{"id":73323,"date":"2026-02-02T00:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=73323"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:45:22","slug":"faith-must-be-lived-within-a-community-bishop-tells-historic-parish-in-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/faith-must-be-lived-within-a-community-bishop-tells-historic-parish-in-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abLa fe debe vivirse dentro de una comunidad\u00bb, dice el obispo a una parroquia hist\u00f3rica en Kenia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Family Day celebrations at St. Austin&#039;s Msongari Parish. | Credit: St Austin&#039;s Msongari Communications Dec 30, 2025 \/ 13:34 pm (CNA). Parishioners of St. Austin\u2019s Msongari Parish, Kenya\u2019s oldest inland Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, have been told to find belonging in small groups within the parish \u2014 such as small Christian communities, Catholic Women Association, Catholic Men Association, and other apostolic entities within the parish.In his homily on Dec. 14 during St. Austin\u2019s Msongari 2025 Family Day\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Parishioners of St. Austin\u2019s Msongari Parish, Kenya\u2019s oldest inland Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Nairobi, have been told to find belonging in small groups within the parish \u2014 such as small Christian communities, Catholic Women Association, Catholic Men Association, and other apostolic entities within the parish.In his homily on Dec. 14 during St. Austin\u2019s Msongari 2025 Family Day\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":65196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-73323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":101338,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/parish-named-for-sts-martha-mary-and-lazarus-keeps-the-faith-on-chicagos-south-side\/","url_meta":{"origin":73323,"position":0},"title":"Parish named for Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus keeps the faith on Chicago\u2019s South Side","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"July 29 is the feast day of Sts. Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. It\u2019s a relatively new feast day, implemented fewer than six years ago. The faithful might remember these siblings \u2014 especially since they are mentioned in all four Gospels \u2014 as friends and disciples of Jesus.Individually, each of the three siblings has important lessons to teach. Martha, the oldest sibling, has a heart for service but is also anxious and worried about many things; Jesus encourages her to focus\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":101971,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/west-virginia-catholic-parishes-rally-to-support-communities-hit-by-flash-flooding\/","url_meta":{"origin":73323,"position":1},"title":"West Virginia Catholic parishes rally to support communities hit by flash flooding","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Evelio Menj\u00edvar-Ayala has charged parishes in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, with carrying out special collections to support disaster relief efforts after severe flash flooding on July 21.State Treasurer Larry Pack said the deadly flash flooding that swept through Upshur, Lewis, and nearby counties killed at least two people. 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Father Vincent Paul Ch\u00e1vez, the pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish in Albuquerque, told EWTN News that the violent incident on July 22 came after several weeks of tension in the community\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":102752,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/parish-pays-tribute-to-annunciation-shooting-victims-through-sacred-fresco\/","url_meta":{"origin":73323,"position":3},"title":"Parish pays tribute to Annunciation shooting victims through sacred fresco","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"agosto 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"When a deadly shooting devastated Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, a neighboring Catholic parish quietly provided support to the school, opening its doors for the parish school\u2019s needs.Now, Our Lady of Grace is memorializing that connection in a fresco by Minnesota-based artist Mark Balma.Balma is in the process of painting two large frescoes at the altar of Our Lady of Grace. 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