Challenges

29 Mar

Posted at 10:40h in Migration news by

A new boat, recently painted, clean planks of wood well nailed together. Security, fishing, transportation… That boat already used, chipped paint, splinters, rusted nails. 366 people inside. 366 dreams struggling to keep afloat in a sea that started out tranquil and becomes unnavigable. Wooden planks floating, broken some grasped in...

23 Mar

Posted at 11:46h in Economy by

The invitation to change the world by using money in a different way is catching on with us. This is what motivated me to get involved in an ecumenical organization called ECCR: Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility. On the Board there are representatives of all...

23 Mar

Posted at 11:38h in Migration news by

Jasmine (fictitious name), 50 years old, a single parent divorced from a Japanese man, has two children. The elder is a girl 16 years old, in the 4th year of junior high school, and the younger a boy 13 years old, a grade 6 student;...

15 Mar

Posted at 11:39h in Migration news by

Venezuela in Chaos, a Stream of Flights under Pressure In recent years, the political and economic crisis and the flagrant violation of human rights have forced more that 4.6 million people to flee Venezuela. This phenomenon of displaced persons is the second largest forced migration...

15 Mar

Posted at 11:36h in Migration news by

The life of returnee children from Cambodia in Tan Bien, Vietnam. It has been almost a year since we began the experience in Tay Ninh. In a short time, we have initiated quite a few services here, such as teaching English, Math and Vietnamese in the...

15 Mar

Posted at 11:14h in Migration news by

FICONPAZ (Foundation Institute for Building Peace) is a children’s movement SEMBRADORES DE PAZ (SOWERS OF PEACE) of the Archdiocese of Bogotá. In Caracolí it was begun with adolescents who received Confirmation in November, 2019, and a girl who made her First Communion. Other adolescents have...

15 Mar

Posted at 11:08h in Eucharist by

Revitalizing our living of the Eucharist and its apostolic meaning, has involved the community of Bazartete in a process of going forth. We go forth from our house every day in order to have Adoration in the church, getting out of our easy and comfortable schedule....

14 Mar

Posted at 19:23h in Eucharist by

The ACI Family of Ecuador accepted the challenge to go deeper into the apostolic meaning of Adoration, making the commitment to read the book by Sr. Nurya Martínez-Gayol which bears that title. In anticipation of the yearly National Meeting in the retreat house in Cuenca, we...

11 Mar

Posted at 16:10h in Migration news by

Walking through the town, we met up with Nimer, a young man, dark skinned, thin, polite, humble, smiling, who looked at us hopefully. He had just come back from Venezuela, with his wife and three-year-old son. She was not with him at that moment because...

11 Mar

Posted at 08:46h in Economy by

On February 25 and 26 in the Argentina-Uruguay Province we met to deepen together in the decree of Social and Solidarity Economy of GC XX.       We begin the reflection with the text of the Gospel of Mc 8, 14-21 and the text worked at the Intermediate...