Jesus and happiness

Jesus and happiness

The World of Religions No. 61 – Sept/October 2013 – As Saint Augustine wrote in On the Happy Life: “The desire for happiness is essential to man; it is the motive of all our actions. The most venerable, the most understood, the most...
Woman is the future of God

Woman is the future of God

The World of Religions No. 60 – July/August 2013 – A Jewish story recounts that God actually created Eve before Adam. As Eve grew bored in paradise, she asked God to give her a companion. After careful consideration, God finally granted her request...
The Pope of the Gospel

The Pope of the Gospel

Le Monde des Religions No. 59 – May/June 2013 – Called upon to comment on the event live on France 2, when I discovered that the new pope was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, my immediate reaction was to say that it was a truly momentous event...
Debate and discrimination

Debate and discrimination

Le Monde des Religions No. 58 – March/April 2013 – It will undoubtedly seem strange to some of our readers that, following the heated parliamentary debate in France on same-sex marriage, we are devoting a large part of this issue to how...