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…
Church of the little ones: Challenge and recognised course Lk 2:36-40 (22-40) The Gospel passage from Lk recounts the Father's surprising response to the predictions of fulfilment regarding the messianic…
(Mal 3:1-4 Heb 2:14-18 Lk 2:22-40) The Lk’s Gospel passage narrates the surprising response of the Father to the prophecy of the last of the minor prophets (Mal 3,1-4). An…
(Holy Family of Nazareth) How is it that Jesus had such sublime words on Love? And where did he learn the language of love? God wanted to have Family as…
In order not to weaken the personal Encounter (Jn 20:2-8) In Jn the beloved disciple at the foot of the Cross together with the Mother is the figure of each…
«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)
Vista dalla capitale Gerusalemme, quella terra è geograficamente periferica e religiosamente impura perché era piena di pagani, per la mescolanza con quanti non appartenevano a Israele. Dalla Galilea non si attendevano certo grandi cose per la storia della salvezza. Invece proprio da lì - proprio da lì - si diffonde quella “luce” sulla quale abbiamo meditato nelle scorse domeniche: la luce di Cristo. Si diffonde proprio dalla periferia (Papa Francesco)
Christ and his intimates tried to strengthen the sense of sharing, returning to the profound spirit of what once the clan, the family, the community were - expressions of God's love that manifests itself...
Cristo e i suoi intimi tentavano di rafforzare il senso di condivisione, tornando allo spirito profondo di ciò che un tempo erano appunto il clan, la famiglia, la comunità - espressioni dell’amore di Dio che si manifesta…
The Church was built on the foundation of the Apostles as a community of faith, hope and charity. Through the Apostles, we come to Jesus himself. Therefore, a slogan that was popular some years back:  "Jesus yes, Church no", is totally inconceivable with the intention of Christ (Pope Benedict)
La Chiesa è stata costituita sul fondamento degli Apostoli come comunità di fede, di speranza e di carità. Attraverso gli Apostoli, risaliamo a Gesù stesso. È pertanto del tutto inconciliabile con l'intenzione di Cristo uno slogan di moda alcuni anni fa: "Gesù sì, Chiesa no" (Papa Benedetto)
Intimidated by the nightmare of demons and concrete dangers, the crowds could not see the possibility of emancipation from an existence of obsessions - slavish, frightened, lost, overwhelmed...
Intimidite dall’incubo di demoni e pericoli concreti, le folle non riuscivano a vedere possibilità di emancipazione da un’esistenza di ossessioni - pedissequa, spaventata, smarrita, sopraffatta…
Justification incorporates us into the long history of salvation that demonstrates God’s justice: faced with our continual falls and inadequacies, he did not give up, but wanted to make us righteous (Pope Francis)
La giustificazione ci inserisce nella lunga storia della salvezza, che mostra la giustizia di Dio: di fronte alle nostre continue cadute e alle nostre insufficienze, Egli non si è rassegnato, ma ha voluto renderci giusti (Papa Francesco)

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