Brothers all and ourselves (Lk 11:27-28) "At first attachment may look like love, but as it develops it becomes more and more clearly the opposite, characterised by clinging, holding back,…
Oct 2, 2025

The Second Fall

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Pros and cons, and the Finger of God (Lk 11:15-26) Prejudice undermines unity, and no one can put Jesus under hijacking, holding him hostage. He is the fortress that no…
(Lk 11:5-13) Failing without failing. Struggle: unceasing, effective, with ourselves and with God Sometimes we put the Father in the dock, because he seems to let things go as our…
No longer looking outward (Lk 11:1-4) In the communities of Matthew and Luke, the "prayer" of the sons - the «Our Father» - does not arise as an oration, but…
Two realities of the faithful: Listeners or distracted wanderers (Lk 10:38-42) Bethany is only a few kilometres from the holy city of Jerusalem: an ideal community of only brothers and…
Not from the precept, but from the overthrow (Lk 10:25-37) "You are a fool and a Samaritan!" - accused the Jewish leaders (Jn 8:48). "No, I am not mad...": this…
Sep 27, 2025

Standard Life and Faith

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Luke 17:5-10 (1-10) Forgiveness and Faith: a living Encounter Free, eccentric, forward-looking: the sacrament of humanity as such (Lk 17:1-6) Knowledge of God is not a confiscated good or an…
(Mt 11:25-30) Abstract world and Incarnation (Mt 11:25-27) "The world gives credit to the "wise" and the "learned", while God prefers the "little ones". The general teaching that follows from…
Face to face, Father in relationship (Mt 18:1-5.10.12-14) The Gospel passage dictates the line of the entire ecclesial discourse of Mt (18:1-35). The key term of vv.1-5 is paidìon -…
Lk 9:57-62 [cf. Mk 5:18-20] For Semites, parental figures indicate a connection with ethnicity, tradition, the past and the cultural environment. Jesus seems to exclude any correlation with such figures,…
Lk 9:51-56 (51-62) Jesus wants to make a good scratch against the tide - and to do so he has to fight: it was not enough for him to make…
From the ancient dream to the incarnate relationship (Jn 1:47-51) Today's liturgy presents Nathanael's first encounter with the Lord, whom some traditions identify as the apostle Bartholomew. The purpose of…
An external solution? (Lk 16:19-31) The reversal of situations in the afterlife is a theme that belongs to the entire culture of the ancient Middle East, an area strongly marked…
Creating abundance where there is none (Lk 9:43b-45) 'Son of God' is Christ who manifests God in the human condition. 'Son of man' is Jesus manifesting man in the divine…
Sep 18, 2025

Where and which Messiah?

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Lk 9:18-22 (18-25) Judging question. In the dilemma, the solution (Lk 9:18-22) The people of God no longer find themselves in the enclosure of a womb that protects and guarantees…
Who is Jesus: a question that judges (Lk 9:7-9) Jesus, who is he? No answer can be given except in the light of his story and his condemnation: nothing to…
The Lord wants new people, who Listen (Lk 8:19-21) In the life of one who is challenged by the relationship of Faith, in order to become consanguineous with the Father…
Circles, prejudices and moggies, or the Light of ch'i (Lk 8:16-18) There is light and Light. There is pomp that shines artificially, and substantial sumptuousness of Life. One of the…
The right choice, in small and large matters Lk 16:1-13 (1-15) Christian astuteness: a sense of duty and of the right 'master' (Lk 16:1-8) We ask ourselves: is there another…
The difference between common religiosity and personal Faith (Lk 8:4-15) The stony soil and scorching climate of Palestine did not make life easy for farmers. The scarcity of rain and…
(Lk 8:1-3) The rabbis did not accept women in their schools, because they were considered not up to the task. But Jesus does not come to teach laws or philosophies,…
And the Feet of Jesus, kissed by the unexpected and censured guest (Lk 7:36-50) It is Love that path of perfection desired by God to make us grow, and to…
Sep 9, 2025

Stubbornness

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One 'character', or the Son of Man (Lk 7:31-35) The Gospels break through, advance and liberate, making us realise the enormous difference between any belief and Faith. They emancipate us…
The dark, allied aspect (Lk 7:11-17) Na'im means Delightful: a symbol of all pleasant and laughing places, where life flows peacefully until the day when carefreeness ends: smiles turn to…
Mary in the Church, who gives birth to sons (Jn 19:25-27) The brief passage of the Gospel in verses 25-27 is perhaps the artistic climax of the Passion narrative. In…
To go up and to go down, to go further or to go backwards (Jn 3:13-17) Nothing doing, despite two millennia of Christian symbols, formulas and rituals, especially in Italy…
The strength of the inner world, even in its depths (Lk 6:43-49) Pope Francis said: "God often chooses unimaginable ways to give himself to us, perhaps those of our limitations,…
Jesus and the mania for ruling Lk 6:39-42 (39-45) "How much our human family needs to learn to live together in harmony and peace without all being equal!" (Pope Francis…
The 'win-or-lose' alternative is false: you have to get out of it. Do you want to get ahead of me? Have a seat (Lk 6:27-38) Not opposing the wicked allows…
Faith and religion. Turnover in the Church (Lk 6:20-26) In Mt the Beatitudes outline a programme for fraternities of Jewish origin. In Lk the sermon seems more radical in character…
Many saints experienced the night of faith and God’s silence — when we knock and God does not respond — and these saints were persevering (Pope Francis)
Tanti santi e sante hanno sperimentato la notte della fede e il silenzio di Dio – quando noi bussiamo e Dio non risponde – e questi santi sono stati perseveranti (Papa Francesco)
In some passages of Scripture it seems to be first and foremost Jesus’ prayer, his intimacy with the Father, that governs everything (Pope Francis)
In qualche pagina della Scrittura sembra essere anzitutto la preghiera di Gesù, la sua intimità con il Padre, a governare tutto (Papa Francesco)
It is necessary to know how to be silent, to create spaces of solitude or, better still, of meeting reserved for intimacy with the Lord. It is necessary to know how to contemplate. Today's man feels a great need not to limit himself to pure material concerns, and instead to supplement his technical culture with superior and detoxifying inputs from the world of the spirit [John Paul II]
Occorre saper fare silenzio, creare spazi di solitudine o, meglio, di incontro riservato ad un’intimità col Signore. Occorre saper contemplare. L’uomo d’oggi sente molto il bisogno di non limitarsi alle pure preoccupazioni materiali, e di integrare invece la propria cultura tecnica con superiori e disintossicanti apporti provenienti dal mondo dello spirito [Giovanni Paolo II]
This can only take place on the basis of an intimate encounter with God, an encounter which has become a communion of will, even affecting my feelings (Pope Benedict)
Questo può realizzarsi solo a partire dall'intimo incontro con Dio, un incontro che è diventato comunione di volontà arrivando fino a toccare il sentimento (Papa Benedetto)
We come to bless him because of what he revealed, eight centuries ago, to a "Little", to the Poor Man of Assisi; - things in heaven and on earth, that philosophers "had not even dreamed"; - things hidden to those who are "wise" only humanly, and only humanly "intelligent"; - these "things" the Father, the Lord of heaven and earth, revealed to Francis and through Francis (Pope John Paul II)
Veniamo per benedirlo a motivo di ciò che egli ha rivelato, otto secoli fa, a un “Piccolo”, al Poverello d’Assisi; – le cose in cielo e sulla terra, che i filosofi “non avevano nemmeno sognato”; – le cose nascoste a coloro che sono “sapienti” soltanto umanamente, e soltanto umanamente “intelligenti”; – queste “cose” il Padre, il Signore del cielo e della terra, ha rivelato a Francesco e mediante Francesco (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
We are faced with the «drama of the resistance to become saved persons» (Pope Francis)
Siamo davanti al «dramma della resistenza a essere salvati» (Papa Francesco)
That 'always seeing the face of the Father' is the highest manifestation of the worship of God. It can be said to constitute that 'heavenly liturgy', performed on behalf of the whole universe [John Paul II]
Quel “vedere sempre la faccia del Padre” è la manifestazione più alta dell’adorazione di Dio. Si può dire che essa costituisce quella “liturgia celeste”, compiuta a nome di tutto l’universo [Giovanni Paolo II]
Who is freer than the One who is the Almighty? He did not, however, live his freedom as an arbitrary power or as domination (Pope Benedict)
Chi è libero più di Lui che è l'Onnipotente? Egli però non ha vissuto la sua libertà come arbitrio o come dominio (Papa Benedetto)
Are they not all spirits charged with a ministry, sent to serve those who are to inherit salvation? (Heb 1:14)

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