Jul 13, 2026

“My" Father

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So for Jesus, God is not only "the Father of Israel, the Father of men", but "my Father"! "My": that is precisely why the Jews wanted to kill Jesus, because…
6. But that 'meekness and humility of heart' in no way means weakness. On the contrary, Jesus is demanding. His Gospel is demanding. Is it not he who admonishes: 'Whoever…
5. As the cross can be reduced to being an ornament, “to carry the cross” can become just a manner of speaking. In the teaching of Jesus, however, it does…
1. As we said in the previous catechesis, it is not possible to understand the origins of the Church without taking into account everything that Jesus preached and did (cf.…
O Saint Benedict Abbot! Thou who hast not taught otherwise than as thou hast lived, make us all feel the perennial relevance of thy teaching, that it may continue to…
We are called to fortitude before men and, at the same time, to fear before God himself; and this fear must be the fear of love, filial fear. And only…
Lent, the providential time for conversion, helps us to contemplate this stupendous mystery of love. It is a return to the roots of our faith, so that by pondering the…
1. In this Great Jubilee year, the basic theme of our catecheses has been the glory of the Trinity as revealed to us in salvation history. We have reflected on…
This is the first time that the new Pope is speaking to you on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In the first place, let my…
Dear Young People of Chile 1. I have longed for this meeting which gives me the opportunity to share directly your joy, your affection, your desire for a society more…
1. We read in the Second Vatican Council’s constitution *Lumen Gentium* concerning the earthly mission of Jesus Christ: “Thus came the Son, sent by the Father, who in him, before…
1. "Sanctify a fast!" (Joel 1:14). They are the words that we listened to in the first reading on Ash Wednesday. They were written by the Prophet Joel, and the…
The Upper Room in Jerusalem too was a kind of “school of faith” for the Apostles. However, in a sense, what happened to Thomas goes beyond what occurred near Caesarea…
1. A text by Saint Augustine offers us the key to interpreting Christ's miracles as signs of his saving power: "The fact that he became man for us has been…
1. A text by Saint Augustine offers us the key to interpreting Christ's miracles as signs of his saving power: "Becoming man for us has benefited our salvation far more…
The storm calmed on the Lake of Genesaret can be reread as a "sign" of Christ's constant presence in the "boat" of the Church, which many times throughout history is…
1. "Who do you say that I am?" (Mt 16: 15). Jesus asks the disciples this question about his identity while he is with them in upper Galilee. It often…
Jun 20, 2026

Following Jesus

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1. In our examination of the Gospel signs that reveal Christ’s awareness of his divinity, we emphasised in the previous catechesis his request to his disciples to have faith in…
Jun 19, 2026

Faith in Christ

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1. Looking at the primary objective of the Jubilee, which is the "strengthening of faith and of the witness of Christians" (Tertio millennio adveniente, n. 42), after outlining in previous…
My beloved brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ, Your presence arouses in me tenderness and compassion, some of the feelings that Jesus Christ felt when he received the sick. He…
3. What does Christ say in this regard in the Gospel we have heard today? At the end of the Sermon on the Mount he said: “Everyone who hears these…
The particular circumstances of John's birth have been handed down to us by the evangelist Luke. According to an ancient tradition, it took place in Ain-Karim, before the gates of…
The beatitudes pronounced so solemnly by Jesus stand, on the one hand, in antithesis to certain values that are instead honoured by the world and, on the other hand, in…
In the liturgy of the word, Luke's Gospel presents us once again with Jesus' question: "Can a blind man guide a blind man?" (Lk 6:39). The Lord means that a…
1. God is the judge of the living and the dead. The final judge. The judge of all.Even in the catechesis preceding the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the…
7. These notions of divine providence offered to us by the biblical tradition of the Old Testament are confirmed and enriched by the New. Of all the words of Jesus…
Psalm 48:14-21 - Human wealth does not save 1. As it gradually develops, the Liturgy of Vespers presents to us the sapiential Psalm 49[48], whose second part has just been…
Our Father, who art in heaven . . .". We stand at the altar around which the whole Church is gathered in Sarajevo. We utter the words that Christ, Son…
Through the Jubilee, finally, the Lord asks us to rekindle our charity. The Kingdom which Christ will reveal in its full splendour at the end of time is already present…
1. "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem" (Mk 10:33). With these words, the Lord invites the disciples to journey with him on the path that leads from Galilee to…
The Lord has our good at heart, that is, that every person should have life, and that especially the "least" of his children may have access to the banquet he has prepared for all (Pope Benedict)
Al Signore sta a cuore il nostro bene, cioè che ogni uomo abbia la vita, e che specialmente i suoi figli più "piccoli" possano accedere al banchetto che lui ha preparato per tutti (Papa Benedetto)
This Parable of the Sower is somewhat the ‘mother’ of all parables […] Such is the heart of God! Each one of us is ground on which the seed of the Word falls; no one is excluded! [Pope Francis]
Questa del seminatore è un po’ la “madre” di tutte le parabole […] Così è il cuore di Dio! Ognuno di noi è un terreno su cui cade il seme della Parola, nessuno è escluso [Papa Francesco]
Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally to him, are we not afraid that He might take something away from us? Are we not perhaps afraid to give up something significant, something unique, something that makes life so beautiful? Do we not then risk ending up diminished and deprived of our freedom? (Pope Benedict)
Non abbiamo forse tutti in qualche modo paura - se lasciamo entrare Cristo totalmente dentro di noi, se ci apriamo totalmente a lui – paura che Egli possa portar via qualcosa della nostra vita? Non abbiamo forse paura di rinunciare a qualcosa di grande, di unico, che rende la vita così bella? Non rischiamo di trovarci poi nell’angustia e privati della libertà? (Papa Benedetto)
«Is there an attitude for those who want to follow Jesus» so that «they do not end badly, that they do not end up eaten alive - as my mother used to say: "Eat raw" - by others»? (Pope Francis)
«Esiste un atteggiamento per quelli che vogliono seguire Gesù» in modo che «non finiscano male, che non finiscano mangiati vivi — come diceva mia mamma: “Mangiati crudi” — dagli altri»? (Papa Francesco)
For Christians, volunteer work is not merely an expression of good will. It is based on a personal experience of Christ (Pope Benedict)
Per i cristiani, il volontariato non è soltanto espressione di buona volontà. È basato sull’esperienza personale di Cristo (Papa Benedetto)
Christ reveals his identity of Messiah, Israel's bridegroom, who came for the betrothal with his people. Those who recognize and welcome him are celebrating. However, he will have to be rejected and killed precisely by his own; at that moment, during his Passion and death, the hour of mourning and fasting will come (Pope Benedict)
Cristo rivela la sua identità di Messia, Sposo d'Israele, venuto per le nozze con il suo popolo. Quelli che lo riconoscono e lo accolgono con fede sono in festa. Egli però dovrà essere rifiutato e ucciso proprio dai suoi: in quel momento, durante la sua passione e la sua morte, verrà l'ora del lutto e del digiuno (Papa Benedetto)
For the prodigious and instantaneous healing of the paralytic, the apostle St. Matthew is more sober than the other synoptics, St. Mark and St. Luke. These add broader details, including that of the opening of the roof in the environment where Jesus was, to lower the sick man with his lettuce, given the huge crowd that crowded at the entrance. Evident is the hope of the pitiful companions: they almost want to force Jesus to take care of the unexpected guest and to begin a dialogue with him (Pope Paul VI)

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