When the ‘Branches’ meet

When the ‘Branches’ meet

At the end of August 2025 – Christiane RANNOU, general moderator, Phillys VIENS, regional moderator for the Americas, and I, Giovanna, regional moderator for Europe -,  are meeting in Putnam, Connecticut, USA, for the DHS, Secular Branch International Council....
The house to live in together

The house to live in together

My name is Sister Anne Okozi, of the Congregation of Daughters of the Holy Spirit, Nigeria Vice Province. My lived experiences both in the community and in the formation, house has been a wonderful one in my life in the past 24 years and I can still see God at work in...
Vocational camp

Vocational camp

A vocational camp was held from 20 to 25 July 2025 at the postulancy community in Diébougou, Burkina Faso. We, aspiring to religious life, came from different dioceses, including Manga, Koudougou, Diébougou, and the Archdiocese of Ouagadougou. On the afternoon of 20...
Commitment to the ‘Secular Branch’

Commitment to the ‘Secular Branch’

Sylvie DANIEL committed herself to the consecrated lay life in 2021 by taking temporary vows. During this period, she continued her formation, focusing mainly on the meaning of commitment and her desire to respond to the call that the Lord had placed in her heart to...
Nigeria. Joyful commitment of nine new sisters

Nigeria. Joyful commitment of nine new sisters

Every great journey begins with taking a leap of faith. Our journey together for the past four years in response to God’s initiative in our calling into religious life was like yesterday as the psalmist says “a thousand years are like a day before God” during...
A time to stop and marvel

A time to stop and marvel

“In a noisy world, marked by the race to the clock, it is often difficult to take time to be together for free, and yet we need it so much … It is here that we see how well God knows us and shows us a path to profound happiness: this necessarily involves...