The gospel text beginning this celebration – Palm Sunday – presents many aspects that draw our attention and can inspire our reflection (Luke 19:28-40). The scene is filled with people: Jesus and his apostles, the Pharisees, the owners of a colt, and the crowd accompanying Jesus. He is on the […]
Palm Sunday, Year C – 2025
The gospel text beginning this celebration – Palm Sunday – presents many aspects that draw our attention and can inspire our reflection (Luke 19:28-40).The scene is filled with people: Jesus and his apostles, the Pharisees, the owners of a colt, and the crowd accompanying Jesus. He is on the way […]
Tuesday, 1st week of Lent – 2025
« Ask… Search… Knock… » (Matthew 7:7-11). Repeating the same thing in three different ways.A commandment, could we say, and a promise which gives rise to a certainty.This is precisely what Jesus gives. Because he knows us well – he knows our hesitations… our doubts…He also knows our needs, and […]
1st Sunday of Lent, Year C – 2025
We want to know God, we try to find out more about him.We read books and articles, we listen to teachers and preachers. What if he, himself, told us what he is, the kind of God he truly is?Of course, we cannot be told everything about him in a single […]
32nd Sunday of Year B – 2024
Today’s 1st reading presents us a scene that is very human and… very inspiring too (1 Kings 17:10-16). Elijah, the prophet – a man of God, in the mind of pious Jews – arrives at a poor widow’s home. We see him asking immediately for a drink and, before the […]
27th Sunday of Year B – 2024
There are some texts from the Bible which we know well – we have heard, or read, some of Jesus’ parables many times and we are familiar with their message. On the other hand, there are other texts that we do not recognize as easily. Yet often, the message they […]
The Alphabet of Lent – Letter F
F for Faith To have faith, it is… to believe, you will say. Of course… but still? It is to accept a set of propositions on a given topic. You are right but… only this? A short text of the gospel reveals more: “As Jesus went on from there, two […]
2nd Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2023
Human beings and…God: the story of a relationship! Would you agree to such a title? Do you recognize it as a REALITY? Somehow, he – God – is the one leading us to see this. But, thinking more about it, we must discover what kind of relationship God wants with […]
31st Sunday of Year C – 2022
Today’s 1st reading (Wisdom 11:22 – 12:2) gives us… A Portrait of God! You wonder… you ask yourself what this really means… Obviously, we should not look for a painting or a photo… But let the words reach you again… “You (Lord) are merciful to all… You can do all […]
International Day of Friendship – 30 July
Sharing the human spirit through friendship Our world faces many challenges, crises and forces of division — such as poverty, violence, and human rights abuses — among many others — that undermine peace, security, development and social harmony among the world’s peoples. To confront those crises and challenges, their root […]