South Sudan: Praying for nonviolent response
Intern Kelly Kundrat contributed the following piece, published in the January-February 2014 NewsNotes.
Prayers, action for South Sudan
The South Sudan Action Network on Small Arms offers this action for January 1; Pax Christi International sent the following message of solidarity to the people of South Sudan on December 27, 2013.
Feast of the Holy Family
Fr. Mike Snyder has spent his mission life in East Africa.
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sr. Theresa Baldini, MM, who writes this week’s reflection, was a member of the Maryknoll Contemplative Community in South Sudan.
Report: The African Growth and Opportunity Act: An Empirical Analysis of the Possibilities Post-2015
“The African Growth and Opportunity Act: An Empirical Analysis of the Possibilities Post-2015” was produced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Africa Growth Initiative (AGI) at the Brookings Institution.
APRM@10: Transformative governance
The following article on the African Union’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) was prepared by Julie Sharples, an intern with the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns in New York, and published in the November-December 2013 NewsNotes.
Feast of Christ the King
Curt Klueg writes this week’s scripture reflection on the great gift of forgiveness.
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Curt and Anita Klueg, along with their children, serve as lay missioners in Kenya.
29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week’s reflection was prepared by Marj Humphrey who spent many years as a missioner in East Africa.
28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Fr. Jim Noonan, who spent much of his missionary life in Asia, now serves God’s people in South Sudan.
25th Sunday of Ordinary Time
This week’s reflection was prepared by Fr. Tom Tiscornia, who has served the people of Sudan/South Sudan for many years.
New and old in Africa
The following reflection was written by Fr. Dave Schwinghamer, a Maryknoll missioner who spent many years in East Africa; he recently joined the staff of the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns.
Rural women propose solutions, demand action
Since the food crises in 2008-2009, a number of programs have evolved to increase investments in African agriculture and rural development.
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
This week’s scripture reflection was prepared by Chris Bodewes, who served as a lay missioner in Kenya.
Zimbabwe: Church leaders issue pre-election statement
Zimbabwean church leaders release a statement in preparation for the July 31 elections.
Recommendations for peace in Great Lakes Region
The Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) joined other organizations in writing to Russ Feingold soon after his appointment as U.S. special envoy to the Great Lakes region in Africa.
Obama’s second African safari
President Barack Obama’s second safari (“travel” in Swahili) to Africa as head of state – scheduled June 27-July 2 – raises several interesting questions: Who will accompany him and his family to Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa? With whom will Obama meet while in Africa? What issues will be discussed in public and in private? These questions may be a guide to what to look for in the Obama visit.
A new direction for U.S. policy on Africa
A new statement by the Africa Advocacy Network (ADNA) — which includes the Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns — calls for a new approach to the U.S.’s trade and investment, militarization, agriculture and land policies toward Africa.