Abbot Xavier, Easter Day 2022
I remember my sadness, a few years ago, when a friend of mine who had been brought up in a Lutheran family in Germany, told me: “We were not a very religious family. We only went to church twice a year: on Christmas day and on Good Friday”. I felt so sad that someone could […]
Abbot Xavier, Paschal Vigil 2022
On the seashore, a woman raises her voice. “Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister took up in her hand the hand-drum, and all the women went along after her, with hand-drums and dancing”. “Sing to the LORD, for he has risen proudly: horse and chariot alike he has cast into the sea!” Miriam’s voice resonates along […]