Bits of the Gospel

A Requirement in the Daily Life of a Cottolengo Follower Introduction A debate concerning the relevance of religious life in the world today arises frequently. This kind of debate is very much found in the environment of secularism and opulence [riches]. In the circles of the poor and middle class, people do not question the validity of religious life: they embrace it, they laud it, they desire it, and actually they seek for it. One can easily see why. Religious life is synonymous with charity, selflessness, self-giving, and concern. I mean, it is synonymous to virtues. In fact, charity is defined in different ways but always retaining the sense of gratuitouness. “True charity is the desire to be useful to others without thought of recompense,”Emanuel Swedenborg. “Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows,” Moliere. So, therefore, cottolengo followers cannot just look at charity as their distinguishing charact...

May be my reader will see this as a comeback. Yes, is could be rightly though so. After a long time without blogging, I'm here to give you an idea of what was going on through out this period of silence. 1. Vocations Seminar @ Tuuru: in December 2011 2. Vocations Seminar @ Kisarawe: Mid December 2011 3. Christmas and New Year: Kisarawe 4. The Cardinal Archbishop of Dar Es Salaam joins the Cottolengo Family present in Kisarawe (Dar Es Salaam) in a thanksgiving Mass for the Beatification of Blessed Francesco Paleari [16/01/2012]. 5. Graduation of Form Six Students: Kisarawe The pastoral initiatives at Kisarawe, always provoked by the need of the Christians and executed with innovations and creativity by the pastoral agents, require such breaks of Technology. Meanwhile, I'm back and this means we can expect more posts here. Thanks