Africa Day (formerly African Freedom Day and African Liberation Day) is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. It is celebrated in various countries on the African continent, as well as around the world. The organisation was transformed into the African Union on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa, but the […]
1er dimanche du Carême, année C – 2022
Tentation… Être tenté… attiré, fasciné, subjugué.Être poussé avec force vers quelque chose… d’agréable, de désirable.Le désir présent, caché, camouflé peut-être, se fait sentir…On veut posséder ce que le désir propose –au risque d’être soi-même possédé par ce que l’on obtient… Tout cela nous est bien connu, trop familier peut-être, l’expérience […]
3rd Sunday of Lent, Year B
‘This is foolish, this is nonsense, this is stupid’ – and there are other such attributes that are used to qualify something which we find unacceptable. These expressions came to me when I read the text of the 2nd reading of this Sunday (3rd Sunday of Lent, Year B – […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year A
We are all familiar with the use of magnets. A mechanic finds very useful a screwdriver with a magnet to gather screws and bolts. A seamstress also sees as very practical her scissors with a magnet to pick up pins scattered on the floor. And many of us have […]