(Jn 6:22-29) The crowd must be directed, because in the face of the "sign of the loaves" the reaction seems disappointing. Sensationalism that directs towards an earthly kingdom is not…
Lk 24:13-35 (13-48) The disciples question, they are confused; they bounce anxieties and accusations off each other, disillusioned and frustrated - but what seems to concern them most is not…
Artificial concord and compromise, or chaos and different stability (Jn 6:16-21) Jn narrates the episode differently from the Synoptics: not so much as the outcome of the communion of loaves,…
The very different solution. Multiplication by Division, in itinerancy (Jn 6:1-15) "Now a great crowd followed him, for they saw the signs he did on the sick" (v.2). "There is…
(Jn 3:31-36) In the pericope Jn uses descriptive categories [from above, from below, from heaven, from the earth - i.e. our whole "domain"]. Natural terms, to introduce us to the…
Genesis Rebirth Judgment Jn 3:16-21(7-21) Every man confronted with the Mystery does not fully comprehend what he feels, until he accepts the wager and enters into a new existence. The…
Wind of the Spirit, new Birth (Jn 3:7-15) Life in the Spirit proceeds by new Birth, not according to a progress marked by mechanisms, skills, or instruction booklets. The Light…
(Jn 3:1-8) Jn introduces the Gospel passage with the very representative Jewish leader, insisting on the imperfection of believing in prodigies. They only grasp the outward side. Indeed, he seems…
(Jn 20:19-31) The Manifestation, the Spirit, the remission (Jn 20:19-23) The Johannine Pentecost does not suffer any temporal delay (v.22) yet the Lucan account also emphasises the link with Easter,…
(Mk 16:9-15) "How universal is the great Way! Can be on the left as well as the right" [Tao Tê Ching (xxxiv)]. Despite their difficulty in believing, the disciples are…
Jn 21:1-14 (1-19) The same sign of the superabundant fishing in Lk 5:1-11 does not concern the story of the Church after Easter, but is even placed in the day…
He does not create a hierarchy (Lk 24:35-48) We do not recognise a person by hands and feet (v.39). The Risen One has a life that escapes the perception of…
The New Creation, from Hearing (Jn 20:11-18) "In those days, in Israel, the testimony of women could not have official, juridical value, but women experienced a special bond with the…
Easter Sunday: the foundations, and the disappointed resurrection dudes Lk 24:13-35 (13-48) The disciples question, they are in confusion; they are anxious and accusing, disillusioned and frustrated - but what…
Mar 28, 2026

Independent Easter: for us

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The Gospels do not describe the chronicle of Christ's Resurrection, but the experience of the Risen One in the early church. All the evangelists hint at the fact that the…
Prayer-event, for awe The encounter with the Lord has its own essential radicality. It is precisely the Easter event that reveals and communicates the absolute newness of the story of…
(Jn 18:1-19:42) The core of the Gospels do not dwell on the horror and sadism of the torments, because they were not written with the aim of impressing, but to…
Mar 25, 2026

IN COENA DOMINI

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Integral Trust: the emblematic Action, generating the undefiled Jn 13:1-15 (.16-20) Let us introduce the meaning of the Lord's washing of the feet, an emblematic gesture that the Synoptics evoke…
Mar 25, 2026

CHRISM

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Year of Grace and fraternity: the seal to salvation history Lk 4:16-21 (14-37) Jesus' transgressions and ours (reinforcing the plot) (Lk 4:14-21) "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,…
Mar 24, 2026

Relief of weakness

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Betrayals (Mt 26:14-25) Mt Mk Lk situate the institution of the Eucharist within the Jewish Passover supper. A theological reworking to affirm (in Faith) the meaning of the authentic Passover…
(Jn 13:21-33.36-38) "I will lay down my life for you" - to lead. The apostles would give everything to win, not to lose; to triumph, not to be mocked or…
Allied Sign. Enchanting Path (Jn 12:1-11) As his hour draws near, Christ seems to lose his official features and becomes more and more intimate, within our reach. Dialogue with men…
Introduction: Emphasis on Weakness (Mt 26:14–25) Matthew, Mark and Luke place the institution of the Eucharist within the context of the Jewish Passover meal. A theological reworking to affirm (in…
(Jn 10:31-42) "We stone thee not for a splendid work, but for blasphemy, and because thou art man, thou makest thyself God" (v.33). The theological background of the passage is…
Mar 18, 2026

I Am, and our dignity

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Controversy over descent (and the abstract world) (Jn 8:51-59) The Gospel passage addresses the disciples of the Johannine communities who were still hesitant to declare themselves fully Christ's. Hunted down…
Mary, the Art of Perception that breaks the mould (Lk 2:19) (Lk 1:26-38) For a life from the authentic I to the unknown Culmination "Now, Mary kept and treasured all…
Mar 16, 2026

Faith, Cross, common mind

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Raised up and lifted up from themselves, from above and from below (Jn 8:21-30) At the end of the first century, the Jews raised quite a few questions concerning the…
Adulterous "Church", accused Jesus (Jn 8:1-11) What about an ancient codex of the Gospels with a torn 'page'? Husbands did not want women to have a license of immunity from…
The Lord of Life (or the pale sign) (John 11:1–45) Last Sunday, the Gospel led us to reflect on the sign of the opening of the eyes. Even in those…
(Jn 7:40-53) In the Gospel passage the religious authorities judge everyone with contempt. Those who have always imagined themselves masters will not be willing to become disciples of a subversive…
Jesus, the true bread of life that satisfies our hunger for meaning and for truth, cannot be “earned” with human work; he comes to us only as a gift of God’s love, as a work of God (Pope Benedict)
Gesù, vero pane di vita che sazia la nostra fame di senso, di verità, non si può «guadagnare» con il lavoro umano; viene a noi soltanto come dono dell’amore di Dio, come opera di Dio (Papa Benedetto)
The locality of Emmaus has not been identified with certainty. There are various hypotheses and this one is not without an evocativeness of its own for it allows us to think that Emmaus actually represents every place: the road that leads there is the road every Christian, every person, takes. The Risen Jesus makes himself our travelling companion as we go on our way, to rekindle the warmth of faith and hope in our hearts and to break the bread of eternal life (Pope Benedict)
La località di Emmaus non è stata identificata con certezza. Vi sono diverse ipotesi, e questo non è privo di una sua suggestione, perché ci lascia pensare che Emmaus rappresenti in realtà ogni luogo:  la strada che vi conduce è il cammino di ogni cristiano, anzi, di ogni uomo. Sulle nostre strade Gesù risorto si fa compagno di viaggio, per riaccendere nei nostri cuori il calore della fede e della speranza e spezzare il pane della vita eterna (Papa Benedetto)
Romano Guardini wrote that the Lord “is always close, being at the root of our being. Yet we must experience our relationship with God between the poles of distance and closeness. By closeness we are strengthened, by distance we are put to the test” (Pope Benedict)
Romano Guardini scrive che il Signore “è sempre vicino, essendo alla radice del nostro essere. Tuttavia, dobbiamo sperimentare il nostro rapporto con Dio tra i poli della lontananza e della vicinanza. Dalla vicinanza siamo fortificati, dalla lontananza messi alla prova” (Papa Benedetto)
In recounting the "sign" of bread, the Evangelist emphasizes that Christ, before distributing the food, blessed it with a prayer of thanksgiving (cf. v. 11). The Greek term used is eucharistein and it refers directly to the Last Supper, though, in fact, John refers here not to the institution of the Eucharist but to the washing of the feet. The Eucharist is mentioned here in anticipation of the great symbol of the Bread of Life [Pope Benedict]
Narrando il “segno” dei pani, l’Evangelista sottolinea che Cristo, prima di distribuirli, li benedisse con una preghiera di ringraziamento (cfr v. 11). Il verbo è eucharistein, e rimanda direttamente al racconto dell’Ultima Cena, nel quale, in effetti, Giovanni non riferisce l’istituzione dell’Eucaristia, bensì la lavanda dei piedi. L’Eucaristia è qui come anticipata nel grande segno del pane della vita [Papa Benedetto]
First, the world of the Bible presents us with a new image of God. In surrounding cultures, the image of God and of the gods ultimately remained unclear and contradictory (Deus Caritas est n.9)
Vi è anzitutto la nuova immagine di Dio. Nelle culture che circondano il mondo della Bibbia, l'immagine di dio e degli dei rimane, alla fin fine, poco chiara e in sé contraddittoria (Deus Caritas est n.9)
God loves the world and will love it to the end. The Heart of the Son of God pierced on the Cross and opened is a profound and definitive witness to God’s love. Saint Bonaventure writes: “It was a divine decree that permitted one of the soldiers to open his sacred wide with a lance… The blood and water which poured out at that moment was the price of our salvation” (John Paul II)

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