The pilgrimage to the shrine of the Virgin of Socavon, in Bolivia, is a process of conversion and a desire for intimacy with God. The celebration of the Oruro Carnival is an expression of popular religiosity that intertwines Christian feeling with that of all the Andean people. It expresses the relationship of closeness and respect […]

The food crisis, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new ways toward sustainability and self-reliance through vegetable gardens in the less-privileged communities of Johannesburg. In February 2020, Seed Community’s Green Business College (GBC) in partnership with Tim Nectare Farms launched the Ubuntu Project (www.ubuntuproject. africa) aimed at providing fresh food boxes and setting

The Ukrainian army and militia are strongly resisting and winning victories against the massive deployment of hundreds of Russian tanks and fighting vehicles. The invasion is held up as the tanks are stuck in the marshes surrounding the capital Kyiv and are being counter-attacked by the Ukrainian army, resolute to resist and expel the aggressive

Vocation is a gift to humanity and a guarantee of humanization for every human being. It is addressed to all and it is liberating, not reducing, human existence. For a long time, vocation was understood as a specific mission that only a few can have – an elite of saints who received a special call

At a place on the western coast of Africa, some distance south of the bulge, Crocodile lay basking on a bank in the winter sun, close to a river that was the same colour as his skin. Suddenly, the peace was disturbed by a raucous yell from Jackal, who was out to trick Hyena. “Duiker,

The “Good Living” is an integral way of perceiving and living life: everything is interconnected and interdependence is the key to ensuring that everyone lives a full life. The mystique of good living is rooted in community myths that narrate the interdependence of all beings who are part of the common home. It invites us

After the last two years of Covid most of us were looking forward to a normal year. It appeared that we had made peace with Covid, restrictions were being removed and workplaces were made open. The last few weeks, however, have called normality itself into question. Unprecedented rainfall has flooded towns and cities and blocked

Discerning a vocation, which is the fullness of life, is an educational process that does not include delays. It is always a struggle; it requires love and a willingness to walk. False ideas about education often deceive us. First, education is easily confused with scholarship. Now, education is of the order of civism, of acceptable

As Tortoise crept slowly along the well-worn track, gouged out of the hard earth by the tread of countless animals, the acrid smell of dust pervaded his nostrils. Pausing momentarily, Tortoise caught sight of the faint new moon in the pale early morning sky. Moon then said to Tortoise, “Give this message to the earth’s