Monthly Archives: February 2023

Year A – First Sunday of Lent

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Nelson Lobo

Temptations: The Journey through the Wilderness ‘Forty’ is symbolic of a generation, a lifetime. The people of Israel walked in the wilderness for forty years (Dt 8:2). Practically, it was a new generation that entered ‘the Promised Land’ (Num 32:13). … Continue reading →

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Year A – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Nelson Lobo

“You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” Mt 5:48 Dachauwas the first Nazi concentration camp to be opened. It was basically a forced labor camp. Today it is open to the public. In this memorial … Continue reading →

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Year A – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Nelson Lobo

Your Righteousness Must Go Deeper (Mt 5:20) The powerful invitation of the Sermon on the Mount, that we continue to listen to in the gospel reading of today, is to embrace the previous revelation of God and to be available … Continue reading →

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Year A – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Nelson Lobo

You are the salt of the earth… and light of the World (Mt 5:13-14) The sentences that we hear in the gospel reading of today immediately follow the Beatitudes. It is still part of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus … Continue reading →

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