The ‘Franciscans of the Renewal’, nicknamed ‘Franciscans of the Bronx’, are at the service of the underprivileged populations of the big cities. Two of them, Raphaël and Angelo, gave their testimony to the Metanoia festival, in St-Maurice (VS). “Liam* had a criminal record as long as his arm,” recalls Angelo. When he came to the … Read more
PSALM – 16 (17),1.3ab,5-6,8.15 1 LORD, hear justice!Hear my complaint, accept my prayer.3 You search my heart, you visit me at night,you test me, without finding anything. 5 I followed in your footsteps,my foot never tripped.6 I call you, the God who answers:listen to me, hear what I say. 8 Keep me as the apple … Read more
FIRST READING – book of Ben Sira the Wise 3.17-18.20.28-29 17 My son, do all things in humility,and you will be loved more than a benefactor.18 The greater you are, the more you must humble yourself:you will find favor with the Lord. 20 Great is the power of the Lord,and the humble give him glory. … Read more
FIRST READING – book of Exodus 32, 7…14 In those days,7 The LORD spoke to Moses:“Come down,for your people have corrupted themselves,whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt.8 They Won’t Take Longto deviate from the path I had ordered them to follow!They made themselves a calf out of molten metaland bowed down … Read more
The secular Saint Bridget of Sweden marked Europe in the 14th century. His birthday, July 23, is an opportunity to return to an unknown figure with an exceptional temperament and destiny. Founder of the Order of the Most Holy Savior, known as the “Brigittines”, nicknamed the “Sybille of the North” for her many visions, her … Read more
Facts In January 2021, the School of the Nativity, a school founded in 2003 by the Jesuits of College of the Holy Crossbegan to fly the flag of the gay-prideas well as the flag of the movement Black Lives Matter. School president Thomas McKenney said in a statement on the school’s website that the initiative … Read more
PSALM – 8 4 To see your sky, the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars you stared at,5 what is man that you think of him?the son of a man, do you care? 6 You wanted him a little less than a god,crowning him with glory and honour;7 You set him over the … Read more
They are called Zeteo, Bethesda, Les deux pieds dans le font, Un beau jour, Un cœur qui enseignement or Maman pray and have in common this ambition to move, enlighten or edify their listeners through their voices. These are podcasts, these digital audio content in full expansion, all over the world and among Catholics. “I … Read more
Fifty days after Easter, Christians celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit made by God to men: it is Pentecost. A key stage in the New Testament, this episode opens a new era: that of the Church. How was the last identity of the Trinity represented? In the name of the Father, of the Son … Read more
Recent steps aim to rehabilitate witches and wizards executed in past centuries. A rather positive movement, according to the Vaudois medievalist Martine Ostorero, but which must be accompanied by a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of witch hunts, and an awareness that these mechanisms are still relevant. A Bill in the Scottish Parliament should be … Read more