The anecdote is well known of the space exploration of a Russian cosmonaut. Returning to earth he said with deep conviction and absolute certainty: “There is no God – I’ve been up there, and I didn’t see any sign of God!” No wonder, could we reply, because God is NOT […]
4th Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2023
From the very beginning, human beings have wanted to be like God (Genesis 3:5). But it is only gradually that we learn the way to become like him. One thing we especially need to learn is: TO SEE AS GOD SEES. This is the message of today’s 1st reading (1 […]
23rd Sunday of Year C – 2022
We could say that the 1st reading of this Sunday (Wisdom 9:13-18) and the gospel (Luke 14:25-33) show us how to become wise. They teach us to SEE and to FORESEE. The first text tells us to “discern what the Lord wills.” While the gospel warns us that we should […]
Easter Sunday, Year C – 2022
A stone rolled away… A corpse… missing… “Strips of linen lying there”… Cloth wrapping the body “still lying in its place”… All these are seen, noted, but… No body lying there, NOBODY present! Yet, the gospel text tells us that when John had witnessed this scene, “He saw and believed.” […]
2nd Sunday of Easter, Year A – 2020
If we are to believe something, it must be credible. If we are to believe someone, the person must be reliable. One should not be naive, or gullible. Faith demands some… requirements, does it not? This is human logic, based on experience some will pretend. The gospel text of this […]
2nd Sunday of Year A – 2020
To SEE – To LOOK – To RECOGNIZE. This is the invitation addressed to us in today’s gospel text (Jn.1:29-34). In only 5 verses, the words ‘look’ and ‘see’ are used 4 times – the message is rather obvious! Seeing… our eyes are constantly busy with this activity. Countless things […]
34th Sunday of the Year A – Feast of Christ the King
It is interesting to note that, on this feast of Christ the King, the first and the 3rd readings do not speak of a king or a kingdom. The 2nd reading of Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor.15:20-26.28) has a short reference to this theme when […]
15th Sunday of the Year, A
The words we use can express different levels of meaning. Some words go deeper than others, we know it. To get a glimpse of something or to catch sight of someone, is different from truly looking at the thing or the person. Looking at a scene, staring at somebody, this […]
4th Sunday of Lent, Year A
Strange things happen among us, people. Something good can be done for someone and the person who benefits from the good deed is penalized for it! It should not surprise us – this is what happened already in the time of Jesus. We see it in today’s gospel on […]
The Man Born Blind
He is well known – in the gospel, that is. He is ready to tell us again what happened to him when he met the Man of Nazareth… After the video, you may like to see also: http://image-i-nations.com/4th-sunday-of-lent-year-a/