Nowadays, some people speak of our ways as those of a ‘throw away culture’. It seems that people buy a lot of objects, and they soon throw them away. They acquire many items and discard them readily. Not much is precious to them, it looks as if nothing is of […]
The Alphabet of Lent – Letter V
V for Voice The voice of a person is something very particular. The intonation, the pronunciation, the rhythm – everything is characteristic of this individual. There are voices which are soft, warm, comforting, seducing… And there are others which are… completely the opposite! Even in the distance, the voice of […]
Feast of the Epiphany, Year C – 2022
At times, listening to some people talking, we may hear a person say: “It’s all a question of planning”. True, much in life depends on the plans we make to achieve our goals. Strangely enough, this thought came to me as I reflected on the texts of this Feast of […]
16th Sunday of Year B
The relationship between a shepherd and his flock is not something one is used to in our society. A text that would describe this would belong to literature and… one could venture to say that there is a touch of sentimentality about it! The Bible offers us such a description […]
4th Sunday of Easter, Year B
The gospel of this Sunday (4th Sunday of Easter, Year B – Jn.10:11-18) is well known with its text on the Good Shepherd. The words of Jesus are familiar and the picture they suggest to our minds is one similar to the picture here – a man concerned about his […]