(Mk 4: 21-25) Mk's is a narrative and popular catechesis, which reflects the problems of a very primitive community of Faith - compared to those of the other Gospels. His…
In the difference between common religiosity and Faith (Mt 13:1-23) The parables compare the lived reality and the world of the Spirit: «And other [seeds] fell on the earth that…
The Lord wants new people, who listen (Mc 3,31-35) In the life of those who are challenged by the relationship of Faith, to become blood relatives of the Father (according…
«Blaspheming the Holy Spirit» (Mk 3: 22-30) Holy Spirit is a term that translates the Hebrew Ruah haQodesh: impetuous wind, not a stagnant air. «Spirit»: energy that blows up the…
The Call of the fishermen (Mt 4:12-23) It is not the call of the boss, but the invitation of the Friend, who lives firsthand what he preaches, exposing himself. To…
Overwork Mission Family, by unbalanced (Mk 3:20-21) Today’s short Gospel can be interpreted according to different reading plans: let’s start with a vocational approach. The family core of society should…
He calls to Himself and ‘makes’ the Twelve: big emergency, by small Name (Mk 3:13-19) In Christ, the physician of suffering humanity, the things of the soul seem different, and…
(Mk 3:7-12) The Kingdom of the Father announced by Jesus wasn’t at all tied to a creed any: God had not only a Face different from the ‘Empire system’ and…
Different concerns, and humanizing action (Mk 3:1-6) Doing good and raising the real person - as he is, in his own uniqueness - is the only non-negotiable value; criterion of…
Incarnation, or the spiritual module without humanity (Mk 2:23-28) On the way of conversion, conflicts of conscience are not parentheses or accidents of the path, but crucial nodes. The genuineness…
Jan 11, 2026

Fasting: Opening

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New Wineskins and vocational Freedom (Mk 2:18-22) Fasting is a regenerative principle that has a unique healing power, both detoxifying and essential. It activates the energies of ‘humanity’ and at…
Revolution of healthy Tenderness (Jn 1:29-34) In the fourth Gospel the Baptist is not «the forerunner», but a «witness» of the Lamb Light that raises basic questions. Alarmed, the authorities…
Sitting and keeping eyes on the accounting records, only then rich - nay, ‘sir’ (Mk 2:13-17) At the time when Mk drafted his Gospel, in the communities of Rome a…
Religiosity and Faith: unusual crossroads of Tenderness (Mk 2:1-12) Jesus teaches and heals. He does not announce the Sovereign of religions, but a Father - attractive figure, who neither threatens…
The leper and the Touch (Mk 1:40-45) Jesus' Touch sums up His life, teaching and mission. God is all off the line, and not afraid of contaminating Himself - not…
New life-wave (Mk 1:29-39) The Lord does not admit the misunderstanding of a faith that reduces him to the same level as acclaimed santons and healers (vv.34b.36-38). Too many seek…
The immondous and quiet spirit, in synagogue (Mk 1:21b-28) After inviting the first disciples to the sequel (Mk 1:16-20) making them «fishers of men», Christ brings his intimates - precisely…
Fishermen: not backward, nor fashionable (Mk 1:14-20) The Kingdom is close if thanks to our involvement God comes to earth and Happiness knocks at the door, addressing us to something…
The muddy condition of the Jordan and the human dimension of Jesus (Mt 3:13-17; Mk 1:7-11; Lk 3:21-22; Jn 1:30-34) The Jordan River was never navigable; it simply marked a…
In the Synagogue and from the precipice (Lc 4:14-22) In ancient Israel, the patriarchal family, clan and community were the basis of social coexistence. They ensured the transmission of the…
(Mk 6:45-52) Roman communities of the time of Mk [the year of the four Caesars] were on the high seas and the disciples seemed to be alone: the Master had…
Multiplication by Sharing (Mk 6:34-44) «Man is a limited being who is himself limitless» (Fratelli Tutti [Brethren All] n.150). In our hearts we have a great longing for fulfilment and…
Welcoming and not transferring assessments (Mt 4:12-17.23-25) The Kingdom is near if thanks to our involvement God comes to earth and happiness knocks on the door, converting us to something…
Childbirth and Manifestation (Mt 2:1-12) Mt writes in the 80s for the third generation worshippers. It is a time when he sees that in the first communities the pagans entered…
Skepticism, Faith, Character (Jn 1:43-51) People are convinced by meeting, seeing and experiencing, not by imposing. However, the Eternal’s plan baffles us. Witness and sharing lead persons to Christ, but…
Incarnation: raw life is filled with powers (Jn 1:1-18) According to ancient cultures, Logos-Sarx is a bold and impossible juxtaposition. Yet it marks the difference between religiosity and Faith. Incarnation:…
Brother, in the brethren all (Jn 1:29-34) In the fourth Gospel the Baptist is not «the forerunner», but a «witness» of the Lamb Light that raises basic questions. Alarmed, the…
(Jn 1:19-28) The Father’s heart is beyond divisive and purist expectations, which even the Baptizer considered indisputable and inculcated in his pupils. God works only in favor of life: his…
(Nm 6:22-27; Lk 2:16-21) Blessing the people was an ancient prerogative of the sovereign who acted in the name of God and at first had priestly functions. But in an…
Rough life’s power (Jn 1:1-18) Gialal al-Din Rumi, mystic and lyric Persian of the thirteenth century, writes in his poem «The Inn»: The human being is an Inn, someone new…
For those who first heard Jesus, as for us, the symbol of light evokes the desire for truth and the thirst for the fullness of knowledge which are imprinted deep within every human being. When the light fades or vanishes altogether, we no longer see things as they really are. In the heart of the night we can feel frightened and insecure, and we impatiently await the coming of the light of dawn. Dear young people, it is up to you to be the watchmen of the morning (cf. Is 21:11-12) who announce the coming of the sun who is the Risen Christ! (John Paul II)
Per quanti da principio ascoltarono Gesù, come anche per noi, il simbolo della luce evoca il desiderio di verità e la sete di giungere alla pienezza della conoscenza, impressi nell'intimo di ogni essere umano. Quando la luce va scemando o scompare del tutto, non si riesce più a distinguere la realtà circostante. Nel cuore della notte ci si può sentire intimoriti ed insicuri, e si attende allora con impazienza l'arrivo della luce dell'aurora. Cari giovani, tocca a voi essere le sentinelle del mattino (cfr Is 21, 11-12) che annunciano l'avvento del sole che è Cristo risorto! (Giovanni Paolo II)
Christ compares himself to the sower and explains that the seed is the word (cf. Mk 4: 14); those who hear it, accept it and bear fruit (cf. Mk 4: 20) take part in the Kingdom of God, that is, they live under his lordship. They remain in the world, but are no longer of the world. They bear within them a seed of eternity a principle of transformation [Pope Benedict]
Cristo si paragona al seminatore e spiega che il seme è la Parola (cfr Mc 4,14): coloro che l’ascoltano, l’accolgono e portano frutto (cfr Mc 4,20) fanno parte del Regno di Dio, cioè vivono sotto la sua signoria; rimangono nel mondo, ma non sono più del mondo; portano in sé un germe di eternità, un principio di trasformazione [Papa Benedetto]
In one of his most celebrated sermons, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux “recreates”, as it were, the scene where God and humanity wait for Mary to say “yes”. Turning to her he begs: “[…] Arise, run, open up! Arise with faith, run with your devotion, open up with your consent!” [Pope Benedict]
San Bernardo di Chiaravalle, in uno dei suoi Sermoni più celebri, quasi «rappresenta» l’attesa da parte di Dio e dell’umanità del «sì» di Maria, rivolgendosi a lei con una supplica: «[…] Alzati, corri, apri! Alzati con la fede, affrettati con la tua offerta, apri con la tua adesione!» [Papa Benedetto]
«The "blasphemy" [in question] does not really consist in offending the Holy Spirit with words; it consists, instead, in the refusal to accept the salvation that God offers to man through the Holy Spirit, and which works by virtue of the sacrifice of the cross [It] does not allow man to get out of his self-imprisonment and to open himself to the divine sources of purification» (John Paul II, General Audience July 25, 1990)
«La “bestemmia” [di cui si tratta] non consiste propriamente nell’offendere con le parole lo Spirito Santo; consiste, invece, nel rifiuto di accettare la salvezza che Dio offre all’uomo mediante lo Spirito Santo, e che opera in virtù del sacrificio della croce [Esso] non permette all’uomo di uscire dalla sua autoprigionia e di aprirsi alle fonti divine della purificazione» (Giovanni Paolo II, Udienza Generale 25 luglio 1990)
Seen from the capital Jerusalem, that land is geographically peripheral and religiously impure because it was full of pagans, having mixed with those who did not belong to Israel. Great things were not expected from Galilee for the history of salvation. Instead, right from there — precisely from there — radiated that “light” on which we meditated in recent Sundays: the light of Christ. It radiated right from the periphery (Pope Francis)

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