John 11:1-45, Fifth Sunday of Lent Years ago I shared the story of two friends who fought together in World War I under the British forces. The story originally came from C. F. Andrews, an early 20th century Anglican priest, educator, social reformer and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi. “C. F. Andrews tells of two…
Day: April 2, 2017
Golden Tears – Willy Samson, SJ
John 11:1-45, Fifth Sunday of Lent One day, God told his angels to gather tears on earth. After a week, they returned bringing millions of tears in containers. But much to their surprise, the tears turned into gold and stones. Gabriel asked God, “Why some of the tears turned into gold and some into stones?”…
Hitting Rock Bottom – Johnny Go, SJ
John 11:1-45, Fifth Sunday of Lent I was having brunch with a couple of good friends yesterday, and our conversation strayed into this matter of “hitting rock bottoms.” There are moments in our lives when, for different reasons, we find ourselves in the pits. Life feels like it’s in ruins; things have somehow fallen apart….
It’s Going to be OK – Mark Lopez, SJ
John 11:1-45, Fifth Sunday of Lent Let me start with a confession – about my own experiences of coming to confession before I became a priest. As a teenager, I used to be terrified of coming to confession, and really embarrassed to tell all my sins. Naturally, I don’t think any of us are comfortable…
Do We Get It? – Rudolf Horst, SVD
John 11:1-45, Fifth Sunday of Lent This semester I teach the 3rd year theology students the Gospel according to John. Last week we reached chapter 11, the raising of Lazarus, and had a long discussion. So many questions popped up and puzzled the students. For example: Why did Jesus not go to see Lazarus when…
One Lost Sheep 