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According to the teaching of the Catholic Church, water is a common good, the adequate management of which contributes to the realization of the common good of the entire human family. It is true that aqua fons vitae, “water is a source of life”.
Ezekiel’s biblical vision of living water flowing from the sanctuary stands in sharp contrast to the reality of the water crisis we face. According to the United Nations UN News, 1.7 billion people lack basic hygiene services at home, and 2.1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water!
This year’s theme of the Season of Creation, “Living Water”, explores Ezekiel, 47:9, 12 as a powerful biblical vision of hope and ecological healing. The image of living water reveals divine healing that renews land, water, biodiversity, and human responsibility towards the whole creation.
St. Francis told stories that were retold and passed down across generations. They invited hearers to place themselves within the narratives and imagine themselves living in a way more aligned with the Gospel in everyday life.
Rather than imagine St. Francis as some sort of medieval superhero, we would do well to remember his full humanity and lifelong journey of conversion, including the inevitable stumbles and mistakes he made along the way. In this way, he models for us how to embrace an authentic journey of faith.
Eight hundred years after his death, Francis of Assisi’s legacy of poverty, peace, and reverence for nature continues to influence Catholic life worldwide, from the Franciscan order to the papacy’s stance on social and environmental justice.
The Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus have been present in Asia since 1988, focusing on first evangelization, vocation promotion, and formation. Their work prioritizes mission awareness and the formation of new candidates while reaching out to those who have not yet encountered the Gospel.
Building on the presentation of the various branches of the Comboni Family, this text focuses on the Comboni Missionaries, Comboni Secular, and Comboni Lay. These missionaries live a missionary charism, reaching across human and geographical frontiers. They “make common cause” with the most vulnerable and marginalized people.
This article presents the Comboni Family–comprising priests, brothers, sisters, secular and lay–a family whose origins trace back to Saint Daniel Comboni’s vision “Save Africa with Africa.” Here, we focus on the female dimension of the Comboni charism.
A young Iranian convert to Christianity shares his conversion story. He has been granted asylum in France after fleeing what he describes as credible threats to his life. In Iran, leaving Islam can be treated as a capital offense, and converts often face intimidation and violence.
