(Jn 15:9-17) Jesus has just used the image of the 'vineyard' to configure the character of the new people and the 'circulation of life' with those who believe in Him.…
Complete vs Perfect (Jn 10:22-30) In the so-called ‘Book of Signs’ of the Fourth Gospel (Jn.1-12), a progressive revelation of the divine Mystery that envelops the Person of Jesus takes…
«I Am the Gate of the sheep» (Jn 10:1-10) In the pastures, during the night the sheep were sheltered in stone enclosures on a slope and the shepherds (taking turns)…
You see Him in the shepherd, when he expounds his life (Jn 10:1-10. 10:11-18. 10:27-30) We are used to imagining Jesus as a Shepherd surrounded by the flock with a…
«Who shall we go to?». Faith, a critical sign (not attenuated) (Jn 6:60-69) A God on our level? «This Logos is sclerotic» (v.60) - as in: to imagine that the…
No triumphal march: fragments, to reconcile (Jn 6:52-59) The Eucharistic theme conveys a fundamental message, about the quality of Life of the Eternal that we can already experience here and…
(Jn 6:44-51) God does not attract with peremptory force or blackmail, but with invitation (v.44). And sincere belief is activated by an initial testimony in oneself (v.44). The Father does…
Bread of the Life. Mysticism of Vision and Faith (Jn 6:35-40) At the end of the first century, churches felt the risk of collapse. The obtuse gaze of the environment…
(Jn 6:30-35) What the term «Bread» used by Jesus in this pericope alludes to is derived from the Hebrew term «Lechem», whose root [consonants «l-h-m»] evokes his «being ground» and…
(Jn 6:22-29) Not a few seek Jesus not for the amazement of the Person and his Way, but because He guarantees more satiety than others (v.26). Then we must get…
Do you Love me? I care for you (Jn 21:1-19) The same sign of overfishing, in Lk 5:1-11, is even placed on the day when Jesus invites the first disciples…
The Other Way, Truth, Life, in the human dimension (Jn 14:6-14) Divine hands have wounds of love, they are not claws. They tread the alternative «way» of work, of building…
The simple Mystery, New Mysticism. Vocation to offer to the world (Jn 6:1-15) «Man is a limited being who is himself limitless» (Fratelli Tutti [Brethren All] n.150). In our hearts…
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;…
Genesis Rebirth Judgment (Jn 3:16-21) Every man confronted with the Mystery does not fully comprehend what he feels until he accepts the bet and is introduced into a new existence.…
Scientists and Lowlies: abstract world and incarnation (Mt 11:25-30) The leaders looked at religiosity with a view to interest. Professors of theology were accustomed to evaluate every comma on the…
(Jn 3:1-8) Jn introduces the Gospel passage with the highly representative Jewish leader, insisting on the imperfection of believing in prodigies that only grasp the outward side. On the contrary,…
Jn 20:19-31 (24-31) The Gospel passage has a liturgical flavour, but the question we glimpse in the watermark is crude. We too want «to see Him». How to believe without…
(Mk 16:9-15) Despite difficulties in believing, disciples are made heralds of the News of God. Glad Tidings favourable to humanity that intends to travel towards itself - without the baggage…
(Jn 21:1-14) The same sign of overfishing, in Lk 5:1-11, is even placed on the day when Jesus invites the first disciples to follow him to become "fishers" of men.…
(Lk 24:35-48) We do not recognize a person by hands and feet (v.39). The Risen One has a life that escapes the perception of the senses, however the Resurrection doesn’t…
(Lk 24:13-35) After first persecutions (64), the bloody civil war in Rome (68-69) and the destruction of Jerusalem’s Temple (70), the empire rebels tended to decrease - together with the…
Fossilized in reminiscences, or Announced by Brethren (Jn 20:11-18) Mk tells of a young man dressed in white, Mt of an angel, Lk of two men dressed in white, Jn…
(Mt 28:8-15) The Gospels do not offer entirely reconcilable chronicle data about the unfolding of events after the discovery of the «empty tomb», but the Message of those traces (of…
In order not to weaken the personal Encounter (Jn 20:1-9) In Jn the beloved disciple at the foot of the Cross together with the Mother is the figure of each…
Today we have an impression of oblivion, of the Lord. The pit seems to be able to hide and silence Him, so much so that there is no need to…
(Jn 18:1-19,42) The core of the Gospels do not dwell on the horror and sadism of torments, because they were not written for the purpose of impressing, but to introduce…
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Integral Trust: emblematic Action, which generates uncontaminated persons (Jn 13:1-15) According to a felicitous expression of Origen, Eucharist is the wound in Christ's side that is always open; but Vatican…
(Mt 26:14-25) Mt Mk Lk situate the institution of the Eucharist within the Jewish Passover supper. A theological re-elaboration to affirm (in the Faith) the meaning of the authentic Liberation…
(Jn 13:21-33.36-38) «I will lay down my life for you» - just to command. The Lord wants each of us “at the table” to ask himself the question of whether…
Jesus asks us to abide in his love, to dwell in his love, not in our ideas, not in our own self-worship. Those who dwell in self-worship live in the mirror: always looking at themselves. He asks us to overcome the ambition to control and manage others. Not controlling, serving them (Pope Francis)
Gesù ci chiede di rimanere nel suo amore, abitare nel suo amore, non nelle nostre idee, non nel culto di noi stessi. Chi abita nel culto di sé stesso, abita nello specchio: sempre a guardarsi. Ci chiede di uscire dalla pretesa di controllare e gestire gli altri. Non controllare, servirli (Papa Francesco)
In this passage, the Lord tells us three things about the true shepherd:  he gives his own life for his sheep; he knows them and they know him; he is at the service of unity [Pope Benedict]
In questo brano il Signore ci dice tre cose sul vero pastore: egli dà la propria vita per le pecore; le conosce ed esse lo conoscono; sta a servizio dell'unità [Papa Benedetto]
Jesus, Good Shepherd and door of the sheep, is a leader whose authority is expressed in service, a leader who, in order to command, gives his life and does not ask others to sacrifice theirs. One can trust in a leader like this (Pope Francis)
Gesù, pastore buono e porta delle pecore, è un capo la cui autorità si esprime nel servizio, un capo che per comandare dona la vita e non chiede ad altri di sacrificarla. Di un capo così ci si può fidare (Papa Francesco)
In today’s Gospel passage (cf. Jn 10:27-30) Jesus is presented to us as the true Shepherd of the People of God. He speaks about the relationship that binds him to the sheep of the flock, namely, to his disciples, and he emphasizes the fact that it is a relationship of mutual recognition […] we see that Jesus’ work is explained in several actions: Jesus speaks; Jesus knows; Jesus gives eternal life; Jesus safeguards (Pope Francis)
Nel Vangelo di oggi (cfr Gv 10,27-30) Gesù si presenta come il vero Pastore del popolo di Dio. Egli parla del rapporto che lo lega alle pecore del gregge, cioè ai suoi discepoli, e insiste sul fatto che è un rapporto di conoscenza reciproca […] vediamo che l’opera di Gesù si esplica in alcune azioni: Gesù parla, Gesù conosce, Gesù dà la vita eterna, Gesù custodisce (Papa Francesco)
To enter into communion with God, before observing the laws or satisfying religious precepts, it is necessary to live out a real and concrete relationship with him […] And this “scandalousness” is well represented by the sacrament of the Eucharist: what sense can there be, in the eyes of the world, in kneeling before a piece of bread? Why on earth should someone be nourished assiduously with this bread? The world is scandalized (Pope Francis)
Per entrare in comunione con Dio, prima di osservare delle leggi o soddisfare dei precetti religiosi, occorre vivere una relazione reale e concreta con Lui […] E questa “scandalosità” è ben rappresentata dal sacramento dell’Eucaristia: che senso può avere, agli occhi del mondo, inginocchiarsi davanti a un pezzo di pane? Perché mai nutrirsi assiduamente di questo pane? Il mondo si scandalizza (Papa Francesco)
What is meant by “eat the flesh and drink the blood” of Jesus? Is it just an image, a figure of speech, a symbol, or does it indicate something real? (Pope Francis)
Che significa “mangiare la carne e bere il sangue” di Gesù?, è solo un’immagine, un modo di dire, un simbolo, o indica qualcosa di reale? (Papa Francesco)

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