A Kairos moment
Read Fr. Emmanuel Katongole’s article on Covid-19 as a ‘Kairos’ moment in the Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs newsletter. https://keough.nd.edu/a-kairos-moment-prophecy-and-hope-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
Read MoreListen to Fr. Emmanuel on Near and Far podcast “Putting Laudato Si into Action in Uganda.”
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Read MoreIn Memory of John Ssembatya, BLI Farm Manager 1974-2019
With deep sorrow we share the loss of our Farm Manger, John Ssembatya, on 5/10/2019. John was taking milk to his customers on his bicycle and had an accident en route. John was the first, and until now, the longest serving BLI staff member, having joined BLI in 2014, and we will greatly miss him.…
Read MoreBLI Summer 2019 Update
Dear Friends, I have just returned from Uganda, and thought that you would enjoy an update on the happenings at BLI. This was my first trip to the Bethany Land Institute, and although I am updated every month, seeing it in person left me even further impressed by the progress that our staff has made.…
Read MoreFr. Emmanuel participates in Vatican “Path of Nonviolence” Conference in Rome
Early this month, I had the honor of participating in a conference in Rome on “Path of Nonviolence: Towards a Culture of Peace. Organized by Pax Christi International and the Vatican Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, the two day conference reflected on the Christian call to nonviolence in the midst of various…
Read MoreNew Land for BLI!
We are excited to share and celebrate some wonderful news with you. In addition to the land that we own and have been cultivating for the pase four years, through the generosity of the Kasana Luweero Diocese (KLD) we have been offered an additional 160 acres on which to build our campus! We have entered…
Read MoreNotre Dame University CGI Students Visit BLI
BLI hosted its second group of Notre Dame students during their March 2019 immersion in Uganda. The students visited both campuses as part of their course called New Norms of Development and the Ecology of the Common Good in Uganda. The course is part of the Common Good Initiative at the University of Notre Dame’s…
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