On the occasion of International Translation Day (September 30, 2024), a day dedicated to honouring the vital role of translators, interpreters, and other language professionals in promoting global communication …
Author: Martin Jumbam
A few years ago, I underwent lower back surgery. I remember waking up after the procedure and realising with shock that I could not move any part of …
The Pontifical Council for Social Communication, which Pope Francis merged into the Dicastery for Communication in 2016, consistently encouraged Catholic media to engage with media from other Christian denominations, particularly …
At the virtual launch on November 09, 2024, of Martin Jumbam’s memoir, From the Highlands of Nkar to the World, Mr. Henry Kiven, who chaired the occasion, made the following …
“Go to the ant, O sluggard, study her ways and learn wisdom; for though she has no chief, no commander or ruler, she procures her food in the summer, stores …
In October 2021, Pope Francis launched the Synod on Synodality, a two-year journey of listening and dialogue, which aims to redefine how the Church engages with its members and responds …
In his beautiful, easily readable, and humour-spiced book, “The Spirituality of Humor and Laughter: Why Good Things Happen To Bad People” (www.christianfaithpublishing.com), Reverend Father Eugen Nkardzedze, a priest of the …
“As long as lions don’t have their historians, tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” This is a common saying that serves as a critique of historical and …
The late Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, once said, “I would love to be the African leader that steps down, that overthrows this idea of a “Big Man” ruler. I …
The late South African Anglican Archbishop and Nobel Peace laureate, Desmond Tutu, once said “Our maturity will be judged by how well we are able to agree to disagree and …