Today is a great Sunday at Our Lady of Africa Mbuya Church. It is our Parish day. And being the closest Sunday to the 15th August, we are also celebrating the feast day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, our patron saint. I wish to thank you all for having room in your lives for our Lord Jesus Christ and for supporting our Church. As Christians, we are one big family. How do we create forums to collaborate, work together and support one another? How do we not look the other way after Church, but be open to allow…
Family choices part 1
Life is about making choices of the things you will and the things you will not do. When you choose to do everything, you end up being a mediocre person or family. What choices has your family made over how to succeed and live happily ever after? If you are a Ugandan or regardless of your background, do you consider having a family as a critical element of your personal success? Does your family value children,Will you have children or will not? If you are to have children, when do you intend to have them? Do you want to adopt…
The year of the family
Today marks seven days into the New Year. What plans do you have for your family? Whether married or not, the following insights are essential. “I knew I was happily married, until she told me that she was leaving.” I said to where? She replied, “I cannot continue like this. I gave you all the prime years of my life, only for you to torment me. Enough is enough. I cannot stand another year with this kind of treatment. You are so insensitive. You only see the small mistakes. Everything else you don’t. That was what a friend explained to…
The marriage blues: to your happy family life in 2017
“I thought I was happily married, until she told me she was leaving.” To where? I asked thinking that she was going for shopping at Nakumatti, where she usually goes every Saturday afternoon. I was wrong. This time she was going for good. “I am tired of this marriage,” she shouted out. “All you think about is yourself. Your two children.Your car.Your phone. And when you have time to sit with me in the sitting room, it is your Arsenal or Barcelona. I am tired of being equated to Messi in terms of agility. I also want to be made…
The humanity trap
Money, religion and sex are also known as the inescapable three – they are hard to avoid. They capture each and every soul. Figure 1: Inescapable three The atheists – folks who do not believe in God or Godly things, always fall hard for money. They say too much love for money makes people disregard God. For, it is a damn tough call, to pursue both and get to the peak of them all. To get one in the desired quantity and quality, you have to sacrifice the other. It is difficult to be too religious with lots of…