The Pillars of the Earth

SUNDAY V LENT (Jn 11, 3-7.20-27.33b-45) Lazarus coming out of the darkness of the tomb into the light, at the summons of the voice of Christ… What a timely image of what is happening in the [...]

SUNDAY IV OF THE TIME OF LENT (Jn 9, 1.6-9.13-17.34-38) In today’s Gospel the Pharisees attribute a person’s blindness from birth to a previous “curse”. They seem to have [...]

SUNDAY III OF THE TIME OF LENT (Jn 4, 5-15.19b-26.39a.40-42) This gospel comes to us in the midst of the crisis of the coronavirus COVID 19. A reading that presents us with a conversation between [...]

SUNDAY II OF THE TIME OF LENT (Mt 17:1-9) In spite of the intense experience lived by the disciples who accompanied Jesus on Mount Tabor, he warned them not to tell what had happened until the [...]

SUNDAY I OF THE TIME OF LENT (Mt 4:1-11) Jesus confronts the choice of his own Messianism by discarding offers to use it for self-interest, to base it on power, or to use his status as the Son of [...]

SUNDAY 7th IN ORDINARY TIME (Mt 5:38-48) In opposition to the Law of Retribution, which was widespread throughout the ancient world and which “regulated” revenge, Jesus proclaims in [...]

SUNDAY VI IN ORDINARY TIME (Mt 5:20-37) In today’s Gospel, we are presented with a Jesus who repeatedly affirms that He has come to this world not to abolish the law but to FULFILL IT to [...]

SUNDAY V IN ORDINARY TIME (Mt 5:13-16) “Let it shine to all in the house.” This statement is part of today’s Gospel. A Gospel that invites us to be salt and light but, [...]

SUNDAY COMMENTARY – PRESENTATION OF THE LORD (Lk 2:22-32) Today’s Gospel presents us with examples of believers who are in keeping with what their life of faith presents them with: [...]

26 January 2020. III ORDINARY TIME (Mt 4:12-23) Jesus shows himself to fishermen, simple people. He calls them by name, he invites them to have their own responsibility, to take life into their [...]