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.