L'EFFORT CAMEROUNAIS (ENGLISH VERSION)
Let’s just be … (II): Francis shows the wayBy Rev. Fr. Michel Tchoumbou We have been talking about ways of getting along, even with non-Christians, in ways that bear witness to the Gospel. Here is a story that involves Pope Francis worth sharing. I heard this story from a renowned evangelical pastor (“evangelicals” are Christians who bel... No Church Without Associations And Movements: But Do You Contribute To Their Growth Or Demise?The Catholic Church does not only encourage the creation of associations, prayer groups and movements, but also appeals to the lay faithful to join them. While these associations’ and movements’ time tested contributions to the spiritual and material growth of their members and the Church are in... Catholic Action is the privilege and responsibility of every ChristianBy Rev. Fr. Moses Tazoh A rolling stone gathers no moss. So any Christian who does not join with others in small groups in the Church to exercise an apostolate risks paying lip service to the call of the gospel. A living faith requires good works through Catholic Action organised by the laity and di... “Church associations belong to the Church and are therefore not private property. They should render service and be loyal to the Church’s hierarchy,” Rev. Fr. Christopher Geh KumInterviewed by John Neba and Ireneaus Chongwain Chia Rev. Fr. Christopher Geh Kum is the Chaplain of the Catholic Women Association, St. Jude Apostolate and the Douala Archdiocesan Youth Movement. L’Effort Camerounais caught up with him to know more about these groups and what members can do to ob... Associative life in the church a means, not an endBy Noël Jean Fogang Néguim Authorised and created to foster individual and communal growth towards holiness, they are often marred by somewhat scandalous but redeemable dysfunctions. Associations and movements of the Christian faithful are not always the beacon of light they should be in the Chu... Douala hosts SECAM Justice, Peace and Development Commission annual coordination meetingBy John Neba The Justice, Peace and Development Commission annual coordination meeting of the Symposium of Episcopal conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) took place from October 15 to 19 at the Conference Hall of the Douala Archbishop’s House, with a call for parpicipants to be true justic... Marist Brothers in Cameroon launch Golden JubileeBy Jude Abanseka The Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda Archdiocese, His Lordship Agapitus Nfon, has called on Marist Brothers to open up and extend a generous hand of invitation to more young men to increase their numbers because the Church needs their services.He was speaking in the Mankon Cathedral on S... “I just want Mamfe Diocese to be authentic and grow at its space,” Bishop Andrew NkeaInterviewed by Bertrand Etukenki Agbaw-Ebai After the Ad Limina visit of the Bishops of Cameroon to Pope Francis, the Bishop of Mamfe, Mgr. Andrew Nkea, personally reconciled the disintegrated and fracturised OPSANS in the United States of America during their annual convention in the Washingto... 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family: The Triumph of OrthodoxyBy Maurice Ashley Agbaw-Ebai (AMDG) Church Historians and Vatican watchers are telling us that a confrontation like that had never been seen before, perhaps not even at the Second Vatican Council. Soon after nine on Thursday, October 16, 2014, the General Secretary to the Synod, Cardinal Lorenzo Bal... The rehabilitation and reinsertion of prisoners : key factors to curb high recidivism rateBy Gladys Ambo Ndibang VOPS relentless efforts in promoting self –reliant programmesMany prisons do not have functional rehabilitation centres, or programmes which can help them acquire useful skills to make them self-reliant when they are released from prison. There are no training programmes to... |