A new book by Fr. Camille Sapu Malangu sscc, entitled La joie de vivre comme membre d’une famille religieuse (The Joy of Living as a Member of a Religious Family), has just been published by MÉDIASPAUL in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Drawing on many years of experience in the service of consecrated life, the author offers a deeply pastoral reflection on the challenges and hopes of community life. The book begins with an honest observation: many religious communities today are experiencing a loss of enthusiasm, fraternity, and joy. Rather than stopping at the diagnosis, however, it proposes practical paths for rediscovering the beauty of the religious vocation and renewing fraternal life.
The work is organized around seventeen themes that present the religious community as a school of love, mercy, prayer, and forgiveness, as well as a place of reconciliation, service, and spiritual growth. The author invites every religious man and woman to make a personal commitment to the renewal of community life, convinced that true change begins in each person's heart.
This book is not intended only for religious men and women. Its message of fraternity, dialogue, forgiveness, and communion can also inspire Christian families and all those who seek to build relationships that are more humane and more deeply rooted in the Gospel.
With this new publication, Fr. Camille Sapu offers a valuable contribution to all who wish to rediscover the joy of living the Gospel in community and to strengthen the witness of consecrated life in the Church and in the world.
08/05/2026