My Fundamental Choice, For or Against God
TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B MY FUNDAMENTAL CHOICE, FOR OR AGAINST GOD Making choices characterise the whole of human life. We are at every point in time making decision, choosing one...
BROKEN BODY, SPILLED BLOOD
Meals draw people together. There is an African saying that “good soup draws the stools close to each other”. To agree to share a meal with somebody is to agree to share his or her...
“I AM WITH YOU TILL THE END”
Jesus’ last meeting with his followers takes place on a mountain. This recalls other biblical scenes on mountains. Elijah experienced God on a mountain not as the God of storm, earthquake and fire, but present...
IS JESUS OUT OF HIS MIND?
Until this point in the Gospel we have been following Jesus and have seen how he shows his concern for people. In his scale of values people’s needs are more important than the Sabbath. The...
THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
The Bible often uses the image of the shepherd and his sheep to speak of the relationship between God and his people Israel (PSS Is 40:11; 44:28; Jer 25:34-35). God is the shepherd, par excellence...