Among us, people, we often exchange services of different kinds. We go to a neighbor, a friend, a doctor, a teacher, a builder, asking them to provide us with whatever we need at any given time. And, we do the same… with God! Very often, our prayer to God takes […]
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2022
Repeating things – speaking again the words already said – we do it very often. To remind someone of something, to explain something voiced before, to make sure people have understood. We do it with people and for people, and we do it also… with God! Yes, it is something […]
22nd Sunday of Year B – 2021
GOD… High above?… Far away?… Unreachable?… Unconcerned?… Some believe this… the opposite – the reality – is so extraordinary! The leader of God’s people, Moses, assures them that God is very near to them whenever they pray to him. In the text of today’s 1st reading (Dt.4:1-2,6-8), he states this […]
27th Sunday of Year A – 2020
At times, when reading a text from Scripture, you may stop short and ask yourself: ‘Is this really possible?’ The 2nd reading of this Sunday (Ph.4:6-9) could provoke such a reaction. Writing to the Philippians, the apostle Paul tells them: “Do not be anxious about anything.” The question cannot […]
19th Sunday of Year A – 2020
The people we live with from day to day, we claim to know them, of course. Their ways of doing, their habits, their mannerisms. It was the same for the apostles who were living with Jesus, travelling with him, listening to his teaching. They knew his accent when he spoke […]
16th Sunday of Year A – 2020
Praying – we know we should do it. Of course, we would like to pray well, to pray as we should… We have been told many things about praying. We have read articles on prayer, we have heard sermons about prayer and… Yes, we believe it is important to pray. […]
34th Sunday of Year C – 2019 : Feast of Christ the King
Some writer with a sense of humour gave today’s gospel a striking title: “The good thief who stole… heaven!” It is interesting to note that, on today’s feast – the celebration of Christ the King – we are given this gospel text to reflect upon (Lk.23:35-43). It presents us with […]
Feast of Pentecost, Year C – 2019
Week after week, Sunday after Sunday, we are given Scripture readings to ponder over. Written in a language which is not the one of our daily conversations, it may happen that we do not grasp the full meaning of the texts. It may also be that the truth they express […]
World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking – 8 February
Time to end slavery Pope Francis has declared the feast of St Josephine Bakhita, which is celebrated each year on 8th February to be the World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking. St Josephine Bakhita is the patron saint of victims of slavery and of Sudan. Australians […]
17th Sunday of Year B
Let us say that you go to borrow from your neighbour some cooking oil to cook a dish. Does it happen often that instead of giving you the small amount you ask for, the neighbour gives you a much larger quantity? Or, if a man goes to a colleague to […]