It happens so often with Bible texts: the events related and the scenes described there reflect much of… ourselves. The way people act and react often depicts something of our own attitudes. Today’s first reading is a good example of this (Exodus 17:3-17). The people of Israel, having escaped from […]
Palm Sunday, Year C – 2019
Different situations can provoke different reactions in us. A threatening possibility can inspire fear. The anticipation of a positive happening may cause joy. A difficult problem may, of course, leave us puzzled. In the gospel text at the beginning of this celebration of Palm Sunday (Lk.19:28-40), there is something which […]