April 2001

COVER: A joyful member of the community of Binuangan, on the island of Mindanao, Philippines.
Credit: Michael Traher, SFM

• The message of the resurrection
  By Ted Schmidt
  A reflection on the life of discipleship to which we are called.
• Confirmation in Guariba
  By Ron MacDonnell, S.F.M.
  Receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit has great meaning for Brazil's Makushi people as they struggle for land and for justice.
• A new beginning: The vision and practice of Jubilee
  By Lee Cormie
  Participants at an international theology event see a hope filled opportunity for the Church's rebirth.
• A project for life
  The recent Indigenous uprising in Ecuador illuminated by God's Word. – A pronouncement by the pastoral agents of Riobamba Diocese.
• Story of Elizabeth
  By Charles Gervais, S.F.M.
  A personal experience of God's solidarity with the world's oppressed.
• Remembering Fr. Jack Mclver
  By James McGuire, S.F.M.
  Fr. Mclver spent the last years of his life promoting the cooperative movement in South Africa.
• A work of the Spirit
  By Frank Hegel, S.F.M.
  Christ the Good Shepherd Seminary in Riobamba, Ecuador, wins a lengthy expropriation battle.
• Safe home, Reverence!
  By Ambrose MacKinnon, S.F.M.
  After almost 40 years of priesthood, Fr. MacKinnon was recently honoured with the title of Monsignor. In this article, he recalls a mission moment from his early days.
• From the Editor's Desk: The now generation
  By Gerald Curry, S.F.M.
• Letters to the Editor