It is recorded that Niels Bohr, a brilliant physicist told the no less brilliant Einstein : « Einstein, stop telling God what to do. » It seems that we, human beings, often give in to the temptation of doing exactly that: telling God what to do! We see the apostles doing this […]
12th Sunday of Year B – 2021
Some people enjoy making lists – lists of all kinds of things. Names of places they have visited, names of stars of cinema or sports heroes, names of best deals for items to buy, names of prospective clients for their business, etc. I wonder if anyone has ever made a […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2020
To see in order to know – this is a very human desire, a normal aspiration for human beings. The 1st reading (Gn.2:7-9; 3:1-7) speaks about it and reveals the outcome of this natural inclination. The result is shown in a two-fold tableau, could we say. “The serpent said to […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year B
The text of Mark relating the temptation of Jesus is much shorter than that of Matthew and Luke. Notice that ‘temptation’ is printed in the singular because Mark does not give details about this experience of Jesus. I find this short text (1st Sunday of Lent – Mk.1:12-15) of only […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year A
We are all familiar with the use of magnets. A mechanic finds very useful a screwdriver with a magnet to gather screws and bolts. A seamstress also sees as very practical her scissors with a magnet to pick up pins scattered on the floor. And many of us have […]
5th Sunday of the Year, A
Have you ever said to yourself: ‘If only I knew what God expects from me!’ The 1st reading of this Sunday (5th of Year A – Is.58:7-10) answers this desire. The very first line says : “It is the Lord who speaks…” The prophet Isaiah, God’s messenger, reveals to us what […]
1st Sunday of Lent, C
Looking at the gospel for this 1st Sunday of Lent, someone said : “Oh, it’s the 1st the Sunday of Lent : it’s ‘Temptation Sunday’! ” To which the other person in the room, without lifting his eyes from the newspaper, replied: “Well, for me its… ‘Everyday, Temptation Day’!” Sarcastic? Pessimistic? […]