The Society of African Missions (SMA Fathers) was founded in Lyon, France, December 8, 1856 by Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac. Last Sunday we gathered around the Table of the Lord to celebrate the 163rd Anniversary of our Society. Also, with great joy, we celebrated the Commissioning of our two new S.M.A. Lay Associates, Mikki […]
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
The road to the new cemetery in Niamey
by Fr. Mauro Arrnanino, Niamey, November 2019 The new Christian cemetery in Niamey is located on the road to Ouallam that leads to Mali. From the first overpass in the country, called Mali Bero, we head towards the ‘Village of the Francophonie’, so called, with a little imagination, because of the homonymous games celebrated in […]
THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
A Nigerian Doctor who takes pay cuts to serve poor
“Africans who have had the privilege of getting outstanding training and education abroad must mobilize their network of influence to transform our continent… I believe that happiness doesn’t come from what you get, rather, it comes from what you give. There is always room to give; you don’t need to be a millionaire to give.” […]
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TWENTY-EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Father Pier Luigi Maccalli, SMA, a year later.
It is a year Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli was kidnapped in Niger. We remember him with this article Fr. Mauro Armanino wrote a month ago. We believe he is alive, kept away from our eyes, but spiritually united to us in a silent prayer. LIKE A TREE IN THE SAVANNAH Eleven months of Pier Luigi […]