May 25, 2026

Returning to God what is His

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In today's Gospel, the evangelist Mark proposes the theme of paying taxes to the emperor of Rome. The Pharisees and Herodians, in order to mislead Jesus, put a question to…
May 23, 2026

Little Ones, Abide

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On this Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, our thoughts turn to how Francis and Clare lived out this Mystery of Unity and Sharing. As we read through the Sources, we…
May 21, 2026

Conversion and giving time

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Through the parable of the barren fig tree, Jesus calls us to conversion, to be trees that bear fruit: «He went [to see] if he could find anything on it,…
May 19, 2026

Different Authority

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Francis and his brethren wanted to conform themselves to Christ the Servant and in everything they strove to follow in his footsteps. The Sources recite: "They occupied the day in…
May 17, 2026

Motherhood and sacrifice

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The passage in today's liturgy highlights the figure of Mary at the foot of the cross, as Mother of all believers - and the blood and water that flowed from…
Following is a theme strongly felt by Francis - in the first person, for his brothers, and not only. In fact he founded no less than three Orders, because of…
In the concluding part of chapter seventeen of John, Jesus repeatedly returns to the theme of unity, asking the Father for his own that «all the people may be One»…
May 11, 2026

In unity the glorification

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Jesus addresses the Father, telling Him to glorify Him so that the Son may glorify Him, as He prays for those entrusted to Him in His immense and impervious mission.…
May 9, 2026

Evangelising with Him

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The liturgy of the Ascension of the Lord presents us with a passage from the Gospel of Matthew, which emphasises the universal mission of the disciples. On the mountain that…
May 7, 2026

Endless Joy

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Jesus speaks to His own saying: «Your Joy no one can take away from you» (Jn 16:22). The happiness that comes from Him is lasting, it is authentic because it…
May 5, 2026

In the Spirit

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Jesus tells his own that the Spirit of Truth sent will lead them into all truth, announcing what he will have heard. Francis, poor and simple, was a man constantly…
May 3, 2026

Franciscan Life in the Spirit

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Francis and Clare of Assisi had a special devotion to the Spirit of the Lord and his holy operation. There are countless passages in the Sources that attest to this.…
May 1, 2026

Hatred and persecution

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Jesus reminds us that the world's hatred for His disciples reveals hatred for Him. He adds that if they persecuted the Son of God, his own will be treated no…
Apr 29, 2026

Joy of the resurrected

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In chapter fifteen of John, Jesus announces that his full Joy in us comes from abiding in his love. Looking more closely at the life of the two Poor of…
Apr 27, 2026

In his will, Peace

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Jesus distinguishes between the peace that the world gives and the peace that comes from Him. He is the Prince of Peace, all good things that come from Heaven. Francis…
Apr 25, 2026

Show us the Father!

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On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, the Liturgy takes up chapter fourteen of the Gospel of John, which is rich in challenging themes. To Philip’s question: «Show us the Father»…
Apr 23, 2026

Evangelical Boldness

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In the memory of St Joseph the Worker, the liturgy uses a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. In it, the rejection of Jesus by the inhabitants of Nazareth is…
«I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned and revealed them to babes» (Mt 11:25).…
Apr 19, 2026

One people one Shepherd

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Today's liturgy offers us a passage from John's Gospel, emphasising the universal mission of the disciples. They listen to the voice of the Shepherd and become one people in Christ…
Apr 17, 2026

Without measure

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«By going all over the world, preach the Gospel to every creature» (Mk 16:15). The Risen Jesus, before ascending to the Father, entrusted the disciples with the universal mission of…
Apr 15, 2026

The Father draws and sends

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In this part of chapter 6 of the Johannine Gospel it is emphasised by Jesus that no one can go to Him unless the Father draws him. Whoever listens and…
Today's Johannine Gospel passage shows how the crowd had not yet understood the eternal value of the Bread that Jesus wanted to give them. The people think of the manna…
The Risen Jesus walked alongside the disciples on the road to Emmaus as they talked about Him and what had happened in Jerusalem. He put them to the test. Christ’s…
The passage from John takes us back to Jesus' distribution of the loaves and fishes. The Lord before the large crowd that follows him, puts his disciples to the test.…
Apr 7, 2026

Light or darkness

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Today's Gospel proclaims that God sent his Son to save men, not to humble them. The distinction is: he who believes has the same life as the Eternal, but he…
Apr 5, 2026

From water and the Spirit

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In the opening verses of John 3 Jesus emphasises to the Pharisee Nicodemus, who questioned him, the urgency of being born again from above by the Holy Spirit. In the…
Apr 3, 2026

Believing and proclaiming

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The Risen Jesus manifested Himself several times to the disciples and, despite their unbelief and hardness of heart, sent them out into the world to proclaim the Gospel to every…
The Risen One, before ascending to the Father, revealed himself to the Eleven and the other disciples, making his great commission: to be witnesses of new life, preaching the Gospel…
Mar 30, 2026

From outside to inside

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«Woman, why are you weeping? Whom do you seek?» (Jn 20:15) Mary of Magdala wept for her Lord near the tomb. Lost and grieving, she grieved not knowing where he…
Mar 29, 2026

With the Risen One!

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«Now on the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb in the morning, when it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the…
As sometimes happens in the Gospel, faced with the trap set for him by his enemies, Jesus, with his response, rises above the contingent controversy and goes far beyond the particular and mutually divergent positions (John Paul II)
Come talora accade nel Vangelo, di fronte al tranello mossogli dai suoi nemici, Gesù, con la sua risposta, s’innalza al di sopra della polemica contingente e va ben oltre le posizioni particolari e tra loro divergenti (Giovanni Paolo II)
This Name clearly expresses that the God of the Bible is not some kind of monad closed in on itself and satisfied with his own self-sufficiency but he is life that wants to communicate itself, openness, relationship [Pope Benedict]
Questo nome esprime dunque chiaramente che il Dio della Bibbia non è una sorta di monade chiusa in se stessa e soddisfatta della propria autosufficienza, ma è vita che vuole comunicarsi, è apertura, relazione [Papa Benedetto]
There, however, in the place that should have been taken up by the encounter between God and man, he found livestock merchants and money-changers who occupied this place of prayer with their commerce […] In the temple's purification, however, it was a matter of more than fighting abuses. A new time in history was foretold (Pope Benedict)
Ma là dove doveva esservi lo spazio dell’incontro tra Dio e l’uomo, Egli trova commercianti di bestiame e cambiavalute che occupano con i loro affari il luogo di preghiera […] Nella purificazione del tempio, però, si tratta di più che della lotta agli abusi. È preconizzata una nuova ora della storia (Papa Benedetto)
«Ask Jesus for the grace to follow him closely», so as not to leave him alone, thus overcoming the temptations of looking at ourselves to «share the cake» of personal interests [Pope Francis]
«Chiedere a Gesù la grazia di seguirlo da vicino», per non lasciarlo solo, superando così le tentazioni di guardare noi stessi per «spartirsi la torta» degli interessi personali [Papa Francesco]
First, in Nazareth, he makes him grow, raises him, educates him, but then follows him: "Your mother is there" (Pope Francis)
Prima, a Nazareth, lo fa crescere, lo alleva, lo educa, ma poi lo segue: “La tua madre è lì” (Papa Francesco)
Unity is not made with glue [...] The great prayer of Jesus is to «resemble» the Father (Pope Francis)
L’Unità non si fa con la colla […] La grande preghiera di Gesù» è quella di «assomigliare» al Padre (Papa Francesco)
Divisions among Christians, while they wound the Church, wound Christ; and divided, we cause a wound to Christ: the Church is indeed the body of which Christ is the Head (Pope Francis)
Le divisioni tra i cristiani, mentre feriscono la Chiesa, feriscono Cristo, e noi divisi provochiamo una ferita a Cristo: la Chiesa infatti è il corpo di cui Cristo è capo (Papa Francesco)
The glorification that Jesus asks for himself as High Priest, is the entry into full obedience to the Father, an obedience that leads to his fullest filial condition [Pope Benedict]
La glorificazione che Gesù chiede per se stesso, quale Sommo Sacerdote, è l'ingresso nella piena obbedienza al Padre, un'obbedienza che lo conduce alla sua più piena condizione filiale [Papa Benedetto]

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