Fr. Mikael Schink S.J. 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 2023-10-01 Phil. 2:10 + Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Although we just heard a significant Gospel text, I would like to take this opportunity for a meditation on the second reading from Philippians. As you may know, the Sundays of the liturgical year […]
Pater Mikael Schink S.J. Kristi förklaring, årgång A 2023-08-06, S:ta Eugenia katolska församling Matt. 17:1–9 + Kära bröder och systrar i Kristus, Kristi förklaring, hans transfiguration på latin eller metamorfos på grekiska, är en av höjdpunkterna i Herrens liv, eftersom den uppenbarar vem Herren är. Berget, som den äger rum på, är en symbol för […]
Father Mikael Schink S.J. 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A July 16th 2023, St. Eugenia Catholic Church, Stockholm Math. 13:1–23 + Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, 1. How many are there not, who hear the Word of God without understanding? As the Lord says, they are like ‘the man who received the seed […]
Pater Mikael Schink S.J. 13:e söndagen under året 2023-07-02, S:ta Eugenia katolska församling Matt 10:37–42 + Kära bröder och systrar i Kristus, Den som finner sitt liv ska mista det, men den som mister sitt liv för mitt skull, han skall finna det, säger Herren. Och ändå söker vi ofta just efter livet, efter ett […]
Fr. Mikael Schink S.J. 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A, 2023-06-25 St. Eugenia Catholic Church Matt 10:26–33 + Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The context of today’s Gospel passage is “mission”: The beginning of chapter ten of Matthews Gospel forms the preamble to the text we just heard, where Jesus sends out his […]
Pater Mikael Schink S.J. Jesu hjärtas dag (A), 2023-06-16 S:ta Eugenia katolska församling + Kära bröder och systrar i Kristus, Devotionen till Jesu hjärta är ett tecken som väcker strid. Den har älskats av många, men också hatats av många. Den är något av det mest katolska som finns, men samtidigt beskylls den för att […]
Father Mikael Schink S.J. Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity (A), 2023-06-04 St. Eugenia Catholic Church + Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We gather today to celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Blessed Trinity, not just one among many divine mysteries, but in a profound way, the mystery of mysteries. We start every Mass, […]
Mikael Schink S.J. 6:e påsksöndagen, årgång A S:ta Eugenia katolska församling Joh 14:15–21; Apg 8:5–8, 14–17 + Kära bröder och systrar i Kristus, Jesus talar i dagens evangelium om den helige Ande. Han säger till apostlarna att han “skall be Fadern, och han skall ge er en annan hjälpare, som skall vara hos er för […]
Fr. Mikael Schink S.J. Easter Sunday, Year A (2023-05-09) St. Eugenia Catholic Church + Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Today, we celebrate the greatest feast of the Liturgical year, the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. This historical event, which took place more than two thousand years ago, changed the course […]
Fr. Mikael Schink S.J. Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2023-02-05) St. Eugenia Catholic Church Luke 2:22–40 + Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, One of the names of today’s feast is the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Forty days after the birth of God, she went to Jerusalem to fulfil the law of […]
Fr. Mikael Schink S.J. Christmas Midnight Mass (2022-12-25) St. Eugenia Catholic Church Luke 2:1–14 + Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As Christ is the prince of peace, he was born in the most peaceful time of the world, a medieval commentator writes on today’s Gospel (Bede) – for there could be no greater sign […]
Fr. Mikael Schink S.J. 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (2022-11-13) St. Eugenia Catholic Church Luke 21:5–19 + Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We hear in today’s Gospel Christ speaking about the temple being destroyed. What he is speaking of is his fulfilment of the Old Testament law. Christ fulfils the law by, as he […]
Fr. Mikael Schink S.J. 27st Sunday in Ordinary Time (2022-10-02) St. Eugenia Catholic Church Luke 17:5–10 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the theme of today’s readings is faith. In the first reading, we read the prophetic passage so central to the Apostle Paul (Rom. 1:17, Gal. 3:11, Heb. 10:38): ‘The just man shall live […]
Fr. Mikael Schink S.J. 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time (2022-08-21) St. Eugenia Catholic Church Luke 13:22–30 + Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Will many be saved? (cf. Luke 13:22) An unidentified person asks Jesus this question in today’s gospel passage. And it is indeed an important question. Much hangs on it. For if very […]
P. Mikael Schink S.J. 20:e söndagen under året (2022-08-14) S:ta Eugenia katolska församling Luk 12:49–53 + Kära bröder och systrar i Kristus, Vad menar Herren när han i dagens evangelium säger att han ”kommit för att tända en eld på jorden”? (Luk 12:49) Vilken eld är det han talar om? Det är naturligtvis kärlekens, den […]