Biblical Reflections

Jesus can make anything possible, but we human beings, with our own resources, we cannot always make things possible, we are limited. Jesus can command and things can be done easily, but this is not His purpose, Jesus is ready to collaborate with each one of us in order not to be seen as a magician…

When we have a difficult moment in our life, we instinctively look for a quiet place. It can be a family problem, losing someone important, a stressful discussion, losing our job, being burnt out, etc. We want to have a moment with ourselves. We want to know what we are going to do next, or to figu…

This Sunday’s readings reminded me of a famous Congolese comedy. It is about a journalist who asks a young man, “what do you want to become in life?” Without thinking, the young man replies “Rich, that’s all”. The sketch became famous because of the intensity of and simplicity of the answer. His gr…

One of the questions we often ask ourselves is: If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world?In today's Gospel, Jesus answers this question with the parable of the wheat and the tares. A farmer sows good seed in his field, but during the night an enemy comes and sowstares…

This Sunday’s Gospel shows us the path of the Word of God in our heart. It is the main and fundamental adventure that allows us to live as children of God and to become missionaries of God’s Word. The Word of God frees us from our narrow thoughts and narrow situations into which we unfortunately ge…

Every year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul. They were very different men, but God used them both to build one Church. Their lives remind us that God doesn't look first at our talents or our personalities. He looks at our hearts and asks us a single question: Will you f…