In the same Boat
In the period from 1959 to 2001 the Congregation expanded but at the same time experienced very painful moments, such as the expulsion from Sudan (1964), the rebellion of the Simba in the former Zaire (1964-1965) now the Democratic Republic of Congo, in Mozambique (1964-1974).
And yet the difficulties never stopped our missionary zeal. New communities were opened, more and more on the frontiers, and an attempt was made to update the thinking and work of the Congregation according to the directives of the Second Vatican Council.
Objectives
- To learn first hand about the historical events experienced and suffered by some of our sisters.
- To see the long journey made by the congregation in these years and to feel how the Spirit has been guiding history, in spite of certain “crooked lines” in it.
Readings
- Vatican Council II: IT-AMN 33, p. 31 – 37
- Expulsion from Sudan: IT-AMN, p. 43 – 55
- The tragedy of Congo: IT- AMN, p 56 – 77
- IT – Mozambico / Storia della Provincia del Mozambico / A cura di Combonifem
- IT – R.D.Congo / Storia della Provincia della RDC / A cura di Combonifem
- IT- Europa / Storia della Provincia di Europa / A cura di Combonifem
- IT-Kenya / Storia della Provincia del Kenya/A cura di Combonifem
Video
You can watch some of the videos that talk about our tumultuous history in some of the countries on the African continent
Congo
Uganda 1971-72
Testimonianze
M. Federica Bettari
Sr. Adele Brambilla
Contemplative Time
What a long way you have come in so little history! Recall your personal history through these events that the congregation has experienced, or through people you have known… Meditate calmly on what attracts you most to what is now your family, the Comboni Missionary Sisters.
Write in your Journal
- Which character from this period has had the greatest impact on you?
- What did you discover about this period that you didn’t know before?