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Hna. María de Lourdes López Munguía, Misionera Franciscana de María. (Foto: GSR)
Authors / María de Lourdes López Munguía
María de Lourdes López Munguía is a Franciscan Missionary of Mary from Mexico who now lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is a professional psychologist, trained in accompaniment. She received novitiate formation in Managua, Nicaragua, and ministered in Chile, the United States, Tunisia and Congo. She has shared her life with: people recuperating from…
The economy of conflict
… in our cellphones have to do with the recently reported rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC)? Apparently,quite a bit. The perpetrators of the rapes get much of their funds from … The 29-page bill recommends a number of strategies including: producing and publicizing a “Congo Conflict Minerals Map” that identifies mineral-rich zones under control of armed groups, …
Trent launches world revolution in theology
… studies in theological ethics in Uganda, Kenya, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Second, a global method means a broader sense of what the issues in theology are. Jesuit …
Why Rome scorns resignations, and a great week for wonks
… of the church in Italy should count for more than, say, the Democratic Republic of the Congo or the Philippines, or for that matter the United States -- all countries whose Catholic …
In Congo only the church works
… of a beautiful people: An African tragedy … , by Jan de Volder "The Democratic Republic of Congo has been celebrating its 50th anniversary of independence. But the end of colonialism has … and health care has prevented total chaos. ... Even on a political level, the Church in Congo was and is influential." …
Buried treasure
… consumers from buying cell phones, video games and other electronics that fund violence in the Congo. Catholic Relief Services is applauding the new requirement that publicly traded companies … that use four specific minerals must certify with the SEC whether those minerals originated in Congo or neighboring countries and must conduct audits to ensure they are not contributing to the …
YouTube video captures spirit at the International Women Religious gathering
… clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Global women religious gathering kindles solidarity, hope
… 235 in the year 2003, “with many more since.” Sweko who comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo is a member of the Congregational Leadership Team of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. … clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
When liturgy tells a story ....
… clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Women, process, and Spirit at work in Rome
… clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy
… clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness
… work to which they had dedicated their lives. Sweko is from the Democratic Republic of Congo. She is the former novice directress in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and is a member of the … clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Prophetic action can grow out of confusion, nuns are told
… clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Symbols separate women religious, clergy at Rome meeting
… clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Mysticism, prophecy highlighted as women religious gather
… clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Best country to be a mom? Not U.S.
… countries are Afghanistan (last), Niger, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Yemen, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Sudan, Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea. The top 10 are Norway (first), Australia, …
Global women religious leaders to gather in Rome
… clergy at Rome meeting Rabbi's mysticism teaches universal empathy, women religious told Congo sister's talk offers new light in a time of darkness Prophetic action can follow confusion, …
Working for gender justice saves lives
… were raped in Rwanda alone. In Darfur today, the battleground is women. In the Republic of the Congo, girl-child soldiers, pressed into service, were used not simply as 'soldiers' but as …
The Catholics -- and church - we know and love
… needy children an escalator out of poverty. This is the church of the nuns and priests in Congo, toiling in obscurity to feed and educate children. This is the church of the Brazilian …