RENÉE BUREL Home: inauguration
‘Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain’, Psalm 127:1.On Thursday 19 June 2025, at the Vice-Provincial House in the town of Maroua, CAMEROON, in a joyful atmosphere of thanksgiving to the Lord, we officially inaugurated and opened our...
Presentation of the title of chieftainess
Despite the rains that poured on the morning of Saturday, June 7, 2025, the atmosphere in Ilogbo, Ogun State in Nigeria, was filled with excitement and reverence. The palace of His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Ojugbele, the Onilogbo of Ilogbo, was the venue for this...
Community and missionary experience
"During her novitiate, the novice experiences being sent on mission to another local community. She discovers in a concrete way what it means to consent to the real and humble conditions of the mission, the calls of the Spirit at the heart of this reality, and the...
Centre d’Eveil et d’Education Saint-Esprit
The Centre d'Eveil et d'Education Saint-Esprit in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, celebrated the end of the school year on 31 May 2025 with joy and pride. First and foremost, we gave thanks for a successful school year. The children, dressed in their most beautiful outfits,...
Through children, values of hope!
I would like to link the positive attitudes observed among my pupils to the theme that the Holy Catholic Church has launched for this year 2025: ‘A Year of Hope’. Pupils at Maryland Catholic Nursery and Primary School, Ogbomoso, Nigeria, have moved rapidly towards a...
My great teaching experience
I have been privileged to associate with some sets of DHS Postulants in Nigeria for a few years now through the teaching of a particular subject ‘English Language’. My experiences so far have offered me a good reason to keep cherishing teaching profession, not for any...
“Service Above Self”
A three-day district conference was held at the Digital Bridge Institute in Lagos, Nigeria, on leadership *: Rotarians (adult Rotary members), Interactors (young Rotary members). Special guests from various schools and communities were also present. One of the main...
A time of grace!
Since 5 May 2025, 950 Superiors General from 90 countries on 5 continents and 75 nationalities have gathered in Rome for the International Assembly of Superiors General, held every 3 years. This year it was the 60th anniversary of the UISG (International Union of...
A few flowers as symbols…
It was a wonderful initiative on the part of the catechetical accompanier, Sister Cynthia Azughara, DHS, to plant, with her 47 candidates for the sacraments of Baptism, First Communion and Confirmation, a few flowers as symbols of love and joy. This beautiful gesture...
A great opportunity to learn!
As part of the practical agricultural courses given in Nigerian secondary schools - such as Collège Marie-Balavenne, a school run by the Daughters of the Holy Spirit - the pupils, guided by their teachers, learn how to grow certain useful plants and transform them...