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 Homepage | The person | The family | The friends | Sitemap | Search | Contact  News  Year 2005 Français | English | Español |  PrintPeace on earth to those who are God’s friends Letter of Father Guy Vanhoomissen, international Chaplain Dear Friends in Faith and Light, In a few days we are going to celebrate Christmas. I would like to share some thoughts with you on the occasion of this beautiful feast. At Christmas we recall the birth of a child, born in Bethlehem, a long time ago. At that time some shepherds who were looking after their flocks nearby, heard angels singing: « Glory to God in the highest and peace to those who are God’s friends. » Bethlehem was then a small peaceful village. The Romans had imposed peace, the peace of a colonial system, harsh and merciless. Today, 2000 years later, Bethlehem is a town where tensions, fear and bitterness prevail. There is still no peace in the place where the Prince of Peace was born. But on a wider scale, our earth does not live in peace. So what does the angels’ message mean? More  |
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