Lazarus, Come Out!
Today, the 5th Sunday in Lent, we conclude the trilogy of instructions taken from the Gospel of John for Catechumens. The gospel readings of the previous two Sundays focused on water (Jn 4) and light (Jn 9). Today our focus is on life (Jn 11). These three narratives, centring on the three primordial elements, are a build up to the Easter vigil which will also revolve around water, light and new life. These three elements simply point to Christ, the source of life.
The gospel narrative of today is a sign performed by Jesus in order to reveal his identity: “I am the Resurrection and the Life” (Jn 11: 25). It is also an invitation to participate in the promise of Jesus: “I came that they may have life, […]
Month: March 2023
Sermon for 4th Sunday in Lent – Year A Homily
Coming to see Jesus, the Light of the World
The gospel reading of this Sunday (the 2nd in the sequel) invites us to reflect on the story of the encounter between Jesus, the man born blind, his parents, and the Pharisees, so that we may experience Jesus as the Light of the World. What does light do? It dispels darkness; it makes us recognise possibilities. In the context of the gospel of today, the light helps us recognise God in person of Jesus.
The gospel text of today offers us three possible attitudes: (a) indifference towards Jesus – the position of the parents of the blind man; (b) blatant denial of the true nature of Jesus – the position of the Pharisees because they are caught up in the web of their Sabbath laws; and (c) […]
Don Bosco Kenya launches Character Coaches Training
Don Bosco Youth Ministry Kenya, in collaboration with Positive Psychology Association of Kenya (PPAK) offers: Character Coaches’ Training – Level 1
Venue: Don Bosco Youth Educational Services, Karen (in person)
Dates: Option 1: 27th-29th March 2023; Option 2: 30th Mar to 1st Apr 2023 – 8.30am to 4.30pm daily.
Cost: Ksh. 8000/- | Ksh.7500 for PPAK registered members!
(Cost includes training, conference package, manual, lunch & two teas for three days of training).
Add: 1700/- per night for B&B if needed.
REGISTER ONLINE FOR Character Coaches’ Training – Level 1: https://forms.gle/2rXUDHsSEisq7Qij7
What is Character?
Character is the moral core of the person. It is the set of virtuous habits that form part of the person that determines how they make moral choices in their daily life, and function in the world. Character contributes to individual wellbeing and social flourishing.
Who is a Character […]
Sermon for 2nd Sunday in Lent – Year A Homily
2nd Sunday in Lent – Year A
Transfiguration: Towards an Experience of God in Jesus
Mountains are perceived to be locations of God-experience in many traditional cultures and in many world religions. This is true also in the Judeo-Christian tradition. It is not by chance then that one of the classical works of St John of the Cross is called, The Ascent of Mount Carmel (1579); and more recently, Thomas Merton entitles his autobiography as, The Seven-Storey Mountain (1948).
The gospel readings of the first two Sundays of Lent follow a certain pattern in all the three year cycles. The first Sunday of Lent we always meditate on the temptations of Jesus, and on the 2nd Sunday on the transfiguration of the Lord. The focal point of the event of transfiguration is a mountain. The narration from Matthew describing the transfiguration clearly has three parts:
Going up the […]