Notre Dame de l’Espérance is a centre which welcomes, heals and rehabilitates mentally ill persons who are homeless in Bobo Dioulasso. Sisters María de Lurdes Mendes Pereira and Anne Nguyen Thi Tuyên, LSA, share with us their experience One year after my arrival in Burkina, I was asked to work with mentally ill persons. At…
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The AOLA (Association of Our Lady of the Assumption)* gathered around this theme in an international meeting from august 6 to 16, 2019 at the Mother House of the Little Sisters of the Assumption. We experienced this session as a pilgrimage, a desert crossing, in the company of Adam, Elijah, Zacchaeus, the disciples of Emmaus…
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My name is Yvette, I just made my perpetual vows in the DRC on August 31. As part of my preparation, I was offered a 3-month apostolic training at “L’Arche de Jean Vanier“. This is the time to share my experience with you. Indeed, the Arche is a centre that welcomes people with mental and…
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The economic subject in our religious life : a mirror of our vow of poverty Maybe you’ve never been on a plane before? If so, you will understand without difficulty; if not, the experience lived with Didier allowed us to take a first flight! Indeed, without even having had time to fasten our seatbelts, we…
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As all the wine had been consumed, the Mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” Jn 2:3 Mary looks, observes, listens. She makes herself present, and then makes a decision. At a time when women had no power, Mary in her motherly relationship and intimacy with Jesus gives herself permission to speak.…
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“As members of an international Apostolic Congregation we discover the universality of the message which gathers together people of every continent. In the midst of their differences we recognize the common characteristics of these people to whom we are sent. Our solidarity extends beyond our local communities and our countries. It is a challenge to…
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We, as “CREACIONES VIVIR “(an associative business of economic solidarity), have for some years been putting into effect the Cadena de los Mercados, (the chain of market products), which consists of various persons and institutions giving a monthly contribution from their salary, so that in December we can organize and deliver very good market products. …
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It was in Burkina Faso that I learned to wear my first progressive glasses … it was only after a few days, during which I had the impression that the ground opened under my feet with every step that I did, that I managed to adjust my eyesight so as not to fall. Centering the…
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The International Laity Commission Sr. Annette Allain, (USA, Co-coordinator), Roger Malenfant (Canada, Co-coordintor), Diana Neviere (France), Georges Lubamba Nzadikonda (DRC). Maryalice Spencer (USA), met at the Mother House in Paris, France June 24 – 28. It was the first time meeting together in person. We been meeting monthly together for the last 9 months by…
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Saint Augustine says to us: “To sing is to pray twice” That is the venture experienced over almost ten years by the parish Choir of Montrouge called “Chorale Alléluia” which I would like to share with you. There are some fifty choir members: within this group some twenty of us are part of the vocal…
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