Masanja Goes to Dar es Salaam (story in context)
Masanja Goes to Dar es Salaam (story in context)By Rev. Joseph G. Healey, M.M.One particular Friday in late March the Christians of Mtakuja Small Christian Community (SCC) in Western Tanzania met to...
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Masanja Goes to Dar es Salaam (story alone) There is a well-known Sukuma, Tanzania riddle that goes like this: "I have a riddle." "Let it come." "He went to the coast naked and returned fully...
View ArticleWhat is the Most Important Religion?
What is the Most Important Religion? By Rev. Joseph G. Healey, M.M.One day the leaders of all the great world religions met to discuss and decide this question, "What is the most important religion?"...
View ArticleWalking the Way of the Cross in Africa Today
Walking the Way of the Cross in Africa Today 1 Jesus is Condemned Jesus is unjustly victimized even today Lord, when the Jews came to throw stones at you, you courageously asked them, "I have done so...
View ArticleLenten Journey in a Brown Paper Bag
Lenten Journey in a Brown Paper BagBy Rev. Joseph G. Healey, M.M. One day a Catholic man of Iramba Parish in Musoma Diocese in Western Tanzania named James Onyango planned to go far away to work. He...
View ArticleParable of the Two Young Men on the Road to Nakuru
Parable of the Two Young Men on the Road to NakuruBy Rev. Joseph G. Healey, M.M. A Contemporary Retelling of the Emmaus Story In Africa TodayNow that same day two young men were on their way back to...
View ArticleI Had Lunch With God
I Had Lunch With GodNOTE: When Mary Magdalene meets Jesus in the garden she first thinks he is the gardener. Then she says, "I have seen the Lord." Yes, Jesus comes to us in disguise. But how often do...
View ArticleWanjiku’s Long Safari
Wanjiku’s Long SafariThere is a story about a certain East African woman named Wanjiku. She was very beautiful and energetic. All the people looked at her when she walked through the city. Then God...
View ArticleAfrican Way of the Cross Following Our Local African Situation Especially the...
African Way of the Cross Following Our Local African Situation Especially the Sufferings, Crosses, and Problems of Our Everyday LifeBy Rev. Joseph G. Healey, M.M.(Composed in consultation with Small...
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Cold Rice, Hot SodaBy Rev. Joseph G. Healey, M.M. For the missionary in Africa Holy Week is the busiest time of the year and the peak of the church's liturgical season. When Father Joe Reinhart...
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