this month inside World Mission

Vol. XVII × No. 1

JANUARY 2005

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VOCATION STORIES

Give Me 10

- by V. Mhkabela

Ten points to boost your life Read

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WM REPORTS highlights

Botswana - Future Under Threat - AIDS ministry - an everyday assignment

Vietnam - By Their Leave - New threat to religious liberty

The Gulf - A Real Problem - Difficult situation of domestic helpers in The Gulf

Cuba - The Shape Of Tomorrow - Dissident sees Church's future role

Italy - When Charity Calls For Justice - Call to solidarity between Europe and Africa

FILIPINO FOCUS Eye For An Eye? - by S. Evangelista.

Father Luis Katutubo (name changed for security resons) together with the police, recently led a raid on a bar, which is a cover-up for sex prostitution. The raid was successful with the arrest of the owner, a member of the Tulgao tribe. Read

ISSUES

A Blow For Freedom - by L. Barbosa

The Brazilian Congress has recently passed a constitutional amendment dealing a major blow to slave labor on the country's rural haciendas Read

WM SPECIAL HIDDEN TREASURE: OUR BAPTISMAL PRIESTOOD

We Are All Priests - by Lorenzo Carraro, mccj

Vatican II rediscovered the common priesthood of the faithful - and yet people still think that only ordained priests have full responsibility for Christian life. Instead, to find this treasure can change our perception of life, can offer a new, more balanced and harmonious view of the Church, and untap unsuspected energies from a new awareness among lay people of their priestly role and spirituality. Read more

MISSION ACTION

Reasons To Stay - by A. Janito

Filipino Missionary describes the life and times of a rookie missionary in Kenya.

MISSION in ASIA

Moving On

- by B. McCahill, MM

Veteran Missionary reports on where mission has now taken him in Bangladesh.