Reflection on the Readings for 29 Dec 2024: 1 Samuel 1:20-22,24-28; 1 John 3:1-2,21-24; Luke 2:41-52 On this feast of the Holy Family, we are reminded that we are all…
Reflection on the Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, 22 Dec 2024: Micah 5:1-4; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 On this fourth Sunday of Advent, the Sunday before Christmas, we…
Reflection on the Readings for the Third Sunday of Advent, 15 Dec 2024: Zephaniah 3:14-18; Isaiah 12: Philippians 4:4-7; Is61:1(Lk4:18); Luke 3:10-18 The third Sunday of Advent is the third…
Reflection on the Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, 08 Dec 2024: Baruch 5:1-9: Philippians 1:4-6,8-11; Luke 3:1-6 The Second Sunday of Advent is sometimes called the Sunday of…
Reflection on the Readings for the First Sunday of Advent, 01 Dec 2024: Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2; Luke 21:25-28 and 21:34-36. The first of December, the first Sunday of…
Reflection on the Readings for Christ the King, 24 Nov 2024: What does it mean to be a king? Usually, kings gain power through inheriting their position, being born as…
“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead.” This quote by G.K. Chesterton made me think. From the…
If a person intends to be truly fair, they don’t judge a situation only by one snapshot – even if that snapshot is the result of the situation. This starts…
It is now almost exactly four years since Covid-19 reached Europe and spread through the world.I remember how historians then said that most pandemics had lasted for two to three…
“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince Photo: Beate Matthies