God has made himself known to us, human beings, little by little. Our minds and hearts needed to understand what kind of a God our God is, but this had to happen gradually. The texts of the Bible show us how this has taken place over centuries. It is through […]
28th Sunday of Year A – 2023
We sometimes hear people exclaim: “This is too good to be true!” They may speak these words about some unexpected outcome, or some surprising opportunity. They can hardly believe that such good fortune is offered to them. The text of today’s 1st reading could perhaps provoke the same reaction […]
6th Sunday of Easter, Year A – 2023
Promises are important statements, often heavy with meaning. We usually expect someone trustworthy to carry out what he/she has promised. And when the promise is spoken by… God, we cannot but rely on his words. One such statement is made by Jesus in today’s gospel text (John 14:15-21). He […]
6th Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2022
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 […]
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 […]
Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ, Year B
Last week, on the Feast of the Holy Trinity, we reflected on ‘promises’ especially those from… God himself. We focused on the one of Jesus in the last verse of the gospel of the day (Mt.28:16-20) a promise assuring us: ”I am with you always; yes, to the end of […]
Feast of the Holy Trinity, year B
Promises – they are important, we rely on them, especially when they are from people who are trustworthy. And then… there are very special promises: those from… God himself! In today gospel, on the Feast of the Holy Trinity (Year B – Mt.28:16-20), the last verse gives us precisely this: […]
World White Band Day against Poverty – 1st July
The white band is the symbol of the Global Call to Action against Poverty that brings together hundreds of organizations and citizens around the world. On the occasion of the World Day of the white band, July 1, each of us is invited to wear a white band on his wrist […]
2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A
LEAVING… there is much leaving in a human life, we know it. We leave our house for another as we want better accommodation. We leave a means of transport choosing another more efficient one. We leave perhaps our job having been offered a better salary somewhere else We leave some […]
1st Sunday of ADVENT, C
When walking on the streets, I observe people around. Even on the move, some are busy keying in a texto! Others are hurrying, running to catch a bus or rushing to meet a deadline. Sad to say, many people are walking with stooped shoulders and sad faces. Their steps seem […]