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The Storm Rages and Jesus Sleeps Introduction What word is a Christian entitled to who experiences personal and family dramas in chains? Epidemics, earthquakes, tornadoes that hit parts of the world already ravaged by hunger and poverty pose serious questions to the believer. Wars, violence, injustices, betrayals, it is true, must be attributed to man, […]
ELEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR B Upon awakening, we will look at the ripe ears Introduction We have the impression that we are witnessing a rapid decline in Christian values: we see man trying to rid himself of the idea of God, placing himself as the absolute point of reference, as the […]
The Covenant: the ring of the bride Introduction In the Old Testament, the term covenant occurs 286 times, and this gives an idea of the importance Israel attached to this institution. It is used as an image to express his relationship with the Lord. But what does it mean to make a covenant with […]
FEAST OF THE HOLY TRINITY THE JOY OF DISCOVERING THE HIDDEN MYSTERY Introduction We do not have an exclusive right to faith in God. However, the assertion that, in the one God, there is paternity, affiliation, and a gift of love is specific to Christianity. With an abstract term, not biblical and certainly inadequate, […]
PENTECOST SUNDAY THE SPIRIT: FANCY TO POWER Introduction Natural phenomena are what most impress the imagination of humans—fire, lightning, hurricanes, earthquakes, thunder (Ex 19:16-19)—and these are used in the Bible to describing the manifestations of God. The sacred authors also used images from nature to represent the outpouring of the Lord’s Spirit. They […]
ASCENSION OF THE LORD – YEAR B A DIFFERENT WAY OF BEING NEAR Introduction Following the entry of Jesus into the glory of the Father has anything on earth changed? Outwardly nothing. The lives of people continue like they were before: sowing, reaping, engaging in trade, building homes, traveling, grieving, and partying. […]
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – YEAR B WE ARE LOVED THAT IS WHY WE LOVE Introduction Baal, the great god worshiped throughout the ancient Middle East, was the lord of the rain, the “rider of the clouds” upon whom depended the fertility of fields and animals. They burned incense and bent the knees to him. […]
o, cursed people, out of my sight into the eternal fire, which has been prepared for the devil and his angels” (Mt 25:41). These are the most terrible words that we find in the Gospel and are not the only ones on the lips of Jesus. Luke and Matthew remember others: “I don’t know where you come from! Away from me, all you workers of evil” (Lk 13:27). “The Son of Man will […]