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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.
We shall continue to live up to our promise of giving a well packaged magazine to our readers while maintaining the highest level of professionalism, aesthetic values, respect for human dignity and a wholesome representation of the Catholic Faith.

This Edition

Front Page

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light

A recent Lenten homily spoke to my heart in a profound manner. Our rural Catholic community doesn’t boast of many grandiose things. We are a humble church and a humble people. But our pastor spoke boldly and confidently.
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Easter –The Greatest Feast

Easter is the celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead. It is celebrated on Sunday, and marks the end of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the last day of the Easter Triduum and is the beginning of the Easter season of the liturgical year.
Our Faith

40 Ways to Get More Out of Lent »

This, of course, is not an exhaustive list of Lenten ideas. But it’s a start! Many of the resources mentioned here are available on my website.


Catholic Living

Living Simply This Lent »

I once was visiting a beautiful home, finely furnished with exquisite furniture, lovely artwork and impeccable décor.

More Articles: Living

Winning Family

Most of the crowd spread their garments... »

The Lenten season began with many of us struggling to follow Christ on the forty days’ journey.

Faith & Business

In God We Trust: Making God the Father of Our Finances »

I was standing at the kitchen sink staring at my backyard agonizing over how the Family Life Center was going to survive financially.


Young & Catholic

Sense and Sentimentality (Part 2) »

Furthermore, not only do feelings not have the task of seeking truth, but feelings also can be so powerful that they cloud the way we think about a person.


Tonic For The Soul

8 Things Holiness is NOT »

I remember a day when I woke up and decided I was going to be holy. Sounds good, doesn’t it? The problem was, I didn’t think I could be holy enough as myself.


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.



Videos Of The Month


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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