The daily news bulletin… the news repeat themselves, similar, tragic, distressing…Incurable disease, road accident, lethal fire, murder, mass killing, war…All these situations reveal the same factor at work… DEATH. But we are NOT made for death!We are not destined to be destroyed, suddenly, or after a long agony.Our whole being […]
32nd Sunday of Year B – 2024
Today’s 1st reading presents us a scene that is very human and… very inspiring too (1 Kings 17:10-16). Elijah, the prophet – a man of God, in the mind of pious Jews – arrives at a poor widow’s home. We see him asking immediately for a drink and, before the […]
World Drowning Prevention Day – 25 July
World Drowning Prevention Day, declared through the April 2021 UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/75/273 “Global drowning prevention”, is held annually on 25 July. This global advocacy event serves as an opportunity to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowning on families and communities and offer life-saving solutions to prevent it. […]
Good Friday, the Passion of the Lord, Year B – 2024
There are things we enjoy looking at – we spend time looking at this and that aspect of a certain object. We want to observe every side of it – the position, the color, the texture. There are other things that we cannot bear to set our eyes on – […]
6th Sunday of Year A – 2023
You may have overheard a conversation when, suddenly, one of the speakers said: “It’s a matter of life and death.” You knew immediately that they were speaking about some serious matter. In life, there are situations which are that important and we are aware of it. The 1st reading of […]
29th Sunday of Year C – 2022
The texts of the gospel come to us in different ways. They reach us under different expressions and translations. And they can provoke in us different reactions… The last verse of today’s gospel text (Luke 18:1-8) does precisely this: it awakens in us thoughts and questions. Jesus has been teaching […]
World No Tobacco Day – 31 May
This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what WHO is doing to fight the tobacco epidemic, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to health and healthy living and to protect future generations. The […]
1st Sunday of Advent, Year B – 2020
All kinds of things and situations can keep us awake. For some people, caffeine will do this. Other substances with some stimulant will do the same. But anxiety, fear and worry, will have the same effect: prevent us from sleeping. On the other hand, a phone call announcing some unexpected […]
22nd Sunday of Year A – 2020
Last Sunday, the gospel text showed us Peter being praised by Jesus – praised for recognizing him as he is, the Christ. But in today’s text, far from being congratulated, Peter is reprimanded in no uncertain terms! (Mt.16:21-27) “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you […]
14th Sunday of Year A – 2020
This period we are living – that of the Covid-19 pandemic – has taken us unawares, it is certain. It has brought in its wake, all kinds of things totally unexpected. But, when we think about it, our lives are filled with things which are precisely that: unexpected. The promising […]