Day after day, we read the Scripture to know and to understand – to know better, to understand more deeply who God is. The Bible texts offer us images and symbols, they relate events, they describe situations. Very often, they present us a message by way of contrast, of opposites. […]
3rd Sunday of Easter, Year A – 2023
Reading the gospel, sometimes a sentence, even a single word, can keep us… there – at the thought, or the scene, or… more still, at the situation described. We may not be fully aware of the reason, but we are drawn to remain… just there. We feel the need […]
Feast of the Epiphany, Year A – 2023
Meeting someone on the road – a friend, a neighbour, a colleague – the questions often arise: “Where are you coming from? Where are you going?” The place a person has left from, and the place where he/she is going to. The point of departure and the planned destination… It […]
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Year C – 2022
Among us, people, signs are very much part of our interaction. A wink, a scowl, a frown, a shaking of the head – all of these give a message. But to be truly meaningful, such signs need to be interpreted. If not, then the message can be either lost or […]
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, Year C – 2021
A family… the word evokes people, different people of course – each with his/her own character, likes and dislikes, weaknesses and strengths. Every single member has a personal history and… a personal DNA, of course! This description brings to my mind the picture of… a quilt! Yes, a piece of […]
Feast of Christmas, Year B – 2020
Did you notice how, when surprised or caught unawares, some people will explain: “My God!” The words come not as a prayer but as a spontaneous exclamation. And yet, it could be a prayer… and it could be more than a prayer – it could be the sign that the […]
4th Sunday of Advent, Year B – 2020
We get used to things that we do often; used also to the words we repeat day after day. The words we speak during our liturgical celebrations are no exception and… sad to say, all too often we repeat them with our minds busy with all kinds of other thoughts. […]
4th Sunday of Advent, Year A – 2019
Do you have in your life some… ‘wingless angels’? You smile, but they can be very REAL! We are used to the representation of old showing us cherubim and seraphim angelic messengers. It was the imagery of ancient times and it has made its way up to our days. The […]
Feast of Epiphany, Year B
Have you ever tried to have a person do something that he, or she, does not feel inclined to do? It is quite a… task, we know it. One may use petition, supplication, cajoling or threatening, but a stubborn silent refusal may be all that is given as a reply! […]
Feast of Epiphany, year A
Day after day, week after week, the Bible texts call to us in different ways. We believe that this is God’s message addressed to us. We are convinced that the words we hear are not simply human words but God’s own words. They may be words of invitation, or words […]