Catholics From Kenya

"The foundation of our Church is Christ himself, so there is no reason to fear the challenges of life. God will not forsake anyone who completely believes in Christ's real presence in the Eucharist."

"The Family is an image of the Holy Trinity that signifies the love of God for humanity. As a visible sign of this love, the family becomes the venue per excellence for the transmission of life, faith and training in values and virtues."

"In the Old Testament, whenever the people went astray, the kings took responsibility for their actions. A good shepherd will not lead the sheep astray; instead, he lays down his life for the sheep who knows him by his voice as he also knows them by name. Likewise, today we are asking, where was the President and the security agents when the Shakahola massacre was taking place? Mass extermination of people is unacceptable and is not in line with the will of God."

"Let the church not be seen as a beneficiary while schools have no books, hospitals have no medicine and doctors and teachers have no pay. We do not know where the huge sum of money donated to churches by politicians comes from and we should be worried. Let donations be done in secret to ensure the same is genuine and not a form for campaign or show-off."

"Our society is judged by how it treats its most vulnerable members. Our sisters and mothers, who are among the most vulnerable, require our protection and deserve to feel safe rather than live in fear for their lives. While we support the government in its efforts to address this menace, we, the Archdiocese of Nairobi, in collaboration with the State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action, call upon all Christians and people of goodwill to act as our sister's keeper. Our commitment to protection reflects our Christian values of love and mutual respect."

"We take care not only of the prisoners, but also of the staff in the prisons, starting with the prison guards, because we are all part of the same family."

"Let us be guided by the words of our national anthem. Let us ensure that justice is our shield and our defender, and that we may live together in unity, peace and freedom."

"Let us ask God to open our hearts that instead of always looking at the negatives in the society, that we may also see the good that other people do."

"As we enter the electoral period we call for calm., tolerance and respect for the law. May the political actors place peace before their own personal interests."

"Lent is the right time to find ways for individual and collective healing, and the words of our National Anthem offer a good starting point."

"Christians are taught that your neighbors is the most needy, in other words, the most vulnerable, irrespective of their social, ethnic and religious affiliation (see Luke 20, 25-37). Let religious leaders therefore unite and encourage voters to choose honest leader who will liberate our people from the corrupt leadership that has, unfortunately, led to chronic impunity in our Nation. For once, let the believers raise above social, ethnic and religious affiliation in the choice of political leaders."

"As a Church we want to give a future to the younger generations, especially trying to change the traditional mindset that is the basis of conflicts between herdsmen. Our hope lies mainly in the education of young men and women."

"All the fears of her childhood were coming back. There was a vice-like band around her head and she thought she would faint. In her head one thought went round and round, beating its wings like a trapped bird. “My child - not you, not you!"

"Bitterness is poison to the spirit for it breeds nothing but vipers some of which might consume your very self. Pain and sorrow all humans feel; but bitterness drops on the spirit like aloes—causing it to wither."

"You may be twice my size, but I have three times your courage"

"How can you know where you are going if you do not know where you are coming from?"

"Her therapy was simple for there is no greater psychologist than the one who graduates from the hard school of life."

"A home without daughters is like a spring without a source"

"You must realize that little irritations become more glaring, when there is that basic difference…I can’t imagine anything more annoying than their talking to their son, and your children, in a language you cannot understand. It makes you even more of an outsider than you are already."

"I have heard rumours also; but most say it is just Western propaganda. Anyway you doctors can do miracles these days. A mere VD cannot elude a cure for too long."

"He’d better be careful; I hear there is a disease called AIDS waiting to pounce on any careless person these days"

"The women’s halls of residence, ‘the Box’ as it was known, was the hunting ground for all and sundry, and big cars were very evident especially on Saturdays when well dressed, well-to-do men descended upon the place. It was the thing to have a girl friend on campus…there were two categories of girls—the fast-moving "Mercedes" types and the "clipboards."

"Though she was very wise, one could hardly say that she had been born in the wrong era; that had she lived in a different era, she would have been a great intellectual, a pioneer and a leader of humanity. In truth, such clarity of vision and strength of person are a discomfiture to all men of all ages and she would therefore never have really fitted in that, this or any other century; for human beings prefer to be left alone to muddle along in confusion—it is more comfortable than to suffer the pain of self knowledge."

"Priests must be helped to put away the idea that they alone (or even chiefly) are responsible for the mission of the Church, which is a responsibility given to the whole community though at different levels and in different ways. Without an education for communion there is a danger of perpetuating the dichotomy between clergy and laity, leading to authoritarianism which we often condemn in political or civic leadership."

"Should we Africans allow foreigners to tell us what to do or what not to do at the level of our families, our domestic Church and first school? When the Church's moral authority to teach what is a Divine Law is destroyed, what shall protect us from having that divine mandate totally destroyed? Is it fair to exchange our birth right that is based on the freedom of a well informed conscience, for any amount of money?"

"Re-commit, with me, to the cause of equality between men and women. Re-commit, with me, to the cause of ending deaths in child birth. Re-commit, with me, to making sure that every disabled child can live as independent and productive a life as they are capable."

"Supporting government is not about just agreeing with everything they say and do. It means constantly holding them to the highest standards."

"African leadership must include building partnerships not only within, but also between countries."

"We must embrace ideas and innovation, learn from each other, apply local and sustainable solutions, so that we can continue to avert the risks our women, our youth, our marginalized, and our vulnerable face."

"It therefore comes as no surprise that Athletics Kenya is recognised as one of the leading athletics federations in the world; to become the first World Athletics member federation to sign the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)."

"The journey is long and we are nowhere near its end. The world needs more heads, hands and hearts devoted to doing it."

"Covid–19 stole two years of our work. Our destiny seemed to be steering a difficult path."

"We should be witnesses to the universal love of God. After all, people of every cultural and religious position are made in God's image."

"I have seen where families send away their daughters -in law and children because of their suspicion. Family rejection of children is an abomination. It is a grave sin in the eyes of God. It is a distortion of the Gospel message of Jesus which is love, forgiveness, reconciliation, the return to the family of God."

"Without the gospel nothing shall be achieved. Ordinarily as we know it, human nature without the grace of God is vengeful and so it is odd for anybody to imagine that the many tribes in Kenya shall not go after each other's throat again given an opportunity for antagonism in future unless the healing and reconciliation are given a priority."

"From the Christian point of view, we have an obligation to inform our people that God heals. But at the same time, He heals us through our understanding that we can protect ourselves from such illnesses."

"If our children are destroyed at a tender age, then as a society and country we will suffer."

"Transform life of others by highlighting the plight of the poor in the community so that people can volunteer to support. Be Agents who can help in gathering information that is very much different from the secular media."

"Between now and January be innovative and create a job. Think outside a box. What can you do to earn your living? There are 1001 ways. So, teachers please make use of your knowledge."

"Parents have failed in their parenting responsibility: both in educating their children and in defending them. They will now appreciate the role of the teachers, who constantly counsel these girls and safeguard them from vicious predators."

"It is not just a question of education, but through it, the consumer will also make those industries benefit. If you look at all the things the young people will consume, the question is who benefits from this?"

"Kenyans, let us thank God for the peace we still enjoy in many parts of this country. Let us not take this peace for granted. Let us all become agents of peace; of joy and of the resurrection."

"Be ready to be called names, such as being discriminatory, intolerant, insensitive and fanning hatred when flagging out unhealthy human behavior"

"God’s word can heal our anger, intolerance and tendency to violence so that we can start to treat one another with love and mercy in all situations without calculation, especially with those we live. I believe we give room to intolerance and violence when we begin calculating. When people start calculating, they give room to sowing discord, and this brings bitterness."

"We are in a Covid war I want to plead, I want to beg with Kenyans that we should not dance with death."

"It looks like our children know only one thing – gamble and you will succeed. How I wish gambling were taxed double, triple, five times, ten times – because that is not the way of winning. That is not the way of success. Success is sweat, it is work, it is skills, it is reward."

"I assure you again that under my leadership, Kenya will strive to uphold our international obligations, so long as these are founded on the well-established principles of mutual respect and reciprocity."

"We will embrace partnerships based on mutual respect and win-win scenarios. We will not accept partnerships that do not recognise we also have the intellectual capacity to engage on equal terms. Africa has a voice. Fifty years after independence, Africa demands that its voice must be heard."

"I am convinced the days of reckless corruption in this country are numbered. Even now, history is drawing a line in the sand and there is a war that rages. Consider whether you will fight on the right side when the rule of integrity is finally realised. Because that day is coming. As much as integrity, impartiality is a good principle to espouse and a difficult practice to achieve. Yet achieve it you must. The purpose of the police is to enforce the law, and the law favours no man. Your decisions as such, must never be subject to the charge of discrimination."

"I am ready to have dialogue with the concerned parties once the nation is calm and the political temperatures are lowered enough for constructive and productive engagement."