If you were to ask me what I find the most difficult to be like Jesus, my reply would come without delay – it is to FORGIVE. Forgive “from your heart” (Matthew 18:35), this is what he asks for, what he expects from us, his disciples.He says so, very clearly, […]
The Alphabet of Lent – Letter E
E pour ENEMIES There are things which are not easy to do… There are others that we find really hard to realize… But there are still others that we find absolutely impossible to accomplish!… The words of Jesus cannot be misinterpreted (Matthew 5:43-45). They reach us, every one of us, […]
24th Sunday of Year A – 2020
Looking for pictures on the theme of forgiveness, I came across this illustration: A small stone really… and it launched my reflection about this demand – for it is one – of the gospel text of this Sunday (Mt.18:21-35). To forgive: a task that feels as a big stone, at […]
7th Sunday of Year C
If you were to ask me what I find most difficult, near… impossible, in living as a Christian, my answer would come without hesitation: to forgive our enemies. Our enemies or… those we believe are such! It is already difficult, sometimes very difficult, to forgive our friends! And we are […]