The text of the gospel of the Feast of Epiphany is well known to us. We could repeat with much detail the story of the Magi searching for the new-born king and their visit to him. Yet, every year, there seems to be in the text something that speaks in […]
Feast of Christmas, Year B – 2020
Did you notice how, when surprised or caught unawares, some people will explain: “My God!” The words come not as a prayer but as a spontaneous exclamation. And yet, it could be a prayer… and it could be more than a prayer – it could be the sign that the […]
Feast of the Holy Family, Year A – 2019
The text of the 2nd reading of today’s Feast of the Holy Family (Col.3:12-21) could possibly provoke a verbal reaction: IMPOSSIBLE! To the Colossians – and to us – Paul says: “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience…” And to this list, forgiveness and love are added for […]
Feast of the Body and blood of Christ, Year C – 2019
One could be tempted to give this Sunday’s gospel text (Lk.9:11-17) the following title: “The dynamics of problem solving: People’s way and… Jesus’ way.” The way of people, very often, is exemplified by the apostles’ attitude: First, to tell Jesus what to do! “Send the people away…” And second, to […]
25th Sunday of Year B
Many of the gospel texts are well known to us – we know the stories; we know the people and the facts. We remember the parables and their message. The words of Jesus, at least many of them, echo in our memories. Yet, I wonder if, at times, some important […]