3rd Sunday of Lent

A British princess was treated graciously by a shopclerk. She told his employer of his deference…

3rd Sunday of Lent – Going to Meet Jesus at the Well

She really was quite intelligent, this Samaritan Woman that Jesus met at the well.  She engaged…

3rd Sunday of Lent – FIRST IMPRESSIONS

We are in Year A of the liturgical cycle and so we will get an opportunity…

3rd Sunday of Lent – The Samaritan Woman and the Original Meaning of Lent

Lent’s a time of introspection.  We read Exodus, and watch the Israelites grumbling, even after the…

3rd Sunday of Lent – JESUS ENCOUNTERS THE WOMAN AT THE WELL

A JESUIT philosopher says that “man is, by nature, thirsty or hungry.” But in his thirst…

3rd Sunday of Lent

THE THEME of today’s readings centres around water.  The links with Baptism are obvious.  Water is…

3rd Sunday of Lent – There’s a priceless water

Introduction For many years the Jews in the Sinai experienced thirst and mirages. They dug wells…

2nd Sunday of Lent

We have arrived at the second Sunday in Lent. I sometimes wonder why the designers of the Lectionary…

2nd Sunday of Lent

When big events are approaching, people start worrying about a lot of things and how to…

2nd Sunday of Lent

IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND today’s Gospel we need to put it into context.  Peter had just,…