So here we are, finally…It’s Easter. It’s funny how this week, almost every day, I had at least one or two people asking me: “So your big day is coming uh?“, and I guess they’re right: Easter is a big day and it is a big deal for all of us Christians. Actually, all what…
Month: March 2024
Maundy Thursday (B) – Notes on John 13: 1-17, 31b-35
I just wanted to say a few words tonight about the rite of the washing of the feet – this rite we have the opportunity to practice only once a year on Maundy Thursday. I know we don’t always like it. And I think it’s only fair to acknowledge that it’s a bit awkward. But…
Lent 5B: Notes for a Sermon on John 12:20-33
– We continue our Lenten journey in John’s Gospel. We’re almost there, this is the last Sunday before Palm Sunday. We noticed last time that John’s Gospel is the Gospel that insists the most on Jesus’s divinity and yet there is this paradox that it also dwells a lot on Jesus’s emotions and feelings. We…
Lent 3B: Notes for a Sermon on John 2:13-22
You are probably quite familiar now with the lectionary, our cycle of readings throughout the liturgical year. We read according to a cycle of three year, each time focusing on one of the Gospels: Year A is for Matthew, Year B is for Mark, Year C is for Luke. And John’s Gospel is spread out…