Repeatedly, and in many ways, poets and prophets have said it: LIFE IS A JOURNEY. The beginning of a new year is, somehow, a reminder of this. Of course, a journey means setting out and being on the move. Today’s gospel, on the Feast of Epiphany (Mt.2:1-12) illustrates this very […]
Feast of Mary, Mother of God, Year A – 2020
There are different ways of reading a gospel text, or listening to it. Sometimes, we have a sense of ‘déjà vu’ – it seems we know all about it for such a long time. At other times, what is described feels strange, foreign, not related to our own experience. But […]
4th Sunday of Advent, Year C
Just a few days before Christmas, many of us are rushing – hurrying to do this, to go there, to buy that. So many things to do, so many tasks to see to, so many people to contact… So much, so many – it seems a mountain to climb to […]