to send a brief email indicating their interest to the AJAN Director and General Editor, Fr Momb Paterne A. SJ, at research.paper@ajanweb.org by not later than 15 July 2011, and to submit an abstract of not more than 400 words, outlining the theme of the proposed paper, to the same email address by not later than 1 August. A seminar will be held prior to publication in November 2011 in Nairobi. Contributors are asked to submit their papers to Fr Momb a month before the seminar is held, by no later than 1 October 2011. Each paper should be no more than 4,500 words. The SJ AFRICA NEWS -6papers will be revised to take into account the outcome of the seminar discussions and the final versions submitted by February 2012 for editing by an AJAN editorial board. The scheduled date for the publication of the book in English is May 2012. The second publication, marking the 10th anniversary of AJAN in June 2012, will explore how those afflicted by HIV/AIDS, those who care for them as well as those vulnerable to being infected, may benefit from the treasures of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius. The decision to work on such a publication emerges from the conviction expressed by many Jesuits involved in AIDS ministry that Ignatian spirituality is the unique contribution that they bring to this challenging work, the added value of their apostolate. Those interested in contributing are asked to send a brief email to Fr Momb at research.paper@ajanweb.org by no later than 15 July 2011, and to submit a 400-word abstract to the same email address by no later than 1 August. The final version of the papers, which should be no more than 2500 words long, should be submitted to Fr Momb to the same email by no later than 1 October 2011. The final submissions will be edited by an AJAN editorial board. The book will be launched on the AJAN anniversary on 21 June 2012. Both books will be published in English, and translated into French and Portuguese. They will be published by AJAN together with Paulines Publications Africa in Nairobi (English); Les ditions du CERAP in Abidjan (French) and Paulinas Editorial (Portuguese) in Maputo. Danielle Vella

WILLIAM MBUGUA ORDAINED PRIEST

William Mbugua, SJ a Jesuit of the English Canada province and who worked as a Regent at AJAN was May/June 2011

ordained priest with his colleague Michael Knox by the Archbishop of Ottawa, His Grace Terrence Prendergast, at the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes. It was a beautiful day and blessed with lots of rain. Fr Mbugua participated in the meeting of the JESAM president with the Jesuits of African Assistancy in North America reported earlier in this newsletter.

APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER AND EUCHARISTIC YOUTH MOVEMENT

THE THIRD PAN-AFRICAN MEETING
After the Lagos meeting in 2003 and the Dar-Es-Salaam one in 2009, the Third Pan-African Meeting of the AP and the EYM was held at the Manresa Spiritual Center, in Kinshasa from the 14th up to the 22nd of June, 2011. If in Lagos there were just about 10 Jesuits, in the second one there were also diocesan priests, religious sisters and some lay people. This has been the case also for the third meeting which was attended by 39 members, representing 19 different countries (Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, D.R. Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Italy, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, South-Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia and Zimbabwe), with 14 priests, 11 Jesuits (priests, brothers and 1 scholastic), 4 diocesan priests, 1 religious priest, 6 religious sisters, 16 lay people: 13 men and 3 women. Fr Claudio Barriga, Father Generals Delegate of the AP and the EYM, came from Rome to attend this meeting. There was also Fr Michael Lewis, the Moderator of the Jesuit Major Superiors of Africa and Madagascar. From the first day of the meeting, Father Ntima Nkanza, the Provincial of Central Africa, addressed the participants to welcome them. He remarked that there is a growing thirst for God among people in Africa and that this is not being satisfied. He stressed on the importance of our apostolate for Africa and affirmed his belief and support for the ReCreation of the AP, to give it a new direction for the people in Africa. Actually, the recreation of the AP was the main theme of this meeting. This is the process initiated by Fr Adolfo Nicols, the General of the Society of Jesus and the International Director of the AP and EYM, who would like to find a new formula for the present day AP worldwide. Despite the apparent old face of this service, established since 1844, the participants affirmed that the fundamental practices of this apostolate are still valuable. These are, among others, the daily offering, the Popes intentions, the place of the Eucharist, the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Word of God, etc. However, in Africa, the AP must take African clothes! And the African particularities can be found in these three areas: the socio-economic area because of the changes in Africa and the generalized social crisis; the cultural area in the effort of inculturation, in order to address the African person from his/her original environment; and the spiritual area that makes us perceive the thirst for God in Africa, which has to be satisfied in SJ AFRICA NEWS appropriate ways. In his address, Fr Michael Lewis showed that the AP is the model of the future of the church in which priests, religious and lay people will work together. He stressed that the AP is a spirituality for the Church and could be a good tool for solving the spiritual crisis of thirst for God highlighted by Fr Ntima. He promised to: A) Listen to what we have to say for the duration he can stay, B) Encourage Provincials and Major Superiors to support and assist the AP/EYM as much as they can possibly do, C) Ask formators to encourage Novices and Scholastics to participate, promote and encourage people to be part of the AP/EYM. He asked us to cultivate personal relationships with the Superiors and learn to send them short and concise reports. The contributions of the Third Pan-African Meeting will be added to those of other continents in order to suggest to the Most Reverend Father General a formula that works for the AP in the world. And at the end, the Holy Father himself will have to approve and promulgate the final form or the new face that the AP will have. We ask for prayer and support for the success of this process. Apart from Fr Ntima Nkanza and Fr Michael Lewis addresses, some other speakers also enriched this meeting with their wonderful talks: Fr Claudio Barriga who introduced the theme of the AP recreation in the midst of the

Some participants, with Mgr Santiago de Wit Guzman, the Counsellor to the Apostolic Nuncio in DRC

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Aires) in September 2012. The EYM worldwide has always had its activities without any coordination. The 2012 Congress will be the first one in history, and the opportunity for the movement to bring together the Youth from all over the world. The participation of Africa is highly anticipated. We ask the communities and other Jesuit apostolates to help the young people in their project to travel to Argentina for this important meeting. May we, companions of Jesus in Africa, accompany the members of the AP and of the EYM, especially in helping them have formation to Catholic teaching and Ignatian Spirituality.

Fr Michale Lewis, the Jesam President, Mr Jean-Claude Ipungu, the EYM Regional Coordinator for Africa, Fr Rigobert Kyungu, the AP and EYM Pan-African Coordinator and Fr Claudio Barriga, the Father General's Delegate for the AP and the EYM

current AP throughout the world, after his visits in more than fifty countries; Fr Lon de Saint Moulin gave a presentation on the role of the DRC Church in Africa, from the view point of the second Synod of Bishops for Africa; Miss Puleng Matsaneng of South Africa spoke on inculturation in SA, particularly among the blacks who have to be healed from the wounds of the Apartheid system. All these presentations helped the participants to better understand the African context in which the AP has to be recreated. On the last day, we received a visit from Bishop Santiago de Wit Guzman, the Counselor to the Apostolic Nuncio in the DRC, who came to greet and encourage the participants. The Fourth Pan-African Meeting will take place within three years, in 2014. The place and date have not yet been determined. The next appointment for the EYM is the first International Congress to be held in Argentina (Buenos

Six religious sisters who attended the meeting, with a congolese lady: Left -right: Sr Rose Macharia from Kenya, Mrs Agnes from DRC, Sr Sandra Udeh from Nigeria but working in Gabon, Sr Cynthia Rebello from India, working in rwanda, Sr Viviane Rasoanirina from Madagascar, working in Ethiopia, St Elisabeth Nzeyimana from Burundi, and Sr Regina from Nigeria

Rigobert Kyungu, SJ The AP and EYM Pan-African Coordinator

APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER IN ANGOLA

Pictures of AP & EYM during a camp in C a l u m b o Sanctuary (30 kms from Luanda).
Sverin Mukoko, SJ

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PUBLICATIONS

DIGNITY ACROSS BORDERS Forced Migration and Christian Social Ethics Arsne Brice Bado, SJ

THE PRIESTLY MINISTRY IN AFRICA: Reflections by Seminarians and Priests Editors: Ignatius A. Tambudzai, SJ & Chikere C. Ugwuanyi, SJ

RECONCILIATION, JUSTICE, AND PEACE: The Second African Synod Editor: Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, SJ

OBITUARIES Fr Anatole De Coninck (ACE), born in Brussel in 1923; he entered the Society in 1942 and was ordained in 1955. He went to Bukavu (DRC) in 1959, and was a teacher in the Alfajiri college during 40 years. He was also chaplain in the local prison. In 2000, he had to go back to Belgium because of health reasons. He died in Heverlee the 4 th of June 2011. Fr Antony Berridge (ZIM) died unexpectedly in Garnet House in Harare on 10 June. He was born in 1950 in Zimbabwe and joined the Society on 6 September 1969. He was ordained on the 12 August 1979. At the time of his death he was the Treasurer of the Jesuit Province of Zimbabwe. He had handed over the job of Delegate of formation only last month. Tony was also very artistic. The last make-over of the chapel at Xavier House was his work. Fr Patrick (Paddy) Moloney (ZIM). Born in 1920, entered the Society in 1941; ordained in 1953, Final vows in 1978. Died 25th June 2011.

LOOKING FORWARD

IN THE ASSISTANCY
SOCIAL APOSTOLATE COORDINATORS SOUTH AFRICA - 15-18 August 2011 (Johannesburg) For further information, please contact: Fr Rigobert Minani

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