Fr Andrew Kaufa, the Director of Communication of the Association of Member of the Episcopal Conference of East Africa, shares the joys and hopes of African Catholics in the synodal journey so far.

Fr Don Bosco Onyala, the editor-in-chief of the Association for Catholic Information in Africa (ACI Africa) speaks on the 5th anniversary of ACI Africa, and the joy of being an African Church communicator. He shares the success story of ACIA, the vision and plan for the future, and the challenges and opportunities of communicating the Good news about Africa to African people and the world.

Recently the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) issued an important letter on liturgical abuses in the country. In this episode, Bishop Augustine Echema the head of CBCN's Liturgy Committee gives a context to this letter, deepens an understanding of the foundation of the liturgy and inculturation theology. His pastoral insights are refreshing, compelling, and magisterial on the beauty of the Catholic liturgy. Bishop Echema teaches us why all priests and Catholic faithful must stay faithful to the sacred tradition of Catholic liturgy, and lead God's people faithfully, fruitfully, and reverently into the mysteries of divine life through our beautiful Catholic Mass, and other rituals of the sacraments and Word and Worship that are truly doors to the sacred.

What led the Holy Prophet Elijah to wish for death? How did God respond to his request? You may have reached the end of your strength in life and like the prophet your enemies may be pursuing you. There is help in God always. When we bring our stories, fears, hurts, and frustrations to God, we receive divine help and food for the journey. There is help always for those who do not turn in on themselves, but rather turn to God in all things.

We have in Jesus, the Bread of Life, all that God in God’s love and goodness has offered for our spiritual and material life as human beings. God has freely given us this gift without any merit on our part for our own good and sanctification. May we always be grateful for this gift and come to the Lord everyday with faith and joy to receive from the Lord this gift which for us here on earth is a foretaste of what is to come as well as the fulfilment even here and now of the deepest desires and hunger of our souls—Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the word, happy are those who are invited to the supper of the Lamb.

All the Popes since the Second Vatican Council have sang the praises of African Christianity. Africa is witnessing an exponential growth in the population of Catholics. However, since the publication of Fiducia Supplicans and the rejection of the document by the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), the Church in Africa is beginning to take the lead in the affirmation of the teachings of Church on marriage and family life, and maintaining the traditions of the Church once received from the saint on some of the most contested issues in today's Church. Is this the beginning of the end of Western leadership of the Church, and the beginning of the leadership of the Catholic Church by the Church in Africa? This episode introduces the main issues that will be the focus of the podcast between now and the Second Session of the Synod on Synodality in October, 2024: Is Africa ready to lead the Catholic Church? Is the African Church the new face of the future of Catholicism?

Dr Jude Dumfeh, an award winning internal medicine and pediatric physician and his wife, Evelyn Dumfeh share with us the challenges they faced when their daughter was diagnosed with sickle cell disease. Their family experience is a testimony of love that triumphs all things; sacrifice in the midst of pain; and hope and faith in God's goodness and healing that is brought about through prayers and the intervention of modern medicine. They have a word of advice to all families facing the challenges of supporting a family member who is suffering from sickle cell disease. They help us understand the complexities and complications of this disease, especially in many African countries with limited access to medical intervention like bone marrow transplant and other therapies.

In this Easter homily, Bishop Gerard Musa of Katsina Diocese delivers a touching message about the incredible transformative power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He eloquently explains that for believers, death is not the ultimate end but instead a transformation to a new life.
The bishop emphasizes that faith in Jesus means that death is not a permanent separation from loved ones, but rather a transition to the eternal presence of God. Bishop Musa's message serves as a reminder of the hope and joy that arise from the resurrection, and the promise of everlasting life for those who have faith. Indeed, in death, life is transformed