Good Friday, Year A – 2023

Some people are known as not taking ‘NO’ as an answer! By definition, they keep on trying, trying to make you agree to something even if you have refused. This could be said of… God! Our betrayals, our denials, our refusals to trust him – all these will never make […]

30th Sunday of Year C – 2022

Reading the gospel text of this Sunday (Luke 18:9-14) some could exclaim: “This is the world upside down!” Somehow, it is! The last verse says: “All those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”   It seems obvious from these words that we […]

15th Sunday of Year C – 2019

Some of Jesus’ parables are well-known, nearly too well-known, yet not known well enough… We may be tempted to think that his message is equally familiar but… Intellectual knowledge is one thing, daily living is another – we are aware of this! This Sunday’s parable of The Good Samaritan (Lk.10:25-37) […]

5th Sunday of Lent, C

The past… OUR past… We can live in the past, with nostalgia… We can cling to the past traditions and customs… We can try to bury the past in forgetfulness… We can try not to face the past because of it being too shameful or painful… The 1st and the […]