It gives me great pleasure to launch my new book entitled: Geloven is Humor? Fun in Faith. It is written in both Dutch and English and contains 40 funny stories from 40 years of pastoral ministry, of which 28 in The Hague.
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Fr. Sjaak de Boer has been the Pastor of the International English-speaking Roman Catholic Parish of Our Saviour in the Hague since 1998. Every Sunday about one thousand people from 60 different nationalities gather there from all walks of life. Ambassadors and refugees share the same pews. Ordained as a priest in 1986, he worked as a Mill Hill missionary in Kenya and Brazil, as well as in several other countries.
His PhD at Louvain Catholic University focused on poverty as an avoidable source of suffering. Prayer gains more credibility when we not only ask God for help but also offer to do something about poverty ourselves. Pastoral ministry offers many surprising opportunities for connecting people, both in and outside the church.
In 40 stories, Fr. Sjaak illustrates how, in the most challenging and powerful moments of life, a dose of humour and humility can help keep one’s feet firmly on the ground for 40 years.
The book is available at the Church of Our Saviour in The Hague or from https://www.silenro.be/product/geloven-is-humor/
