Current Activity
Current Activity
Jesus Experience: 7-Step Retreat for Salesians of Lusaka Province (ZMB)
As reported by ZMB communications department:
Lusaka (ZAMBIA) 10-14/04/2013.- ANNUAL RETREAT FOR SALESIANS PARTICIPATING IN THE VII PROVINCIAL CHAPTER.
Fr. Sahaya Selvam SDB from AFE Province has directed the first annual retreat of ZMB Vice-Province after an invitation from Fr. George Chalissery [Provincial Superior of ZMB]. The retreat took place at the provincial house in Lusaka.The retreat facilitator, Fr. Selvam, PhD in Psychology of Religion, shared wonderful thoughts on ministry, mission and the personal experience with Jesus Christ. He insisted on the need of a personal encounter with Jesus as the basis of any ministry. Fr. Selvam also presented some dynamics which -if overlooked- normally threaten any ministry.
The seven-step-retreat presented by Fr. Selvam helped the participants to get in touch with themselves and reality. In some of his talks, the facilitators emphasized the idea of moving towards a closer relationship with God in Jesus as […]
God in the City – Weekend Retreat
DBYES, Nairobi, 9 Mar 2013.
“God in the City” is one of the weekend programmes offered by DBYES in the current year. This weekend (8th-9th March) 28 youth from Upperhill Parish, accompanied by two brothers from Utume, participated in God in the City. They were led in the 24-hour retreat by Selvam. The topics included: What is the city like; the role of silence in today’s world; Jesus Prayer – praying continually; Journaling – as a means to transform events into experiences; Recognising God in nature; Prayer-Garden Experience; God in the web – websites and apps useful for prayer. The participants were also given opportunity to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation. The programme concluded with the Eucharistic Celebration. What the youth, most of who were university students, enjoyed most during this weekend was silence!
The Role of Religion in the Reviewing of the Tanzanian Constitution
The Role of Religion in the Reviewing of the Tanzanian Constitution
Dr Sahaya G. Selvam, sdb
A talk given to the annual philosophical symposium of Moshi-Arusha on 2 Feb 2013
Abstract
Taking a perspective of the scientific study of religion, the paper lays the foundations for deriving the guiding principles for the involvement of religion in the review process of the Tanzanian constitutions. It discusses the following aspects: the interaction between the sacred and the secular in Africa; the type of religion that is suitable to create an authentic interaction between religion and society; and the nature of this interaction itself. Having delineated the basic principles, the paper concludes by briefly listing some possible contribution of religions to the constitution reviewing process in Tanzania.
The president of the Republic of Tanzania has constituted a commission of 30 members, representing different political parties, religious organizations, NGO’s and other interested parties, to review the Fourth Constitution. The […]
Jesus Experience Weekend Retreat 1
“Jesus Experience” is one of the weekend retreats that will be offered every fourth weekend of the month at DBYES, starting from January 2013. This weekend (2-4 Nov 2012) the staff of DBYES and Bosco Boys were given a foretaste of the 7-Step Youth Retreat. On Sunday, the Generation Christ (GXt) group from Upperhill also joined the reflections.