We live an unusual situation and this period of pandemic is definitely upsetting. Our daily lives have been turned upside down – our ways of doing and being can no longer be what they were only nine months ago. And we are… wondering – wondering where we are going, where […]
Feast of the Holy Family, Year B
‘Intergenerational’ – this is the ‘in-word’ nowadays! People use it in all kinds of situations: reports about prevailing trends in society speak about it; architects and builders offer us new ‘intergenerational’ houses; even people of our liturgical team invite us to ‘intergenerational celebrations’. It is interesting to note that today’s […]
Feast of Christmas, Year B
When a baby is born, people look at the child and wonder… They wonder at the marvel of a new life, yes. But they also wonder about what this new-born will be… what he will become. No doubt, the people who visited Mary and Joseph to see the new-born Child […]
Feast of the Holy Family, C
I have a treasure. No, I am not afraid it will be stolen for it does not hold any silver or gold, nor any valuable currency. What I keep therein is a whole collection of texts and quotes – texts and quotes from many people, some long dead, others alive […]