Weeping over the eternal city, with tears of a father, mother and son (Lk 19:41-44) We like to be in the wake of fashion or opportunism, but rejecting the Lord’s…
Talents - Gifts of the new Kingdom (Lk 19:11-28) We all have unique strengths, qualities and inclinations. Each one receives prophetic gifts [even if only one] and can fit into…
Zacchaeus: Surprising about yourself, and set your accounts straight (Lk 19:1-10) Zacchaeus wants «to see Jesus, who He is» (v.3): that is, the tax collector ardently desires to understand if…
Our blindness, between religious sense and Faith (Lk 18:35-43) The blind man without a name and crouched at the edges represents us: he is not biologically blind, but one who…
«Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my Words shall not pass away» (Dan 12:1-3; Ps 15; Heb 10:11-14.18; Mk 13:24-32) Even in the age of telematic progress, the disappearance…
The scandal of waiting (Lk 18:1-8) In the 80s the communities of Asia Minor suffered persecution because the emperor of Rome [the star Domitian] wanted to be venerated as god.…
Among corpses and vultures: different in Depth (Lk 17:26-37) There is a very simple essential discernment: where life is extinguished, is not favored, not rejoiced or promoted, the earth becomes…
The Coming of the Kingdom neither above nor in front (Lk 17:20-25) The theme of the Son of Man coming is pre-Christian, and all the data of the text already…
Foreign glory, or religiosity giving birth to models and slaves (LK 17:11-19) According to the encyclical Brothers All, the custody of differences is the criterion of true fraternity, which does…
(Lk 17:7-10) Increase Faith? The Gift is not a material alms, but an Appeal. Therefore Jesus doesn’t even answer - nevertheless he makes us reflect on the results of the…
Free eccentric, forward: Sacrament of humanity as such (Lk 17:1-6) The knowledge of God is not an acquired science: it moves from one action and another, unceasingly; it’s realized in…
Small coins and festival of the voracious God, in solemn appearances (Mk 12:38-44) Jesus faces the treasure of the Temple, the true ‘god’ of the whole sanctuary. The comparison is…
«Lateran/ to mortal things went upstairs» (Jn 2:13-22) Where to worship the Most High? Already the cosmos is like a great cathedral, wich weaves divine praises; then surely both the…
Christian shrewdness: sense of duty and of the fair 'Master' (Lk 16:1-13) In «The death of Peregrinus» [De morte Peregrini, 13] the irreverent Lucian of Samosata, polemist of second century…
A God in search of the lost and unequal, to expand our life (Lk 15:1-10) Jesus shatters all predictability. In the Son, God is revealed no longer as exclusive property,…
And worry about the number (Lk 14:25-33) Jesus is concerned to see around him «many crowds» (v.25). Unusual that a proposal for total gift and risk of the whole life…
(Lk 14:15-24) Jesus does not compare the Father's Kingdom to a solemn assembly, but to a great Supper! However, the proposal of festive novelty is rejected. The self-sufficient ones and…
(Lk 14:12-14) Inviting the excluded, without a spirit of interest: the Christian community is open to everyone, especially those who have nothing to offer in return. The Church cannot be…
No forced surrender (Mk 12:28b-34) That of the ‘Great commandment’ was the most familiar catechism rule, even to infants. Jesus is questioned only to retort: and why do you not…
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed On the occasion of the recent passing of my parents, to the torment of the illness and the loss of both (soon) was added…
All Saints, between religious sense and Faith (Mt 5:1-12) Embodying the spirit of the Beatitudes, we wonder what is the difference between common ‘religious feeling’ and ‘living by Faith’. In…
End of a "sacred" order (Lk 13:31-35) The context in which Jesus lives is threatening: the power [even of the periphery courts of the Empire] was absolute and he did…
Narrow door: not because oppressive (Lk 13:22-30) The meaning of the first question is: «Is Salvation exclusive?» (v.23). Of course not - and not even despotic. But it’s not enough…
From the inside and in domestic (Lk 13:18-21) The two parables were set forth at a time of doubt about the Master’s proposal and the mission of his intimates. A…
He Called to Himself: emergency by Name, before than around (Lk 6:12-19) Lk reflects the double direction of worship in primitive communities: Prayer as a significant openness to the Father…
(Mk 10:46-52) The passage in Mk is the agile fruit of the interweaving of a catechesis explaining the immediately preceding passage [the Apostles' aims] and the teaching on the very…
Conversion and Times (Lk 13:1-9) Conversion refers to a process that shakes the soul, due to an Encounter. A ‘meeting’ that opens to the knowledge of ourselves. A dialogue that…
The room of Happiness, in the decisive horizon (Lk 12:54-59) «Now, why don’t you judge also for yourselves what is right?» (v.57). From nature and events we must know how…
Flame and Peace, Diving and Division. Not tactical quietism (Lk 12:49-53) Difference “religiosity and Faith” becomes evident in the comparison between mentality that identifies biblical Fire with punishment, and that…
Without intimate contentions (Lk 12:39-48) Jesus reproaches his intimates [those of the House]: it’s neither love nor freedom not to be able to understand in which direction to go, not…
Jesus makes memory and remembers the whole history of the people, of his people. And he recalls the rejection of his people to the love of the Father (Pope Francis)
Gesù fa memoria e ricorda tutta la storia del popolo, del suo popolo. E ricorda il rifiuto del suo popolo all’amore del Padre (Papa Francesco)
Today, as yesterday, the Church needs you and turns to you. The Church tells you with our voice: don’t let such a fruitful alliance break! Do not refuse to put your talents at the service of divine truth! Do not close your spirit to the breath of the Holy Spirit! (Pope Paul VI)
Oggi come ieri la Chiesa ha bisogno di voi e si rivolge a voi. Essa vi dice con la nostra voce: non lasciate che si rompa un’alleanza tanto feconda! Non rifiutate di mettere il vostro talento al servizio della verità divina! Non chiudete il vostro spirito al soffio dello Spirito Santo! (Papa Paolo VI)
Sometimes we try to correct or convert a sinner by scolding him, by pointing out his mistakes and wrongful behaviour. Jesus’ attitude toward Zacchaeus shows us another way: that of showing those who err their value, the value that God continues to see in spite of everything (Pope Francis)
A volte noi cerchiamo di correggere o convertire un peccatore rimproverandolo, rinfacciandogli i suoi sbagli e il suo comportamento ingiusto. L’atteggiamento di Gesù con Zaccheo ci indica un’altra strada: quella di mostrare a chi sbaglia il suo valore, quel valore che continua a vedere malgrado tutto (Papa Francesco)
Deus dilexit mundum! God observes the depths of the human heart, which, even under the surface of sin and disorder, still possesses a wonderful richness of love; Jesus with his gaze draws it out, makes it overflow from the oppressed soul. To Jesus, therefore, nothing escapes of what is in men, of their total reality, in which good and evil are (Pope Paul VI)
Deus dilexit mundum! Iddio osserva le profondità del cuore umano, che, anche sotto la superficie del peccato e del disordine, possiede ancora una ricchezza meravigliosa di amore; Gesù col suo sguardo la trae fuori, la fa straripare dall’anima oppressa. A Gesù, dunque, nulla sfugge di quanto è negli uomini, della loro totale realtà, in cui sono il bene e il male (Papa Paolo VI)
People dragged by chaotic thrusts can also be wrong, but the man of Faith perceives external turmoil as opportunities
Un popolo trascinato da spinte caotiche può anche sbagliare, ma l’uomo di Fede percepisce gli scompigli esterni quali opportunità
O Lord, let my faith be full, without reservations, and let penetrate into my thought, in my way of judging divine things and human things (Pope Paul VI)
O Signore, fa’ che la mia fede sia piena, senza riserve, e che essa penetri nel mio pensiero, nel mio modo di giudicare le cose divine e le cose umane (Papa Paolo VI)
«Whoever tries to preserve his life will lose it; but he who loses will keep it alive» (Lk 17:33)
«Chi cercherà di conservare la sua vita, la perderà; ma chi perderà, la manterrà vivente» (Lc 17,33)
«And therefore, it is rightly stated that he [st Francis of Assisi] is symbolized in the figure of the angel who rises from the east and bears within him the seal of the living God» (FS 1022)
«E perciò, si afferma, a buon diritto, che egli [s. Francesco d’Assisi] viene simboleggiato nella figura dell’angelo che sale dall’oriente e porta in sé il sigillo del Dio vivo» (FF 1022)

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