In the stage of life…
"On your marks, get set and your heart's racing: it's time, it's your turn to go further... To go the distance. In a team, that's important." * It was with this song that the 90 young people from the chaplaincies of the colleges in Noisy-le-Grand* gathered on Saturday...
The Season of Creation 2023
Each year globally Christian churches celebrate The Season of Creation, September 1st to October 4th, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. This year, in the United States, the St. Joseph Living Center community, where 12 Daughters of the Holy Spirit are residents...
Peru. Time for Creation” celebration
On Saturday 16 September 2023, for the second year running, the "Time for Creation" celebration was held -September 1 to October 4, 2023-. We were joined by associates from various congregations in the diocese of Callao/Lima: the associates of the Daughters of the...
Memories
A Chilean associate suffered the full consequences of the military coup d'état of 11 September 1973 in Chile. I cannot let this fact go unnoticed in the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of this event, which saddened many Chileans at the time. At a preparatory...
Juliet and Theresa in Elven
Bye! Bye! Kenavo! Kenavo! It was with these words that the stay of our two Nigerian sisters ended (with regret) in our medium-sized community of Elven -a French town located in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region-. For three days, we had the joy of sharing...
Time for Creation 2023
Every year from September 1 to October 4, the Christian family unites in an international celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. As followers of Christ from all over the world, we share a common call to care for creation. It's an ecumenical time...
Be salt and light
From 19 to 23 July, the community of Koudougou, Vice-province of Burkina Faso, hosted a camp for aspiring Daughters of the Holy Spirit. The theme of the camp was "Aspiring Daughters of the Holy Spirit, be salt and light in your environment". We were lucky enough to...
Teaching experience
The 2023 internship programme for us, the students of Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3) of Marie Balavenne's Catholic College (MBCC), Ilogbo, Nigeria, ran from 5 to 15 June 2023, in different organisations in Lagos and Ogun States. The headmistress of the school, Sr....
Laudato Si: ecology at school
The Daughters of the Holy Spirit of Nigeria plan to celebrate their 60th anniversary in Nigeria in 2024. In anticipation of this remarkable celebration, they are engaged in important activities in the institutions where they work and in their various communities. One...
Confirmation: strength for the Christian life
The Collège Catholique Marie Balavenne (CCMB) in Ilogbo, diocese of Abeokuta, Nigeria, is privileged to benefit from the permanent availability of the Grand Pastor, Bishop Peter ODETOYINBO, to give the sacrament of Confirmation. The Daughters of the Holy Spirit and...