Every year on January 4th, World Braille Day reminds us of the importance of accessibility and independence for those who are blind or visually impaired. About 36 million people around the world are blind. By 2050, the number of people diagnosed with blindness is predicted to rise to 115 million. […]
26th Sunday of Year C – 2022
Today’s gospel text probably appears to many of us as somehow strange, awkward even (Luke 16:19-31). We may feel uncomfortable at the wording, and more still at the scenes described. It all seems rather remote from our own experience. Really? What about ‘translating’ this parable […]
30th Sunday of Year B – 2021
To speak about God and to call upon him, all kinds of names are used: God Almighty, Heavenly King, Creator of the universe, Master of all things, Ruler of the world, etc. Very early in the history of the people of Israel, their great leader, Moses, had asked God who […]
26th Sunday of Year B – 2021
People sometimes talk about things ‘as old as the world’ – to them, it seems that some situations, or attitudes, have always been there with us, human beings. One of them, I believe is… JEALOUSY. This ‘demon’ which torments a person filling him/her with regrets, envy, desire to dispossess another […]
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 […]
30th Sunday of Year B
Let us imagine for a moment that someone would tell you: “God is calling you.” What would your reaction be? Many people would possibly think: “What does God want from me?” But should the question not rather be: “What does God want FOR me?” This thought came to me as […]
Dixième mardi de Lise
Vous vous rendez compte ! C’est mardi, évidemment, et… nous en sommes au 10è mardi de Lise. Avec Lise, c’est la 10è personnalité du groupe qui nous accueille. BIENVENUE encore une fois !
3rd Sunday of the Year, C
The scene takes place in the synagogue of Nazareth on a Sabbath day. It is the time to read a passage of the sacred text. As any adult man can do, Jesus takes the scroll and starts reading a text from the prophet Isaiah (Is.61:1-2). Today’s gospel (Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21) […]