Early in life, we have been taught how to decline verbs – quite an exercise for the young kids that we were! I HAVE, YOU HAVE, THEY WOULD HAVE, WE WILL HAVE… Past, present future, conditional, and each mode had, of course, its ‘mood’! As we grew up, we discovered […]
4th Sunday of Year B – 2024
Usually, most people look for things that are genuine, ‘the real thing’, they say. The also want to relate to people who are authentic, they despise any form of pretense. And of course, they easily detect what is ‘fake news,’ or doubtful information. It is real appreciation when it is […]
7th Sunday of Easter, Year C – 2022
Some people delight in finding unusual things, they marvel at extraordinary events. And, in this day and age, there is plenty to satisfy their search for what is special and exceptional! The landing of a human being on the moon ranks among such happenings. The astronaut, Neil Armstrong, is quoted […]
4th Sunday of Advent, Year A – 2019
Do you have in your life some… ‘wingless angels’? You smile, but they can be very REAL! We are used to the representation of old showing us cherubim and seraphim angelic messengers. It was the imagery of ancient times and it has made its way up to our days. The […]
19th Sunday of Year B
There is… dreaming and dreaming! When we are asleep, our unconscious has its own ways to bring to our slumber pictures and scenes that come unbidden. But many of us also practise the art of… daydreaming and it is quite interesting what can come out of it! A fertile imagination […]
16th Sunday of Year A
There is so much that is wrong in our world today, is it not so? The powerful bring suffering to the weak. The selfish – legions of them – grab all they can. The rich keep adding to their share while the poor have to manage on what they can […]