Members of Pax Romana holds annual meting

Narration: Believers of the gospel have been encouraged to inculcate the habit of sharing with the poor and the needy in society in return for blessing from God. Delivering a sermon on the theme: “you are the salt of the earth, you are the light of the world” , a lecturer and a Senior Chaplain at the Bolgatanga Polytechnic, Rev Fr. Peter Ayorogo, said the act of sharing form the basis and criterion by which mankind would be judged. Rev. Fr. Ayorogo was addressing members of Pax Romana of the Bolgatanga Polytechnic, during their annual Pax Camp for the 2010/2011 academic year. Isaac Asare was there for Radio Ghana.

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Pax Romana is an international Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS) established in 1887 to fight against communism and poverty among communities in which they operates. The movement which has the motto “Liberation for peace and an option for the poor” was founded in Ghana in 1949 by Saint John Aquinas with the aim to promote peace, foster good relations with Christian believers, and moreover, strengthen and promote apostolate among tertiary students across the country. The movement also operates in 80 countries and takes part in matters relating to health, human rights, poverty, HIV and AIDS as well as environmental and sustainable developments. Addressing participants Rev. Fr. Ayorogo advised Christians to act as the light and salt of the world by learning to give to the poor and vulnerable in society. He described light and salt as valuable and complimentary elements necessary in making lives worth living and admonished Christians to show love and compassion to both Christians and non-Christians. He said as light dispel darkness and remove doubts and fear so shall Christians assist in sharing their knowledge, wisdom and talents to transform the lives of others who are in need . Speaking on the theme, “keep your roots deep in him, a resourced person from the regional health administration, Mr. Richard Asomani, encouraged Christians to be deeply rooted in Christ by relying on God’s scriptures. He cautioned Christians to desist from ungodly activities and live on the moral principles of God to help draw other people closer to him. He cautioned them against profanity and the use of derogatory and disparaging statements since the use of such words do not depict a true Christian character. According to him, the use of provocative statements has the tendency of inciting people into violent behaviours.. Mr. Asomani, therefore advised Christians to be firmly rooted in Christ through faith and pray without ceasing. Christians he emphasized are not at liberty to engage in immoral lifestyles though everything is permissible but rather portray outstanding lifestyles worthy of emulation. Mr Asomani later charged members of the movement to play their roles effectively in order to meet their set objective. In an interview with Radio Ghana, the Northern Zone Coordinator of Pax Romana, Thomas Ayila mentioned lack of funding as one of their major challenge, thus making the movement ineffective and dormant. Notwithstanding the challenges, Pax Romana, had chalked some successes in bringing students on board to brainstorm on issues affecting their welfare. He therefore encouraged members to stand the test of time and contribute their quota to the development of the movement. This years annual meeting of Pax Romana attended by eleven tertiary institutions across the country was marked with fun games and other social activities.