The Bible is filled with blessings – they are the attribute of all those whose relationship with God has a special character. The PSALMS tell us about those who are blessed: “Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord” (Psalm 1:1). “Blessed are all who […]
3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B – 2020
“You did not see this!” or “Did you not hear that?” “You have not done this?” or “You have not been there!” Whether in the form of a question, or an exclamation, many people do not like to be addressed in this way. Somehow, they perceive such words as an […]
33rd Sunday of Year C – 2019
People sometimes say that poets and prophets have a way with words. This expression means that poets and prophets have the gift of stirring up our imagination. They offer us… visions! Yes, they enable us to see things we had not perceived, or to see familiar things in a new […]
1st Sunday of Advent, Year C
Of all the prophets we are familiar with, Jeremiah may not stand out as a prophet of… joy! He is well-known for his Lamentations! Yet on this 1st Sunday of Advent his message is a reassuring one (Jer.33:14-16). He tells us who our God is as he speaks of him […]
Feast of Epiphany, Year B
Have you ever tried to have a person do something that he, or she, does not feel inclined to do? It is quite a… task, we know it. One may use petition, supplication, cajoling or threatening, but a stubborn silent refusal may be all that is given as a reply! […]
23rd Sunday of Year A
We know and we believe that the word of God in Scripture tells us about him and his will for our lives. His message comes to us, ‘clothed’ if I may say, in all kinds of ways reaching us as light and guidance, strength and comfort. The prophets and the […]