Jesus in the synagogue: Deliverance from quietism (Lk 4:31-37) In third Gospel, first ‘signs’ of the Lord are the quiet escape from death threats [agitated by his people!] and the…
In the Synagogue and from the precipice (Lc 4:16-30) In ancient Israel, the patriarchal family, clan and community were the basis of social coexistence. They ensured the transmission of the…
Being himself and be different. Neighborhood road (Lk 14:1.7-14) The Bible often presents Salvation under the image of a banquet in which God himself participates alongside man. At the table…
Talents - Gifts of the new Kingdom (Mt 25:14-30) Matthew narrates this parable because some converted Jews of his communities have difficulty unlocking and evolving. A competition arises between them…
(Mk 6:17-29) The question «Jesus, Who is he?» grows throughout the Mk’s Gospel, up to the answer of the centurion under the Cross (Mk 15:39). The assessment of the opinions…
Aug 20, 2025

Vigilance is now

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(Mt 24:42-51) Key to the reading of the Gospel could be the famous expression of St. Augustine: «Timeo Dominum transeuntem». Incarnation is a direct thread with reality and divine condition…
(Mt 23:27-32) John Chrysostom writes in his Commentary on the Gospel of Mt: «If the conscience of each one could be opened, how many worms, how much rottenness and what…
(Mt 23:23-26) When leaders of an equivocal religiosity want to be accredited, they insist on abstract ideas or details, and pretend not to see the abnormal. In ancient times, the…
(Mt 23:13-22) «Alas for you, scribes and pharisees, theatrical ones, for you shut up the kingdom of heaven before the people» (Mt 23:13). Unceremoniously, Jesus unmasks the untouchable veterans and…
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…
Being present to oneself: do not replace love with flakes and bows (Mt 23:1-12) The New Relationship between God and man could not be contained within the detailed rules of…
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…
Flame and Peace, Diving and Division. Not tactical quietism (Lk 12:49-57) Difference “religiosity vs Faith” becomes evident in the comparison between mentality that identifies biblical Fire with punishment, and that…
Get closer without being submissive (Mt 19:13-15) «I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which…
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,…
(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»…
Without mechanisms, nor obligations that do not concern us (Mt 17:22-27) Even the Jews dispersed in the Roman world paid an annual tax for the maintenance of the Temple, which…
(Lk 12:32-48) Lamps lit, start now (Lk 12:32-38) In order to make it clear what it means to be prepared to leave immediately, Jesus urges our readiness to notice, our…
Wise souls, or mad ones (Mt 25:1-13) The theme is not that of moral vigilance, but punctual: sooner or later all the baptized in Christ fall asleep (v.5). And the…
(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…
(Mt 16:13-23) Over half of his public life, Jesus has not yet given formulas, but He raises a demanding question - which claims to ask us much more than 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’s like “losing our minds”, but in…
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 -…
And it is not enough that you belong to the Son of God, but you must be in him, as the members are in their head. All that is in you must be incorporated into him and from him receive life and guidance (Jean Eudes)
E non basta che tu appartenga al Figlio di Dio, ma devi essere in lui, come le membra sono nel loro capo. Tutto ciò che è in te deve essere incorporato in lui e da lui ricevere vita e guida (Giovanni Eudes)
This transition from the 'old' to the 'new' characterises the entire teaching of the 'Prophet' of Nazareth [John Paul II]
Questo passaggio dal “vecchio” al “nuovo” caratterizza l’intero insegnamento del “Profeta” di Nazaret [Giovanni Paolo II]
The Lord does not intend to give a lesson on etiquette or on the hierarchy of the different authorities […] A deeper meaning of this parable also makes us think of the position of the human being in relation to God. The "lowest place" can in fact represent the condition of humanity (Pope Benedict)
Il Signore non intende dare una lezione sul galateo, né sulla gerarchia tra le diverse autorità […] Questa parabola, in un significato più profondo, fa anche pensare alla posizione dell’uomo in rapporto a Dio. L’"ultimo posto" può infatti rappresentare la condizione dell’umanità (Papa Benedetto)
We see this great figure, this force in the Passion, in resistance to the powerful. We wonder: what gave birth to this life, to this interiority so strong, so upright, so consistent, spent so totally for God in preparing the way for Jesus? The answer is simple: it was born from the relationship with God (Pope Benedict)
Noi vediamo questa grande figura, questa forza nella passione, nella resistenza contro i potenti. Domandiamo: da dove nasce questa vita, questa interiorità così forte, così retta, così coerente, spesa in modo così totale per Dio e preparare la strada a Gesù? La risposta è semplice: dal rapporto con Dio (Papa Benedetto)
These words are full of the disarming power of truth that pulls down the wall of hypocrisy and opens consciences [Pope Benedict]
Queste parole sono piene della forza disarmante della verità, che abbatte il muro dell’ipocrisia e apre le coscienze [Papa Benedetto]
While the various currents of human thought both in the past and at the present have tended and still tend to separate theocentrism and anthropocentrism, and even to set them in opposition to each other, the Church, following Christ, seeks to link them up in human history, in a deep and organic way [Dives in Misericordia n.1]
Mentre le varie correnti del pensiero umano nel passato e nel presente sono state e continuano ad essere propense a dividere e perfino a contrapporre il teocentrismo e l'antropocentrismo, la Chiesa invece, seguendo il Cristo, cerca di congiungerli nella storia dell'uomo in maniera organica e profonda [Dives in Misericordia n.1]
Jesus, however, reverses the question — which stresses quantity, that is: “are they few?...” — and instead places the question in the context of responsibility, inviting us to make good use of the present (Pope Francis)
Gesù però capovolge la domanda – che punta più sulla quantità, cioè “sono pochi?...” – e invece colloca la risposta sul piano della responsabilità, invitandoci a usare bene il tempo presente (Papa Francesco)
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)
Il Signore Gesù si è presentato al mondo come servo, spogliando totalmente se stesso e abbassandosi fino a dare sulla croce la più eloquente lezione di umiltà e di amore (Papa Benedetto)

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