Silent Industrious Man
The present book “Understanding the silent industrious man: Blessed Jpseph Allamano” combines biographical data with today’s challenging times. It endeavors to re-read the teaching of the Blessed Joseph Allamano, Founder of the Consolata Missionaries, in the context of globalization and inter-culturality, the new face of his Institute, both in its members composition and inner life, and its outgoing Mission.
Many are the new interesting insights, expressed with live images, intelligent considerations and philosophical support.
Fr. Jonah M. Makau is a Consolata Missionary from Kenya. He was born in 1978 in Machakos. He studied Philosophy in the Consolata Institute, affiliated to the Urbaniana University (Roma). He studied theology in Tangaza College of Catholic University of Eastern Africa. He got a masters in pastoral theology in Salesian University, Turin (Italy). Currently he is in charge of the initial stage of the Consolata Missionaries formation in Tanzania.
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FOREWORD
In the last 30 years literature about Blessed Joseph Allamano has greatly thrived: a monumental biography, short biographies, the publication of all the letters he wrote, small books, theses, reflections, articles. They have enriched our knowledge of his personality and activity in various sectors of apostolate.
The present book, written by Fr. Jonah Makau, leans heavily on the available material and draws from it, manifesting familiarity with many sources. But its particular perspective adds much to the wealth of the existing writings. The author has in mind formation, seminary educators, and the students in formation. The book combines biographical data with today’s challenging times. It endeavors to re-read the teaching of the Blessed Founder in the context of globalization and inter-culturality, the new face of the Institute, both in its members composition and inner life, and its outgoing Mission. Many are the new interesting insights, expressed with live images, intelligent considerations and philosophical support.
The Blessed Founder clearly stands out as Father and Teacher. Father by the spirit and spirituality infused in his family of all times. That ‘spirit’ which he frequently spoke about, and of which he jealously considered himself the only proprietor and dispenser. Teacher, mostly through his life, and not just by imparting lessons and indicating ways and methods. Hence the ‘silent man’, indeed, speaks loudly. He speaks with his life. He is constantly present to our eyes and heart as a credible witness and a model to imitate. He was and lived what he taught, drawing from his personal experience. And greatly experienced he was!
The self-references are not self-gratifications but instructive indications for life and Mission. Blessed Joseph Allamano, as Father and Teacher, in all humility could rightly say like St. Paul: imitate me. Just as Jesus invited his followers to learn from him gentleness and humility of heart (Mt. 11:29). These, according to all the witnesses who knew the Blessed Founder, were his two typical traits. Typical traits…that he wanted engraved in the hearts and evangelization of his missionary sons and daughters.
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In the world of today, it is probably asking too much to speak of an industrious and silent person. It may even appear incompatible to speak of the two traits in a single person, since industriousness today goes hand in and hand with advertisement, publicity ...
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His background Blessed Joseph Allamano, our founder, was born on 21st January, 1851 in Castelnuovod’Asti, Province of Turin, Italy. At this time Victor Emmanuel II was the king and Massimo d’Azeglio was the prime minister. Allamano got baptised the ...
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(a) Cardinal Alimonda misunderstands Fr. Allamano We have already mentioned that Cardinal Alimonda may have misunderstood Fr. Allamano’s intention to write to Rome. Naturally, anyone would be vexed to know that something has already been discussed ...
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St. Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians deals at length with various Charisms, or gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12, 13, 14; [1 Cor. 12:4-11]), granted by God to different people for the full growth of the community just as a body needs different ...
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With the Institute on its feet, and the missionaries ready to go, Fr. Allamano was a contented man. The comprehensive training that he demanded for his missionaries was aimed at ensuring that they would be jacks of all trades once in Africa. The Institute ...
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(a) The Murang’a Conferences It is said that those who are outside the field think that they are the best players until they get into the field. This saying has the inclination of disqualifying the advice of those who are outside the field. Contrary ...
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A journey of a thousand kilometers starts with a single step. The Institute was four years old, and real changes were coming up. On 12th September 1905, the Congregation of the propagation of faith (Propaganda Fide) decided to cut a portion of Bishop ...
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In 1907, two years after receiving the independent mission from the territory of Bishop Allgeyer, Fr. Allamano offered Propaganda Fide details of development in the missions in Kenya, and requested if the new territory could be elevated to Vicariate ...
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Having relied on ‘borrowed women’ to complement the work of his missionaries in Kenya, Fr. Allamano was aware that he could not borrow Cottolengo or Vincentian Sisters forever. He had to do something about the issue. He was however in a fix, as at ...