Some scenes of the gospel are unforgettable – the one coming to my mind today is one of them (Matthew 9:11-13).As always, the Pharisees are watching for an occasion to challenge Jesus.But, this time, they do so indirectly – they question his apostles: “Why does your master eat with tax […]
Thursday after Ash Wednesday – 2025
When starting his life as God’s messenger, preaching to people, at a certain moment, two men followed Jesus.Turning around, Jesus saw them, and he asked them:“What do you want?” “What are you looking for?” (John 1:38) This is THE question facing us at the beginning of this period of Lent.As […]
Ash Wednesday, Year C
ASH WEDNESDAY – Hearing the words we may think : Already? And we go on thinking silently… Lent is there… It means: sacrifices, depriving oneself of this and that, a bit… morbid? Gloomy? Strange, this is not the picture given by the Scripture readings. The main idea standing out from […]
A promise: A daily punctual presentation…
WORDS… Words… words spoken, uttered, expressed…Words written, copied, translated…Words whispered, shouted, sung… They reach us, surprise us, fascinate us…They amaze us, shock us, sadden us…They form us, transform us, leave us… indifferent. But more than this, beyond these, there is THE Word –this Word that we have been celebrating during […]
Mardi Gras – ‘Fat Tuesday’ – 4 March 2025
Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon that dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites. Also known as Carnival or Carnaval, it’s celebrated in many countries around the world—mainly those with large Roman Catholic populations—on the day before the religious season of Lent […]
The Alphabet of Lent – Letter S
S for Signs Signs are part of communication. We wave our hand as we leave someone. We shake our head to refuse something. We wink to a word spoken in jest. We open wide our eyes in surprise. We frown to show disapproval. All these signs are part of what […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year C – 2022
Usually, our reflection is on a theme taken from one of the readings. However, today we will focus our attention on the Psalm of today’s celebration, Psalm 91. This Sunday opens the period of Lent and we start today our Lenten pilgrimage. A pilgrimage, a journey to a destination, to […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year B – 2021
We have entered a new period of what is called the liturgical year. We are now in the Season of Lent – a season rich in meaning. In the gospel text of this 1st Sunday (Mk.1:13-15), we hear Jesus tell us: “The time has come.” The time of what? […]
4th Sunday of Lent, Year C – 2019
“When he came do his senses…” (Lk.15:11-32) Herding pigs, for a Jew, was a shameful occupation. To a Jew faithful to the prescriptions of the Law, these animals were considered ‘impure’. And there he was, minding pigs for the owner who did not even give him a share of the […]