Victory of the Risen Lord, without hysteria (Jn 20:24-29) The Gospel passage has a liturgical flavour, but the question we glimpse in the watermark is crude. We too want «to…
(Mt 8:28-34) In all religions, man is invited to bind himself to divine consent to receive light and strength, submitting to his authority. The dilemma of the Judaizing assemblies of…
(Mt 8:23-27) Our adventure proceeds like on a boat tossed by seisms. We go hopeful, but sometimes adversities threaten drowning us, and with us seem to drag down all life.…
Full dedication, but for a our own’s crossing (Mt 8:18-22) Continuing to venerate certainties, points of reference and habits, one can only manage a world of the dead (v.22). Whoever…
(Mt 16:13-19) 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…
Already rebellious: special Vocation (Lk 2:41-51) The Gospel passage is disconcerting because it seems to portray a distracted family and an authentic, surprising, already surly and rebellious Jesus. Lk is…
A God in search of the lost and unequal, to expand our life [Lk 15:3-7 (1-10)] Jesus shatters all predictability. In the Son, God is revealed no longer as exclusive…
House on the Rock or practitioners of vain things (Mt 7:21-29) Pope Francis said: «In order to give Himself to us, God often chooses unthinkable paths, perhaps those of our…
Forgers & Co: as if we did not exist (Mt 7:15-20) «By their fruits you will know them [...] so every good tree bears good fruit, but the dead tree…
Prophetic ardour, Salvation that doesn’t repeat (Lk 1:57-66.80) Salvation - the cue for a full existence - runs through increasingly vast spaces and breaks into in a peremptory way, without…
For a transparent coexistence (Mt 7:1-5) The Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7) lists catechesis on salient questions of living in the communities of Galilee and Syria - composed of…
Corpus Domini (Lk 9:11b-17) The Second Vatican Council didn’t spend a single word about the many Eucharistic devotions. To make us fully understand the Person of Christ, the Council Fathers…
Two masters: what outlet for what we carry inside (Mt 6:24-34) How to avoid selling oneself for an idol, and not commit suicide by subjecting the breath of the soul…
(Mt 6:19-23) «Where your Treasure is, your heart will be there» (v.21). It’s not a tasteless personal or institutional problem; on the contrary, it is indispensable for to find again…
Sons’ Prayer: performance or Listening? Mt 6:7-15 (v.13) «When you pray, do not babble like the pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their wordiness» (Mt 6:7;…
Trumpets, bass drums and reciters, or perfect instruments (Mt 6:1-6.16-18) External wiles have no wisdom: they become a boomerang. Whoever tries to shine obscures his own light. Anyone who cares…
Between intimate struggle and not opposing the evil one (Mt 5:43-48) Jesus proclaims that our heart is not made for closed horizons, where incompatibilities are accentuated. He forbids exclusions, and…
The alternative "victory-or-defeat" is false: we must get out of it (Mt 5:38-42) «Other cheek»: climate of inventiveness. Not opposing the wicked allows one to experience the Beatitudes, antidote to…
Most Holy Trinity Prov 8:22-31; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15 (year C) Scripture testifies that the Lord proceeds with his people and manifests himself in history, but he is not bound…
Clear and clean (Mt 5:33-37) «Yes when it is yes, No when it is no». There is no need to give strength to trust. Every oath - even sacred ones…
(Mt 5:27-32) In Semitic matrimonial law, woman was valued as property of her husband: she was not considered a juridical person, but a man’s possession, who could dominate her. Also…
(Mt 5:20-26) «I tell you in fact that unless your righteousness will abound more [that] of the scribes and pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven» In the…
(Mt 5:17-19) In the face of the Law’s precepts, distant attitudes appear. There are those who demonstrate attachment to the material sense of what has been established. Others, omission or…
(Mt 5:13-16) «Beautiful Works» [which express fullness] are good works, enriched by the splendour of disinterest, listening, hospitality, prayer and humble dialogue, cordial fraternity. The plural term (v.16) indicates our…
Mary in the Church, begetting sons (Jn 19:25-34) The short Gospel passage in vv.25-27 is perhaps the artistic apex of the Passion narrative. In the fourth Gospel the Mother appears…
Alternative Pentecost Vigil (Jn 7:37-39) During the Feast of Tabernacles - on the occasion of the fruit harvest - the priests performed the ritual of water, carrying it in a…
Comparisons no, Exceptionality yes (Jn 21:20-25) Once again in the fourth Gospel, the [uncertain] Petrine step and character are contrasted with that of the disciple loved by the Lord. But…
(Jn 21:15-19) Jesus names Simon by the attribute «of John» because He still considers Peter to be spiritually pupil of the Baptist (!). Despite his oscillations, the Lord puts him…
Priestly, different resilience (Jn 17:20-26) To protect his intimates from fears of reprisals, Jesus took care to make it clear to what level of realization and consideration he was leading…
Real life in Jesus - condemned for living against the tide (Jn 17:11b-19) In Asia Minor, fraternities of the sons of God were easily targeted - harmless, yet considered a…
Peter, Andrew, James and John are called while they are fishing, while Matthew, while he is collecting tithes. These are unimportant jobs, Chrysostom comments, "because there is nothing more despicable than the tax collector, and nothing more common than fishing" (In Matth. Hom.: PL 57, 363). Jesus' call, therefore, also reaches people of a low social class while they go about their ordinary work [Pope Benedict]
Pietro, Andrea, Giacomo e Giovanni sono chiamati mentre stanno pescando, Matteo appunto mentre riscuote il tributo. Si tratta di lavori di poco conto – commenta il Crisostomo -  “poiché non c'è nulla di più detestabile del gabelliere e nulla di più comune della pesca” (In Matth. Hom.: PL 57, 363). La chiamata di Gesù giunge dunque anche a persone di basso rango sociale, mentre attendono al loro lavoro ordinario [Papa Benedetto]
The invitation given to Thomas is valid for us as well. We, where do we seek the Risen One? In some special event, in some spectacular or amazing religious manifestation, only in our emotions and feelings? [Pope Francis]
L’invito fatto a Tommaso è valido anche per noi. Noi, dove cerchiamo il Risorto? In qualche evento speciale, in qualche manifestazione religiosa spettacolare o eclatante, unicamente nelle nostre emozioni e sensazioni? [Papa Francesco]
A life without love and without truth would not be life. The Kingdom of God is precisely the presence of truth and love and thus is healing in the depths of our being. One therefore understands why his preaching and the cures he works always go together: in fact, they form one message of hope and salvation (Pope Benedict)
Una vita senza amore e senza verità non sarebbe vita. Il Regno di Dio è proprio la presenza della verità e dell’amore e così è guarigione nella profondità del nostro essere. Si comprende, pertanto, perché la sua predicazione e le guarigioni che opera siano sempre unite: formano infatti un unico messaggio di speranza e di salvezza (Papa Benedetto)
His slumber causes us to wake up. Because to be disciples of Jesus, it is not enough to believe God is there, that he exists, but we must put ourselves out there with him; we must also raise our voice with him. Hear this: we must cry out to him. Prayer is often a cry: “Lord, save me!” (Pope Francis)
Il suo sonno provoca noi a svegliarci. Perché, per essere discepoli di Gesù, non basta credere che Dio c’è, che esiste, ma bisogna mettersi in gioco con Lui, bisogna anche alzare la voce con Lui. Sentite questo: bisogna gridare a Lui. La preghiera, tante volte, è un grido: “Signore, salvami!” (Papa Francesco)
Evangelical poverty - it’s appropriate to clarify - does not entail contempt for earthly goods, made available by God to man for his life and for his collaboration in the design of creation (Pope John Paul II)
La povertà evangelica – è opportuno chiarirlo – non comporta disprezzo per i beni terreni, messi da Dio a disposizione dell’uomo per la sua vita e per la sua collaborazione al disegno della creazione (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
May we obtain this gift [the full unity of all believers in Christ] through the Apostles Peter and Paul, who are remembered by the Church of Rome on this day that commemorates their martyrdom and therefore their birth to life in God. For the sake of the Gospel they accepted suffering and death, and became sharers in the Lord's Resurrection […] Today the Church again proclaims their faith. It is our faith (Pope John Paul II)
Ci ottengano questo dono [la piena unità di tutti i credenti in Cristo] gli Apostoli Pietro e Paolo (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)

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