QUESTIONS: there are all kinds of them, they are countless. There are short questions, easy; others are intricate, or vague. Some are intriguing, others are disturbing, they make us feel uncomfortable. People ask us questions, of course. Life also asks questions of us, often difficult questions. And even… God asks […]
7th Sunday of Year A – 2023
Reading the word of God in the Bible, one can experience all kinds of feelings: joy and consolation, hope and anticipation, wonder and questioning, regret, perhaps… or helplessness?… But there are times when the feeling is one of surprise – total and unexpected amazement! The first lines of today’s 2nd […]
21st Sunday of Year C – 2022
Pretexts and excuses – we must admit that such claims are often used in many situations nowadays ! It would seem that our 21st century is quite similar to the 1st century where we meet Jesus and the people surrounding him. The gospel text of this Sunday (Luke 13:22-30) shows […]
11th Sunday of the Year, B
The gospel accounts, especially that of Matthew, offers us many texts on the kingdom of God. The specialists on those gospel texts discuss among themselves about the meaning of this term: “the kingdom of God”. They generally agree that it refers to God’s special relationship with human beings, his presence […]