Month: July 2023

Well I don’t know about you but, so far, I didn’t like Jacob very much. It’s interesting isn’t it how often in the Bible we meet some characters that aren’t that likable, and not only the villains but also those who are supposed to be the good guys. Jacob later renamed “Israel”, father of twelve…

If you’re starting to wonder whether you have heard this same passage of the Gospel last week, it means that you have been paying attention! The passage we have read last week was indeed quite similar to the one we have today, both in form and in content: Jesus tells the story of a sower…

The story of Jacob and Esau has always sounded quite disturbing to me. I remember thinking as a kid: Why would Esau do something that stupid? I imagine that at the time, if I could easily relate to the idea that my sister would try to exchange something I cherished for something of lesser value,…