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The Beacon International Magazine is a laity publication on the Catholic faith and the African Church.

The Beacon International Magazine has as its primary aim the dissemination of vital Catholic information on doctrine, faith, health and every day life. Ours is one of the first laity efforts in Catholic publication for local and international markets on the African continent covering diverse areas such as faith, the Church, doctrine, everyday life experiences.

The Beacon team is drawn from an enviable group of international writers and commentators who contribute essays and articles on a wide range of issues.
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45 minutes plus 2 minutes to extra time. The referee whistles; stretches out both arms: halftime! What is the score? Nil-Nil, that is not so good, but let us see how the next half is going.
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The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ

The Church in her liturgy celebrates the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of Man, on Easter Sunday, the culmination of Holy Week and the Lenten Season.
Our Faith

Listening Anew To The Gospel »

The essence of Lent is listening to the truth and embracing it in the light of the Gospel.

More Articles: Our Faith


Catholic Living

The Jubilee Year And The Works of Mercy »

Pope Francis talks about the need for all Catholics and people of goodwill to open their hearts to those living on the fringes of society.

More Articles: Living

Winning Family

Think Mercy! Show Mercy! »

The theme of the Jubilee year as pronounced by Pope Francis is Mercy. To appreciate the theme, one needs to think through the reason why God Almighty, The Omnipotent will send His only Begotten Son to the land of man – The earth.

Faith & Business

Dishonesty and Deception in Business (Part 1) »

No one trivial lie undermines the liar’s integrity. But the problem for liars is that they tend to see most of their lies ...


Young & Catholic

Living the Virtues in Everyday Life »

Leading a virtuous life sounds like something that is just for the superreligious people out there. But it is really something each one of us can aim for.


Tonic For The Soul

Five Attitudes We Have Toward Football that We Should Have Toward Church »

I have heard many a pastor suggest that we would get a lot more out of our attendance at Church if we treated it with the same enthusiasm we display toward sporting events.

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Saint Of The Month

Saint Josephine Bakhita »
Feast Day: February 8
Patron Saint Of: Sudan
Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region of Sudan. She was a member of the Daju people and her uncle was a tribal chief. Due to her family lineage, she grew up happy and relatively prosperous, saying that as a child, she did not know suffering.



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Catholics Must Fast More Intensely This Lent»

The Norbertine Canons of St. Michael's Abbey have created this digital Lenten retreat so that you can journey through this holy season alongside them. If you want to have one of your best Lenten seasons yet, join us in our Lenten Program "The Great Fast" - https://theabbotscircle.com/the-great-fast-join


When Your Faith Is Put to the Test - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon»

Friends, we come now to the Second Sunday of Lent, and we’re on both dangerous and very holy ground with the first reading from the twenty-second chapter of Genesis. The ancient Israelites referred to it as the “Akedah,” which means the “binding”: Abraham binds and is ready to sacrifice Isaac at God’s command.


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