(Mk 12:1-12) This is a continuing metaphor, rather than a parable; hence the fruit of post-Easter reflection - let us see why. Christ introduces everyone to an adventurous, uncomfortable path,…
May 23, 2026

From Mine

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Jn 16:12-15 (5-20) [Jn 15:26-16:20] Satisfying Solutions vs Spirit of Truth (Jn 15:26-16:4a) Faith in the Master is already eternal life, or rather Life of the Eternal (in action here…
(Mt 28:16-20) Matthew does not describe the Ascension, but conveys the same message as Acts 1:1-11 (using different images): the passing of the baton. Unlike Luke and John, Matthew places…
Jn 3:16-18(7-21) Lifting up the Cross goes far beyond resilience. Going up and going down, going beyond or retreating (Gospel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Jn 3:13-17) Nothing…
Holy Trinity Pr 8:22-31; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15 (year C) The children's identity card is faith in a God who creates, makes Covenant, is close, redeems, allows flourishing in any…
(Mark 11:11–26): The barren Fig tree, the driving out of the usurers money-changers, Faith as a magnet, Prayer, Forgiveness: a Space of Encounter The curse spoken by Jesus (vv. 13–14)…
The movement of the priesthood of Christ (Mk 10:46-52) The encyclical Fratelli Tutti invites a perspective gaze, one that does not adapt. Pope Francis proposes visions that provoke decision and…
The model of the satraps (Mk 10:35-45) Unofficially, Pius VII tried to lift the triregnum (neoclassical style, unusual) given to him by Napoleon, but his pages almost couldn't pull it…
(Mk 10:28-31) According to correct mentality - typical in Judaism - to receive the divine inheritance it was enough to keep the commandments (vv.17-20). Jesus' proposal does not focus on…
(John 20:11–31) Frozen in memories, or Proclaimed by Brothers The New Creation, through Listening (John 20:11–18) Mark speaks of a young man dressed in white, Matthew of an angel, Luke…
Jn 7:37-39 (37-53) The golden Pitcher and the River of Life (Jn 7:37-39) During the Feast of Tabernacles - on the occasion of the fruit harvest - the priests performed…
Solemnity of Pentecost, living Tradition In the Sacred Hymns, Manzoni compares the spiritual fall of humanity to the plummeting of a great stone down a "splintered" slope; a boulder that…
Unable to sin (Acts 2:1-11) Pentecost is the feast of the Gift, quite simply. The language of Acts of the Apostles is quite striking and colourful: it infuses the event…
Comparisons no, Exceptionality yes (Jn 21:20-25) Once again in the Fourth Gospel, the Petrine step and character (uncertain) are confronted with that of the disciple loved by the Lord. In…
Mystery of Love and Eros Jn 21:15-19 (1-19) The same sign of the superabundant peach in Lk 5:1-11 does not concern the story of the Church after Easter, but is…
Priestly, diverse resilience (Jn 17:20-26) Jn seeks to clarify our universal aspiration, and to penetrate the way the Lord makes himself present in the disciples after Easter, so that the…
Real life in Jesus - the condemned for living against the tide (Jn 17:11-19) «Holy Father keep them in your Name which you have given me, that they may be…
(Jn 17:1-11a) In the Fourth Gospel, too, the Last Supper is followed by Jesus' prayer, but unlike the Synoptics, Jn places it in the same place as the Last Supper.…
The echo of misunderstandings (Jn 16:29-33) In John, the Lord's statements always have a resonance of misunderstanding among the hearers. After the announcement of Jesus' 'ascent' to the Father, here…
May 9, 2026

I Am With you

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(Mt 28:16–20) Matthew does not describe the Ascension, but conveys the same message as Acts 1:1–11 (using different imagery): the passing on of the mission. Unlike Luke and John, Matthew…
Ascension of the Lord: We are not orphans (Acts 1:1-11) At the end of his Gospel, Lk places the Ascension of Jesus on the same day as Easter, in Bethany…
«If you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my Name» (Jn 16:23-28) In ancient religions, prayer is the performance of the believer, an act…
Affliction and joy in labour pains (Jn 16:20-23a) A widespread belief at the time of Jesus was that the last time would be preceded by an excess of tribulation and…
«A very short time»: we are not in the waiting room (Jn 16:16-20) The human communion of the first disciples with the Master was suggestive, not exhaustive. It must now…
(Jn 16:12-15) «He will receive from Mine and proclaim to you [...] he will receive from Mine and proclaim to you» (vv.14-15). The teaching imparted by Jesus with his life…
(Jn 16:5-11) In ancient times there were no lawyers, and one had to defend oneself by finding witnesses. The accused could be e.g. guilty but worthy of pardon, or innocent…
(Jn 15:26-16:4a) Faith in the Master is already eternal life, or rather Life of the Eternal (in action here and now). He himself is Bread of authentic and indestructible existence,…
Those who fall in love unleash a new energy. John 14:15–21 (16:4) In biblical terms, Spirit [Ruah] does not denote an ineffable entity, but a real one: it is a…
(Jn 15:18-21) He who is a master of love, who liked to speak of love, speaks of hate. But he liked to call things by the proper name they have…
Confidants, not doers: the friendship of Jesus and between brethren (Jn 15:12-17) «Greater love hath no man than this, that one lay down his life for his friends» (v.13). Total…
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]
Will he find a response? Or will what happened to the vine of which God says in Isaiah: "He waited for it to produce grapes but it yielded wild grapes", also happen to us? Is not our Christian life often far more like vinegar than wine? [Pope Benedict]
Troverà una risposta? O accade con noi come con la vigna, di cui Dio dice in Isaia: "Egli aspettò che producesse uva, ma essa fece uva selvatica"? La nostra vita cristiana spesso non è forse molto più aceto che vino? [Papa Benedetto]

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