Bijbelvorsers Blogging annual report and 2015 in review

The last few years people began to see social media as a portfolio of their life events, a competition to top each other who’s got the most interesting life stories. In 2015 we saw more smombies walking over the streets and sitting as individuals sitting on an other planet, in the tube, train, or bus. […]

Conclusion of the synod of bishops for seeing the family in the light of the Gospel and church tradition

For Pope Francis I the Synod of bishops which came to an end last Saturday, was not about settling all the issues having to do with the family, but rather attempting to see them in the light of the Gospel and the Church’s tradition and two-thousand-year history. If it could bring the joy of hope, […]

Synod of Bishops concerning minors

From October 4 until the 25th , 2015 the Roman Catholic church fathers are discussing the vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world. For sure that is a subject which most Christian denominations should take under the loop. At the beginning of the 21st century we can find […]

Growing rift between observant parents and their children

Our Western capitalist world may have many problems and the youngsters may be the ping-pong ball in the game between parents and social media. Everywhere in the Northern hemisphere we can see that youngsters may be tempted by lots of gadgets and lots of ‘video’s’ or films which lure them away from more serious thoughts […]