Acts 18:1-8 or Acts 1:1-11 Jn 16:16-20. There is a married couple who feature in today’s first reading, Aquila and Priscilla. They were a Jewish Christian couple who had recently come from Rome to Corinth, and when Paul came to preach the gospel for the first time in Corinth, he stayed in their accommodation. They were tentmakers like himself. Paul’s letters reveal that this married couple hosted a church in their house in Ephesus and later in Rome. They provided the space for believers in these two cities to gather for prayer, for Eucharist, for sharing together. They were clearly…
Great leadership boils down to trust and transparency
The coronavirus pandemic has helped expose the quality of leaders and leadership we have. People are always looking at the leader. The leader’s tone. Body language and words say a lot. Imagine you are flying up in the air, and you go through rough clouds and feel the airplane shaking, and the pilot shouts in the public address system: “have you heard that one? Another is coming. We may not go through this. I told the board that this plane needs to be grounded. I do not think it shall manage to go through this rough turbulence due to…
Let’s save Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world, it harbours immense natural resources including fisheries, forests, wetlands and is a major source of livelihoods to more than forty million people around it in three countries (Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania) and home to about 400 species of fish and a major source of livelihoods of more than forty million people around it in the three countries. With a rising population around the lake, new hurdles have emerged and required urgent intervention by policymakers, conservationists and other stakeholders to rescue this wonderful lake. Polluted water mostly…
Parenting in a Digital Age
Information Technology is progressively becoming part of our everyday lives, nowadays, parenting and technology go hand-in-hand, and many children are brought up in an environment surrounded by digital devices such as laptops, smartphones and tablets. Modern-day Children are inquisitive about many things. Sometimes, it can feel like a huge task trying to answer all the homework and other related questions they’re asking, but thanks to technology, it has come in handy to help many parents. Children have become more independent with some of their questions, and this has also enhanced their capacity to learn. Exposing your child(ren) to technology at…
