If my dear reader has not heard of William Osler, it is enough to know that he was one of the most brilliant doctors of his generation (1849-1919) and that his life story fills two volumes of [...]
When John Paul II was elected Pope, I read some of his poems, among them “The Goldsmith’s Shop”. It tells the story of a woman who was abandoned by her husband and decided to [...]
“Some say that happiness lives far away. Others say it resides close by, in our own home. But true happiness lives in the cradle of a child born of love”. I don’t know if Freud [...]
The Brazilian Indians who carried Father José de Anchieta’s chests, tired of everything, sighed: “We are heartless!” I was touched by this expression when reading the [...]
That Sunday the Gospel reading ended with this pearl: “If you, who are evil, give good things to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven not give the Holy Spirit to those who [...]
It was after the news, prime time television, and a Portuguese actress threw this enormity in her boyfriend’s face, as if to say nothing: “It’s none of your business whether or [...]
The news came in a daily newspaper and made me laugh. The “21st century Rosary” was born in Poland: it is shaped like a credit card with small drawings of Our Lady and John Paul II. [...]
William Osler was one of the most brilliant physicians of his generation (1849-1919) and his life story fills two thick volumes. He was travelling on an ocean liner and noticed that, at certain [...]
John Paul II has a poem entitled “The Goldsmith’s Shop”. A woman abandoned by her husband decided to sell her wedding ring. The goldsmith weighed it and, fixing his eyes on the [...]
Let us toast to the United Nations, which had the happy idea of proclaiming the “years” of the mountains, of water, of forests? And let us salute Saint Francis, prince of ecologists, [...]
