Today is Candlemas - at least that's what it's called in the vernacular. Ecclesiastically it is actually called "Presentation of the Lord". We are celebrating something that happened far before [...]
I love these last days before Christmas, when in all churches and chapels the nativity scenes are built. In some places they are already finished, but in [...]
In the prophet Isaiah, the image of light seems closely linked to justice. Here it is about the city of Jerusalem, expression of the longing for the reign of peace [...].
Maranatha - come, Lord Jesus! This is how the first Christians prayed, who were still living in the near expectation. They believed that Jesus would come again to complete the world [...].
There are candles in front of an image of a saint in a church. People come in from the street, light a candle, pause for a moment - and leave. Why? [...]