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Stéphane Lavignotte Translation Canon Tony Dickinson   A chain of clothes shops has decided to market clothes in a Muslim style – roughly speaking, veils and long dresses – thereby provoking a polemic: the world of fashion is ready to ...

James Woody Translation Canon Tony Dickinson   The absence of constraint is not the same as freedom. Whether we’re talking about the Hebrew people leaving Egypt – the House of Bondage – or about a people liberating itself from dictatorship ...

“In Italy, in August, even God is on Holiday”. Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Translation Canon Tony Dickinson Agnès Adeline-Schaeffer Arh… what a sweet word “vacation … besides, isn’t the best moment than the evening before, when we come back from work ...

By Abigail Bassac Translation Louise Thunin At first sight, everyone is always seeking it. As a woman, financial independence is especially important to me, since it makes certain choices possible. Knowing how to reason and think for oneself is essential; ...

by Fabian Clavairoly translated by Sara MacVane   Rabbi Israël de Rijine told his students: When my teacher, Bal Chem Tov, had a difficult question to answer, or when he couldn’t find a solution to some painful situation facing the ...

By Gilles Castelnau   « Do you believe this ? » Jesus asks Martha. This question is current in our Church at this time, as we seek to rewrite our profession of faith, to celebrate the Reformation. As for me, I gladly reply ...

by Vincens Hubac Translation Louise Thunin     Let’s face it, professing faith (our own ? that of the group we belong to ?) seems impossible. How can we speak of God ? Simply naming Him is the same as reducing Him to ...

by Pierre Wyss Translation Louise Thunin How difficult it is to translate well ! By clarifying the meaning of the Hebrew verb used in the first verse of Genesis, Pierre Wyss enlarges our understanding of the « creation » of the heavens and ...

Jean-Marie de Bourqueney Translation Canon Tony Dickinson   While there is an active terrorist fanaticism, there are also more insidious forms of fanaticism, just as dangerous, which affect us.   Mentioning fanaticism today obviously resonates in a particular way. Our ...

Cheikh Khaled Bentounès   Translation Canon Tony Dickinson   From the beginning societies have always been founded on education in and transmission of values, be they material, moral or spiritual. In the course of the ages human beings have never ...