Let us do ‘yes’
On 27 September during the Sunday Eucharist at Sint-Kwinten’s pater Joseph Imama, cm concelebrated and spoke during the homily about a project that the Pastoral Zone of Leuven is supporting, “Mama Pélagie School”, a school […]
Why we baptised a baby in these circumstances
Though every Baptism is special, we didn’t expect the Baptism of our fourth child to be particularly unusual. Last year, while we were travelling across the UK for the Baptism and Confirmation of Gregory’s godson […]
At last
It was a beautiful sunny Sunday, the 13th of September, when, after months of patient preparation and waiting, and very much supported by her sponsor, Katrien Derde, Denise Bosman received the Sacrament of Confirmation that […]
Just like that, I got an adult daughter
On Sunday 13 September 2020 I will be the Confirmation sponsor of Denise Bosman, a young woman from South Africa. What does this mean to me? Different thoughts come to mind: the gift of […]
The life of a bus driver in these confusing times
Conrad Nwaka, originally from Nigeria, arrived in Leuven as a student in 2007. His intention was to go back home to build a quality life with his degree (Master in Communication Sciences). At the time, […]
A great joy to celebrate together again
For the first time in more than three months, members of the Sint-Kwinten faith community returned to their beautiful church yesterday, the Feast of Corpus Christi, to celebrate together the Holy Eucharist. […]
Pentecost 2020: in communion despite social distancing
Homily of Pater Juan Carlos Tinjaca, ss.cc., delivered Sunday 31 May 2020 in Sint-Kwinten’s Church: Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Pentecost, the Feast of the Holy Spirit. According […]
An extraordinary Triduum in an extraordinary time
Despite the stay-at-home restrictions aimed at minimizing the spread of the coronavirus, the Sint-Kwinten’s faith community celebrated three sober but very intense Triduum liturgies. With only five participants present in the Church but many […]
Living my faith in corona-time: Doing small things with great love
“Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love!” I find this quotation from Mother Teresa highly inspiring. She is a great example for me because of […]
Special times call for special forms of closeness
At the present time, one objective prevails in our society: to reduce the number of victims of the coronavirus, a seemingly banal cold virus that is responsible for roughly 220,000 deaths worldwide as of 29 […]