GRATUITOUS COVENANT LOVE Introduction The life of a pious Jew could be summed up as a response to God’s covenant […]

EUCHARIST AND RECONCILIATION Introduction Often, we blame the community and “the system” for the evils of society and for the […]

I HAVE NO HELPER BUT YOU Introduction Prayer discloses all the riches of God’s goodness to us. God cannot resist […]

CONVERSION FOR ALL Introduction Even for pagans, even for those known for their cruelty, like the people that enslaved the […]

PRAYER: WORD FROM GOD AND WORD TO GOD Introduction God speaks his word to people in many ways: first of […]

WHERE ARE YOU? RIGHT SIDE OR LEFT? Introduction It is striking how the Bible insists, even in the Old Testament, […]

FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS Greeting (See Second Reading) We are gathered in the name of Jesus. He brought us […]

JESUS FOR THE SINNERS Introduction Jesus came to call sinners. It is they that need him, not so much the […]

WHY FAST? Introduction People in the Old Testament ask: “What is the use of fasting?” God seems not to be […]

DENY SELF—TAKE UP YOUR CROSS—FOLLOW ME Introduction Faithfulness is not easy except if we are intensely committed to a person […]