For the past 50 years, Earth Day has been celebrated by billions of people around the globe, annually every April 22, to join together in promoting awareness for the health of our environment. Why should we continue to celebrate this holiday? Some people may view it as just another holiday, […]
International Animation Day – 28 October
On October 28th, International Animation Day recognizes the artists, scientists, and technicians behind animated art. It’s also a day to celebrate all aspects of animation. When artists manipulate drawings to appear as moving pictures, they are creating animation. This art form has been used for more than 100 years to […]
Psalm Sunday, Year A – 2020
“Who is this man?” The question is old… In fact, it is over 2000 years old… It comes at the last verse of this Palm Sunday gospel text (Mt.21:1-11). People acclaim Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey – they throw branches on the ground, they wave palms and they shout […]
World Tuberculosis Day – 24 March
March 24 commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing to a small group of scientists at the University of Berlin’s Institute of Hygiene that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. According to Koch’s colleague, Paul Ehrlich, “At this […]
World Oceans Day – 8 June
The ocean is the heart of our planet. Like your heart pumping blood to every part of your body, the ocean connects people across the Earth, no matter where we live. The ocean regulates the climate, feeds millions of people every year, produces oxygen, is the home to an incredible […]