It can happen that we get so used to reading, or hearing, the gospel texts that, somehow, we have the impression that… we know them. But perhaps we need to get to… know them anew! Some people will say that the Scripture texts do not change, and this is true, […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year B – 2024
Among us, human beings, relationships are of many kinds – family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, etc. Somehow, we find it normal that there be special ties between ourselves and other people who are part of our lives. The amazing thing is that… God feels the same! From all times, God has […]
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 […]
22nd Sunday of Year A – 2023
Our lives are woven with all kinds of relationships: family, relatives, friends, neighbours, colleagues. There are also the specialists we are referred to, or the technicians who fix things for us. Our relationship with each one of them can be very different. Some neighbours may become friends, but we […]
Siblings Day – 10 April
It would be difficult to contest the fact that the bond between siblings is extra-special! Especially because many of them have spent most of their entire lives together. Many people can’t even remember a time when their siblings weren’t part of their lives. Some of them even shared a womb […]
Conflict Resolution Day – 20 October 2022
Conflict Resolution Day is observed on the third Thursday of October every year, falling on October 20 this year. Conflicts tend to arise in many areas of our lives, such as workplaces, relationships, and families. It is an unavoidable process of life. What is important, however, is how we resolve […]
28th Sunday of Year C – 2022
We engage in different types of relationships: with relatives and friends, neighbors and colleagues. From different people, we expect different things while we appreciate the qualities of each one. But from all of them, we usually expect one attitude above all others, it is that of FAITHFULNESS. We want to […]
5th Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2022
Looking at our lives, we sometimes pause to consider what is important to us. We may look at this or that aspect and we question what is really… essential! Our personal needs may first come to our minds. And, of course, our relationships with the people near and dear to […]
26th Sunday of Year A – 2020
At times, it happens that we honestly wonder what God expects from us. We ask ourselves what would be pleasing to him in our way of living from day to day. The first Christians of Philippi may have also been asking themselves the same question. In today’s 2nd reading, we […]
17th Sunday of Year A – 2020
A period of pandemic… this is what we have been experiencing. The confinement imposed on us is being relaxed but we cannot do all we used to do in the past. During those months, many people have been busy with different types of activities, meaningful activities. Some people have decided […]