Listen to the future. Stand up for children’s rights. World Children’s Day is UNICEF’s global day of action for children, by children, marking the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Child rights are human rights. They are non-negotiable and universal. But in too many places today children’s […]
13th Sunday of Year A – 2023
The slogan is well known to us that says: “First things first!” These words express a determination to set priorities. The gospel text of this Sunday invites us to a different choice (Matthew 10:37-42): Our priorities should be about putting people first, more precisely putting someone first. This someone is […]
World Sight Day – 13 October 2022
World Sight Day is on Thursday 13 October 2022 and we are focusing the world’s attention on the importance of eye care. LOVE YOUR EYES Nearly everyone on the planet will experience an eye health issue in their lifetime, however, more than a billion people worldwide do not have access […]
2nd Sunday of Advent, Year C – 2021
It happens to most of us: we sometimes feel we have too much to do, too many things to see to. The commitments we have taken on are just too many. The people relying on us for help, or advice, are too many, and their demand on our time is […]
World Hepatitis Day – 28 July
ELIMINATE HEPATITIS The elimination of viral hepatitis has now been firmly put on the map. At the 69th World Health Assembly in Geneva, 194 governments adopted WHO’s Global Strategy on Viral Hepatitis, which includes a goal of eliminating hepatitis B and C in the next 13 years. The community responded […]
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 […]
World Cancer Day and PI – 4 February
On February 4th, World Day focuses on two health problems: Cancer and PI World Cancer Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. It takes place every year on 4 February. World Cancer Day aims to […]