Sunday readings in brief 4 Lent CJos 5:9-12; Ps 33(34); 2 Cor 5:17-21; Lk 15:1-3,11-32The meaning of SalvationDear friends, today we begin the fourth week of Lent. We continue to remind ourselves about the three most important things in our Lenten observance, which are intensified prayer, Almsgiving and true repentance from our sinful ways. These … Continue reading The meaning of Salvation

Sunday readings in brief 3 Lent CEx 3:1-8,13-15; Ps 102(103); 1 Cor 10:1-6,10-12; Lk 13:1-9Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh (I am who I am)Dear friends, today is the third Sunday of Lent. We are coming to the middle of this important period of our Christian living. It is a time when we retreat to meditate deeply about the cost … Continue reading Third Sunday of Lent C

There is a refrain in Swahili language that says, "Mtoto umleavyo ndivyo akuavyo" (a child grows the way you bring him or her up). In many cummunities today, there is that generation of people, roughly between the ages of fourteen to twenty five, that is difficult to deal with. These young people are considered ill … Continue reading Shaping Young age

Sunday readings in brief 2 Lent CGen 15:5-12,17-18; Ps 26 (27); Phi 3:17-4:1; Lk 9:28-36The Covent of hopeDear friends, today is the second Sunday of Lent. As we continue to deepen our meditation upon the sufferings and death of our Lord, the readings brings us the message of hope. When there is a promise of … Continue reading Second Sunday of Lent year C