Today’s 1st reading presents us a scene that is very human and… very inspiring too (1 Kings 17:10-16). Elijah, the prophet – a man of God, in the mind of pious Jews – arrives at a poor widow’s home. We see him asking immediately for a drink and, before the […]
22nd Sunday of Year A – 2023
Our lives are woven with all kinds of relationships: family, relatives, friends, neighbours, colleagues. There are also the specialists we are referred to, or the technicians who fix things for us. Our relationship with each one of them can be very different. Some neighbours may become friends, but we […]
27th Sunday of Year C – 2019
Questions are very much part of our lives. From day to day, we ask questions from one another. We may be looking for information, or we may be asking for direction, but questions are definitely a means of interaction that we often use among ourselves. But questions are also part […]
Ash Wednesday, Year C – 2019
“Who knows?” We often hear this expression in different contexts. It is sometimes used when inquiring about a possible event. One may wonder about the outcome of a given project and asks someone about it. The answer comes: ‘Who knows?’ A person may inquire about the intention of a […]