You look at this picture, you read the text, you go from one layer to the other and you think to yourself: ‘Something is missing! Where is… JOY?’ Bliss can make us feel heavenly… for a while! Delight provides a feeling of pleasure in something or someone. Happiness is a […]
Year of Mercy
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis pushed open the great bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday December 8 to launch his Holy Year of Mercy, declaring that mercy trumps moralizing in his Catholic Church. Francis stood in prayer on the threshold of the basilica’s Holy Door then walked through […]
Celebration of Hanukkah
For our Jewish brothers, eight days of celebration are starting today in honour of the Feast of HANUKKAH, or CHANUKKAH. It is a celebration of LIGHT in THANKSGIVING for an important event in the life of their people. The event took place long ago for the people of Israel but […]
2nd Sunday of Advent, C
IT’S THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN! You may have been told these words at one time or another. It may have been that you were telling someone about something quite unusual, or unexpected. You were describing a situation, or an event, that the person listening to you could hardly imagine having […]
Advent wreath
In Catholic churches, the most popular colours for the Advent candles are violet and rose, corresponding with the colors of the liturgical vestments for the Sundays of Advent. In the Western church, Violet is the historic liturgical color for three of the four Sundays of Advent: Violet is the traditional […]
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery – December 2
The United Nations is committed to fighting against slavery and considers bonded labour, forced labour, the worst forms of child labour and trafficking people as modern forms of slavery. Some sources say that more than one million children are trafficked each year for cheap labour or sexual exploitation. These types […]
International Disability Day – December 3
Disability Day, or the International Day of People with Disability, is a day that has been promoted by the United Nations since 1992. The aim of Disability Day is to encourage a better understanding of people affected by a disability, together with helping to make people more aware of the […]
November 29, 2015 Climate Change Conference
Today, marks the opening in Paris of the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP). Some 195 delegations are to be present with 150 heads of state expected to attend. According to the organizing committee, the objective of the 2015 conference is to achieve, for the first time […]
1st Sunday of ADVENT, C
When walking on the streets, I observe people around. Even on the move, some are busy keying in a texto! Others are hurrying, running to catch a bus or rushing to meet a deadline. Sad to say, many people are walking with stooped shoulders and sad faces. Their steps seem […]
Einstein, a hundred years ago…
While the scientific community celebrates this year the centenary of Einstein ‘Theory of Relativity’, this quote may lead us to reflection and meditation beyond what science can offer…