The Third Sunday in LentMarch, 23rd 2025 Exodus 3:1-15; Ps 63:1-8; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 If you listen to this morning’s Gospel without paying close attention, you may be shocked by Jesus’ attitude, which does not really correspond to the portrait of the “Jesus, meek and mild” of a certain kind of…
Last Sunday of Epiphany March, 2nd 2025 Exodus 34:29-35 ; Ps 99 ; 2 Co 3:12-4:2 ; Luke 9: 28-36 Today is the last Sunday of the Epiphany season. We have followed the rise of the ministry of Jesus, he has revealed himself to us. His power of attraction and subversion was gradually revealed to us as we…
February, 9th 2025Isaiah 6 :1-8, 9-13; I Corinthians 15 :1-1; Luke 5 :1-11 Have you ever caught wild animals? Have you ever fished or hunted? How did you set about it? Apart from a few attempts at angling and fishing (which is more like picking fish up than going on a hunting safari!) I have…
Epiphany II January 19, 2025 Isaiah 62:1-5 Ps 36:6-11 I Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 Lack of wine can have dramatic consequences, as we well know at Saint-Esprit! I’m not talking about our receptions (I don’t think we’ve ever ran out of wine), but about what happened in 1919. At that time, supported by secular and…
Midnight Mass – Baptism of Michelle Smith December 24th, 2024 If you are watching us today, live or in replay, it is somehow thanks to the dark period of the pandemic. When we couldn’t gather in the flesh, the church decided to develop its virtual presence. We were able to do so thanks to many…
Pentecost XXVI November 17, 2024 : 1 Sam 1:4-20; 1 Sam 2:1-10; He 10:11-25; Mark 13:1-8 Some recent biotechnological developments aimed at “improving” or “repairing” humans via, for example, brain implants, DNA modifications or drugs to increase our intellectual capacity, raise legitimate concerns. Access to these technologies could reinforce social inequalities or compromise individual freedom…
The Feast of All SaintsNovember 3rd, 2024Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44 In the West, interest in the paranormal, such as ghosts and vampires, grew with the secularization of societies in the 18th century. It was at this time that Dracula and spiritualism took off. Today, these phenomena and creatures entertain…
Twenty second Sunday after Pentecost October 20th, 2024 Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 What I found most helpful in the discernment process to become a priest (which mostly involves a lot of paperwork!) was the invitation to reflect, accompanied by people from the Church, on my own spiritual journey. “Where and how did…
6 octobre 2024Job 1:1; 2:1-10; Hébreux 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Marc 10:2-16 Dans l’imaginaire des Écritures, de la liturgie et de la spiritualité chrétienne, il n’existe en fait qu’un seul lieu. Un seul lieu où toute l’histoire de l’humanité et nos histoires personnelles se déploient. Un lieu altéré par notre violence, défiguré par nos péchés et nos…
Pentecôte XVII 15 septembre, 2024 Proverbes 1 :20-33 Jaques 3 :1-12 Marc 8 :27-28 Il existe en français un tout petit préfixe qui peut se placer devant presque tous les mots. Il peut s’ajouter à la majorité des verbes et, même dans le langage courant ou familier, aux noms, adjectifs et adverbes. Ce petit préfixe permet avec une grande…