South Sudan in the era of COVID-19 ~ John Skinnader C.S.Sp.
The Spiritans began operating in South Sudan in 2012. Today we are a group of four confrères: Fr. Boniface Isenge and Fr. Sospeter Kiarie from Kenya, Fr. Nolasco Mushi from Tanzania, and myself. We all manage projects such as agriculture, education, emergency relief, water or sanitation as well as the pastoral programmes of our Christian communities.
Author: - August 1, 2020
Making the most of living in lockdown! Des Byrne C.S.Sp.
Fragility and resilience are, by definition, opposites - and may appear to be incompatible bedfellows. But maybe not?
Author: - July 7, 2020
Meeting of the leaders of Spiritan Development Offices Kimmage Manor, 30th – 31st January 2020
The first-ever international meeting of the leaders of Spiritan Development Offices (SDOs) in Belgium, Ireland, Portugal and the USA was hosted by the Irish Province in Kimmage.
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Spiritan who served in Nigeria in the 1960s re-visits former parishes
It was in Nigeria in 1966, the year after his ordination, that Michael Walsh C.S.Sp., (pictured) began his long service to date as a missionary priest. He first arrived in the west African country not long before the beginning of its civil war, known to many as ‘The Biafran War’. After leaving Nigeria, he was one of a group of Irish Spiritans who moved to open up the congregation’s first-ever mission in Zambia in 1971 and he continues to serve in the southern African country to this day.
Author: - July 6, 2020
