The gospel of this Sunday (4th Sunday of Easter, Year B – Jn.10:11-18) is well known with its text on the Good Shepherd. The words of Jesus are familiar and the picture they suggest to our minds is one similar to the picture here – a man concerned about his […]
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year B
Beatitudes – there are 8 which are best known to us in the text entitled: ‘The Sermon on the Mount’ (Mt.5:1-10). There is another one, less known and prompted by a woman who said to Jesus: “Happy (or, blessed) the woman who gave you birth and nursed you” (Lk.11:27). To […]
Good Friday, Year B
“The crowds were appalled on seeing him – so disfigured did he look that he seemed no longer human – … without beauty, without majesty, No looks to attract our eyes… A man to make people screen their faces. » This is what Isaiah tells us in the 1st reading of […]
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A
As we read the gospel texts, different words can draw our attention. At one time, we may be struck by a sentence, or a certain parable. At another time, the description of a miracle, or the narrative of Jesus meeting with someone, may capture our imagination. On this 2nd Sunday […]
Easter, Year A
« The disciples had failed to understand… that he must rise from the dead. » (Jn.20:1-9) They had been with him for three years. They had heard him teach day in, day out. They had seen him cure so many people, even bringing dead people back to life. And yet… “They had […]
John, the beloved disciple
John had been with the Master for some 3 years now. He knew him as only someone very close to him could know him. He had seen him in all kinds of situations… He tells us about it.
5th Sunday of Lent, Year A
The publicity is well known that says: “A diamond is for ever.” What is precious is the diamond, yes, but also the ‘FOR EVER’ aspect. It answers our deep longing for something that will last, something that will endure. The good and enjoyable experiences that we make, we would want […]
Martha of Bethany
She was mourning the death of her brother, Lazarus. Jesus had not come in time to save his friend… Now he was there, there with strange words… and a question… One may also like to see: http://image-i-nations.com/5th-sunday-of-lent-year-a/
The Man Born Blind
He is well known – in the gospel, that is. He is ready to tell us again what happened to him when he met the Man of Nazareth… After the video, you may like to see also: http://image-i-nations.com/4th-sunday-of-lent-year-a/
3rd Sunday of the Year, A
‘Turn on the light,’ – it is an expression that we hear very often. All the more so in this mid-January period when the clouds seem to be ever present and darkness more obvious in the mornings and evenings. The solution is close at hand: we switch on the electric […]