Being present to oneself: do not replace love with flakes and bows (Mt 23:1-12) New Relationship between God and man could not be contained within the detailed rules of the…
The Great Commandment: only profound Quality obliges (Mt 22:34-40) That of the ‘Great commandment’ was the most familiar catechism rule, even to infants. Jesus is questioned to retort: and why…
Everyone is called, but with which trousseau? Without artifices (Mt 22:1-14) The «wedding dress» (vv.11-12) is not here a figure of the our outside image, but of the essential -…
(Unique Coin and smart working: Love) (Mt 20:1-16) In the atrium of the Temple in Jerusalem, the climbing vine of the portal was a symbol of the gifts that people…
The friendship of those who count and their facilitations, or the inverted world (Mt 19:23-30) It is not easy to enter the logic of the Gift and place oneself in…
From customs with limits to the Spirituality of possessions-Relation (Mt 19:16-22) At the time of Jesus, people lived a moment of social collapse and disintegration of the communitarian dimension of…
Crumbs and 'nose', integral parts (Mt 15:21-28) Religious law prevented dealing with foreign people and other ethnicities, borders, or culture. At the beginning, Jesus [that is: He in the first…
The itinerary of the creature (and of the Church) that realizes in itself the victory of Life over death Mary is an icon of how to find the right path,…
Legalistic conception and hardness of heart (Mt 19:3-12) The controversy with the fanatics of the law highlights the need for a new messianic community, which goes beyond the exclusively legalistic…
(Mt 18:21-19,1) Throughout the ancient Middle East, non-disproportionate retaliation one to one [not cruel] was a sacred law. Forgiveness was a humiliating and absurd attitude, an incomprehensible principle to anyone…
In the midst of the reconciled: the change of course and destiny in the Kingdom (Mt 18:15-20) «The word that the Evangelist uses for "agree" is synphōnēsōsin: there is reference…
Face to the Person, 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 in vv.1-5 is «paidìon»…
Jn 12:24-26 (20-26) «If the grain of wheat fallen to the ground does not die, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit» [Jn 12:24]. We ask…
Aug 1, 2026

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The difficult condition of the disciple in the Church and the world (Mt 14:22-33) Having reached the ultimate condition (v.23) Jesus does not allow the Apostles to keep the treasures…
The «mount» inside, to be moved (Mt 17:14-20) The messianicity of Christ and Salvation itself belong both to the characteristic features of Faith and to the stages of Prayer. Faith…
(Mt 16:24-28) Everything we do - even in the risk - is motivated by the quest for fullness of being and happiness. We are passionate about the way in the…
(Lk 9:28b-36) In biblical language, the experience of «the Mount» is an icon of the Encounter between God and man. Yes, for us it is like “losing our minds”, but…
(Mt 15:21-28) Religious law prevented dealing with foreign people and other ethnicities, borders, or culture. At the beginning, Jesus [that is: He in the first communities, his Mystical Body] seems…
Pure and impure: God's Law or formal blindness (Mt 15:1-2.10-14) The invisible Friend in us is the only Guide that should be followed with care and punctiliousness. The only Master…
Jul 26, 2026

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The difficult condition of the disciple in the Church and the world (Mt 14:22-36) Having reached the ultimate condition (v.23) Jesus does not allow the Apostles to keep the treasures…
(Mt 14:13-21) Jesus wants that contributions, resources and abilities make synergy; that they offer themselves in service and come unite for the life of multitudes (vv.13-15.19). The Eucharistic gesture -…
Prophecy, Revelation (Mt 14:1-12) Those who are cloaked in luster and power become ambitious, bold and willing to any violence for a false point of honor. The courageous who denounces…
Divine in Human: strong, dignified and fraternal gestures, not repertoire (Mt 13:54-58) The Divine in the Human makes itself Present in the intense, welcoming relationships that open up inexplicable recoveries;…
(Mt 13:47-53) «Treasure» is the Gospel, the Word of God: a real bargain (v.44). «Pearl» Man is Jesus (vv.45-46). «Kingdom» is the living assembly - people without merits, with an…
The Lord of Life (or the pale sign) Jn 11:19-27 (1-45) The event of death is disconcerting, and that of a friend of God in community [Bethany] perhaps accentuates the…
From the fascinating proposal of Faith to the fatigue of withdrawal (Mt 13:36-43) The parable of the Sower as historically narrated by Jesus (vv.3-8) and that of the tares (vv.24-30)…
(Mt 13:31-35) Jesus helps people to discover the things of God and man in everyday life. The Master teaches that the extraordinary of the eternal world is hidden in ordinary…
Treasure and Pearl - inner forms. The Net, the Beautiful and the rotten (Mt 13:44-52) Jesus does not want to make us poor poor, but Allies. His Presence completes and…
(Mt 20:17-28) The Roman Empire subjugated the Mediterranean basin with the strength of the Legions. Through a large base of slaves and tributes, it concentrated titles and wealth in the…
Evolution of the Alliance in times of crisis: usual flaws, different harmonizations (Mt 13:18-23) God is munificent, especially in the age of rebirth from crisis: also a time of generous…
More than 600 precepts are mentioned in the Law of Moses. How should the great commandment be distinguished among these? (Pope Francis)
Nella Legge di Mosè sono menzionati oltre seicento precetti. Come distinguere, tra tutti questi, il grande comandamento? (Papa Francesco)
The invitation has three characteristics: freely offered, breadth and universality. Many people were invited, but something surprising happened: none of the intended guests came to take part in the feast, saying they had other things to do; indeed, some were even indifferent, impertinent, even annoyed (Pope Francis)
L’invito ha tre caratteristiche: la gratuità, la larghezza, l’universalità. Gli invitati sono tanti, ma avviene qualcosa di sorprendente: nessuno dei prescelti accetta di prendere parte alla festa, dicono che hanno altro da fare; anzi alcuni mostrano indifferenza, estraneità, perfino fastidio (Papa Francesco)
Those who are considered the "last", if they accept, become the "first", whereas the "first" can risk becoming the "last" (Pope Benedict)
Proprio quelli che sono considerati "ultimi", se lo accettano, diventano "primi", mentre i "primi" possono rischiare di finire "ultimi" (Papa Benedetto)
The dialogue of Jesus with the rich young man, related in the nineteenth chapter of Saint Matthew's Gospel, can serve as a useful guide for listening once more in a lively and direct way to his moral teaching [Veritatis Splendor n.6]
Il dialogo di Gesù con il giovane ricco, riferito nel capitolo 19 del Vangelo di san Matteo, può costituire un'utile traccia per riascoltare in modo vivo e incisivo il suo insegnamento morale [Veritatis Splendor n.6]
St Augustine rightly commented: “Christ showed himself indifferent to her, not in order to refuse her his mercy but rather to inflame her desire for it” (Sermo 77, 1: PL 38, 483) [Pope Benedict]
Sant’Agostino commenta giustamente: “Cristo si mostrava indifferente verso di lei, non per rifiutarle la misericordia, ma per infiammarne il desiderio” (Sermo 77, 1: PL 38, 483) [Papa Benedetto]
In the divine attitude justice is pervaded with mercy, whereas the human attitude is limited to justice. Jesus exhorts us to open ourselves with courage to the strength of forgiveness, because in life not everything can be resolved with justice. We know this (Pope Francis)
Nell’atteggiamento divino la giustizia è pervasa dalla misericordia, mentre l’atteggiamento umano si limita alla giustizia. Gesù ci esorta ad aprirci con coraggio alla forza del perdono, perché nella vita non tutto si risolve con la giustizia; lo sappiamo (Papa Francesco)
The Second Vatican Council's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy refers precisely to this Gospel passage to indicate one of the ways that Christ is present:  "He is present when the Church prays and sings, for he has promised "where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them' (Mt 18: 20)" [Sacrosanctum Concilium, n. 7]
The Lord Jesus presented himself to the world as a servant, completely stripping himself and lowering himself to give on the Cross the most eloquent lesson of humility and love (Pope Benedict)
Faith is more than just empirical or historical facts; it is an ability to grasp the mystery of Christ’s person in all its depth [Pope Benedict]
La fede va al di là dei semplici dati empirici o storici, ed è capace di cogliere il mistero della persona di Cristo nella sua profondità [Papa Benedetto]

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