People may speak to give some information or to state a fact. They may tell a story or give some instruction. But it happens that someone makes a promise – this is a different kind of statement. It is binding on the person who speaks and promising to the one […]
18th Sunday of Year A – 2020
Language is made of thousands of words – short words, longer ones, easy words, more difficult ones. Words for all occasions and situations, some words provoke laughter, others cause sadness or anger. There are words which I would qualify as categorical: they are direct, explicit. There is something final about […]
29th Sunday of Year C – 2019
“When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” A question that is strange… surprising… shocking even?… It is not from me, but it is the last line of the gospel text for this Sunday (29th Sunday of Year C: Luke 18:1-8). It is somehow… […]
Feast of Pentecost, Year C – 2019
Week after week, Sunday after Sunday, we are given Scripture readings to ponder over. Written in a language which is not the one of our daily conversations, it may happen that we do not grasp the full meaning of the texts. It may also be that the truth they express […]
4th Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2019
Many people are familiar with this English expression: “To hold on for dear life.” Its meaning is obvious: it involves holding on tightly to someone, or something, not to fall. Hearing this expression recently, I went on thinking that, in life, there are quite a few occasions when we must […]
3rd Sunday of Advent, Year C
There are many things said about God. Teachers and preachers, theologians and scripture scholars, give us much information on who God is. Some of their words may inspire us, others leave us skeptic, or indifferent perhaps. The first and second readings of this Sunday (3rd Sunday of Advent, Year C) […]
13th Sunday of Year B
The world of cinema production and that of the theater allow us to witness human experiences that often depict our own personal emotions. Watching a film, or seeing the actors evolve on the scene, can be powerful means of… introspection and self-knowledge. For my part, I feel that the same […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year B
The text of Mark relating the temptation of Jesus is much shorter than that of Matthew and Luke. Notice that ‘temptation’ is printed in the singular because Mark does not give details about this experience of Jesus. I find this short text (1st Sunday of Lent – Mk.1:12-15) of only […]
A woman, a pagan…
She was a woman, a pagan woman, looked down upon and despised by the Jews. She was not put off nor discouraged by a silent or verbal refusal – the Syrophoenician woman knew better than to give up asking!… A reflection on this gospel can be found at: http://image-i-nations.com/20th-sunday-of-year-a/
19th Sunday of the Year A
The theme of last Sunday (Feast of the Transfiguration, Year A) is back again: “Do not be afraid…” Yet, the situation described in today’s gospel (19th Sunday of Year A – Mt.14:22-33) is quite frightening! A storm on the lake and the apparition of… a mysterious being walking on the […]