Sr. Tirhas Tesfalidet Araya, Smc., de Nacala-Porto, Mozambique “Una vida que no se entrega a los demás no merece ser vivida” (San Juan Pablo II). Abandona tu patria El Señor le dijo…
Category: Faith in Action
This category is dedicated to the work the Comboni Sisters, highlighting their commitment to the community through religious and social projects.
Speaking the language of love and friendship
Vera Lúcia Geraldo. Smc. Mozambique My name is Vera Lúcia Geraldo and I’m from Brazil. I can say that I’ve spent my whole life in Mozambique, apart from a few years when…
When Mission Becomes Mutual: Learning to Receive
Inma Cuesta. Smc. There’s a particular moment that happens to many missionaries, usually a few months or years into their work. It’s the moment when they realize the script has flipped—that the…
Incarnate Mission
By Lorena Ortiz, cms A few months ago, I told an Italian friend that my next mission destination would be Dubai. She laughed, thinking I was joking. When she realized I was serious,…
The Desert School: When Nothing Happens in Prayer
Inma Cuesta. Smc. Sister Teresina Minelli spent decades in Africa, in places where there wasn’t much of anything. Not many resources, not many programs, not many of the supports that modern missionary…
Celebrating 25 Years of Mission Appeals in England and Wales
Asmeret Aregay Abreha. CMS Chiswick, London This year, we, the Comboni Missionary Sisters, joyfully participated in the 25th anniversary of the Catholic Missionary Union (CMU) in England and Wales. The CMU, the…
At the Heart of Mission
By Inma Cuesta, SMC The Contemplative Dimension of Combonian Missionary Sisters In the vast tapestry of the Combonian Missionary Sisters’ history (Pious Mothers of Nigrizia), a golden thread often less visible but…
The Sacred Touch: Healing, Wholeness and Holiness in Mission
Laura Díaz Barco, CMS In my years of theological reflection on mission, I keep returning to a profound question: What makes our commitment to integral development distinctly Christian? What is that “specific…
Embracing Diversity
By Inma Cuesta, SMC The Inculturation and Missionary Adaptation of Combonian Missionary Sisters Throughout their history, the Combonian Missionary Sisters (Pious Mothers of Nigrizia) have faced the challenge of announcing the Gospel…
The Role of Women in Combonian Mission
By Inma Cuesta, SMC When Maria Bollezzoli became the first Superior General of the Combonian Sisters in 1872, society had very clear ideas about what women could and couldn’t do. The Church’s…