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…
(Jn 17:1-11a) Even in the fourth Gospel the Last Supper is followed by Jesus’ prayer, but unlike the Synoptics, Jn places it in the same Upper Room. In the narrative…
The misunderstandings echo (Jn 16:29-33) In John the Lord's statements always have a resonance of misunderstanding among the hearers. After the announcement of Jesus 'ascent' to the Father, here it…
Easter, Ascension. (There is evidence that He is Alive) What is the fate, the trajectory of a life spent in faithfulness to a prophetic calling? The earthly outcome of Jesus…
Lk 1:39-56 (46-56) The hymn-song-ensemble of Mary and Elizabeth summarizes and celebrates the history of salvation. It reflects a Judeo-Christian liturgical lauda characteristic of the first communities of 'anawim. The…
Affliction and joy in the pains of childbirth (Jn 16:20-23a) A widespread belief in Jesus' age was that the end time would be preceded by an excess of tribulation and…
«A very short time»: we are not in the waiting room (Jn 16:16-20) The human communion of the first disciples with the Master was suggestive, not exhaustive. It must now…
Family is the heart of the Church. May an act of particular entrustment to the heart of the Mother of God be lifted up from this heart today (John Paul II)
La famiglia è il cuore della Chiesa. Si innalzi oggi da questo cuore un atto di particolare affidamento al cuore della Genitrice di Dio (Giovanni Paolo II)
The liturgy interprets for us the language of Jesus’ heart, which tells us above all that God is the shepherd (Pope Benedict)
La liturgia interpreta per noi il linguaggio del cuore di Gesù, che parla soprattutto di Dio quale pastore (Papa Benedetto)
In the heart of every man there is the desire for a house [...] My friends, this brings about a question: “How do we build this house?” (Pope Benedict)
Nel cuore di ogni uomo c'è il desiderio di una casa [...] Amici miei, una domanda si impone: "Come costruire questa casa?" (Papa Benedetto)
Try to understand the guise such false prophets can assume. They can appear as “snake charmers”, who manipulate human emotions in order to enslave others and lead them where they would have them go (Pope Francis)
Chiediamoci: quali forme assumono i falsi profeti? Essi sono come “incantatori di serpenti”, ossia approfittano delle emozioni umane per rendere schiave le persone e portarle dove vogliono loro (Papa Francesco)
Every time we open ourselves to God's call, we prepare, like John, the way of the Lord among men (John Paul II)
Tutte le volte che ci apriamo alla chiamata di Dio, prepariamo, come Giovanni, la via del Signore tra gli uomini (Giovanni Paolo II)
Paolo VI stated that the world today is suffering above all from a lack of brotherhood: “Human society is sorely ill. The cause is not so much the depletion of natural resources, nor their monopolistic control by a privileged few; it is rather the weakening of brotherly ties between individuals and nations” (Pope Benedict)
Paolo VI affermava che il mondo soffre oggi soprattutto di una mancanza di fraternità: «Il mondo è malato. Il suo male risiede meno nella dilapidazione delle risorse o nel loro accaparramento da parte di alcuni, che nella mancanza di fraternità tra gli uomini e tra i popoli» (Papa Benedetto)
Dear friends, this is the perpetual and living heritage that Jesus has bequeathed to us in the Sacrament of his Body and his Blood. It is an inheritance that demands to be constantly rethought and relived so that, as venerable Pope Paul VI said, its "inexhaustible effectiveness may be impressed upon all the days of our mortal life" (Pope Benedict)
Questa, cari amici, è la perpetua e vivente eredità che Gesù ci ha lasciato nel Sacramento del suo Corpo e del suo Sangue. Eredità che domanda di essere costantemente ripensata, rivissuta, affinché, come ebbe a dire il venerato Papa Paolo VI, possa “imprimere la sua inesauribile efficacia su tutti i giorni della nostra vita mortale” (Papa Benedetto)
The road that Jesus points out can seem a little unrealistic with respect to the common mindset and to problems due to the economic crisis; but, if we think about it, this road leads us back to the right scale of values (Pope Francis)
La strada che Gesù indica può sembrare poco realistica rispetto alla mentalità comune e ai problemi della crisi economica; ma, se ci si pensa bene, ci riporta alla giusta scala di valori (Papa Francesco)

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