Homily of the opening Mass, Sunday, November 30, 2025, First Sunday of Advent, Year A, by the provincial prior, Br. Gabriel Samba, OP, at the university parish of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Douala.
The justice that God loves The Evangelist according to Saint Matthew tells us about the miraculous birth of Jesus of a Virgin called Mary, from the point of view of the husband and head of the family who is Joseph. Marie is pregnant without having cheated on Joseph. But he only knows half of this news. He is a just…
The logic of lasting Peace through good Today we celebrate the 3rd Sunday of Advent, called Joy Sunday (Gaudete). Our joy comes from the fact that Christmas, as the coming of Jesus Son of God, is near, it makes itself near. This means that the fact that God in Jesus becomes close to humanity is celebrated in a close way.…
Is 11, 1-10; Ps 125 Rm 15, 4-9; Mt 3, 1-12 My brothers and sisters, as we celebrate this Dominican Month of Peace, while our country Cameroon is still going through hours of uncertainty partly related to post-election tensions, growing inequalities, land conflicts that tear families apart, and to the ecological wounds visible even in our devastated forests and polluted…
In this month dedicated to Peace, the Word of God powerfully enlightens us on our role as builders of a new world, a world according to the heart of God, a world of Peace. Today’s texts invite us to hope, conversion and active vigilance in order to welcome the reign of peace.
The following homily was preached at the funeral Mass of Brother Jean-Pierre Torrell, OP, on Sept. 6, 2025, in Fribourg. The preacher was Brother Benoît-Dominique de La Soujeole, OP, a Dominican friar and longtime colleague of Br. Jean-Pierre. In his preaching, Br. Benoît-Dominique reflected on the vocation of the theologian as both disciple and master—an identity that Br. Jean-Pierre lived…
