He is good. She misbehaves. She speaks the truth. He is proud. She is selfish. He is lazy.Our mind works at full speed to express itself without a second of reflection.A reflection that would correct its hasty – and sometimes… untimely judgements – adjusting them to reality which is more […]
4th Sunday of Lent, Year C – 2022
In many ways, feelings and emotions mold our personalities. They mark our actions and reactions. They influence much of what we live, for better or for worse. Today’s gospel is filled with emotions (Luke 15:1-3,11-32): The eagerness of sinners to hear Jesus. The frustration of the Pharisees seeing them at […]
6th Sunday of Easter, Year A – 2020
After nearly two months of confinement and of social distancing, some people are longing to see… the light at the end of the tunnel. With the daily statistics of the Coronavirus more often going up rather than down, people themselves start feeling… down. No wonder that we need to repeat […]
Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, Year A – 2020
A young Jewish couple brings their first-born child to the Temple, as it was the custom. An older man is there, Simeon, who is known to be faithful to the Lord. Of this man, it was said that he was: “looking forward to the consolation of Israel.” The gospel of […]
20th Sunday of Year B
Going through the readings of this Sunday (20th Sunday of Year B), I am surprised at the number of… recommendations… injunctions… commands… we are given to take into consideration! I note but a few and I find them… quite demanding… “Leave your folly and you will live, walk in the […]
Feast of the Holy Trinity, year B
Promises – they are important, we rely on them, especially when they are from people who are trustworthy. And then… there are very special promises: those from… God himself! In today gospel, on the Feast of the Holy Trinity (Year B – Mt.28:16-20), the last verse gives us precisely this: […]
2nd Sunday of the Year, A
Being a witness can be a duty and it sometimes becomes an obligation that cannot be avoided. It can be a pleasant task as it is to act as witnesses to the commitment of two people getting married. It can be a painful experience to retell the details of an […]