A period of pandemic… this is what we have been experiencing. The confinement imposed on us is being relaxed but we cannot do all we used to do in the past. During those months, many people have been busy with different types of activities, meaningful activities. Some people have decided […]
Feast of Pentecost, Year C – 2019
Week after week, Sunday after Sunday, we are given Scripture readings to ponder over. Written in a language which is not the one of our daily conversations, it may happen that we do not grasp the full meaning of the texts. It may also be that the truth they express […]
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2019
Today’s gospel text (Jn.20:19-31) is rather discrete in terms of the apostles’ reaction to Jesus sudden appearance to them on Easter Sunday. John simply tells us that “The disciples were filled with joy.” In his telling of the same happening, Luke says that they were “in a state of […]
Palm Sunday, Year B
As an introduction to the celebration of Palm Sunday, we are given a choice between two gospel texts: one from Mark (11:1-10) and the other from John (12:12-16). In the shorter text from John, one verse caught my attention: “At the time, his disciples did not understand… Later… they remembered.” […]
3rd Sunday of Lent, Year B
‘This is foolish, this is nonsense, this is stupid’ – and there are other such attributes that are used to qualify something which we find unacceptable. These expressions came to me when I read the text of the 2nd reading of this Sunday (3rd Sunday of Lent, Year B – […]
22nd Sunday of the Year A
Some texts of Scripture are comforting and encouraging. Others are demanding and quite challenging. This is the case with the words we hear in the readings of this Sunday (22nd of Year A). In his letter to the Romans, Paul invites them (12:1-2) to something especially difficult when he tells […]
19th Sunday of the Year A
The theme of last Sunday (Feast of the Transfiguration, Year A) is back again: “Do not be afraid…” Yet, the situation described in today’s gospel (19th Sunday of Year A – Mt.14:22-33) is quite frightening! A storm on the lake and the apparition of… a mysterious being walking on the […]
Feast of the Transfiguration, Year A *
* (This feast takes the place of the 18th Sunday of Year) The gospel of this Sunday (Feast of the Transfiguration, Year A – Mt.17:1-9) presents us with a scene that is rather unusual in the life of Jesus. It is no wonder that the apostles are startled and even […]
6th Sunday of Easter, Year A
During the years he spent with his apostles, Jesus had spoken very often of THE Father, HIS Father. I imagine that they had, somehow, got an idea of who he was… God, the God of their ancestors, and Jesus was his special messenger. But the HOLY SPIRIT…?… I ask myself […]
Ascension, C
We repeat the words every time we recite the Creed : « He ascended to heaven…” It is possible that our lips pronounce the words without our giving too much attention to what we speak. But this is what our celebration is about today. The 1st reading (Acts 1:1-11) tells us: “He […]