Are you happy?If someone asked you this question, would you give a positive answer without any reflection?Or, would you hesitate to answer as you examine the different factors which, according to you, contribute to happiness? It is true that different elements can give a sense of satisfaction and contentment, even […]
15th Sunday of Year A – 2023
In Jesus’ lifetime, sowing the seed for a harvest in Palestine was different from what is done nowadays here. The gospel text of this Sunday (Matthew 13:1-23) tells us: “Imagine a sower going out to sow…” To imagine this scene, we must know that the method used would have been […]
2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2020
When someone tells us something surprising, unusual, we may hesitate to accept what we hear. Seeing our doubt, the person speaking will insist and assure us that it is true. He or she may add: ‘You have to take my word for it!’ The scene in today’s 1st reading (Gn.12:1-4) […]