As I’m sure you know from ongoing news reports, so many countries throughout Africa face many economic and social hurdles brought on by crushing national debt, epidemics, severe poverty and political unrest. In spite of these many challenges – or, perhaps, because of them – the Catholic faith is flourishing throughout the continent. Over the years, I’ve had several occasions to travel to Africa to visit with family or friends or missionaries from the Philadelphia area who minister there. While visiting my cousins who lived in Durban, South Africa, […]