The past two weeks I have been in Africa, first climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, then visiting the animals of Africa at the Ngorongoro par, which I call the Lion King park because it includes the animals found in the Lion King. We then headed for the orphanage and Archdiocese of Tabora. This unique archdiocese faces many material challenges, such as very little water to sustain farms, even to wash and cook. Many are scavenging for water. There is no main industry in this area, yet people flock to this area--I think mainly because the church here in the archdiocese is extremely fervent and rich even amongst the many Muslims in this area and in Tanzania generally speaking. Muslims were the first to be here way before the first Europeans and Christians arrived in the mid 1800's. Even though Tabora has its material struggles, the faith and dedication of the people to the Catholic church is amazing. The Church in Africa is vibrant, growing and possibly the way in which the Catholic Church in the West, that is, Europe and US, will be revived.

Hello, everyone. Today's episode is an interview with Archbishop Ruzoka, the Archbishop of Tabora. He is a very holy, knowledgeable and experienced Archbishop. He was ordained a Bishop in 1990 and is the fourth native African Archbishop of Tabora and has been the Archbishop of Tabora since 2006. He has met and has been a great friend to St. John Paul II and St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta. These two great modern day saints left their mark on the Archdiocese of Tabora. St. John Paul II visited the archdiocese and St. Mother Teresa established her second missionary house in the Tabora archdiocese. We are honored to have him as a guest on this podcast. 08-Aug-2019