Joseph G. Healey

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Father Joseph Healey
Born April 29, 1938
Detroit, Michigan
Fields Proverbs/Folklore; SCCs; & Communications
Institutions Maryknoll Africa
Alma mater Princeton University
Known for African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
Notable awards Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice

Joseph Graham Healey is a specialist in Small Christian Communities (also known as Basic ecclesial community) as a teacher, researcher, and writer. Father Healey is a communications specialist, MA, with experience in the United States and Eastern Africa.

Published works

He has written extensively on Small Christian Communities, African Proverbs Sayings and Stories, communications, inculturation and mission and the internet.

Books

  • A Fifth Gospel: The Experience of Black Christian Values (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1981)
  • Kuishi lnjili—Living the Gospel (Peramiho, Tanzania: Benedictine Publications, 1982)
  • Kueneza Injili Kwa Methali—Preaching the Gospel Through Proverbs (Peramiho, Tanzania: Benedictine Publications, 1984)
  • What Language Does God Speak: African Stories About Christmas and Easter (Narobi, Kenya: St. Paul Publications, 1989)
  • Kugundua Mbegu za Injili—Discovering Seeds of the Gospel (Peramiho, Tanzania: Benedictine Publications, 1993)
  • Je, Mungu Anasema Lugha Gani? (Peramiho, Tanzania: Benedictine Publications, 1993)
  • Towards An African Narrative Theology (first printed in 1996 and now in the following editions: Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 12th Printing 2013 and Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines Publications Africa, 5th Reprint 2012) Print & eBook
  • Once Upon a Time in Africa: Stories of Wisdom and Joy (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2004) It was selected as one of The Best Spiritual Books of 2004 by Spirituality & Health Magazine Award. Print & eBook
  • African Stories for Preachers and Teachers (Nairobi, Kenya: Paulines Publications Africa, 2005)
  • Small Christian Communities Today: Capturing the New Moment (edited with Jeanne Hinton) (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2005) Print & eBook
  • Building the Church as Family of God: Evaluation of Small Christian Communities in Eastern Africa (Eldoret, Kenya: AMECEA Gaba Publications – CUEA Press, 2012).
  • Sagesse Africaine: Histories vraies, Mythes et Contes (Kinshasa, DRC: Editions Paulines, 2012)
  • Reconciliation, Justice and Peace – the Second African Synod (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012) See chapter titled Small Christian Communities: Promoters of Reconciliation, Justice and Peace in Eastern Africa
  • Small Christian Communities/Basic Ecclesial Communities: Theology of One World (Freiburg, Germany: Herder, 2012) See chapter titled Historical Development of the Small Christian Communities/Basic Ecclesial Communities in Africa
  • Building the Church as Family of God: Evaluation of Small Christian Communities in Eastern Africa (2013)

Articles

  • “Three Case Studies of African Christology among the Sukuma People in Tanzania,” Tangaza Journal of Theology and Mission, 2011/1, pp. 5–26.
  • “Impact of Small Christian Communities in the AMECEA Region,” National Mirror 22:04 (May, 2011), p. 16.
  • “Historical Development of the Small Christian Communities/Basic Ecclesial Communities in Africa.” Chapter in “Theology of One World Series.” Aachen: Missio, 2012. German translation in Krämer, Klaus and Vellguth, Klaus (eds.), Kleine Christliche Gemeinschaften: Impulse für eine zukunftsfähige Kirche, ThEM2, Theologie der Einen Welt, Freiburg: Herder, 2012.
  • “Historical Development of the Small Christian Communities/Basic Ecclesial Communities in Africa.” Chapter in "Theology of One World” series of Mission Aachen, Quezon City: Claretian Publications, 2013. English original in Krämer, Klaus and Vellguth, Klaus (eds.) Volume 2, Small Christian Communities Global Collaborative Website
  • “Weekly Reflections for THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT (C) 3 March 2013.”

Multi-media

  • Helped to produce several videos and DVDs including: Walking with the Eastern Africa Church in Mission 2005; Sowing the Seed: New Evangelization; Blessed John Paul II Parish Evangelizing Teams 2011 and Celebrating Service to Mission: The Maryknoll Journey (1911-2011 Worldwide and 1946-2011 Africa) 2011.
  • Building the Church as Family of God: Evaluation of Small Christian Communities in Eastern Africa 2013 Online version available as a free eBook updated as of 24 June 2013 containing 275 pages at Small Christian Communities Global Collaborative website

Further reading

Periodicals:

  • Advocate', November 10, 1982.
  • America, May 1, 1980.
  • Baltimore Sun, August 20, 1969.
  • Catholic Review, May 1, 1975; April 15, 1981.
  • Faces of Africa, February, 1992.
  • Maryknoll', November, 1974; August, 1975; October, 1983.
  • Maryknoll in Touch, February, 1992.
  • Portsmouth Abbey School' Bulletin, Winter 2002.
  • Maryknoll News, June 19, 2006.
  • The Beacon, July 6, 2006.
  • Portsmouth Abbey School' Alumni Profiles Accessed June 2013 [1]
  • (Interview) Njuguna, Francis, “SCCs and the Future of Pastoral Mission,” National Mirror, 1:5 (May, 2013), 14.

Awards

  • 2013: Msgr. Thomas A, Keissler Award RENEW International [2]

Boards and committees

  • Chairperson of the Communications Sub-committee of the Cardinal Otunga Beatification Process, appointed.[3]
  • African Proverbs Working Group [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ - Portsmouth Abbey Alumni Profiles
  2. ↑ (Print) "Our Archdiocese: Award Winners," The Catholic Advocate, (19, June, 2013), 2.
  3. ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201108171532.html/ Kenya: Consolata Missionaries Mourn Fr Bellagamba Catholic Information Service for Africa, allAfrica.com: Nairobi, 12 August 2011
  4. ↑ http://www.afriprov.org/index.php/meetings/624-minutes-of-the-meeting-of-the-african-proverbs-working-group-saturday-28-april-2012-.html Minutes of the Meeting of the African Proverbs Working Group, Christ the Teacher Parish, Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, 28 April 2012

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