Mental well-being: fostering a joyful and healthy religious life
By Sr. Linah Siabana, Ukusijoni community, Uganda Mental health encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, fundamentally influencing how we think, feel, and act. It plays a crucial role in our ability to handle stress, build and maintain relationships, and make well-informed choices. For the sisters in the MSOLA family, maintaining robust mental health is vital not only for our personal well-being but also for effectively supporting the spiritual mission we undertake and fulfilling our responsibilities within the community. A healthy mind not only fosters compassion and empathy but also improves our ability to connect more deeply with those we serve, enriching the overall religious experience for both the sisters and the society. Neglecting mental health, on the other hand, can lead to stress, anxiety, and depression, and can significantly impair an individual’s ability to fulfill their religious obligations and engage meaningfully with others around them.…
31st October 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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30th October 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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Be Initiators! 125 Years of White Sisters in Uganda
Shared by Sr. Magdalena Orczykowska, Missionary Sister of Our Lady of Africa on mission in Adjumani, West Nile This year marks a special moment: we close the Jubilee celebrating 125 years since the arrival of the White Sisters in Uganda, and at the same time commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Cardinal Charles Lavigerie, their founder. It is a time to look back with gratitude and forward with renewed zeal—inspired by Lavigerie’s call to his missionaries to “be initiators” as they brought the Gospel to sub-Saharan Africa. The Diary of the Sisters brings us to that historic moment of arrival: On Wednesday, October 18, 1899, around 1 p.m., we climbed the Rubaga Hill. The people were lined up in orderly fashion before the cathedral. When the Apostolic Vicar appeared, everyone showed great joy by cries and clapping, and they did the same when the sisters…
29th October 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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28th October 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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27th October 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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26th October 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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25th October 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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