5th Sunday of Easter, Year A – 2023

Someone may have chosen to live in a luxury apartment. Another person has found the ideal family house. Yet another has bought a summer residence. A friendly shack is reserved for sport activities for still another. All these locations serve as some kind of residence where rooms are available. Yet […]

7th Sunday of Year A – 2023

Reading the word of God in the Bible, one can experience all kinds of feelings: joy and consolation, hope and anticipation, wonder and questioning, regret, perhaps… or helplessness?… But there are times when the feeling is one of surprise – total and unexpected amazement! The first lines of today’s 2nd […]

31st Sunday of Year B – 2021

Today’s gospel text (Mark 12:28-34) ends with a sentence that is most hopeful: “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Who would not want to be told these words? It is truly reassuring to believe that we are not far from God. Is it not what we want: […]