14th May 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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13th May 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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The treasure of love shared
The editorial team of the St Elisabeth community in Trier. From left to right: Sisters Maria Weis, Hildegard Nagel, Theresia Waldorf, Roswitha Hoen, Margret Tovar et Anna Karl. In a world characterized by fast-paced life and uncertainty, we continue to live our mission – not just as a task, but as a lifelong call to spread God’s love and hope and to be close to people. In old-age our mission is shaped by the knowledge and experience we have gained over the years. It is not always the great deeds that are in the foreground, but rather the quiet, discreet actions of everyday life that make up the true depth of our vocation. We help to enrich life in the community by being mindful of creation – whether by picking up litter or treating natural resources with respect – and small daily tasks such as shopping, making coffee or…
12 May 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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11th May 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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10th May 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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9th May 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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Blessed Martyrs of Algeria
We remember the blessed martyrs of Algeria, in particular our brothers Jean Chevillard, Alain Dieulangard, Charles Deckers and Christian Chessel. On 8th May 2020 Bishop +Claude Rault. M.Afr. gave a homily to the the Missionary of Africa in Paris, France. It so happens that, through the mystery of history, I have come to know almost all the members of the Church of Algeria whose memory we celebrate today. Some I have known more, others less. On several occasions I was able to work with Bishop Pierre in the Episcopal Conference, and he came several times to the Diocese of the Sahara when I was Vicar General. He was a passionate and exciting man. His regular letters during the “black decade” soon made him a potential target for armed Islamists and security forces. He knew the risks he was taking. I was also quite close to Christian Chessel,…
8th May 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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7th May 2025 with Cardinal Lavigerie
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