“Only 20 years ago!” This beautiful grove of Teak trees was planted in 2001 by a member of the Friends of the Trees in Idomaland in Benue State Nigeria. The Friends were a group of young people who came together to research the trees of Idoma,
In the event 69 women turned up.! Virginia welcomed them and told them that the focus was to raise people who would speak when they were in need of something, instead of sitting and complaining about Government. We have to go and tell them straight!
In the Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, seven Sisters make their Final Profession, dedicating their lives to God forever as Missionary Sisters of the Holy Rosary. As Missionary Sisters: to live in a community alive with the joy of the Gospel, united in the call to serve; To go beyond the boundaries of their own country
It is not a long distance from Nsukka to Eha-Ndiagu, or so we four Holy Rosary Sisters thought that Sunday morning 1st December 2019. We were going with our Sister Judith, who hails from Eha-Ndiagu, to celebrate her Religious Profession with her people.
Go Ye Afar, An African Memoir by Dr Eileen Keane, Holy Rosary Sister. “This is a story that needs to be told,” said Dr Edmond Prendiville at the launching of Sister Eileen’s book, on Saturday October 30th 2021 in the Jesuit Provincialate, Milltown Park, Dublin. Eileen is a born story teller and describes vividly
swell as they become full of eggs which are shed into the environment, after which the females die. Penetration of the skin causes intense itching and is followed by inflammation and acute pain. The jigger is evident as a small swollen lesion,
In the few short years since its opening, Holy Rosary Clinic, Ngonyek, in Kenya, has reached out to the community in various ways. On vaccinations and ante-natal days mothers and children come in numbers, to the extent that one day recently there were simply not enough seats for them all to sit down! Wounds, injuries and various medical conditions are treated on a daily basis. But the most recent event has been Jigger Day for children.
Sister Mary O’Shea recalls a story from her days in Cameroon Francis was born in Cameroon. He was a bright, quiet little boy. When he was seven years’ old he complained to his father and mother that some local people were worrying him in his dreams and he was very frightened. His father
The on-going attacks and kidnapping in Northern Nigeria have led to the deaths of many innocent people, heart-break for families who have lost their loved ones, and terror. We pray that the terror will end and peace return to that land.
Heavenly Manna from the bowels of the earthSister Sabina Anokwu recalls the days of the Biafran war, the terrible starvation, and the gift of precious food that was sent by God. The Biafra /Nigeria war lasted from 1967 to 1970. During the terrible time at the peak of the war people of Biafra
Sister Mercy Wanguna in Cameroon works at first hand to alert young women to the dangers of human trafficking, and helps those who have been trafficked to build a new life. On the feast of St Bakhita, Mercy set out to awaken the whole world to the issue of human trafficking and violence against women through social […]
Sister Ann Griffin tells about a special day for the people of the Favella in Sao Paulo, Brazil. One of the Spiritans has a small patch of land on the city outskirts called a Sitio (small garden, green area). It has a lovely pond, trees, small vegetable garden, flowers, walking areas, a chapel,
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