Today, the gospel text is that of the Woman caught in Adultery. The text is found in the gospel of John (John 8:1-11). This scene offers a unique perspective on Jesus’ attitude to those in need of forgiveness. In the following video, Jeannie Calavrias personifies the woman in a […]
5th Sunday of Lent, Year B – 2024
God has made himself known to us, human beings, little by little. Our minds and hearts needed to understand what kind of a God our God is, but this had to happen gradually. The texts of the Bible show us how this has taken place over centuries. It is through […]
12th Sunday of Year A – 2020
In prayer, saints of all times have said all kinds of things to God – at times surprising things! You wonder… Think of St. Philip of Neri who, with his usual sense of humour, would tell God: “Lord, beware of Philip, before the day is over he could have betrayed […]
4th Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2020
The question of the apostles to Jesus in today’s gospel (Jn.9:1-41) reflects something of our own thinking at times: “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” But long ago, God has told us: “My thoughts are not your thoughts.” (Is.55:8) And he questions us: “Am I not […]
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2019
Today’s gospel text (Jn.20:19-31) is rather discrete in terms of the apostles’ reaction to Jesus sudden appearance to them on Easter Sunday. John simply tells us that “The disciples were filled with joy.” In his telling of the same happening, Luke says that they were “in a state of […]
4th Sunday of Lent, Year C – 2019
“When he came do his senses…” (Lk.15:11-32) Herding pigs, for a Jew, was a shameful occupation. To a Jew faithful to the prescriptions of the Law, these animals were considered ‘impure’. And there he was, minding pigs for the owner who did not even give him a share of the […]
24th Sunday of the Year A
The parable of Jesus in the gospel of this Sunday (24th Sunday of Year A – Mt 18:21-35) is well-known but, I must admit, I never get used to its… demanding message! Simply put, the last verse says that if we do not forgive others, God will not forgive us either. […]
Ash Wednesday, Year A
Last Sunday (8th Sunday of the Year, A) we were reflecting on the idea of ‘painting’- painting with colours and paintbrushes. Throughout history people have tried to paint even… GOD – at least, what they thought God was like! Still today, artists try to do the same. But we said […]
34th Sunday of the Year, C – Feast of Christ the King
Nowadays, people do not speak much about kingdoms; these political systems are somehow a legacy from the past. Kings and queens are still respected in many places, but their role is mostly ceremonial – the real power is in the hands of presidents and prime ministers. The people want to […]
2nd Sunday of Easter, C
It may have happened to many of us, the experience of missing an important occasion. We did not know it would take place. It was not planned, we had not expected that a person would come at that moment – but he did and we missed his arrival. Of course, […]