By: Susan K. Wood, SCL   Last Sunday, the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, we had Word of God Sunday. This week’s readings continue with the theme of listening and speaking, this time the word of God mediated through prophetic speech. In the first reading from Deuteronomy the people don’t want to hear the word of God directly. They complain: “Let us not again hear the voice of the Lord , our God, nor see this great fire anymore, lest we die!” So God in effect says, ok, you don’t want to hear me, I’m ok with that. I’ll send...Read More

By: Darren Dias, OP Jesus’ first words in Mark’s Gospel account: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent and believe the Gospel.”   A lection of firsts: Jesus’ first words, his first disciples, a first day on the job (we will hear more about this day in the weeks to comes when Jesus, on his Capernaum tour, cleanses an unclean spirit, heals, preaches and prays: word and action). An action packed first day: God in action in Jesus Christ.   John’s arrest becomes the occasion for Jesus to begin his ministry. As fr. Gustave...Read More

Religions at the service of Fraternity in the World. An event hosted by the Office for Interreligious Dialogue. January 28, 2021Read More

By: Gustav Ineza, OP     Today the Church celebrates the Epiphany of Our Lord. The word epiphany, from the Greek Ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, means “manifestation”, “obvious appearance”, “revelation”, etc. So, today we celebrate God’s revelation to the world, beyond Israel. Revelation: we are used to this word in our church. We say that God reveals Godself to us in various ways. But can God also reveal Godself to other nations? Can those who are not with us encounter God even better than we do in their daily lives? For so many people, God starts its revelation through the lives of...Read More

“It is open! congratulations” “Akemasite, omedetoo gozaimasu”. This is the expression with which the Japanese welcome the New Year. No resentment towards the one that has just passed. No excessive expectations of the one who is unforlding. No relief, no great expectations. It is not asked to be a normal year, nor does it have to be an historic one. What do you expect from 2021? are we asking each other in this season. The question is a strange one, as if a year had in itself a benevolent or malevolent character, with its reserve of good and bad moments...Read More