We can paint pictures – with paintbrushes and colours. A stroke here, a line there, a brushing here, an addition there and… we get an image, a representation of something, of someone. But we can also paint… with words: the description of a scene, the evocation of an event, the […]
The Grateful Leper
He had come with hope. He had begged with trust. He came back… filled with gratitude – He, the grateful leper.
12th Sunday of the Year, C
When we mention the word ‘confession’ we immediately think of ‘sins’ but there is also the confession… of FAITH! This is why the martyrs are also called ‘Confessors’ – not because they received penitents asking to be forgiven but because they proclaimed their faith by giving their lives. The gospel […]
4th Sunday of the Year, C
Waiting at the bus station the other day, I overheard a woman telling another: « Oh, my son Simon is really ambitious! » To which the second woman replied: ‘Well, this can be good sometimes, but at other times… not so good… » The bus arrived as the proud mother of Simon kept […]