Miscellany

Here are some pictures less easily categorized.

A view of the dorms, the classrooms, and the library.

Students on the way to 6am daily Mass.

The library

Trip to the Goat Auction

The Swahili word for auction in Swahili is mnada; the occsion/place for auction is mnadani. One of my favorite things to do is to go to Mnadani Msalato, a goat market about ten kilometers outside of Dodoma -- on the Cape to Cairo Road.

I usually manage to leave before people are drunk from the local brew;
these two on the right had been over served. 

Maasai at the market. I have great respect for the Maasai;
Tanzania and Kenya use them for tourist purposes but disrespect their rights as pastoralists.

Nothing better roast goat and a Castle lager.

Novices at Work

I interviewed two of the novices about their experience and about their vocation. It’s not edited yet. In the meantime, here are some videos of novices working.

A Panoramic of the Campus

The Chapel

This corpus will be mounted on a cross in the chapel

Men and Women for Others

The students do service in Ihumwa, the local village, but they also have had collections and fundraisers to improve the learning conditions at the local primary school.

A classroom before renovation

Classroom doorway

A classroom before renovation

Renovated

Renovated

Incidentally, St. Peter’s is committed to accepting and providing financial support to capable students from the village.

Jesuits and Astronomy

Folks know that Jesuits have a long history with astronomy. It was among the things that opened the imperial court up to us in China in the 17th century. The Vatican Observatory is in our custody. 

Knowing this history, I asked folks if they had any telescopes sitting in closets, not being used. Two friends in Santa Barbara bought a new, state-of-the-art telescope, which the students enjoyed. Well, now there is a Jesuit who is passionate about astronomy -- so passionate that he’s built an observatory on campus.

You can tell that Jim Strzok, SJ, is an engineer.