Some people who find it hard to believe the Christian message will sometimes say: “If someone came back from the dead to tell us how things are after we die, then we would believe.” This statement describes the attitude of people searching for a convincing answer – an answer that […]
26th Sunday of the Year, C
The parable of this Sunday’s gospel (Lk.16:19-31) is perhaps… off-putting to our modern ears: expressions like “the bosom of Abraham,” “the torment of Hades”, “the tents of eternity” – all this may sound rather… alien to us. Still the message of this text is far from irrelevant, in fact: it […]