(Jn 5:1-3.5-16) In the ‘devotion’ of competitive trophies, only the quickest heals, not the neediest. Jesus prefers to transgress the law than to align himself with the merciless world that…
«If you do not see signs and wonders, you do not believe» (Jn 4:43-54) Jesus takes the rhythm of the catechumen's interior journey (v.47) to introduce us in his Vision,…
(Lk 15:1-3.11-32) Love is a Feast, not an exchange of favors. So we aren’t marked for life, because the Father knows that our paradoxical escapes are dictated by a need…
(Lk 18:9-14) Mechanism of retribution denies the essential experience of the life of Faith: ‘allowing oneself to be a saved person, living from Mystery’ - instead of the closed circle…
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…
Lk 11:14-23 (14-26) Prejudice affects the union, and no one can kidnap Jesus, holding him hostage. He’s the strong man that no perched citadel can stem. Those who fear losing…
(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…
From religion to Faith, from barren to Beloved one (Lk 1:26-38) The solemnity of the moment that restores the soul to the Mystery invites a passage wave upon wave: from…
Two Names of God (Lk 4:24-30) Jesus is annoying and generates suspicion in those who love external schemes, because he proclaims only Jubilee, rather than harsh confrontation and revenge. In…
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…
Mar 14, 2025

No one dejected

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(Lk 15:1-3.11-32) Love is a Feast, not an exchange of favors. So we aren’t marked for life, because the Father knows that our paradoxical escapes are dictated by a need…
(Mt 21:33-43.45-46) Christ introduces everyone to an adventurous, uncomfortable journey, not without pitfalls that throw the situation upside down and destabilize - but it’s the Way for each of us…
External solution? (Lk 16:19-31) Today's Gospel raises a question of apparent obviousness: is it not perhaps in the natural order of things that in human society there are first and…
(Mt 1:16.18-21.24) «Even through Joseph’s fears, God’s will, his history and his plan were at work. Joseph, then, teaches us that faith in God includes believing that he can work…
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…
Exemplary Encounter and Life at the Unknown Climax (Lk 6:36-38) Is it possible to put the Gospel under exemplary «Measure» - eg. of Law (retributive) or of the First Testament…
Faith and Metamorphosis (Mk 9:2-13) 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…
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…
(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…
Incessant struggle with ourselves and God (Mt 7:7-12) Sometimes we put the Father in the dock, because he seems to let things go as our freedom directs them. But his…
The manifestations of God's power on earth: nothing external (Lk 11:29-32) Human correspondence does not grow with the multiplication of dizzying signals. God doesn’t force the unconvinced, nor outclass with…
Prayer of the sons: 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 25:31-46) The famous Judgment passage presents the ‘coming’ Risen (v.31) as the «Son of man», that is, the authentic and complete development of the divine plan for humanity: his…
Faith, Temptations: our success (Mt 4:1-11 Mc 1:12-15 Lc 4:1-13) Only the man of God is tempted. In the Bible, temptation is not a kind of danger or seduction for…
The Conversion, forbidden things and the Doctor of opposites (Lk 5:27-32) At the time when Luke wrote his Gospel (immediately after the mid-80s), the community of pagans converted to Christ…
Feb 27, 2025

Fasting: Opening

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(Mt 9:14-15) Fasting is a regenerative principle that has a unique healing power, both detoxifying and essential. It activates the energies of humanity and at the same time of diversity.…
(Lk 9:22-25) Yesterday we underlined how the worm of vanity in the search for the esteem leads to hypocrisy and ostentation. We ask ourselves: what makes the Father intimate? Carrying…
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…
(Mk 10:28-31) According to the correct mentality - typical of Judaism - to receive the divine inheritance it was enough to keep the commandments (vv.17-20). But it is not with…
Inherit the Life of the Eternal (Mk 10:17-27) To realize ourselves it’s not enough to accentuate or refine, we need to take a Leap; an extra step is not enough.…
Because of this unique understanding, Jesus can present himself as the One who reveals the Father with a knowledge that is the fruit of an intimate and mysterious reciprocity (John Paul II)
In forza di questa singolare intesa, Gesù può presentarsi come il rivelatore del Padre, con una conoscenza che è frutto di un'intima e misteriosa reciprocità (Giovanni Paolo II)
Yes, all the "miracles, wonders and signs" of Christ are in function of the revelation of him as Messiah, of him as the Son of God: of him who alone has the power to free man from sin and death. Of him who is truly the Savior of the world (John Paul II)
Sì, tutti i “miracoli, prodigi e segni” di Cristo sono in funzione della rivelazione di lui come Messia, di lui come Figlio di Dio: di lui che, solo, ha il potere di liberare l’uomo dal peccato e dalla morte. Di lui che veramente è il Salvatore del mondo (Giovanni Paolo II)
It is known that faith is man's response to the word of divine revelation. The miracle takes place in organic connection with this revealing word of God. It is a "sign" of his presence and of his work, a particularly intense sign (John Paul II)
È noto che la fede è una risposta dell’uomo alla parola della rivelazione divina. Il miracolo avviene in legame organico con questa parola di Dio rivelante. È un “segno” della sua presenza e del suo operare, un segno, si può dire, particolarmente intenso (Giovanni Paolo II)
That was not the only time the father ran. His joy would not be complete without the presence of his other son. He then sets out to find him and invites him to join in the festivities (cf. v. 28). But the older son appeared upset by the homecoming celebration. He found his father’s joy hard to take; he did not acknowledge the return of his brother: “that son of yours”, he calls him (v. 30). For him, his brother was still lost, because he had already lost him in his heart (Pope Francis)
Ma quello non è stato l’unico momento in cui il Padre si è messo a correre. La sua gioia sarebbe incompleta senza la presenza dell’altro figlio. Per questo esce anche incontro a lui per invitarlo a partecipare alla festa (cfr v. 28). Però, sembra proprio che al figlio maggiore non piacessero le feste di benvenuto; non riesce a sopportare la gioia del padre e non riconosce il ritorno di suo fratello: «quel tuo figlio», dice (v. 30). Per lui suo fratello continua ad essere perduto, perché lo aveva ormai perduto nel suo cuore (Papa Francesco)
Doing a good deed almost instinctively gives rise to the desire to be esteemed and admired for the good action, in other words to gain a reward. And on the one hand this closes us in on ourselves and on the other, it brings us out of ourselves because we live oriented to what others think of us or admire in us (Pope Benedict)
Quando si compie qualcosa di buono, quasi istintivamente nasce il desiderio di essere stimati e ammirati per la buona azione, di avere cioè una soddisfazione. E questo, da una parte rinchiude in se stessi, dall’altra porta fuori da se stessi, perché si vive proiettati verso quello che gli altri pensano di noi e ammirano in noi (Papa Benedetto)
Since God has first loved us (cf. 1 Jn 4:10), love is now no longer a mere “command”; it is the response to the gift of love with which God draws near to us [Pope Benedict]
Siccome Dio ci ha amati per primo (cfr 1 Gv 4, 10), l'amore adesso non è più solo un « comandamento », ma è la risposta al dono dell'amore, col quale Dio ci viene incontro [Papa Benedetto]

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