5th Sunday of Lent (4)

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

The Word of God today is a summons.
A summons to leave behind what binds us—and to step forward into the freedom of God’s mercy.

“Do not remember the former things,” says the Lord through the prophet Isaiah,
“nor consider the things of …

Today’s readings talk about three things. We hear talk of prophesy in the first reading, a righteous spirit in the second reading, and death and resurrection in the Gospel, or in Lazarus’ case, resuscitation, from the dead. In a nutshell, we are witnesses to the promise of …

Today I want to talk about the readings but I also want to say a few words about the past week in South Africa and how the readings have resonated with my experience of them. Today’s readings talk about three things. We hear talk of prophesy in the first reading, a righteous …

Today I want to talk about the readings but I also want to say a few words about the past week in South Africa and how the readings have resonated with me experiencing this. Today’s readings talk about three things. We hear talk of prophesy in the first reading, a …