Using a social justice approach, this program aims to deepen participants’ understanding of how the structures of sin within our society continue to alienate our communities and thereby affect our faith. With the guide of contextual analysis of our society, the key issues of concern will be highlighted. Focus will be in three areas: FIRST: integrity of creation (Laudato Si); SECOND: causes of violence on all levels: religious, economic, racial; THIRD: self conversion with discernment using the U-Theory approach of self discovery and social engagement. The participants will be fully engaged in discerning their role in our society today.

Resource Person: Elias Omondi Opongo, SJ, PhD, is the Director of Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations and the Regional Coordinator of the African Forum for Catholic Social Teaching based in Nairobi, Kenya. He holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from University of Bradford, UK. He has published articles and books, including Peace Weavers: Methodologies of Peacebuilding in Africa (Pauline Publications, 2014).