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كم يُحزِنني     عندما   اسمع بنبأ اغتيال إحدى الكفاءات من أبناء   دولة جنوب السودان !! فهل من أحدٍ يغتال عقول وطنه وشعبهِ !! من يفعلُ ذلك إنما يمارس قمة الإجرام   ِ والحقد .   كم من السنين يحتاج الإنسان وهو يدرس ويبحثُ   ويعمل حتى تتكوّن لديه الخبرة الكبيرة ويصبحُ كادرا من كوادر وطنهِ وشعبهِ ثم يأتي شخصٌ     جاهلٌ وأميٌّ ليضع نهاية لكل ذلك بأقل من ثانية !!..   وهذا لا   يختلف   كثيرا من المسئول الذي يُهمِّش افضل الكوادر   في مؤسسته او وطنه ويقصيهم وهم اصحاب ِّ خبره وعطاء بسبب القبيلة او الانتماء السياسي     !!. النوعان مجرمان .     ان مشكلة جنوب السودان   تتلخص في كثرة     مجرميها اقصد مسئوليها (كل واحد عاوز يكون بينج )     !! فالمجرم لا يفكّر بمصلحة وطن ، والمسئول الذي يدفعه سلوكه للكيد   والمحسوبيات والازدواجية   هو أيضا لا يُفكّر بمصلحة وطن !! حتي ولوالقي   مائة خطاب   كل يوم امام الشعب     وتغني   بحبِّ الوطن     .. ...

Message from Fr.   Nukta, the Parish Priest of St. Peter’s Parish – Babanusa (Sudan) on the occasion of the 19th priestly ordination anniversary     “The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to give his life for them” (Jn. 15:13) Dear Brothers and Sisters, I greet all of you with great joy and affection. Nineteen years ago ( April 30 th , 1995)   I was ordained to the priesthood of Jesus Christ by His Lordship Daniel Adwok Marco Kur, auxiliary Bishop of Khartoum, for the Diocese of El Obeid - Sudan.  When I reflect on the past nineteen years of priesthood, I realize how short time this has been.   From then to now I have tried to follow the Holy Spirit, wherever He may have led me. After pastoral practice as assistant parish priest in El Fasher at St. Mary help of Christians' Parish in north Darfour state (1995), and in El Nuhod at St. George’s Parish in Western Kordofan state (1996), I was appointed parish...

Overcoming depression Being in a bad mood or feeling miserable from time to time is normal. It may be caused by stress at work or personal difficulties but it may just happen as part of day to day life. If your mood is persistently low, you can’t motivate yourself to do things you would normally do, you’re finding it difficult to concentrate or your thoughts have become persistently negative, you could have depression. What is depression? Depression is a name given to a cluster of symptoms which impair daily functioning and which trouble people in mind, body and spirit.  There are many causes of depression .  For example; ­ You may have experienced something to trigger having a depression for example a recent bereavement, a separation or divorce , a prolonged illness, a change of job or home ­ You may have experienced something traumatic in your past such as sexual abuse which is a significant aspect of having depression.  ­ You ...

كيف تحقق السعادة؟ لا شك في أنَّ الإنسان منذ وجوده على الأرض وحتى اليوم وهو يبحث عن السعادة. والسعادة لا تأتي إلا إذا توصَّل الإنسان لأفضل طريقة يعيش بها حياته، أو الطريقة المثلى التي يستخدم بها ما بين يديه من وقت ومال. ولقد رسم الله طريقاً للإنسان - إذا اتبعه - جعل حياته أكثر سعادة وبهجة. فالذي يعتقد أنّ طريق الله هو طريق الحزن والألم والهروب من الحياة وعدم مواجهتها، فقد فهم الله بطريقة خاطئة. إنَّ الله يعلِّم الإنسان كيف يضع الشيء الصحيح في مكانه الصحيح، وكيف يتعامل مع المعطيات الحياتية التي وهبها له من طبيعة وأشياء وأموال ومواهب بالأسلوب الأمثل، لكي تتحقق له السعادة الكاملة . والمال من الأمور الحياتية المختلف عليه بشدة. فالبعض يعتقد أنَّ المال هو سر سعادة الإنسان، والآخر يظن أنه مصدر الشقاء. والإثنان يحاولان أن يجدا ما يؤيد فكرهما من الكتب المقدسة . وبادئ ذي بدء نقول إنَّ الله ليس ضد المال، لكنه يطلب أن نضعه في المكان المناسب له، ويؤكد أنَّ سعادة الإنسان غير مرتبطة به بشكل مطلق . المسيح لا ينفي وجود المال أو أهميته، فلا بد وأن يكون لدينا مال. لكن المشكلة هي: أ...

"It is important that the natural and thus essential relationship between parents and their children be affirmed and supported, not undermined" Mr. Chairman, My delegation is grateful that, in his report on the “Monitoring of population programmes, focusing on adolescents and youth” (E/CN.9/2012/5), the Secretary-General affirms the importance of families in the formation of adolescents and youth and thus the rights and responsibilities of their parents. The family is the original nucleus of society, the primordial foundation of social ties and the locus where the relations of tomorrow--nuptial, parental, filial, fraternal--are cultivated. Each family, founded on the indissoluble union between a man and a woman, accomplishes its mission of being a living cell of society, a nursery of virtues, a school of constructive and peaceful coexistence, an instrument of harmony and a privileged environment in which human life is welcomed and protected, joyfully and res...

The South Sudan Theatre Company's first production is a historic South Sudanese adaptation of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, translated into Juba Arabic by Joseph Abuk. The company has been invited to perform in London's Globe Theatre in May 2012 as part of the Globe to Globe Festival. Cymbeline's themes echo South Sudan's current and unfolding history – a war of liberation, people displaced from home and self, betrayal, love and a political settlement on the eve of battle. Plot The play opens as Cymbeline, an early king of Britain, refuses to pay tribute to the Roman Emperor, and his daughter Innogen leaves court dressed as a boy to meet the courtier she has married in secret. Little does she know that her lover believes her to be unfaithful, and has charged the servant who accompanies her to kill her in the wilds of Britain. Meanwhile, the king's stepson sets off in pursuit, determined to capture her and return her to a forced marriage with him. As w...

1912 – 2012 Motto: Evangelize all the people  St. Joseph's Parish - Mboro  Brief History of the Parish The Parish of Mboro is founded in 1912, by a Comboni missionary Fr. Angelo Arpe; during the time of the Chief Mboo Pekopo. In 1915, the mission of Mboro was closed due to lack of personnel, given the fact that Fr. Arpe was transferred to Kayango. In 1916, requested by our chief Mboo, Frs. Arpe, Vincenzo Ghiotto and Festa reopened the Mission of Mboro. In March 18th 1918 in the vigil of saint Joseph husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary was inaugurated a church and is dedicated to St. Joseph. Objectives of the Celebration We owned this moment of a hundred year of Evangelization as a time of renewal in faith of all the Christians. Moment of rejuvenate, moment of reconciliation; to thank God for this special gift to us for all these years; to imitate the pioneers faith and to reflect on our political and economic situation. The Particularity of the Par...