There was the day when, after multiplying the loaves, Jesus escaped from the people who wanted to make him king (John 6:14). On another day, he entered Jerusalem, sitting on a donkey acclaimed by the crowd as “the king of Israel” (John 12:13). A […]
Feast of the Epiphany, Year C – 2022
At times, listening to some people talking, we may hear a person say: “It’s all a question of planning”. True, much in life depends on the plans we make to achieve our goals. Strangely enough, this thought came to me as I reflected on the texts of this Feast of […]
34th Sunday of Year B, Feast of Christ the King – 2021
He came, long ago, but some still speak about him. What he said, what he did, what he taught, how he related to people. It was said that: “Nobody ever spoke like this man” (John 7:46). He was… different, yes, everyone could see this, different yet… There was something […]
Feast of the Epiphany, Year B – 2021
The text of the gospel of the Feast of Epiphany is well known to us. We could repeat with much detail the story of the Magi searching for the new-born king and their visit to him. Yet, every year, there seems to be in the text something that speaks in […]
Good Friday, Year C – 2019
When things get mixed up… there is chaos, confusion, people get… lost. This was what we were up to and our condition was rather… desperate – we needed help. Someone came – Someone with a capital S… But… things got mixed up for him as well. He had come as […]
34th Sunday of Year B – Feast of Christ the King
If you were to see the Prime Minister helping the janitor to clean the offices, you would probably be shocked. If you came to meet the CEO of a big company and found him serving at table during the Christmas party, you would probably be astonished. If you saw the […]
34th Sunday of the Year A – Feast of Christ the King
It is interesting to note that, on this feast of Christ the King, the first and the 3rd readings do not speak of a king or a kingdom. The 2nd reading of Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor.15:20-26.28) has a short reference to this theme when […]