en Français I say to you, many will come from the east and the west, and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob at the banquet in the Kingdom of Heaven. Matthew 8: 11 Today’s gospel calls us to awaken from the pervasive kind of social and cultural sleep of tribalism, nationalism, and, to coin…[read more]
en Français Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come. It is like a man traveling abroad. He leaves home and places his servants in charge, each with his own work, and orders the gatekeeper to be on the watch. Watch, therefore; you do not know when the Lord of…[read more]
en Français Pay attention to yourselves! Don’t let your hearts be weighed down by dissipation and drunkenness and the distractions of daily life, so that day comes on you suddenly like the snap of a snare. For it will come on everyone inhabiting the earth. Keep awake in every season. Keep praying that you have…[read more]
en Français Heaven and earth will pass away. But my words will not pass away. Luke 21: 33 As we continue to reflect on the theme of judgment, we attend to the words of today’s gospel and ask ourselves the question: “What is passing, and what is enduring?” So much of what disorients us in…[read more]
en Français And on the earth there will be anxiety among nations, with confusion caused by the sound and surging of the sea. People will collapse from fear and from dread of the things that are coming upon the inhabited world. For the powers of heaven will be shaken. And then they will see the…[read more]
en Français You will be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives. Luke 21: 16-19 For you…[read more]
And when some of them were talking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and votive offerings, he said: “These things you are looking at—days will come when there will not be left a stone upon a stone that will not be torn down.” Luke 21: 5-6 And another angel, one who…[read more]
I tell you truly: this poor widow has contributed more than all of them. For all of these gave their gifts out of their abundance. But this woman contributed out of her poverty everything that she had to live on. Luke 21: 3-4 Jesus’ teaching in the parable of the Widow is best understood by…[read more]
I took the little scroll from the angel’s hand and ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I swallowed it my stomach turned sour. Rev. 10: 10 When he had gone into the temple he began to cast out those who were engaged in selling. He said to them,…[read more]
And as he approached, he saw the city. He wept over it. He said: “If you–even you–had known on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes . . . .because you did not recognize the time of your being visited.” Luke 19: 41-2, 44 And I…[read more]
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