Father Jude: reflections for Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
The message from heaven today is something very obvious: the Golden Rule.
Father Zifac: Jesus draws all people to Himself
Jesus promises that when he is lifted up from the earth, he will draw all people to himself. This is his reply to the Greeks. He will not only be seen by them, but by the whole world. His outstrectched arms on the cross will be ready to welcome everybody. It is only when we […]
Father Jude: reflections for Sunday of the Fifth Week of Lent
My hour has come!
Father Jude: reflections for Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
We are gradually moving towards the passion of Christ and the danger is mounting for Jesus.
Father Denis: The Christian God and Culture in Africa, Part 2
Continued from Part 1 Many have thought, and I believe falsely so, that Christianity is foreign and radically opposed to African culture. With a lot of shortsightedness, they claim Christianity is a European affair, their way of relating with the divine. Thus, for them Christianity is just one option among a myriad, an option which […]
Father Jude: reflections for Friday, the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today we celebrate Saint Joseph: a model for sacred fatherhood.
Father Zifac: forgetting and remembering
The words forgetting and remembering are very significant in the Bible. While forgetting is negative and destructive, remembering is positive and constructive and can be redemptive. Both words are important in Jewish and Christian life. In the first reading, we experience a typical case of forgetting. The people of God refuse to remember that God […]
Father Jude: reflections for Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Jesus tells us today, “you are my mercy, I am God’s mercy.”
Father Zifac: Courage, Do Not Give Up
“The Lord has forsaken me; my God has forgotten me. Where is God? Has be become so weak? Has he become so evil that he cannot save me?” At some point of our Christian faith and journey, the above conclusions and questions have crossed our minds. It has often led us to near despair and […]