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…
The Mystery of Oneness: the all-important Uniqueness does not let us "resume": but it makes us be Reborn. (Mt 10:24-33) Christ's proposal subverts the quietism and meaning of personal and…
Camel: absurd position and transit (Mt 19:23-30) It is not easy to enter into the logic of the Gift and place oneself in authentic following of the Lord, in pursuit…
"Depart, preach, saying [that] the kingdom of heaven has come near" (v.7) (Mt 10:7-15) To the friends who proclaim it, Jesus recommends that they do not carry saddlebags and money…
Big emergency, through little Name (Mt 10:1-7) "These twelve Jesus sent after he had commanded them, saying, 'Do not go into the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter…
In favour of the oppressed (Mt 9:32-38) In the Gospels, recoveries from illness describe and manifest an experience of Faith. The first community forms [here in Mt, of Galilee and…
Jun 29, 2025

Healing in Faith

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Calamitous Faith (Mt 9:18-26) In the communities of Mt the converted Jews were accused by the proponents of the old religion of being perjurers of the customs of the fathers…
Beyond the Twelve: 72 others unsure (but transparent) in the uncertainty of wolves (Lk 10:1-20) And I and You "Truth is not at all what I have. It is not…
Fasting: Opening (Mt 9:14-17) Fasting has travelled through all religious and mystical traditions, because it is intended to bring women and men closer to their own profound essence - to…
But can he participate in the ritual? Sitting and with his eye on the ledgers, only then rich - indeed, 'lord' (Mt 9:9-13) "Jesus does not exclude anyone from his…
Jun 25, 2025

Day of the Lord

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Thomas: without hysteria (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…
Jun 24, 2025

True Power

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(Mt 8:28-34) After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, the only schools of Judaism that survived were those of the Pharisees and the Jewish Christians. Both had maintained that…
(Mt 8:23-27) Excita, Domine, potentiam tuam, et veni "Excita, Domine, potentiam tuam, et veni" - with these and similar words the Church's liturgy repeatedly prays [...]. These invocations were probably…
Full dedication, but for a crossing of our own (Mt 8:18-22) Jesus wants us to give new space to His Word; that by listening to Him, we allow Him to…
Who I Am to you, and the Keys to the open community (Mt 16:13-23) At more than halfway through his public life Jesus has not yet given formulas, but he…
Already rebellious: Particular Vocation (Lk 2:41-51) The family is the nucleus of society and the privileged place of educational risk, not the only one. It is a precious stage of…
The value of imperfect uniqueness [Lk 15:3-7 (1-10)] Why does Jesus speak of joy in reference to the one lost sheep? The Tao Te Ching (x) says: 'Preserve the One…
House on the Rock or practitioners of vain things (Mt 7:21-29) Pope Francis said: "In order to give himself to us, God often chooses unthinkable paths, perhaps those of our…
Jun 17, 2025

Who does Good?

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Counterfeiters & Co: as if we did not exist (Mt 7:15-20) «By their fruits you will know them [...] so every good tree bears good fruit, but the dead tree…
Prophetic Ardour, Salvation that does not repeat (Lk 1:57-66.80) The new Creation announced in the periphery invests the territory that still hesitates over what is certified, proven and reassuring -…
For transparent coexistence (Mt 7:1-5) The Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7) lists catechesis on salient issues in the life of the communities of Galilee and Syria, composed of Jews…
(Luke 9:11b-17) Food multiplied because it is distributed: A call not to be satisfied Vatican II did not say a single word about the many forms of Eucharistic devotion. In…
(Jn 13:1-15) Complete Trust: the emblematic Action that creates pure people Let us introduce the meaning of the Lord's washing of the feet, an emblematic gesture that the Synoptic Gospels…
Two masters: what outlet for what we carry inside (Mt 6:24-34) We often wonder whether God is really a participant in our doubts, expectations and torments, or conversely indifferent. Sometimes…
(Mt 6:19-23) «Where your treasure is, there your heart will be» (v.21). This is not an abused, insipid personal or institutional issue; it is one for easy irony. To ignore…
Sons’ Prayer: Performance or Listening? (Mt 6:7-15) In the communities of Mt and Lk the "prayer" of the sons - the "Our Father" - does not originate as prayer, but…
The faithless lower self, the thespian Mt 6:1-6.16-18 (.19-23) "Beware of practising your righteousness before men in order to be admired by them" (Mt 6:1). Jesus, in today's Gospel, reinterprets…
Between inward struggle and not opposing the evil one (Mt 5:43-48) In his first encyclical Pope Benedict wrote: "With the centrality of love, the Christian faith has taken up what…
The 'win-or-lose' alternative is false: you have to get out of it (Mt 5:38-42) «Other cheek»: climate of inventiveness. Not opposing the wicked allows one to experience the Beatitudes, the…
Jun 7, 2025

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…
Without love, even the most important activities lose their value and give no joy. Without a profound meaning, all our activities are reduced to sterile and unorganised activism (Pope Benedict)
Senza amore, anche le attività più importanti perdono di valore, e non danno gioia. Senza un significato profondo, tutto il nostro fare si riduce ad attivismo sterile e disordinato (Papa Benedetto)
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)
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)
"May the peace of your kingdom come to us", Dante exclaimed in his paraphrase of the Our Father (Purgatorio, XI, 7). A petition which turns our gaze to Christ's return and nourishes the desire for the final coming of God's kingdom. This desire however does not distract the Church from her mission in this world, but commits her to it more strongly [John Paul II]
‘Vegna vêr noi la pace del tuo regno’, esclama Dante nella sua parafrasi del Padre Nostro (Purgatorio XI,7). Un’invocazione che orienta lo sguardo al ritorno di Cristo e alimenta il desiderio della venuta finale del Regno di Dio. Questo desiderio però non distoglie la Chiesa dalla sua missione in questo mondo, anzi la impegna maggiormente [Giovanni Paolo II]
Let our prayer spread out and continue in the churches, communities, families, the hearts of the faithful, as though in an invisible monastery from which an unbroken invocation rises to the Lord (John Paul II)
La nostra preghiera si diffonda e continui nelle chiese, nelle comunità, nelle famiglie, nei cuori credenti, come in un monastero invisibile, da cui salga al Signore una invocazione perenne (Giovanni Paolo II)
"The girl is not dead, but asleep". These words, deeply revealing, lead me to think of the mysterious presence of the Lord of life in a world that seems to succumb to the destructive impulse of hatred, violence and injustice; but no. This world, which is yours, is not dead, but sleeps (Pope John Paul II)
“La bambina non è morta, ma dorme”. Queste parole, profondamente rivelatrici, mi inducono a pensare alla misteriosa presenza del Signore della vita in un mondo che sembra soccombere all’impulso distruttore dell’odio, della violenza e dell’ingiustizia; ma no. Questo mondo, che è vostro, non è morto, ma dorme (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
"Refined as it is", Tertullian writes, "your cruelty serves no purpose. On the contrary, for our community, it is an invitation. We multiply every time one of us is mowed down. The blood of Christians is effective seed" (semen est sanguis christianorum!, Apologeticus, 50: 13) [Pope Benedict]

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