“I bless you, Father, for hiding these things from the learned and the cleverand reveling them to mere children” (Luke 10:21). It is good and comforting to believe this:that God does not depend on human intelligence and wisdom to reveal himself.This knowledge is not the result of diplomas one has […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year C – 2025
We want to know God, we try to find out more about him.We read books and articles, we listen to teachers and preachers. What if he, himself, told us what he is, the kind of God he truly is?Of course, we cannot be told everything about him in a single […]
5th Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2023
The first reading of this Sunday is quite astonishing (Ezechiel 37:12-14). Only three verses but they offer six promises – promises from God himself. Promises of resurrection, of life, of a homeland, of the gift of God’s Spirit, of knowing God himself. Promises repeated, for good measure! And the text […]
14th Sunday of Year C – 2022
Among believers, if asked whether they know God, some people would answer immediately: “Of course, I know him!” Others may pause for a moment before replying: “Well, I know some things about him…” Knowing someone is quite an experience, and to know someone truly the experience must be on-going, never […]