For many of us, our childhood memories of Christmas bring back the images of a crib. Christmas was indeed the special celebration of the child Jesus lying in a manger. He was held in the arms of his mother Mary under the admiring gaze of Joseph. To this simple presentation, […]
Feast of Mary, Mother of God, Year A – 2023
When joining a group of people, it is always interesting to notice what the people present are doing. A little like the actors in a scene, their actions and reactions to one another can reveal much to us. The readings of the texts of the Bible can somehow do the […]
Feast of Mary, Mother of God, Year A – 2020
There are different ways of reading a gospel text, or listening to it. Sometimes, we have a sense of ‘déjà vu’ – it seems we know all about it for such a long time. At other times, what is described feels strange, foreign, not related to our own experience. But […]