HISTORY OF USE YOUR COMMON SENSE DAY Common sense as a concept is ancient, first being brought to the limelight by the great philosopher, Aristotle. He described it as the ability with which animals (including humans) process sense perceptions, memories, and imagination to reach many types of judgments. To his […]
4th Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2023
From the very beginning, human beings have wanted to be like God (Genesis 3:5). But it is only gradually that we learn the way to become like him. One thing we especially need to learn is: TO SEE AS GOD SEES. This is the message of today’s 1st reading (1 […]
Use Your Common Sense Day – 4 November
Use Your Common Sense Day is observed annually on November 4, since common sense is an important tool for living life. Common sense is “the applied knowledge of simple, sensible things”, such as not putting metal into microwaves or jumping into rivers without knowing what is under the water. This […]
2nd Sunday of Advent, A
The Bible speaks of God in so many ways. It describes his qualities and relates his actions. It also tells of his wishes for us, human beings. Often too, it speaks of his future interventions. All this in a language which is not abstract but quite vivid, one could almost […]