Year II. At a time when many people are confused and uncertain about the future of the Church and even the world, the prophecy of Ezekiel is heartening. God can revive his people and breathe his Spirit into dry bones, making them come alive. Is it not the life of Christ and his Holy Spirit of
Year II. Israel had profaned God’s name among the nations, making it look weak when he had to send Israel into exile. Now Ezekiel consoles them when they are in exile. He will restore his people again, giving them a new heart and a new spirit. Gospel. All are invited to the kingdom of God,
Year II. After the fall of Jerusalem, Ezekiel criticises the kings who have led the people into their misery as bad shepherds. They should have pastured the people in the name of God, and not played politicians. Gospel. The parable of the labourers in the vineyard tells us, contrary to what we often hear, that
Year II. As God is the Lord of all the earth, so his prophet has the power to prophesy over the nations. Their pride, their wealth, and their human wisdom are subject to God and his laws. For God is the Lord of the history of all humankind. Gospel. In today’s gospel, Peter asks, “What
Year II. When his wife dies, Ezekiel is not allowed by God to mourn. This is a symbolic action prefiguring that when the temple is destroyed, and many of the people are killed at the total destruction of the city and the going into exile, no one will be left to mourn. Gospel. We probably
Year II. In poignant, at times almost crude terms, springing from a heart that loves deeply and is hurt by infidelity, the prophet Ezekiel reminds the people of God’s covenant love. What the people are, what we are, we are by God’s love. He has linked his destiny to ours and cannot forget or abandon
Year II. The holiness of God can stand no evil, as Ezekiel proclaims to an unfaithful people; only those marked with the sign of God, those personally responding to his offer of salvation, will be spared. And yet, this holy God is also a forgiving God, as we have all experienced. What would we do
Year II. The holiness of God can stand no evil, as Ezekiel proclaims to an unfaithful people; only those marked with the sign of God, those personally responding to his offer of salvation, will be spared. And yet, this holy God is also a forgiving God, as we have all experienced. What would we do
Year II. Ezekiel is told to eat the scroll containing the prophecies he must speak to the people of God. That means, he has to be filled with its message. It contains bitter utterances because he has to make the people face the truth of their infidelities, but at the same time, it tastes sweet
Year II. The prophet Habakkuk assures the people of God. He says: Even if you do not understand God’s ways, remain faithful to God, for he is a God on whom you can rely. Gospel. If we look back to the Bible and to history, even recent history about persons we have known or who
