STATUTES OF THE UNION OF AUGUSTINIAN FRIARS OF AFRICA (UAFA)

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WELCOME

You are welcome to the website of the Union of the Augustinian Friars of Africa (UAFA). We are members of the Order of Saint Augustine, an international Catholic religious community that was juridically founded in 1244. We trace our spiritual roots to St. Augustine of Hippo, a fifth century Bishop and Doctor of the Church.

The Augustinian Circumscriptions in Africa, comprising the Province of Nigeria and the Vicariates of Congo, Kenya, Tanzania and the community in Anaba, with the participation of the Augustinian missions in Togo and South Africa, with the approval of the Prior General of the Order, have organized themselves into a Union with the title “Union of Augustinian Friars of Africa (UAFA)”. This is in line with the recommendation of the Constitutions of the Order (n. 247-248) and the determination of the Ordinary General Chapter (C-10, 2001). This union offers a better knowledge of and understanding among friars in Africa, and ensures a more coordinated approach to the Order's evangelization mission in the region. It encourages collaboration among circumscriptions in the areas of formation, studies and research, publications, mission, providing support to circumscriptions.

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UAFA GOALS

Collaboration

The fostering of knowledge and closer collaboration among Augustinians

Apostolic Growth

Conceiving and implementing apostolic works and human promotion in Africa

Fraternal Forum

Providing a forum for discussion of common concerns and seeking solutions

Aid & Support

Provision of mutual aid and support and sharing of resources in the fields of formation

Policy Promotion

Discussion of the Order's policies for Africa, and agreement on how to implement them

Order Expansion

Collaboration in establishing and spreading the presence the Order in Africa more widely

UAFA NETWORK

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Countries
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OSA Community
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Vicariate
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Province
As Saint Augustine said, “the ear sees through the eye, and the eye hears through the ear”. We ask God to strengthen unity within the Church, a unity enriched by differences reconciled by the working of the Spirit. For “in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body” ( 1 Cor 12:13), in which each member has his or her distinctive contribution to make.

Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti (All Brothers) Encyclical, 2020.

AUGUSTINE DISCOURSE

SAINT AUGUSTINE ON CONTEMPLATION AND ACTION By Anthony Ikechukwu Kanu, OSA Contemplation occupies a very important place in Augustinian Spirituality. It is a spirit that echoes in all the letters, sermons, books and other works of Saint Augustine. It is in this sense that Saint Augustine is referred to as ...
THE TOTAL CHRIST: ‘I’ AND ‘THOU’ IN SAINT AUGUSTINE By Anthony Ikechukwu Kanu, OSA The African world thrives on the understanding that reality is interconnected, related and in harmony. A thing exists by belonging and suffers alienation by losing its belongingness. Thus, J. S. Mbiti reflecting the African structure of things would say that “I am because you are, and since you are, therefore, I am”. This is not just a philosophy for the African, it is a reflection of the organic harmony ...
THE SACRAMENT OF LOVE: CENTER OF AUGUSTINE’S SPIRITUALITY By Anthony Ikechukwu Kanu, OSA The Dutch Augustinian, Tarsicius van Bavel describes Christian spirituality as a response to the Gospel message; this response is always shaped by an outlook on a particular text of the Gospel. The consequence is that no two persons can understand a particular passage of the Gospel in the same way, as each person listens to it in a personal way and stresses particular contents. This understanding makes it inevitable to encounter different colors of the Christian spirituality. We can, therefore, talk about the Augustinian ...
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