The anecdote is well known of the space exploration of a Russian cosmonaut. Returning to earth he said with deep conviction and absolute certainty: “There is no God – I’ve been up there, and I didn’t see any sign of God!” No wonder, could we reply, because God is NOT […]
3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A – 2023
Reading the gospel, sometimes a sentence, even a single word, can keep us… there – at the thought, or the scene, or… more still, at the situation described. We may not be fully aware of the reason, but we are drawn to remain… just there. We feel the need […]
31st Sunday of Year C – 2022
Today’s 1st reading (Wisdom 11:22 – 12:2) gives us… A Portrait of God! You wonder… you ask yourself what this really means… Obviously, we should not look for a painting or a photo… But let the words reach you again… “You (Lord) are merciful to all… You can do all […]
7th Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2022
Some people delight in finding unusual things, they marvel at extraordinary events. And, in this day and age, there is plenty to satisfy their search for what is special and exceptional! The landing of a human being on the moon ranks among such happenings. The astronaut, Neil Armstrong, is quoted […]
5th Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2022
Looking at our lives, we sometimes pause to consider what is important to us. We may look at this or that aspect and we question what is really… essential! Our personal needs may first come to our minds. And, of course, our relationships with the people near and dear to […]
Easter Sunday, Year C – 2022
A stone rolled away… A corpse… missing… “Strips of linen lying there”… Cloth wrapping the body “still lying in its place”… All these are seen, noted, but… No body lying there, NOBODY present! Yet, the gospel text tells us that when John had witnessed this scene, “He saw and believed.” […]
31st Sunday of Year B – 2021
Today’s gospel text (Mark 12:28-34) ends with a sentence that is most hopeful: “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Who would not want to be told these words? It is truly reassuring to believe that we are not far from God. Is it not what we want: […]
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B – 2021
Thomas, the apostle, has been blamed and praised probably in equal measure! We meet him in the second part of today’s gospel (Jn.20:19-31). It is obvious that he could speak his mind and was not easily influenced by other people. His companions tell him that they have seen Jesus, yes, […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year B – 2021
We have entered a new period of what is called the liturgical year. We are now in the Season of Lent – a season rich in meaning. In the gospel text of this 1st Sunday (Mk.1:13-15), we hear Jesus tell us: “The time has come.” The time of what? […]
4th Sunday of Advent, Year B – 2020
We get used to things that we do often; used also to the words we repeat day after day. The words we speak during our liturgical celebrations are no exception and… sad to say, all too often we repeat them with our minds busy with all kinds of other thoughts. […]