Notre dernière douleur reste aussi notre dernière curiosité (1) Le projet de loi visant à affirmer le libre choix de la fin de vie vient replacer chacune et chacun devant un questionnement profond où vie et mort s’éclairent mutuellement. Le ...
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Vers l’infini, par l’au-delà … Ce titre est une version détournée de la devise de Buzz l’Éclair, personnage du film Toy Story. Buzz n’est qu’un jouet mais il se prend pour un véritable héros interplanétaire chargé de sauver l’humanité des ...
Lire la suite...« I am like Thomas, I believe only what I see »
biblical commentary The Thomas of the Gospels may be seen as the epitome of doubt, but he is nonetheless a disciple on the path of faith. And while doubt is all too often contrasted with faith, this disciple’s questioning perhaps ...
Lire la suite...A sigh
biblical commentary Miracles are undoubtedly no more than written words to express the inexpressible, images to express what is beyond sight. But perhaps the authentic miracle is the first movement of a breath, of a new air that makes the ...
Lire la suite...Peter’s denial
bible commentary Mt 26:31-35; 69-75 Ingrid Prat How could the first Christians build their church on someone who had denied Jesus? How could Jesus put his trust in someone who he knew would deny him? Because, right from the start, ...
Lire la suite...Justice, prosperity, well-being for all:
bible commentary In April 2022 France was in the middle of an election campaign, and if one of the topics was at the heart of the discussions, it was also possible enrich it with a more theological reflection. That is ...
Lire la suite...Holy anger
biblical commentary We’re angry at everything. Anger that dismantles statues, that chooses the far right on the ballot paper, that rejects or destroys the common good. Of course, we should not accept everything, and revolt can be positive, but perhaps ...
Lire la suite...Hasidism
biblical commentary Hasidism, a movement that is little known or has a conservative image, opens us up, against all odds, to a mysticism that resonates with Jewish and Christian liberals. By studying the text, Rabbi Kerber invites us to rediscover ...
Lire la suite...The time for happiness
bible commentary Is Ecclesiastes a person who is disillusioned or without hope for the present day? Someone who sees nothing but vanity and futility in everything? And what if behind these now famous phrases there was a real call to ...
Lire la suite...Weakness does not make us weak
bible commentary While the current pandemic shows us the weaknesses of our systems of thought and even our ideologies, we have to recognise that, paradoxically, the individual is called upon to be ever stronger. In a glaringly weak healthcare system, ...
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