Day after day, we read the Scripture to know and to understand – to know better, to understand more deeply who God is. The Bible texts offer us images and symbols, they relate events, they describe situations. Very often, they present us a message by way of contrast, of opposites. […]
Nativity of the Lord, Year C – 2024-2025
It is well known: a new-born does not speak – little by little, the infant will learn to make sounds that, eventually, will become words. Is it not amazing that, on this Feast of the Nativity of the Lord, as we look at the baby in the manger, we are […]
The Alphabet of Lent – Letter L
L for Light Our cities drape themselves in light for all tastes – the modern lighting leaves nothing in shadow. The talents of artists and cinema producers is required to create the light-dark effect. Certain aspects of reality benefit from remaining in half darkness. Nowadays, many people complain that […]
Christmas, Year C
Some years ago, I saw a Christmas card of a very unusual design. It depicted the star of Bethlehem, shining bright. And the shadow this star cast on the ground had the shape of… a cross. Quite a prophetic expression and a unique evocation of the meaning of the Nativity. […]
Feast of the Transfiguration, Year A *
* (This feast takes the place of the 18th Sunday of Year) The gospel of this Sunday (Feast of the Transfiguration, Year A – Mt.17:1-9) presents us with a scene that is rather unusual in the life of Jesus. It is no wonder that the apostles are startled and even […]
3rd Sunday of Lent, Year A
There is much in our lives which is expressed in the… conditional form ! Our conversations often run along these lines: ‘If only I had said this…’ ‘If only he had done that…’ ‘If only she had gone there…’ In the gospel of this 3rd Sunday of Lent (Jn. 4: 5-15-19-26.39-42), it […]
3rd Sunday of the Year, A
‘Turn on the light,’ – it is an expression that we hear very often. All the more so in this mid-January period when the clouds seem to be ever present and darkness more obvious in the mornings and evenings. The solution is close at hand: we switch on the electric […]
Feast of Epiphany, year A
Day after day, week after week, the Bible texts call to us in different ways. We believe that this is God’s message addressed to us. We are convinced that the words we hear are not simply human words but God’s own words. They may be words of invitation, or words […]
1st Sunday of Advent, A
Some people are… shall we say: ‘bossy’ by nature. It seems that their preferred mode of relationship is ordering others around – telling them to do things, or not to do them. To have their way, they often resort to coercion. Domination is what they know best. Other people are […]
34th Sunday of the Year, C – Feast of Christ the King
Nowadays, people do not speak much about kingdoms; these political systems are somehow a legacy from the past. Kings and queens are still respected in many places, but their role is mostly ceremonial – the real power is in the hands of presidents and prime ministers. The people want to […]