It is now six years since an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane went down just outside Addis Ababa, killing 157 passengers and crew. It was the morning of March 10th, 2019, and the ill-fated Nairobi-bound flight was ET302. Here is what i posted on my Facebook page that day:
AlKazik
After a little prodding from close quarters, i am now convinced to keep this Blog, share my day to day experiences, in my quest to seek, find and do what is for the Greater Glory of God, Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam.From work, travel, study, current affairs...all my impressions of the world around me and far beyond will be here. And i hope, with a bit of luck, to keep it alive and updated!
Monday, March 10, 2025
Ethiopian Flight 302 (ET302)
Friday, February 28, 2025
Yale University: The Jeanie Graustein Lecture on Environmental Justice
Mama i made it!! I spoke at Yale University! Yes, Yale, the one in New Haven Connecticut, United States of America!
What an honour it was to be invited to speak at the St. Thomas More, Catholic Chapel and Center at Yale University, to deliver the 2024 Jeanie Graustein Lecture on Environmental Justice. I know you missed the livestream of the event, so here is the video link to my presentation: Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Yemi Alade at the UN
How often do you get to experience a great live concert, inside the United Nations plenary assembly hall in New York? Well, i had the honour to be in the house when Nigerian songstress, Yemi Alade, gave a beautiful performance, as part of the official opening ceremony of the SDG Action weekend in September 2023.
The world is way off target in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the United Nations convened the SDG Action weekend and the SDG Summit in 2023, to emphasize the urgency and galvanize action.
Will the world succeed to realize the goals ahead of 2030? In the meantime, enjoy the music!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
An African Perspective on the Next Pope
'Millenial' is a project of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good – an online journal and blog that provides world-class Catholic opinion and analysis on the most pressing issues of our times in politics, religion, and culture. It aims to move beyond partisan and ideological divisions, bringing together all those who support the global common good and the worth and dignity of the human person.
It will be interesting to see how this perspective matches up!
Habemus Papam!
Eminentissimum ac Reverendissimum Dominum, Dominum Georgium Marium.
Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Cardinalem Bergoglio
qui sibi nomen imposuit Franciscum
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Interview by a Catholic Ecologist: Hope in Africa: Catholic youth work for sustainability
William (or Bill), is a committed Catholic Ecologist-an environmental engineer who holds a Master of Arts in Theology- a man who loves the Church and is keen to promote care for creation. William writes widely and has a new book, "Catholic Ecology in Orthodoxy, a Culture of Life, and the New Evangelization.", coming soon!
Mr. William Patenaude |
Below is his introduction to the e-interview; please click here to re-direct to the full interview on his blog: Catholic Ecology. Thank you Bill for your help with making the efforts of CYNESA known across the US and the world! Asante sana!
Allen Ottaro of Kenya is Executive Director of Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa. At 28, he’s traveled and done more than many twice his age. Allen (or Al, as his friends call him) is the face of the African continent’s future—a future of thriving economies and cultures as well as the preservation of its identity, its abundant natural, beautiful resources, and its soul.
[Update (December 4): The following interview takes on even more value given recent statements by Bishop Bernard Kasanda of Mbuji-Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bishop Kasanda has condemned the international community for failing to react to unrest and invasions caused by factions seeking control of mineral and oil resources. Read here for more.]