Feast of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
On this Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, may we each reach out to Mary as our own spiritual Mother, and ask her to intercede for us, to watch over us, and guide us.
Feast of the Holy Family – December 31, 2023
Why would the presentation of Jesus at the temple be any different from how He entered our world?
The Family we are Given
Our personalities, attachment styles, work habits, worldview, self-image, and more – is all directly impacted by the families we grew up in. No one family has all the answers – not even the Holy Family, as we see in today’s Gospel.
Christmas in Butiama & Buhemba 1
The “atmosphere” for Christmas is very different from what we see in the Northern Hemisphere.
800th Anniversary of the Nativity Scene
This year we celebrate the 800th anniversary of the first nativity scene, which was created by St. Francis of Assisi in Greccio, Italy.
Merry Christmas!
May the joy of the Nativity bring us hope for a new peace this Christmas.
Merry Christmas from the Congregation of the Resurrection.
4th Sunday of Advent – December 24, 2023
King David, in our first reading, has a busy agenda, planning to do something for God—he plans to build a house for God to dwell in!
Longest Night
Today in the Northern Hemisphere we experience the shortest day and longest night of the year. Darkness lasts longest in the morning, and comes in quickly in the afternoon.
Resurrection Formation House
I thought I would use this edition to give you an idea of “home” for us in Tungi, a small village just outside of Morogoro. Some of the photos were taken with his drone!
3rd Sunday of Advent – December 17, 2023
I once read a self-improvement book that suggested we try this exercise: first, write an obituary for yourself as you imagine it would be written today. Then write it again, as you would like your ideal obituary to read.