Just before Christmas I saw in the news that two out of three people in London do not believe in the biblical story of Christ’s birth. You may find this shocking. Well, I do not. I myself have doubts, when I read today’s gospel. In fact I would be very worried, if most people did believe the story. In a…
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“You see this child: he is destined for the fall and for the rising of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is rejected – and a sword will pierce your own soul too”. These are the words said to Mary in the Temple by Simeon. When we listen to them, knowing the story of Jesus’ life, death…
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Some of you know that I am quite a keen photographer. If you didn’t know before, you do now. Sometimes photography is called the art of painting with light. In fact, light is the most important part of photography. The best light for landscape pictures is found at sunrise and sunset, because the low sun shines with warm, yellowish and…
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When some banks in America started to collapse, the politicians around the world frantically started looking for any good solutions to save the economy. Plans were made; some good, some not so good. Some of them helped, some of them failed. The overall was not particularly pleasant, but maybe it could have been worse without those plans? We’ll never find…
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Do you want to be happy? The answer is so obvious that very few people would bother to ask the question. However we understand happiness, each one of us is looking for it. The whole advertising industry is based on this fundamental human desire. Every company tries to convince us that its product or service will make us happy. We…