ASH WEDNESDAY – Hearing the words we may think : Already? And we go on thinking silently… Lent is there… It means: sacrifices, depriving oneself of this and that, a bit… morbid? Gloomy? Strange, this is not the picture given by the Scripture readings. The main idea standing out from […]
International Day of the Bible – 24 November
The First ‘International Day of the Bible’ was launched on November 24, 2014. Bible ministry groups across the country are asking people to read or promote scripture publicly or online at noon on Nov.24 in what’s been dubbed the first International Day of the Bible. « This is a very simple […]
World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation – 1st September 2024
« Hope and Act with Creation” is the theme of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to be held on 1 September 2024. The theme is drawn from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans (8:19-25), where the Apostle explains what it means for us to live according […]
The Alphabet of Lent – Letter P
P for Pray To pray – we want to… We get down to is… we try… but we do not feel up to it.. Precisely, perhaps we should not try to be ‘up to it’. Because to pray is not to present a performance, or to realize a feat. We […]
The Alphabet of Lent – Letter O
O for OPEN There are things which are known to us – we have read and heard about those topics. The information has been given to us, these recommendations have been repeated, but… But… it seems that we still need to be reminded of what has been said. This is […]
World Day of the Sick – 11 February 2024
Earlier this year, the Vatican published Pope Francis’ message for the 32nd World Day of the Sick, celebrated each year on February 11. The Holy Father’s message for this year is entitled: “It is not good that man should be alone” – Caring for the sick by caring for relationships. Echoing the Holy […]
World Youth Day – 26 July 2023
5,000 Canadian Youth Join Pope Francis in Portugal for WYD More than 5,000 Canadian Youth are making their way to Lisbon, Portugal to be with Pope Francis, from 1 to 6 August 2023. The Holy Father will join more than one million young people for World Youth Day (WYD), an […]
World Day of Prayer – 3 March 2023
Introduction The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement which brings Christians of many traditions together to observe a common day of prayer each year. Through preparation and participation in the worship service, we can learn how our sisters of other countries, languages and cultures understand the Biblical […]
International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking – 8 February 2023
“Journeying in dignity” is the theme of the 9th Edition of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, celebrated around Feb. 8, 2023. In 2022, we have experienced major changes as well as the aggravation of crises. In this context, the number of both at-risk groups and […]
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 […]