Month: January 2023

“Whenever we hear the beatitudes, we are struck with their poetic beauty and, at the same time, overwhelmed by their perceived impracticality for the world in which we live“. I thought that this commentary I read this week about the Gospel we have just heard (called “The Beatitudes”) captures very well how we may feel…

This week again the Gospel tells us about the call of the first disciples. Last week we heard John’s version, this week we hear from Matthew’s, and if you remember we have already highlighted some differences in the way the two evangelists understand Jesus’s call: Matthew is focused on the building of the church and…

Today we hear from John’s Gospel. You probably already know that there is not a year fully dedicated to John’s Gospel in our lectionary. Over a cycle of three years, we read from Matthew’s (Year A, where we are since Advent), Mark’s Gospel on year B and then Luke’s Gospel on year C. And then,…

A Meditation to read at home for Epiphany We have noticed that during Christmas time, we read either from Luke’s or Matthew’s Gospels because they are the only evangelists who wrote about Jesus’s childhood. And we have also noticed that the two accounts do not overlap: Luke’s focuses on Mary’s story, while Matthew tells us…