The text of the Gospel of Saint Luke, now proclaimed, brings us back to the highly dramatic scene that takes place in “the place called Calvary” (Lk 23:33) and presents…
1. We resume today, after a rather long pause, the meditations we have been holding for some time and which we have called reflections on the theology of the body.…
5. “He spoke of the temple of his body” (Jn 2:21). In the Gospel we again read the story about the driving of the merchants from the temple. St John’s…
1. Dominus flevit (cf. Lk19, 41). There is a place in Jerusalem, on the side of the Mount of Olives, where according to tradition Christ wept over the city of…
1. "Well, good and faithful servant, you have been faithful in the little, I will give you authority over much, share in your master's joy" (Mt 25:23). As we approach…
1. “Zaccheus, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today” (Lk 19:5). Saint Luke, in the Gospel which we have just heard, recounts the meeting…
Today's Gospel reading [...] reminds us of the episode of the healing of the blind man of Jericho. The Gospel also reveals his name: Bartimaeus, and reconstructs his plea-cry: "Son…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. After meditating on the eschatological goal of our existence, that is, eternal life, we now reflect on the journey that leads to it. To do…
Nov 7, 2025

Living Praise

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To all people of good will who feel a living and active part of the parish community, I say: do not tire of seeking all the opportunities that the Lord…
Psalm 11[10] A prayer of trust to the Lord who is not indifferent to right and wrong 1. We continue our reflection on the Psalms, which comprise the essential element…
Nov 5, 2025

EurHope

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Be the heart of Christ to love and pray, be the hands of Christ to work and serve 4. “EurHope”: Europe and Hope. You wanted to give this title to…
"Mga kaibigan" (Dear friends) "Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat" (I warmly thank you all). I would have liked to visit you at your homes, but it was not possible. I…
1. “We are unworthy servants” (Lk 17:10). These words of Christ surely kept echoing in the hearts of the Apostles when, obedient to his command, they set out on the…
Dear brothers and sisters. 1. On this Sunday evening in Edmonton, the evening of the first day of the week when we Christians celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord, we…
1. "The temple of God is holy, and you are that temple" (I Cor 3: 17). We listen once again to these words of the apostle Paul in today's solemn…
5. All the just of the earth, including those who do not know Christ and his Church, who, under the influence of grace, seek God with a sincere heart (cf.…
2. They come from afar, one could almost define them as endemic, the problems and challenges that present themselves to the pastoral activity of the Brazilian Northeast, posing the disquieting…
1. In the Incarnation, God fully reveals himself in the Son who came into the world (cf. Tertio Millennio Adveniente, 9). Our faith is not simply the result of our…
3. “If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me”(Lk 9:23). These words denote the radicality of a choice…
Today more than in the past, the Church's social doctrine must be open to an international outlook, in line with the Second Vatican Council,73 the most recent Encyclicals,74 and particularly…
12. Is Justice Enough? It is not difficult to see that in the modern world the sense of justice has been reawakening on a vast scale; and without doubt this…
Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. After having celebrated yesterday the Solemnity of All Saints, today, 2 November, our prayerful gaze is directed toward those who have departed from this world…
1. At the end of this solemn celebration in honour of All Saints, our gaze turns upwards. Today's feast reminds us that we were made for heaven, where Our Lady…
11. Man rightly fears falling victim to an oppression that will deprive him of his interior freedom, of the possibility of expressing the truth of which he is convinced, of…
5. One of the parables narrated by Jesus on the growth of the kingdom of God on earth makes us discover very realistically the character of struggle that the kingdom…
5. Together with all Christ's disciples, the Catholic Church bases upon God's plan her ecumenical commitment to gather all Christians into unity. Indeed, "the Church is not a reality closed…
1. A priestly, sacramental, prophetic community, the Church was established by Jesus Christ as a structured, hierarchical and ministerial society, in function of the pastoral governance for the formation and…
Oct 19, 2025

Women

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1. When we speak of the dignity and mission of women according to the doctrine and spirit of the Church, we must look to the Gospel, which is the light…
6. “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector” (Lk 18:10). However, only one returned home justified. And it was…
3. I spoke of fructification, and I am also helped in this by the Gospel, when it proposes - a reading we recently encountered in the sacred liturgy - the…
The Sadducees, addressing Jesus for a purely theoretical "case", at the same time attack the Pharisees' primitive conception of life after the resurrection of the bodies; they in fact insinuate that faith in the resurrection of the bodies leads to admitting polyandry, contrary to the law of God (Pope John Paul II)
I Sadducei, rivolgendosi a Gesù per un "caso" puramente teorico, attaccano al tempo stesso la primitiva concezione dei Farisei sulla vita dopo la risurrezione dei corpi; insinuano infatti che la fede nella risurrezione dei corpi conduce ad ammettere la poliandria, contrastante con la legge di Dio (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
Are we disposed to let ourselves be ceaselessly purified by the Lord, letting Him expel from us and the Church all that is contrary to Him? (Pope Benedict)
Siamo disposti a lasciarci sempre di nuovo purificare dal Signore, permettendoGli di cacciare da noi e dalla Chiesa tutto ciò che Gli è contrario? (Papa Benedetto)
Jesus makes memory and remembers the whole history of the people, of his people. And he recalls the rejection of his people to the love of the Father (Pope Francis)
Gesù fa memoria e ricorda tutta la storia del popolo, del suo popolo. E ricorda il rifiuto del suo popolo all’amore del Padre (Papa Francesco)
Ecclesial life is made up of exclusive inclinations, and of tasks that may seem exceptional - or less relevant. What matters is not to be embittered by the titles of others, therefore not to play to the downside, nor to fear the more of the Love that risks (for afraid of making mistakes)
La vita ecclesiale è fatta di inclinazioni esclusive, e di incarichi che possono sembrare eccezionali - o meno rilevanti. Ciò che conta è non amareggiarsi dei titoli altrui, quindi non giocare al ribasso, né temere il di più dell’Amore che rischia (per paura di sbagliare).
Zacchaeus wishes to see Jesus, that is, understand if God is sensitive to his anxieties - but because of shame he hides (in the dense foliage). He wants to see, without being seen by those who judge him. Instead the Lord looks at him from below upwards; Not vice versa
Zaccheo desidera vedere Gesù, ossia capire se Dio è sensibile alle sue ansie - ma per vergogna si nasconde nel fitto fogliame. Vuole vedere, senza essere visto da chi lo giudica. Invece il Signore lo guarda dal basso in alto; non viceversa
The story of the healed blind man wants to help us look up, first planted on the ground due to a life of habit. Prodigy of the priesthood of Jesus
La vicenda del cieco risanato vuole aiutarci a sollevare lo sguardo, prima piantato a terra a causa di una vita abitudinaria. Prodigio del sacerdozio di Gesù.
Firstly, not to let oneself be fooled by false prophets nor to be paralyzed by fear. Secondly, to live this time of expectation as a time of witness and perseverance (Pope Francis)
Primo: non lasciarsi ingannare dai falsi messia e non lasciarsi paralizzare dalla paura. Secondo: vivere il tempo dell’attesa come tempo della testimonianza e della perseveranza (Papa Francesco)
O Signore, fa’ che la mia fede sia piena, senza riserve, e che essa penetri nel mio pensiero, nel mio modo di giudicare le cose divine e le cose umane (Papa Paolo VI)
O Lord, let my faith be full, without reservations, and let penetrate into my thought, in my way of judging divine things and human things (Pope Paul VI)
«Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it; but he who loses will keep it alive» (Lk 17:33)
«Chi cercherà di conservare la sua vita, la perderà; ma chi perderà, la manterrà vivente» (Lc 17,33)

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