In Zimbabwe, Fr. Amos Moses cmf, Prefect of Formation of the Independent Delegation of St. Charles Lwanga conducted a retreat for the Claretian missionaries of the mission present in the 3 [...]
FRIDAY 30th JUNE 2023 Matthew 8, 1-4: “A leper came to Jesus and knelt down and said to him, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean….”. And he stretched out his [...]
This was in Switzerland, but it could have been in Portugal or anywhere else. An old woman went into a self-service restaurant, ordered a bowl of broth, paid and sat down at one of the free [...]
Casa Claret delivered school material to different centres taking advantage of the celebration of Children’s Day. Thus, the director of the Primary School of Caixão Grande and the director [...]
THURSDAY 29th JUNE 2023 Matthew 16, 13-19: “You are the Messiah the Son of the living God”. Peter’s profession of faith is the foundation of the Church. His profession of [...]
With less than one month left for the celebration of the WYD Lisbon 2023, the crosses that will be given to each pilgrim who participates in this encounter in the Claretian family have already [...]
WEDNESDAY 28th JUNE 2023 Matthew 7, 15-20: “By their fruits you will know them”. By our baptism and our confirmation all Christians are prophets. To be a prophet does not mean [...]
Looking through my notes for something interesting to comment on, I found this comic strip by Pablo Coelho entitled: “How to keep hell full” which narrates the following fable: [...]
On Thursday 8th June, Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi), 22 children of the third year of catechesis of the Parish of Santa Maria de Tondela (Portugal) celebrated the [...]
TUESDAY 27th JUNE 2023 Matthew 7, 6.12-14: “Enter through the narrow gate”. There are many “doors” that open us up to many things and possibilities of life and in [...]