Xaverian Brothers Kenya Kenya’s American Dream 8 Jun 2022June 9, 2022 Since I arrived, I have been fielding questions about the United States. “In America, do they have corn fields?” “In America, do they eat ugali?” “In America, what is the…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Pentecostal Revival 6 Jun 2022June 22, 2022 On the Feast of the Pentecost, Christians celebrate the event when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles with tongues of fire. As a result, everyone gathered from all the…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya The Work of the Church 2 Jun 2022June 9, 2022 The Catholic Church in the United States is at an inflection point. Political factions within the church argue about abortion, Eucharistic access, married priests, female ordination, and LGBTQ+ issues. Secular…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Missionary Unlearning 30 May 2022June 22, 2022 Visiting a mission of the Xaverian Brothers has been an experience of unlearning. Growing up, Africa was talked about as a monolith. Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda, it didn’t matter…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Colonial Jesus 29 May 2022June 9, 2022 In America, the term “white privilege” is weighted in dense circumstances that I do not wish to unpack in this reflection. One aspect, however, that I will mention is the…
Xaverian Brothers Kenya Kenya Day 1 – Nairobi 28 May 2022May 28, 2022 Never did I think I’d wake up cold in Kenya. Our western mind tends to contort Africa as one expansive landscape of blazing hot saharas and densely rich tropics. Instead,…
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