PMC Members “pillars” of Vocations to Religious Life: Pontifical Mission Official in Kenya

“I can encourage that we continue working with the children so that we can get more vocations which will also help in the future of the missionary work,” the Director of PMS in Kitui Diocese, who doubles as the Vocations Director told ACI Africa during the Wednesday, February 7 interview.

If we make well the foundation of faith in our children, monitor their transition into youth and adulthood, and guide them in their vocational choices and journey, Fr. Mulwa said, “then we shall have a growth in the vocation to Religious Life.”

The Kenyan Catholic Priest, who also serves as Executive Secretary of the Catholic Bishop of Kitui Diocese went on to caution against the secularism.

“The issue of secularism is not just a threat to children in Kitui Diocese but also cuts across all the Dioceses in Kenya,” Fr. Mulwa told ACI Africa at at JJ McCarthy Centre of the Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN), the venue of the AGM of PMS and PMC Coordinators drawn from Kenyan Catholic Dioceses alongside officials of the Commission for Missions and PMS Operations of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The exposure of children to digital media needs checking and adults have the responsibility to guide children in matters digitality, he said, adding that initiatives have been undertaken to equip PMC animators in Kitui Diocese with skills to orient children in their consumption of media content from various platforms, including social media forums like TikTok.

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“Since our children are well versed with these means of technology, we want to use the same to evangelize and also teach them how to evangelize to fellow children using the means,” Fr. Mulwa said.

“We want to venture deeper on how children can use the media to evangelize other children,” he further said, adding that in Kitui Diocese, media has been integrated into children’s Saturday programs.

“We also teach animators to understand the complexities of these children. We also organize retreats, workshops, and even seminars for the animators and the children themselves so that they can do well their missionary work,” Fr. Mulwa told ACI Africa February 7. 

Silas Mwale Isenjia is a Kenyan journalist with a great zeal and interest for Catholic Church related communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics, Media and Communication from Moi University in Kenya. Silas has vast experience in the Media production industry. He currently works as a Journalist for ACI Africa.