Urumuri Centre

06/01/2020

27/07/2019

Jesuit Urumuri Centre....let's get to work!

25/07/2019

http://jesuitsrwb.org/multimedia/news/266-the-molding-of-a-youth-generation-free-from-hiv-and-aids

Jesuit Urumuri Centre (JUC) in collaboration with African Jesuit AIDS Network (AJAN) and the Catholic Education Secretariat in the Archdiocese of Kigali are now conducting a Workshop on the A HAPPY Generation Programme. This is a ten days training of Trainers ( TOT) Workshop that is taking place at....

08/07/2019

CHURCH AND POLITICS
Founded to build the kingdom of heaven on earth rather than to acquire temporal power, the church openly avows that the two powers-Church and state- are distinct from one another ;that each is supreme in its own sphere of competency. but sharing the noblest aspirations of men and suffering when she sees these aspirations not satisfied, she wishes to help them attain their full realization.{pp 13}

10/06/2019

Modernity has been marked by an excessive anthropocentrism which today, under another guise, continues to stand in the way of shared understanding and of any effort to strengthen social bonds. An inadequate presentation of Christian anthropology gave rise to a wrong understanding of the relationship between human beings and the world. Instead, our "dominion" over the universe should be understood more properly in the sense of responsible stewardship[LS116]

30/04/2019

DAILY BREAD: WORK OF HUMAN HANDS
The progressive development of people is an object of deep interest and concern to the Church. This is particularly true in the case of those people who are trying to escape the ravages of hunger, poverty, endemic disease and ignorance; of those who are seeking a larger share in the benefits of civilization and a more active improvement of their human qualities; of those who are consciously striving for fuller growth [PP1].

03/04/2019

PEACE FED ON UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

The Church proclaims" the Gospel of peace "[Eph 6:15] and she wishes to cooperate with all national and international authorities in safeguarding this immense universal good. In a culture which privileges dialogue as a form of encounter, it is time to devise a means for building consensus and agreement while seeking the goal of a just, responsive and inclusive society. The principal author, the historical subject of this process,is the people as a whole and their culture, and not a single class, minority , group or elite. We do not need plans drawn up by a few for the few , or an enlightened or outspoken minority which claims to speak for everyone. It is about agreeing to live together, a social and cultural pact[GE239]

05/03/2019

CELEBRATING HEROIC WOMEN
What great appreciation must be shown to those women who, with a heroic love for the child they have conceived,proceed with a pregnancy resulting from the injustice of rape!Here we are thinking of atrocities perpetrated not only in situations of war,still so common in the world, but also in societies which are blessed by prosperity and peace and yet are often corrupted by a culture of hedonistic permissiveness which aggravates tendencies to aggressive male behavior. In these case,the choice to have an abortion always remains a grave sin. But before being something to blame on the women, it is a crime for which guilt needs to be attributed to men and the complicity of the general social environment[LW, #5]

15/02/2019

Who is my neighbour?

A community has solid foundations when it tends towards the integral promotion of the person and of the common good. In such cases, law is defined, respected and lived according to the manner of solidarity and dedication towards one’s neighbour... this can be considered the minimum measure of love. Social life becomes more human and it is characterised by efforts to bring about a more mature awareness of the ideal towards which it should be oriented, which is the “civilisation of love”. [CSDC 391].

Personal Reflection
What is my attitude towards the stranger? Do I view the stranger as a neighbour, an outsider, a threat and a competitor or as an image of God?

Quote of the Month

It is the task of the Christian community and all who have the good of society at heart to affirm that “the family constitutes, much more than just a juridical, social and economic unit, a community of love, solidarity, which is uniquely suited to teach and transmit cultural, social, spiritual, and religious values essential for the development and well-being of its own members and of society [CSDC 229].

20/12/2018

Merry Christmas dear friends and partners

13/12/2018

http://jesuitsrwb.org/multimedia/news/247-le-basket-ball-un-jeu-qui-nous-ressemble

Les jeunes qui sont dans les colonies de vacances organisées par le Centre ‘’Urumuri’’ reçoivent des enseignements sur des thèmes différents. Outre ces enseignements, ils trouvent aussi des occasions de pratiquer différents jeux. Parmi ces jeux, le basket-ball est très sollicité. Selo...