“Big Brother is watching you”. This is certainly the most famous quote from George Orwell’s book ‘1984’. While we might not be sure who this Big Brother is, we all…
This day is a special day to remember those who have gone before us. In some churches they display photos of parishioners or of family members or friends of parishioners.…
Ecclesiasticus 35:12-14, 16-19; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Quid pro quo for God?In the first part of Ecclesiasticus 35, the Laws of God are explained as rules of how to…
2 Kings 5:14-17; 2 Timothy 2:8-13; Luke 17:11-19 Naaman, the leper. Without reading the passages that lead to this healing story, one might not be aware that Naaman was a…
Amos 6:1,4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 One of the UN Development Goals was to end poverty by 2015. Now, 10 years after this deadline passed, it is said that…
Numbers 21:4-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 The Israelites had complained about their lives in Egypt and were happy to have escaped slavery. The first step towards freedom and a new…
Wisdom 9:13-18; Philemon 9-10,12-17; Luke 14:25-33 The Book of Wisdom challenges anybody who pretends to know what God meant to say or do. Jesus taught us to pray “Thy will…
Ecclesiasticus 3:19-21,30-31; Hebrews 12:18-19,22-24a; Luke 14:1,7-14 Ecclesiasticus, which was often called in Latin ‘Liber Ecclesiasticus’ (Church Book) or the Book of Sirach, is a book of guidelines and advice on…
Isaiah 66:18-21; Hebrews 12:5-7,11-13; Luke 13:22-30 Isaiah, one of the major prophets, has just complained about the people he was sent to. They are not following God’s commandments, but God…
Wisdom 18:6-9; Hebrews 11:1-2,8-19; Luke 12:32-48 Only faith can guarantee the blessings … Faith and trust are cornerstones of our belief.Today’s passage in the Book of Wisdom reminds us that…