Reflection on the Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, 08 Dec 2024: Baruch 5:1-9: Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Second Sunday of Advent is sometimes called the Sunday of…
Reflection on the Readings for the First Sunday of Advent, 01 Dec 2024: Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28 and 21:34-36. The first of December, the first Sunday of…
Reflection on the Readings for Christ the King, 24 Nov 2024: What does it mean to be a king? Usually, kings gain power through inheriting their position, being born as…
“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.” This quote by G.K. Chesterton made me think. From the…
If a person intends to be truly fair, they don’t judge a situation only by one snapshot – even if that snapshot is the result of the situation. This starts…
It is now almost exactly four years since Covid-19 reached Europe and spread through the world.I remember how historians then said that most pandemics had lasted for two to three…
“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Photo: Beate Matthies
Reviews of practices are the basis of strategic and visionary actions.Changes are radical and often happen when it is too late for adaptations. Many people are afraid of changes but…
In the past few days, the news about the defamatory actions against two American election workers in the 2020 election have shone a light on what it is to be…