Pope Francis’ Message for the World Day of the Sick 2022 Dear brothers and sisters, Thirty years ago, Saint John Paul II instituted the World Day of the Sick to encourage the people of God, Catholic health institutions and civil society to be increasingly attentive to the sick and to those […]
27th Sunday of Year B – 2021
If you were asked what is the most important quality of… GOD, for you, I imagine that you would choose the attribute that speaks to you most. I expect that the answers would vary from one person to another. People would speak of his kindness, his mercy, his patience, his […]
Feast of the Holy Trinity, Year A – 2020
There is an activity that some of us enjoy doing from time to time. It is that of clearing out things – we look at them, sort them out, discard some, and push others into another place. We may get busy with that in the […]
31st Sunday of Year C – 2019
Every Sunday, we are given some Bible texts to reflect upon. They help us in different ways: teaching and instructing us, guiding and inspiring us. The 1st reading (Wis.11:22 – 12:2) and the Psalm (Ps.145:1-2,8-11,13-14) of this Sunday give us a description of God, they tell us what kind of […]
L’eurovision 2018
L’eurovision est un événement culturel important dont la finale prendra place exactement dans un mois. Le grand concours de l’Eurovision 2018 aura lieu au Portugal suite à la victoire de Salvador Sobral l’année dernière. Les demi-finales durant lesquelles 37 pays vont tenter de décrocher leur place pour la finale se dérouleront les […]
3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B
In all religions, whatever be the name and description of a given set of beliefs, there are principles and prescriptions, rites, and rituals, and regulations, commandments and observances. Whichever way they are formulated, there are admonitions saying: “Thou shalt” and “Thou shalt not.” The language used indicates clearly the ‘should’, […]
World Day of Migrants and Refugees – 18 December
The theme chosen by Pope Francis for 2016 is “Migrants and Refugees Challenge Us. The Response of the Gospel of Mercy.” “The tragic stories of millions of men and women daily confront the international community as a result of the outbreak of unacceptable humanitarian crises in different parts of the […]
World Day of Migrants and Refugees – 18 December
The theme chosen by Pope Francis for 2016 is “Migrants and Refugees Challenge Us. The Response of the Gospel of Mercy.” “The tragic stories of millions of men and women daily confront the international community as a result of the outbreak of unacceptable humanitarian crises in different parts of the […]
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 […]