Let’s not. Let’s not reduce Christmas to a mere “children’s” celebration. Let’s not paint the Bethlehem portal in glitter. The Gospels describe the birth of [...]
PROCURA – Missões Claretianas celebrates Giving Tuesday, which is commemorated on the first Tuesday after Black Friday. This day aims to inspire millions of people around the world to [...]
TUESDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2021 Matthew 4, 18-22: “Come and follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. Immediately they left their nets and followed him”. The preaching of Jesus [...]
The Youth Group of the Parish of Our Lady of Areosa (Porto, Portugal), Jovens Comprometidos, has launched its own Christmas challenge. Every Sunday, on a mural placed in the parish, they will ask [...]
MONDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2021 Matthew 8, 5-11: “Lord, it is not for me that you should come under my roof; it is enough for you to say the word, and my servant will be healed.” The [...]
“Rise up… lift up your heads… be careful… be always awake!” (Luke 21, 25-28.34-36). We begin Advent and with it a new liturgical year. A new liturgical cycle that [...]
Luke 21, 25-28.34-36 Sunday, 28th November 2021 (1st Advent C) We begin the season of Advent. A time to prepare ourselves for the coming of the Lord. The first, at Christmas. The [...]
SATURDAY 27th NOVEMBER 2021 Luke 21, 34-36: “Jesus said to his disciples, Take good care of yourselves, lest your hearts be dulled by revelry, drunkenness, and the cares of life, and that [...]
FRIDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2021 Luke 21, 29-33: “Know that the Kingdom of God is at hand”. So close is this Kingdom that we have it in our hearts. This should fill us with joy and [...]
“The shadow of God is vast” – said Frederick Nietzsche, after announcing that God was dead. God was dead, and so human beings were left orphans, alone on earth, without any [...]