Ignoring or “not doing” premarital health counseling is one of the most likely causes of marital breakdown, causing many problems. What you need to know in advance are the blood groups (A, B, AB, O) and “rhesus” (+, -). Inherited diseases, which may have run in the family, should also be identified. You also need to know: eye health, diabetes and blood pressure... It's a good idea to take the STD or sexually transmitted disease test.
The reality of forced migration is also a complex issue and no one has a ready-made recipe for solving it. I repeat that to overcome prejudices about migrants and unravel the hardness of our hearts, we should try to listen to their stories; give a name and a story to each of them. Many good journalists already do this. Catechesis on social communications, with Fr. Marcel Ranivomanalina.
Saturday, 18th June, 2022 — Eleventh week in Ordinary Time — Jesus Christ became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 6, 24-34
Nearly 400,000 young people enter the labor market each year in Madagascar, according to statistics. However, companies cannot satisfy such a demand, given the economic context. The agricultural sector can make up for this lack, but requires know-how in terms of production in rural areas, hence the need for training.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You who have come in such large numbers to take part in this national pilgrimage, as well as all of you who are following it from home through the media. We, the bishops of Madagascar, would like to express our deep gratitude to you for having responded to our invitation and for having brought this jubilee initiated by Pope Francis to life spiritually. With you, we take up Mary's song: ‘My soul exalts the Lord’ and we repeat with her: ‘What shall I repay the Lord for all the good he has done me?’....
Read more ...Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.
Read more ...The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.
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