Finally I was able to finish all my papers on time. I finished one of them even before the dead line, the point is that my personal project of life works well. In the beginning of the semester, I promised to work hard and I was convinced that I would be able to do better. The most difficult class was Biblical Methods. This course deals with two major methods in biblical studies: historical criticism and narrative criticism. I elaborate one passage in the Gospel of John (2:1-12) and explores it more deeply. I was happy to find the notes from my professor: "Are you planning to make it as a doctoral thesis? (A+)". Here is the last part of my paper:
“On the third day there was a wedding at Cana in
Talking about “sign” and “believing” in today’s context, we are reminded of one of the greatest events in the history of the Church: the second Vatican Council. With its famous dictum “reading the signs of the times” the Church came to believe that her mission needed to be renewed. Why do we have to read the signs of the times? Signs not only tell us what to do in order to respond to them, they also call us to go beyond, to believe in God’s ongoing manifestation in the world. To read “the signs of the times” is to reflect deeply on the events unfolding before our eyes and to respond to them out of mature faith. This is always difficult since we are accustomed to react to the challenges of life than interact with them. Over the years we have begun to realize the importance to involve ourselves into social activities. We take faith-based political stands. We continue even to turn a critical thinking to the teachings and traditions of the church. Our faith has matured and our worship has been enriched by reading the signs of the times.



