Education of the Heart Means ActionCabrini High School in New Orleans recently sent out a powerful message addressed to both their immediate Cabrini community but applicable to our Cabrini World and the world at large. Their letter confronts systemic racial inequality in the United States, highlighted by the recent killings of innocent black civilians. It …
Read MoreRemembering our Shared Mission in the Face of COVID-19. A special message from IHC
When the International Health Commission last met in late March 2020, Italy had overtaken China with the highest number of deaths from the virus, New York was bracing for a rapid increase in cases, Australia looked to be following a similar trend with a time lag of a few weeks, the clinic in Argentina had closed…
Read MoreWhat is MSC Education of the Heart?
The Ideal and Principles The ideal of MSC Education of the Heart is to learn to love as Jesus asked: ‘love one another as I have loved you’ (John 15:12). This is central to the full growth of the learner, created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). Mother Cabrini identified three inter-related aspects…
Read MoreLove and Resilience – Sister Alfonsina in her pastoral ministry on Ash Wednesday
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and we started our Lent Journey. Many Sisters around Cabrini World served through their pastoral ministries in the parishes and in our sponsored ministries. In the photo above, Sister Alfonsina Gomes, MSC, is in her pastoral ministry on Ash Wednesday at St. Cabrini Nursing Home, Dobbs Ferry, NY (USA). She’s imposing…
Read MoreEducating Minds and Forming Hearts for Global Citizenship
Education of the Heart, the Essence of Being Cabrinian In a time of pandemic, the Cabrinian proposal of “Education of the Heart”, as an integral formation of the human being, opens the way for an important reflection on the Meaning of Life and the Care for Life of all. Mother Cabrini highlighted in her educational…
Read More“My life and missionary experience in the fight against Human Trafficking and my participation in UNANIMA”
~ by Ir. Glória Caixeta, MSC, Uganda The essence of Love – Talitha Kum – Get up! Facing human trafficking is our commitment! Everyone needs decent housing that can be called home! I have been involved in the fight against Human Trafficking since 2006 when I participated in the first training for Religious promoted by the Religious…
Read More“Legal Clinic Centre in Caracas: Putting Our Studies Into Practice and Serving Our Community”
~ by Yoselin Costa, teacher and coordinator of the Volunteer Law Program at the Legal Clinic Centre The Legal Clinic Centre at the Catholic University Andrés Bello (UCAB) of Caracas, Venezuela, has been operating for approximately 25 years in teaching, research and outreach activities. It is connected to a mandatory subject included in the Andres…
Read MoreAn Unforgettable Encounter – Father Ncamiso Aloysius Vilakati, Eswatini
In the early 1990’s, when I was around 10 years old, I happen to realise that every Thursday, Sisters from St Mary’s Mission, Lobamba, would visit my home area for their outreach satellite clinic. It is so vivid in my mind as I remember these encounters, for I would accompany my mother as she took…
Read MoreInterview – Mr. Mzamo Sikhondze, Eswatini
Tell us a bit about yourself and your family? My name is Mzamo Nkosinathi Sikhondze. I was born and raised in the St. Philips area, & attended both Primary and High School there. My father had two wives, & my mother was the 2nd wife and had four children, of whom I am the 2nd-born….
Read MoreInterview – Evalyn Ndunge , MSC Candidate
This is my journey so far – the Early Years! Growing up in a small village in Kenya, I was often thinking about vocation and how to fulfil God’s will here on earth. Having relatives who had embraced religious life, I always enjoyed asking them questions about their vocations and their relationship with God. I…
Read MoreInterview – Sarah Tshuma, Cabrini Ministries Eswatini
What is your role in Holy Spirit Region? My role is to supervise the Health Care Department in Cabrini Ministries Eswatini, bringing the love of Jesus to the most vulnerable communities we serve through our nursing care services. I also collaborate with other departments (Family Services and Education) & the communities they are serving, &…
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