The above realities explain why communities are highly vulnerable, with many families not knowing the future. A lack of hope always marks the responses to greetings from families and individuals. For example, “Magumu tu, Njala, tunavumiliya, mzuri Kidogo, tuko tu…..”. [ only problems, hunger, we push ourselves, somewhat okay, just there…].
Conference given at Rome in the church of the Gesu (22nd December 1888)
If I cannot treat this grave question with all the details it would require, I will at least say what is necessary, and will try to make up for the rest by a clarity that, I hope, will enlighten your minds. And first of all, is there any obligation for the Christian peoples, for you Catholics, in the measure possible, to come to the aid of populations so cruelly, oppressed? On this point, there cannot be any doubt to the eyes of faith. It is the law itself of love, of Christian solidarity, that is to say, of the whole Gospel.
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