THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 2022 “Life in our mortal flesh is beautifully “unfinished”, like certain works of art precisely due to their incompleteness have a unique charm. Because life down here is an “initiation”, not the fulfilment. We come into the world just like this, like real people, like people who advance in age but who …
TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2022 “Jesus says… that in order to “see the kingdom of God”, one needs to be “born anew” from above. This does not mean starting over from birth, repeating our coming into the world, hoping that a new reincarnation will re-open our chance at a better life… Indeed, it would empty all …
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022 “The Spirit, at every crossroads in our lives, suggests to us the best path to follow. It is important, then, to be able to distinguish his voice from the voice of the spirit of evil. Both speak to us: we need to learn to distinguish the voice of the Spirit, to …
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2022 “We tend to think that love comes from our keeping, our fidelity and our devotion. Yet the Spirit reminds us that without love as our basis, all the rest is in vain. And that love comes not so much from our abilities, but as his gift. He teaches us to love …
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 2022 “Old age not only loses its dignity, but it even doubts that it deserves to continue. In this way, we are all tempted to hide our vulnerability, to hide our illness, our age and our seniority… Remember that you too will become elderly. Old age comes for everyone. And treat the …
Announcing the 2022 Pontifical Mission Societies Evangelisation Through a Lens Photography Competition. For the first time in South Africa, Botswana and eSwatini we would like to call on photographers to enter out Evangelisation Through A Lens photo competition. The competition is open to anyone who would like to enter. Each participant is allowed to submit four …
2022 is a special year for the Pontifical Mission Societies, with a number of different celebrations taking place. It is 200 years since the establishment of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the 100th anniversary of the designation of the four societies, Propagation of the Faith, Holy Childhood, St Peter the Apostle …
