MOJ Novices educating the Masters in faith!

Aug 11, 2021 | Education, Masters, MOJ

Many years before HEAL became a formal entity, a former colleague of Rev. Leo Okonkwo pressured him to abandon the religious aspect of his mission and focus exclusively on clean water well projects in his home country of Nigeria. Leo refused, because his work on...

Devotion to Mary Is Key in Servant Leadership Formation

Jul 13, 2021 | Appeal

In Jesus’ first miracle, He replenished the supply of wine for the Cana wedding guests at His mother Mary’s request (See John 2). This familiar Gospel reminds us of how Our Lady is always pleading for us with her Divine Son. As a boy, Rev. Leo Okonkwo found himself in...

New Postulants Spell Relief for MOJs

Apr 28, 2021 | MOJ, News, Stories

Jesus looked out at the helpless crowds, telling His disciples that the harvest is plenty but the laborers few and to pray that God send more laborers. (See Mt. 9:37-38)  In HEAL’s mission, the Masters are our harvest, our planted seeds waiting to be watered and...

Health Inspector: Students Must Be Socially Distanced!

Apr 14, 2021 | Appeal, Updates

“You can poison your family and friends, but not the general public!”, a food sanitation instructor exclaimed humorously yet seriously to vendors who would be serving food to the public at the “Taste of Chicago” summer fest. I took that class back in the late 1980’s,...