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 […]
The Alphabet of Lent – Letter D
D for DISCIPLES The expression: ‘The DISCIPLES of Jesus’ is familiar to us. Apart from the twelve apostles whose names we know, the gospel speaks also of seventy-two disciples (Luke 10:1-24). We imagine them listening to Jesus and following him on the roads where he walks. Our imagination does not […]
All Souls’ Day – 2nd November
November 2nd returns every year, of course. And every year, too, it brings back to our minds the recollection that, one day,… we will leave this abode of ours. We will cross to… the other shore and start, yes, a new life. Some are much afraid of this happening. Some say […]
17th Sunday of Year A
The gospel message is quite… radical! This statement may appear somehow shocking to some people but it is very true. The term ‘radical’ comes from a foreign word meaning ‘roots’ and the gospel message does exactly that: It goes to the root of reality, and it wants to reach us […]
15th Sunday of the Year, A
The words we use can express different levels of meaning. Some words go deeper than others, we know it. To get a glimpse of something or to catch sight of someone, is different from truly looking at the thing or the person. Looking at a scene, staring at somebody, this […]