Dans certaines régions, le 27 juin on célèbre ‘Helen Keller Day’ – la Journée Helen Keller. Cette journée est considérée comme étant d’un intérêt particulier pour la société. Helen Keller a été une femme exceptionnelle et ses réalisations sont à la fois surprenantes et des plus intéressantes. Dans la vidéo […]
5th Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2023
The first reading of this Sunday is quite astonishing (Ezechiel 37:12-14). Only three verses but they offer six promises – promises from God himself. Promises of resurrection, of life, of a homeland, of the gift of God’s Spirit, of knowing God himself. Promises repeated, for good measure! And the text […]
6th Sunday of Year A – 2023
You may have overheard a conversation when, suddenly, one of the speakers said: “It’s a matter of life and death.” You knew immediately that they were speaking about some serious matter. In life, there are situations which are that important and we are aware of it. The 1st reading of […]
29th Sunday of Year C – 2022
The texts of the gospel come to us in different ways. They reach us under different expressions and translations. And they can provoke in us different reactions… The last verse of today’s gospel text (Luke 18:1-8) does precisely this: it awakens in us thoughts and questions. Jesus has been teaching […]
International Day for Biological Diversity – 22 May 2022
May 22 is celebrated as International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The day also marks the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The United Nations General Assembly took this decision in December 2000. The day is celebrated every year with […]
Baptism of the Lord, Year B – 2021
Questions are asked of us throughout the day and every day. Some are about minor things, or small matters, and they require little thinking. Other questions are about more serious aspects of our lives and we may need to pause before we give an answer. Of course, much depends also […]
14th Sunday of Year B
An author of spiritual books (Gerard W. Hughes) has published one under the title: The God of surprises. His reflections are pertinent and helpful. After reading it, I was thinking to myself: ‘Were I to write a book of spiritual reflections, I would give it the title: The God of… […]
World Lupus Day – 10 May
Over 1:1000 Canadian men, women and children are living with lupus and while we work towards our vision of life without lupus we want to ensure people living with lupus are living well. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation in one or more parts of the body. […]
15th Sunday of the Year, A
The words we use can express different levels of meaning. Some words go deeper than others, we know it. To get a glimpse of something or to catch sight of someone, is different from truly looking at the thing or the person. Looking at a scene, staring at somebody, this […]
13th Sunday of the Year, A
“FIRST THINGS FIRST”! We hear these words from time to time. They usually come from someone who has a lot to do already and to whom someone may ask to do something more… The person may feel that too many tasks demand his attention, too many commitments claim her time […]