Nine sisters of our Congregation took part in the World Conference of Benedictine Educators at the Monastery of São Bento, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from October 11 – 15, 2023.
from left to right: Sr. Maureen Cariaga (Manila), Sr. Augustina Joseph Akampuiira (GD-Jinja), Sr. Yusta Sanga (Ndanda), Sr. Mayara Aparecida dos S. Silva (Sorocaba), Sr. Mary Ignatius Aquino (Manila), Sr. Ursula Fuchs (Sorocaba), Sr. Rosario Obiniana (Manila), Sr. Anuarite Haule (Peramiho), Sr. Lucy Ndung’u (Nairobi)
The theme of the Conference was:
What we have received, we pass on to you:
Our past and future in the now of Benedictine education.
Main speaker was Abbot Fernando Rivas, OSB, a monk and former abbot of the Monastery of Luján in Argentina. He is a specialist in patrology and monastic tradition and presently teaching at the Ateneo Sant’Anselmo in Rome Other contributions were from alumni from various regions of the world.
