The Jesuit Father Rigobert Kyungu introduces us to meditation with the readings for the 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Brothers and sisters, today we celebrate the 28th ordinary Sunday of liturgical year C. The first reading is taken from the second book of Kings (2 Kings 5, 14-17). The second reading comes from the second … Read more
Views: 2 Born on April 12, 1944 in Cotonou, he was ordained a priest on September 30, 1972, appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II and consecrated in Rome on January 6, 2003, bishop of Abomey before joining the diocese of Porto-Novo on February 4 2007, Monsignor René Marie Ehouzou died on Wednesday October 17, … Read more
Sunday October 23, 2022, four texts will be read.First reading Book of Ben Sirac the wise (Si 35, 15b-17.20-22a).Psalm 33.Second Reading Second Letter to Timothy (2 Tim 4, 6-8.16-18).The Gospel according to Saint Luke (Lk 18, 9-14). Luke 18, 9-14During that time,to some who were convinced to be righteousand who despised others,Jesus told the following … Read more
Silhouette of a pilgrim praying in front of the horizon. France. CATHERINE LEBLANC / PHOTONONSTOP Every morning, when waking up, Wenyu prays. She repeats this ritual before going to bed. “I pray for myself, for my family or my friends. I also prayed a lot when war was declared in Ukraine”confess this Protestant violin teacher. … Read more
Jesuit Father Antoine Kerhuel introduces us to meditation, with the readings for the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time of liturgical year C. First lecture: Am 6, 1a. 4-7 Psalm: Ps 145 (146), 6c.7, 8.9a, 9bc-10 Second Reading: 1 Tim 6, 11-16 gospel: Lk 16, 19-31 “Lord, allow us to enter into the look of compassion … Read more
Tylee Ryan, 16, and JJ Vallow, 7, were murdered in September 2019 in Rexburg, Idaho. Closer looks back on this shocking affair, against a backdrop of devastating religious beliefs… Rexburg, November 26, 2019. Without news of her grandson, Joshua Jaxon (JJ) Vallow, 7, for several weeks, Kay Woodcock contacted the authorities and requested a routine … Read more
In police custody, the Prophet Emmanuel Ndzoma (center) could be brought this Monday, September 05 before the public prosecutor of Libreville © DR The leader of civil society, Geoffroy Foumboula Libeka Makosso, also a practicing Christian, in an open letter addressed to pastors and other men of God officiating in Gabon, denounced the complicit silence … Read more
This column came to Father Pierre-Alain Lejeune’s mind during his vacation. In the middle of summer, he went for a few days of retreat to the Abbey of Lérins, on the Ile Saint-Honorat off the coast of Cannes. He gives us here a meditation on Pascalian entertainment. After a busy pastoral year, I longed for … Read more
Follow the meditation of the 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time of Year C, with the Jesuit Father Flavien Zolabi. Readings: Qo 1.2.2, 21-23; Collar 3.1-5.9-11; Luke 12, 13-21 Dear brothers and sisters, the texts of today’s liturgy, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time of liturgical year C, invite us to meditate on our relationship to material … Read more
The views expressed in opinion pieces are strictly those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the editorial staff. Posted on July 28, 2022 – HAS + Science, scientists… These terms come up again and again in arguments and conversations. Appealing to science is to guard against a strong argument … Read more