The gospel narratives give us many parables of Jesus. All of them are inspiring, some are challenging, others rather disturbing. I think that the one in this Sunday’s gospel (27th Sunday, Year A – Mt.21:33-43) must have appeared very shocking to Jesus’ listeners. And it was! For us, 21 centuries […]
26th Sunday of Year A
« What is your opinion? » These are not my words but those of Jesus himself in the gospel of this Sunday (26th of Year A – Mt.21:28-32). He was speaking to the people who had come to hear him, but he is now addressing also each one of us today. I […]
L’image de Dieu… les Psaumes la donnent!
Bien des gens regrettent de ne pas voir… Dieu! On consulte des banques d’images; on se rend dans les bibliothèques renommées; on visite des musées d’art antique et contemporain. Et, bien sûr, il y a les productions de Hollywood représentant Jésus. Teresa Penafiel a sa propre image de Dieu… Cela […]
24è dimanche de l’année, A
L’Évangile de ce dimanche (24è, année A – Mt. 18 :21-35) nous présente Jésus qui, encore une fois, enseigne à l’aide d’une parabole. C’est Pierre qui a provoqué cet enseignement avec une question, une question pour laquelle il suggère une réponse lui- même, croyant déjà savoir quoi penser. Mais… Jésus corrige […]
22nd Sunday of the Year A
Some texts of Scripture are comforting and encouraging. Others are demanding and quite challenging. This is the case with the words we hear in the readings of this Sunday (22nd of Year A). In his letter to the Romans, Paul invites them (12:1-2) to something especially difficult when he tells […]
22è dimanche de l’année, A
Encore une fois, en ce dimanche (22è de l’année A – Mt.16 :21-27) l’évangile nous présente une scène qui nous est assez familière mais qui peut, à prime abord, sembler… quelque peu choquante. Jésus informe ses apôtres qu’il devra souffrir aux mains des « des anciens, des grands prêtres et des scribes » […]
21è dimanche de l’année A
L’évangile de ce dimanche (21è de l’année A – Mt.16 :13-20) a quelque chose d’assez surprenant. Il nous présente une scène inusitée et des questions qui le sont encore plus. Voilà que Jésus demande à ses apôtres comment les gens le voient. Il semble vouloir savoir ce que les gens pensent […]
21st Sunday of the Year, A
Questions, questions! Our world is full of them, our lives are full of them – we can’t escape them! Our minds search and struggle to find the answers – the correct answers, of course. “What is this?” “Where did you go?” “Whom did you meet?” “How did you manage?” “Why […]
A woman, a pagan…
She was a woman, a pagan woman, looked down upon and despised by the Jews. She was not put off nor discouraged by a silent or verbal refusal – the Syrophoenician woman knew better than to give up asking!… A reflection on this gospel can be found at: http://image-i-nations.com/20th-sunday-of-year-a/
20th Sunday of Year A
I know a young man called William who was looking for work. It is not easy nowadays to find a job when so many are being laid off. He went to a Bank but was not lucky. He then contacted an Insurance Company but was not accepted. A bookshop did […]