On January 20, 2025, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday will mark the 30th anniversary as a National Day of Service. This day was established to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King, and to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. Dr. King advocated for nonviolent […]
Journée mondiale de la paix – 1er janvier 2025
Message du Pape pour la Journée mondiale de la paix 2025 À l’occasion de la 58e Journée mondiale de la paix, célébrée le 1er janvier, le Pape François se penche sur le thème central du prochain Jubilé de l’espérance et réitère son appel pressant à la remise des dettes, nous […]
30th Sunday of Year B – 2024
Every person reading the gospel texts has his/her own reaction. One may find a text helpful and inspiring, while the same text may not speak personally to someone else. A certain scene presented in detail may retain the attention of someone but will leave another indifferent. God’s moment, God’s touch, […]
World Day of the African Child – 16 June 2024
The Day of the African Child is commemorated every year on 16 June since 1991. On this day we remember black high school students who participated in the Soweto Uprising in South Africa in June 1976, when they began a series of demonstrations and protests against education injustice and inequality […]
World Population Day – 11 July 2023
What women and girls want matters. They make up 49.7 per cent of the global population, yet women and girls are often ignored in discussions on demographics, with their rights violated in population policies. The result is a world that excludes and marginalizes half the population of the planet – […]
33rd Sunday of Year A – 2020
The text of the 2nd reading of this Sunday could be addressed to us, and it is! The words of Paul to the Thessalonians seem to take on a new meaning in this period of pandemic (1 Th.5:1-6). “While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly.” […]
27th Sunday of Year C – 2019
Questions are very much part of our lives. From day to day, we ask questions from one another. We may be looking for information, or we may be asking for direction, but questions are definitely a means of interaction that we often use among ourselves. But questions are also part […]
World Day for Decent Work – 7 October
Workers from around the world will be holding activities to mark the 11th World Day for Decent Work on 7 October. This year’s global theme, “Change the Rules”, highlights the deeply entrenched injustice of the global economic system alongside shrinking democratic space and deteriorating labour rights in many countries, documented […]
Journée Internationale des personnes disparues – 30 août
L’ONU s’inquiète de l’augmentation des cas de disparition forcée et le groupe de travail sur les disparitions involontaires de la commission des droits de l’homme des Nations Unies exprime son inquiétude sur le nombre croissant de cas de disparitions forcées dans le monde. « Les victimes de disparition forcée, dont on […]
Journée mondiale de la Trisomie-21 – 21 mars
Une résolution de l’ONU en 2011 a institué la date du 21 mars comme Journée mondiale de la Trisomie-21. L’occasion se présente donc pour faire le point sur la situation actuelle de la Trisomie-21 au Québec. Dans un premier temps, il est utile de se remémorer quelques-uns des grands titres […]