Module 3 Test
"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam...
Cois Tine honoured
Nigerian community honours Cois Tine During 2011, as in previous years, Cois Tine undertook a lot of work which made a difference to...
Bishop Gbuji homily at 150th Benin City
150th Anniversary Mass at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Ngbighoko, Benin Cityon 17 March 2012 On the occasion of the Mass to celebrate 150 years of missionary...
Statistics for Benin Republic
STATISTICS for the CATHOLIC CHURCH in BENIN VATICAN CITY, 15 NOV 2011 (VIS) - For the occasion of Benedict XVI's apostolic trip to Benin to sign...
Shalom Centre, Kenya
Shalom Centre for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation, Nairobi, Kenya
SCCRR
Fr Padraig Devine SMA founded the Shalom Centre for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, aiming to assist with...
Ghana
Portuguese priests were in Ghana by 1471 but their efforts had ended by the beginning of the 18th century. The first SMA to reach...
Values for Life
The Western World first began paying attention to refugees after World War II, when hundreds of thousands of civilians in mainland Europe were displaced...
Jos bomb kills Churchgoers
Catholic Church bombing in Jos, Nigeria St Finbarr's Catholic Church, Rayfield, Jos was the latest church to be bombed by a suicide bomber, a...
Cork Prison honours SMA Centenary
Cork Prison staff and inmates celebrate SMA 100th This year the Irish branch of the SMA is celebrating its 100th Anniversary as a...
justice issues climate change-Ghana dealing with climate change
GHANA - dealing with climate change
What is happening in Ghana’s upper west region is a scenario that is replicated to a greater...
AEFJN ADVOCACY and POPULORUM PROGRESSIO
Populorum Progressio, the Document: On the 19th October 2007, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, gave an address at the United Nations in New York...
Justice and Peace
"If you want peace work for justice." Pope Paul VI THUMBPRINT / CLIMATE JUSTICE / WELCOME THE STRANGER... resourcesFor easy access to all articles in...
Supporters
The SMA needs you ...
Think of what it is like to have to walk 3 or 4 kilometers to find water to wash clothes...
Infirm & Retired missionaries
"There were ambassadors from Ireland in Nigeria long before the arrival of the diplomats" said H E Liam Cunniffe, then Irish Ambassador to Nigeria...
Ministry
Core values Motivated by the Gospel of Christ and faithful to the charism of our Founder in the mission entrusted to us, we...
SMA Leadership Structures
The overall governance of the Society of African Missions is the General Assembly. It is made up of ex-officio members and elected members representative...
MAKE ALL THINGS NEW
Old Testament, the prophets spoke about a Jubilee year, a time when debts were forgiven, slaves set free, and right relationships restored. A Jubilee...
Fr Kevin Conway SMA Ordination
Ordination of Fr Kevin Conway SMA SMA priests and supporters travelled from far and near to participate in the Ordination to the Priesthood...
DIALOGUE Event Reports
DIALOGUE Event ReportsInterfaith Prayer Service: On the 22nd of January 2010 an Interfaith Event with the theme of "Unity In Diversity" took place in ...
Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora appointed
Vicar Apostolic appointed Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Rev Fr Bulus Dauwa Yohanna to succeed Rt Rev Timothy Carroll SMA as 2nd Vicar Apostolic...
Moves to stop Boko Haram
Government and the Islamic leadership move to stop Boko Haram Abuja - "The solution is at hand, because the government is working to face the problem...
Moita Bwawani school develops
Tanzanian Preschool goes from strength to strength... thanks to help from a Credit Union in Belfast St Colmcille’s Preschool in Moita Bwawani parish...
Muslim Christian Dialogue
CHRISTIAN MUSLIM DIALOGUE Dialogue seeks to promote greater understanding, mutual respect and cooperation...
No man is an Island
Back in 2000, 191 countries in the United Nations made an important decision to aim at radically improving the lives and environment of the...
Petrol Subsidy in Nigeria
Press Statement from the Kaduna Roundtable SUBSIDY REMOVAL AND STATE OF OUR NATION CENTRE FOR FAITH AND PUBLIC POLICY KADUNA....
Boko Haram – December 2011
The deep roots of Boko Haram sect In a September 2011 article, Fr Eddie O'Connor SMA, who worked for many years in Nigeria, explained the roots of...
We live in each other’s Shadow
We live in each other’s Shadow At the start of a new year it’s always a help to take...
Fr V Brennan celebrates Golden Jubilee in South Africa
South African SMA's celebrate with Fr Brennan Fr Vincent Brennan SMA recently celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his Ordination with a Mass...
Visit to Kenya 2011
Fr Tom Curran, SMA General Councillor reports on his visit to Kenya From 20 November to 6 December 2011 I paid an official visit...
New SACBC Secretary General
South African Sister sees her appointment as Recognition of Women Sister Hermenegild Makoro has been appointed as successor to Fr Vincent Brennan SMA as...
Nigerian SMA priest ordained
Fr Johnson Ugwu ordained in Ibadan The newly-ordained are pictured with the Most Rev Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, after their Ordination at the SMA House...
Fr Liam O’Callaghan 70th Jubilee homily
Homily delivered by Fr Eddie O'Connor SMA on the occasion of the Provincial celebration for the 70th Anniversary of Fr Liam O'Callaghan's Ordination as an SMA...
Fr Liam O’Callaghan 70th Jubilee
Fr Liam O'Callaghan SMA celebrates 70 years of Priesthood Fr Liam O'Callaghan was born in Upton, Co Cork on 20 December 1918. In childhood,...
A NICE CUP OF COFFEE
You may have noticed the last time you bought coffee that its price had risen and wondered why. Another sneaky price rise...
PAFA Bazaar Blackrock Road 2011
PAFA Bazaar enjoyed by all The Parish Aid for Africa Bazaar was held on the third weekend in June. Parishioners and friends donated...
Blackrock Rd Mass times 2012
Mass schedule for St Joseph's SMA Parish, Blackrock Road, Cork as from the Feast of Mary, Mother of God - 1 January 2012 ...
Africae munus 2011
Africae munus consigned to the Churches of Africa Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "After having signed yesterday the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Africae...
Papal Visit to Benin 2011
Papal Visit to Benin celebrates 150 years since the arrival of the first SMA missionaries in Dahomey From 18 – 20 November, Pope Benedict XVI visited Bénin...
Africa is a continent of hope
"Africa, be confident and rise up.
The Lord is calling you!"
During his visit to Benin Republic, Pope Benedict addressed President Thomas Yayi Boni, President...
Benin prepares to welcome Pope Benedict XVI
Bénin prepares to welcome Pope Benedict XVI VATICAN CITY, 15 NOV 2011 (VIS) - A press conference was held yesterday in the Holy See Press...
Statistics for the Catholic Church in Benin
STATISTICS for the CATHOLIC CHURCH in BENIN VATICAN CITY, 15 NOV 2011 (VIS) - For the occasion of Benedict XVI's apostolic trip to Benin to...
Schools reopen in Ivory Coast
Schools reopen in Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - In Côte d'Ivoire the school year generally begins in late October. Instead this year the...
Upsurge in Boko Haram violence
Upsure of violence in northern Nigeria claims many lives An upsurge in the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect has led to many...
Evangelization of Dahomey
The Catholic Church in Bénin Republic is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the arrival of the first missionaries - priests of the Society of...
The Earth is not a gift from our parents, it is a loan from...
The Earth is not a gift from our parents, it is a loan from our children - Kenyan Proverb On October 31 a...
STAND IN THEIR SHOES
We are seeing strange and unwelcome weather changes here in Ireland, a prolonged winter, very cool summer, and not much sun around. Is this...
SMA Region, Zambia
SMA Region, Zambia A brief history The Society came to Zambia at the invitation of Bishop Agnozzi OFM Conv of Ndola diocese. Following the Nigerian Civil War the...
Kaduna Interfaith Council
Muslim and Christian Women Call for Peace and Justice as we celebrate Nigeria’s 51st Anniversary On this occasion of the 51st Anniversary of our...
Zambia has new President
Opposition leader Michael Sata is the new President of Zambia Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Zambia have expressed themselves and we must...
Bishops ask for information on Boko Haram
"We call on the security apparatus so that they tell us who fuels the Boko Haram violence" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of...
Boko Haram
This article originally appeared on www.sma.ie in September 2011. For several months there has been an upsurge in inter-ethnic conflict in Plateau State, Nigeria. We...
Fr Cahill celebrates 50 years
Fr Michael Cahill SMA celebrates his Golden Jubilee as a priest The SMA community at Blackrock Road gathered on Tuesday, 6 September, to celebrate the...
Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Muslim-Christian dialogue
Opening Address given by Sr Kathleen McGarvey OLA
I feel greatly honoured to collaborate with the SMA in this your first seminar-workshop on Christian-Muslim relations...
The Colour of Equality
Strange that, in lands and countries quite unknown,We find, not others’ strangeness, but our own;That is one use of journeys; if one delvesDifferently, one’s...
Vocations continue to rise in Nigeria
Vocations continue to rise in Nigeria Four more young Nigerians formally completed their Preparatory Programme at the SMA Centre in Kagoro, Kaduna State and...
We will remember them
In grateful memory of those gone before us Fr Peter McCawille SMA has produced a timely memoir of the early SMA and other missionaries...
Fr Nakoe makes SMA history
Fr Nakoé makes SMA history 29 September 1992 was an historic day for the Society of African Missions. On that day, Michael Adrie, became...
Humanitarian crisis in East Africa
Humanitarian crisis in East Africa Around 9 million people in the Horn of Africa are in need of humanitarian aid. This crisis has been caused...
The Story of Bartolomeo de las Casas
Bartolomeo, an idealistic, wealthy young Spaniard, set out with his family to settle in Central America during the period when this vast southern continent...
Maureen O’Sullivan honoured by the SMA
Maureen O’Sullivan honoured by the SMA Maureen O’Sullivan, From Cahirciveen, Co Kerry qualified in the 1940’s as a Nurse and Midwife. Her first assignment...
Stewardship in the Church
Stewardship
1 Discipleship, Stewardship and Evangelisation
In 1992 the US Bishops’ Conference published two major documents. One was on Evangelization and called “Go and Make disciples”....
Fr Bembolio laid to rest
Fr Bem laid to rest Dear Friends, Greetings from Manila! Yesterday was a long and emotional day in Himamaylan City on the island of...
Fr Bembolio de los Santos SMA
Fr Bembolio de los Santos SMA The death has taken place, after a brief illness, of the youngest SMA Filipino priest, Fr Bembolio de...
SMA Retreat 2011
Annual SMA Retreat in Dromantine The annual SMA Retreat in the Dromantine Retreat & Conference Centre concluded on Thursday, 1 July. Nearly 50 Irish...
Maybe she can be free
MAYBE SHE CAN BE FREE June 20 last was World Refugee Day. Have you ever thought about why people come here from other...
Gift of Chalice to Fr Conway
Fr Doherty presents Chalice to Fr Conway After the distribution of the Holy Communion, the former Parish Priest of Donagheady, V Rev Fr George...
Photos from Ordination of Fr Kevin Conway SMA
Photos from the Ordination of Fr Kevin Conway SMA After his Ordination by the Bishop-emeritus of Lodwar, Kenya, Rt Rev Patrick J Harrington SMA,...
Kevin Conway Ordination Mass homily
Ordination Mass homily Homily preached by Fr Fachtna O’Driscoll SMA, Irish Provincial Leader, at the Ordination to the Priesthood of Kevin Conway SMA in...
Fr Kevin Conway SMA Ordination 2
SMA celebrates with Tyrone.... but it's not the All-Ireland (yet)! Saturday, 18 June 2011, was a glorious day for the people and parish of...
Msgr Matthew Kukah appointed Bishop of Sokoto
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on June 10, 2011 accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese...
South African Council of Churches
Following the Way, standing for the Truth and seeking Life The South African Council of Churches (SACC) have called for a better service delivery and...
Maiduguri Cathedral attacked
AFRICA/NIGERIA-"The cathedral was badly damaged in yesterday`s attack" the Bishop of Maiduguri tells Fides Maiduguri (Agenzia Fides) - " St. Patrick`s Cathedral was seriously...
Nairobi Ordinations 2011
Nairobi Ordinations 2011 Rt Rev Noel O'Regan SMA (Cork City), Bishop-emeritus of Ndola, Zambia, ordained four SMA deacons and one priest on 21 May at the...
Turmoil in Swaziland
TURMOIL IN SWAZILAND A delegation of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference, comprising of Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, Bishops Barry Wood and...
Perhaps Tomorrow
There is a saying that you don't know another person until you've walked around in their shoes. Perhaps this month we might try to...
SMA Regional Assembly in Nigeria 2011
SMA Regional Assembly in Nigeria The 2011 SMA Regional Assembly has just concluded at SMA House, Abuja. It began on Tuesday, 3rd May...
Philippines celebrates 25
SMA celebrates 25 years in Good Shepherd parish Entry procession for the Jubilee Mass Fr Gus O'Driscoll SMA (from Rathcormac, Co Cork) is...
Pilgrimage to San Giovanni
Do you like brown bread!! Fr Sean Hayes SMA writes about his recent pilgrimage to San Giovanni Rotondo, the Shrine of Santo Pio. Fr...
Tax evasion in Africa
Tax evasion in Africa Tax evasion by some unscrupulous multinational companies is robbing Africa of badly needed resources. Christian Aid estimates that this...
Easter in Chainda 2011
Easter in Chainda Fr Paddy Barry SMA (from Cork City) is the Parish Priest of St Theresa's parish, Chainda. Its parish Centre (pictured) was full to capacity...
SMA Ordinations 2011
SMA Ordinations in Ibadan The moment of OrdinationBishop Kieran O'Reilly SMA, Bishop of Killaloe, lays hands on the head of each one On Saturday,...
A Time of Hope
Easter, the feast we have recently been celebrating, is about experiencing renewed life, promise, hope. "Christ is Risen!" is the greeting exchanged in...
Easter Message 2011
Jesus is Risen! Alleluia!! Fr Pat Kelly SMA (from Belfast) shares his reflection on the meaning of Easter. The famous Christian author (Narnia etc.),...
Water – a commodity or right?
Water - a commodity or right? The only choice 1.1 billion people have is to drink dirty water that is available to them....
Spirituality of the Plastic bag
THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE RE-USEABLE BAG
a reflection on care for the environment
At the check-out in the local Supermarket the heavy duty reusable bags available...
Divine Mercy parish, Ndola, Zambia
Parish coming to birth… with the help of the Irish Mercy Sisters... Fr Brian O’Kane SMA hails from Omagh, Co Tyrone. Since...
New SMA members in Philippines & India
Indian & Filipino students commit to the SMA 9 April last was the day when two Filipino and two Indian seminarians made their...
Millennium Development Goals TV
Millennium Development Goals RTE to air a four part series on the MDGs beginning 5 May 2011 At the start of the new...
Some history of Lodwar diocese, Kenya
Lodwar diocese rejoices Fr Joseph Ekomwa is a priest of Lodwar diocese, studying at the Angelicum University in Rome. With the installation last month...
Golden Jubilee of Fr James Conlon SMA
Fr. James Conlon, SMA - 50 years of priesthood by Fr Peter McCawille SMA Fr. Jim Conlon, SMA, a native of Cork city, is...
Welcome
The Society of African Missions is a missionary society of priests and brothers dedicated to the proclamation of the Good News in Africa and...
The Cost of Patents – too high for Africa
The recognition of Intellectual property rights, including patents on medicines, is now a standard condition in international trade agreements. Less developed countries have little...
EU Double Standards – deny the right to health
While the policies of the EU regarding access to medicines in less developed countries are commendable, in practice they are contradicted by its trade...
IRISH LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO MEDICINES
Under Irish legislation all medicinal products must be authorised before being marketed. Before such an authorisation can be obtained legal requirements regarding the safety,...
Provide care to those seeking safety
A recent film that has gained extraordinary praise and popularity is the French film “Of Men and Of Gods”. It concerns the lives and...
Ivory Coast situation deteriorates
Human rights are not being respected in Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The confrontation between the armed forces of Côte d'Ivoire, who...
Season of Lent
Season of Lent Lent is a grace-filled time when we can look at our lives - in relation to God, to others and to...
3rd Bishop of Gbarnga appointed
Fr Anthony Fallah Borwah appointed as Bishop of Gbarnga, Liberia Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Fr Anthony Falah Borwah as the 3rd bishop of Gbarnga...
Massacre in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Abidjan - “The two factions are denying responsibility for the massacre at the market. Gbagbo's online newspapers even accuse Ouattara's 'Burkinabé mercenaries' of...
Golden Jubilee homily – Fr John O’Hea
Fr Fintan Daly preached the following homily at the Mass celebrated at the SMA House of Studies, Bodija, Ibadan, Nigeria on Friday, 4 March...
Show Concern for the Plight of Migrants – March 2011
“The task of proclaiming the word of God, entrusted by Jesus to the Church, has been interwoven with the history of Christian emigration from...
Civilians abandoning parts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Civilians abandoning their houses in the districts of Abidjan victims of the fighting Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “Clashes continue in the districts of Abobo...
Reported clashes in Abidjan – 22 Feb
Reported new clashes in Abidjan while waiting for indications from African mediators Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The tension seems to be rising in Côte...
Drogheda honours Fr Sean Ryan
Fr Sean Ryan SMA retires from Drogheda parish The evening Mass on Saturday, 4 February 2012, in St Peter's Church, Drogheda, was the occasion...
Ronan Mullen campaign
Ronan Mullen is running for re-election to the Seanad on the NUI graduate panel and would be very grateful for your help over the coming weeks....
Bishop of Mongu, Zambia appointed
New Bishop of Mongu appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 15 February 2011, accepted the resignation from...
Illegal mining continues in DR Congo
Illegal mining continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The suspension of mining activities in some areas of east Democratic Republic...
Help Rural African Women campaign
Change her life campaign - help rural African women Take a minute to change a woman’s life. Every mother is a working mother but...
Benedictines celebrate
Benedictines in Nigeria celebrate Fr Vincent Mordi OSB was joined by his Benedictine community at Ewu-Ishan, Edo State Nigeria in a triple celebration on...
Archbishop Francis resigns
Archbishop Michael Francis resigns The resignation of Most Rev Michael Kpakala Francis (pictured left) as Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia, has been accepted by Pope Benedict...
Make Hospitality Your Special Care. Feb 2011
We are all on a Journey.“Make Hospitality your special care”, says St. Paul in a letter to one of his Christian communities. (Rom.12:13) Hospitality...
SMA House, Abuja, Nigeria opens
SMA House in Abuja officially opened Saturday, 29 January 2011, saw the official opening and blessing of the new Headquarters for the SMA in Nigeria....
Nigerian clashes continue to claim lives
Clashes continue in central Nigeria
Human Rights Watch are reporting that more than 200 people have died as a result on the ongoing tensions between...
John O’Hea Jubilee celebrations
50 years unbroken service in Ibadan, Nigeria Father John O'Hea SMA celebrated his Golden Jubilee as a priest on 21 December 2010. A native...
Pressure increases on Ivory Coast President
Diplomatic and economic pressures increase to force Gbagbo to surrender power Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- Nigeria intends to ask the UN Security Council for a...
Zambian Pontifical Mission Society meeting 2011
Finding new motivation and courage to proclaim the Gospel in Zambia Since 1822 the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (founded by Pauline Jaricot...
Bishop John Moore Anniversary Mass
FIRST YEAR MEMORIAL MASS FOR BISHOP JOHN MOORE, SMA Fr Andrew Batare reports from Bauchi, Nigeria A Holy Mass in honour of the first...
Possible military intervention in Ivory Coast
The international community continues to mediate,but also prepares for military intervention in the end Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – Between attempts at dialogue and signs...
Ivory Coast mediation efforts
Situation in Ivory Coast shows little sign of improvement Agenzia Fides (the official News Agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples at...
Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Zambia 2010
Fr Hope Klutsey SMA was born in Ghana in 1964. After completing his secondary education he entered the SMA Formation programme and was...
Christmas Reflection 2010
A Christmas Reflection… What is it about the ‘Christmas Crib’ that fascinates everyone, from the youngest child to the oldest adult? For young children...
Sudan: real fears of new attacks
Sudan : real fears of new attacks reports FIDES Sudan is at a crossroads. The “interim period” that helped to end the twenty two year...
justice issues food security
FOOD SECURITY
“The situation in which all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to safe and nutritious food that meets their...
justice issues food security-Pope Benedict
Excerpts from Pope Benedict XVI on Food Security - Address to World Food Summit November 2009.
The problem of food insecurity needs to be addressed...
Cote d’Ivoire – election aftermath
CÔTE D'IVOIRE Wounds reopened - the price of breakdown IRIN News Agency reports from Abidjan: Gunshots at night, beatings, unexplained disappearances of ordinary civilians...
Justice Issues-Access to Medicines
The availability of medicines is something many of us take for granted, especially in Ireland; we just get a prescription and go to a...
Justice issues climate change- Triple Injustice for Africa
Climate Change a Triple Injustice for Africa and poorer nations
Africans cannot import foods from far away countries, they cannot or invest in large...
Justice issues climate change-climate facts
CLIMATE FACTS
Below are comparative carbon emission figures for some African and other countries. The figures are tonnes of CO2 per head of population per annum.
Tanzania: 0.11,...
Justice Issues-Climate Change
AFRICA - Climate Change
“…there is an order in the universe which must be respected, and that the human person, endowed with the capability...
Cemetery Day Kagoro 2010
Reburial of Fr Anthony Glynn SMA On 14 November 2010 the SMA and many friends gathered at the SMA cemetery in Kagoro, Nigeria to...
Christmas Reflection
Christmas Reflection We are accustomed to domesticating the Christmas story. We have our Mary dressed in blue, we have our Joseph brown and benign,...
Benin flood appeal
BENIN REPUBLIC FLOOD APPEAL “We are in urgent need of food and medicine.” Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "We are in urgent need of food...
Zambian National Missionary Congress
First National Missionary Congress: “God's mission is our mission” held in Zambia Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – The local Church, in cooperation with the Pontifical...
The Love of Chirst towards Migrants
"urges us (cf. 2 Co 5:14) to look afresh at their problems, which are to be met with today all over the world....
THE MISSION OF MY LIFE – Reflection Oct 2010
The recent beatification of John Henry Newman by Pope Benedict XIV has brought renewed attention to his writings, hymns and prayers. Here we reproduce...
Homily at St Therese Novena 2010
Homily delivered by Fr Fachtna O’Driscoll SMA, Provincial Leader at the closing Mass of the Novena in honour of St Thérèse of Lisieux, celebrated...
Stage experience in Tanzania
First visit to Mwandoya, Tanzania The SMA team in Tanzania, taken in 2010 Julien Esse is from Togo. He is completing his second...
OLD WISDOM FOR TODAY’s WORLD
Reflection for September 2010 St Basil known for his care of the poor and underprivileged wrote - “ The bread you do not...
SMA seminarians in the DR Congo 2010
Belgian SMA priests and brothers from the Lyons Province have been on mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire) for...
What Can We Do for Migrants?
To accompany people who were forced to move and are now far from home is highly demanding. It demands that we remain sensitive and...
DRUMMING CIRCLE
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0PyWrA1E_U&hl=en_GB&fs=1?rel=0&w=239&h=206] My passion for drumming Greetings, my name is Yasir Younis and I come...
Land Lease
LAND LEASE - A CAUSE FOR CONCERN IN AFRICA Eager land investors emphasise the benefits of higher crop yields, employment and infrastructural development while...
Youtube Videos
COIS TINE YouTube {youtube}s0PyWrA1E_U|150|138|0{/youtube} Yasir Yunis - leader of the Cois Tine Drumming Circle {youtube}AcqFGRo_sJU|150|138|0{/youtube} Cois Tine Drumming Circle at Interfaith Event Jan 2010
Fresh attacks on Christians
Fresh Attacks on Christians in Kaduna State KADUNA, July 13, 2010 (CISA) -At least seven people, including a mother of six, have been killed...
LITTLE THINGS MATTER – July 2010
Another reflection from American journalist and social activist, Jim Forrest, based on his experience of working with Dorothy Day in the 1960’s. Take the...
Advocacy
If you would like to become more directly involved click on this link for information on SMA lay Support Groups
Advocacy for Justice
The...
JPIC Justice Issues
Justice Issues Researching, highlighting and publishing material to raise awareness of justice issues affecting African peoples. Ghana: Emerging from a period of despotism in the...
Pope Benedict closes Year for Priests
Pope Benedict closes Year for Priests
Homily delivered by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, on the occasion of the Mass of the Sacred Heart of...
Masumbwe Children’s Home
MASUMBWE CHILDREN'S HOME, TANZANIA NEEDS YOUR HELP Priests from the Irish Province of the Society of African Missions (SMA) first came to Tanzania in...
Corpus Christi 2010
Cork Corpus Christi procession
A long-standing tradition of the Corpus Christi Procession in Cork City took place on Sunday, 6 June 2010. In blazing sunshine...
World Environmental Day 2010
World Environmental Day - 5 June 2010 Protection of the environment - a challenge for every child, woman and man God the Creator made...
DO LOVE WALK
DO, LOVE, WALK - Reflection for June 2010 For the next few months our Reflections will delve into the spirituality of Dorathy Day as...
NIGERIA Super Eagles out of World Cup
.NIGERIA - Progress yes but issues of injustice remain Nigerians have much to feel positive about. In the past...
RSA still a winner
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA - Human Trafficking The Republic of South Africa can hold...
WORLD CUP
WORLD CUP 2010 IN AFRICA The World Cup is over and even though African teams did not go...
Nigeria: building the peace
Nigeria: Building the peace JOS, 25 May 2010 (IRIN) - The angry mobs that terrorized the central Nigerian city of Jos at the beginning...
Dan McCauley appointed Apostolic Administrator
Tyrone-born SMA missionary appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kontagora, Nigeria On 30 April, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Timothy J. Carroll,...
Bishop Arogundade ordained
Diocese of Ondo welcomes its new Bishop Thursday, 6 May, was the date chosen for the Episcopal ordination of the Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo,...
SMA mission in Angola
SMA mission in Angola Fr Toni Porcellato SMA, Vice Provincial of the Italain Province recently visited the SMA community in Luanda, Angola. Here...
Shalom Centre, Kenya
Shalom Centre for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation, Nairobi, Kenya SCCRR Fr Padraig Devine SMA founded the Shalom Centre for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, aiming...
Benin Jubilee celebrations 4
Some history about the early years of the evangelization of Dahomey / Benin Republic On Sunday 18 April 2010 the Catholic Church in Benin...
LET US RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH – Reflection for May 2010
LET US RENEW THE FACE OF THE EARTH Reflection for May 2010 In the last month we had the eruption of the Icelandic Volcano,...
Benin Jubilee celebrations
Four SMA priests ordained as part of the celebrations to mark 150 years of the Catholic Church in Benin Republic The Catholic Church...
Benin Jubilee celebrations 3
Address of Fr Michel L'Hostis at Benin Jubilee celebrations Fr Michel L’Hostis is the Superior for the SMA in Benin and Niger Republics. After...
Benin Jubilee celebrations 2
Opening of the Jubilee to celebrate the Evangelization of Benin Republic Sunday, 18 April 2010 the Catholic Church...
Topo Island revisited
Topo Island, Lagos State, Nigeria Situated off the south west coast of Nigeria, not far from the great megacity of Lagos, here - in...
WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE – Reflection for April 2010
EASTER MESSAGE - Reflection for April 2010 Easter has come, and Christians all over the world celebrate the new life, and the new...
In memory of Bishop John Moore SMA
Bauchi a poem by Liam Caniffe, former Ambassador of Ireland to the Federal Republic of Nigeria The heat of the torrid dayLingers on through...
Bishops of Niger Ad Limina visit 2010
Ad Limina Visit of the Bishops of Niger and Burkina Faso to Pope Benedict XVI The SMA founded the first Catholic Mission in Niger...
World Water Day 2010
World Water Day – 22nd March 2010 Campaign to raise the profile of water quality at the political level so that water quality...
Jos: Causes of violence are not religious
Statement of 17 March: Another massacre in Nigeria; Archbishop of Jos tells Fides “this is just another retaliation over loss of livestock, not a...
A miraculous spiritual adventure to Benin City
A miraculous spiritual adventure In October 1953 Brian McCormack, a native of Castlebar, Co. Mayo, entered the Colonial Service and took up employment...
WHAT DOES COIS TINE DO?
WHAT DOES COIS TINE DO? In the past Cois Tine provided the wide range of services listed below. At present services have been cutrailed...
THANK GOD FOR THE STRANGER
THANK GOD FOR THE STRANGER - Reflection for March All over the world, wherever the Irish are found, St. Patrick’s Day is...
THANK GOD FOR THE STRANGER
THANK GOD FOR THE STRANGER - Reflection for March All over the world, wherever the Irish are found, St. Patrick’s Day is...
Food situation in Liberia
Food situation in Liberia: Gbarnga and Monrovia GBARNGA, 14 January 2010 (IRIN) - Every year Liberian farmers lose 60 percent of their harvest...
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT MARY MCALEESE Interfaith Event, Cork City Hall, 22 January, 2010 Ladies and Gentleman, This morning I was here in this...
Jim Higgins makes a new record
Fr James Higgins makes a new SMA Irish Province record On 8 February 2010 Fr James Higgins became the oldest Irish SMA to...
ADDRESS-Fr Angelo Lafferty SMA
INTERFAITH EVENT ADDRESS Text of address made by Fr Angelo Lafferty SMA at the Interfaith Even held in Cork City Hall on the 22nd...
Bishop Christopher Abba Memorial Mass
Memorial Masses for the late Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba, Bishop of Yola, Nigeria Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba was born in Mabushi, Kaduna State in...
INTERFAITH EVENT
INTERFAITH EVENT: On Friday 22nd of January the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, attended the Interfaith Event organised by Cois Tine at Cork...
Violence in Jos, Nigeria
Violence in Plateau State, Nigeria – from FIDES News Agency AFRICA / NIGERIA - “We denounce all perpetrators of this shameful conspiracy,” say...
Reception of Bishop John Moore SMA in Wilton
Homily of Fr Dan Cashman at the Reception of the remains of the late Bishop John Moore SMA at St Joseph's (SMA) Church, Wilton,...
SMA Retreats 2010
SMA Retreats / Summer School 2010 The annual Retreats for SMA members are taking place in the SMA Dromantine Conference & Retreat Centre as follows:...
African Missionary Newsletter
The African Missionary Newsletter is published twice a year and sent to our supporters free of charge. It is also available online. To read the...
SMA Nigeria meets as one
66 SMA priests and deacons have just concluded a two day meeting in Abuja to assess their missionary work and to make plans...
IF YOU WANT TO CULTIVATE PEACE -Jan 2010
CULTIVATE PEACE, PROTECT CREATION - Reflection for January 2010 Can we disregard the growing phenomenon of "environmental refugees", people who are forced by...
african_flags_table
Angola Benin Central Africa DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Kenya Liberia Morocco...
Diocese_of_Bauchi
Bauchi Diocese Bishop Malachy John GoltokDiocese of BauchiP O Box 17BauchiBauchi StateTel: (+234)-77-541 475 SMA personnel in Bauchi diocese Irish ProvinceFr Alberto Olivoni...
REFLECTION FOR DECEMBER 2009
REFLECTION FOR DECEMBER 2009 Starting on December 7th, crucial UN sponsored Climate Change talks will begin in Copenhagen. While we are experiencing the worst...
Tanzania Mwanza Archdiocese
Archdiocese of Mwanza History 10 April 1929: Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza Erected 25 March 1953: Elevated as Diocese of Mwanza...
Tanzania Shinyanga Diocese
SMA in Shinyanga Fr P J Kelly (Lawrencetown, Co Galway) is Parish Priest of Kilulu, a large rural parish located on the borders of the...
Tanzania Arusha
Archdiocese of Arusha Archbishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu The diocese was erected on 1 March 1963 with territory taken from the diocese of Moshi....
St Theresa Novena 08
PRAYERS OF THE NOVENA (To be recited each day of the Novena September 23rd to October 1st 2008, preferably...
St Theresa Novena 10
National Novena in honour of Saint ThérèsePatroness of the Missions The National Shrine of St Thérèse in Ireland is located in St Joseph's SMA...
Spirituality and Lifestyle
sma - our objectives spirituality & lifestyle at the heart of our approach to our sma spirituality and lifestyle...
Special Project in Liberia
Provision of carpenters tools and materials for 60 qualified carpenters Project Background: The Diocese of Gbarnga in Liberia is involved...
SMA Parishes
SMA PARISHESSMA Irish Province is responsible for the pastoral care of 4 Parishes:Ireland: Diocese of Cork & RossSMA Parish of St Joseph, Blackrock Road, CorkSMA...
SMA Mission
SMA Mission Statement The Society of African Missions (SMA) is committed to preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ chiefly in Africa and...