The work is great, but few people want to work. Already in Jesus' day, the feeling is that the field of the world and people's lives is so boundless that…
“You are the Christ.” Perhaps there is no profession of faith in the Gospel as succinct and compelling as the one that we read made by Peter in Mark chapter…
Today's Gospel, in Mark chapter 6, tells us in detail about the equipment a disciple of Christ must have: “Then he called the Twelve, and began to send them out…
Matthew 21:12-13 It might seem like a mole, a small smudge, a forgettable episode, that told in today's gospel. When we think of Jesus we always imagine him to be…
"Resurrected in the morning on the first day after the Sabbath, he appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had cast out seven demons. This one announced him…
It is striking how Jesus in the Gospel unmasks the wrong way of being his disciples. For while the crowds are looking everywhere for him but can no longer find…
No temptation has so far seized you except as a human one; now God is faithful and will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength, but with the…
It is lovers who sometimes fall into the paranoia of “do you love me?”, but in today's Gospel (Jn 21:15-19), Jesus is not in the paranoia of a lover.
He…
There is one thing we must never forget, and that is that the Lord knows every single detail of our lives. He knows every inch of our joys and sorrows.…
Jericho is the city that marks the entrance to the Promised Land, the very land where the Israelites arrived after their slavery in Egypt. It is in this city that…
If Jericho is the impregnable city par excellence, today's Gospel tells us of the conversion of an impregnable sinner who converts and breaks down the walls of his heart when…
The evangelist Matthew tells us about the calling of the first disciples, which included Andrew. "As Jesus walked along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter,…
“Leaving that place, Jesus came to the Sea of Galilee and went up on the mountain and stopped there” (Matthew 15:29).
The scene described by the evangelist Matthew in today's…
Mark's account in his Gospel is compelling. The narrative of the storm vividly depicts the inner turmoil that many of us experience constantly without ever really finding the courage to…
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah” (Luke 11:29).
The rebuke that Jesus addresses…
Thomas' humanity is moving. One is truly human when one is capable of taking experience seriously.
In this sense, Thomas is perfectly right to demand that he too will only…
Matthew reminds us in the Gospel of the missionary impulse, recounting a wonderful discourse of Jesus: “And as you go, preach that the kingdom of heaven is near. Heal the…
Sometimes when we look at ourselves, we realize that for a long time we have been merely existing rather than living, that for long periods we have been more cunning…
“Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. And they gave him a dinner there; Martha served, and Lazarus…
“Mary stood outside near the tomb and wept” (John 20:11).
It is interesting how Easter always begins with a misunderstanding.
Everyone is convinced that the story and events surrounding Jesus…
Some of Jesus' actions are more powerful than his words. One of these is the washing of feet.
Silence must have fallen in that upper room. Jesus offers them an…
God's love is light
God makes us see things.
He doesn't just make us believe them.
If you keep your eyes fixed on this light, you see things as they…
"Great books have the power to read us, they provide us with a key to deciphering our lives. Among them, some have a greater value that transcends into a higher…
"The Gospel is full of non-protagonists who are nevertheless essential. This is an unmistakable sign of God, who always prefers ‘non-protagonism’ to bring about the history of salvation. God never…
We are all human. Saying this means that we are all fallible. Jesus knows well that our nature is characterized by “falling,” but the harshness of today's Gospel is not…
“So you also, when you have done all that you have been commanded, say, ‘We are useless servants. We have done what we had to do..’“(Luke 17:10)
I will never…
Let's not hide behind a finger. The most common reason we turn to God is because we are in need. In fact, it is precisely in the most difficult moments…
“The kingdom of God does not come in a way that attracts attention, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is…
“People were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all” (Luke 17:26-29). Certainly, facing life with…
“He told them a parable about the need to pray always, without growing weary.” Never is the prayer request as clear as in this passage of the Gospel, as a…
Some of Jesus' parables convey the meaning of His mission more than many others. This is the case with today's parable, in which Jesus depicts a king who leaves his…
Those who go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem often have the opportunity to stop at an evocative sanctuary that stands on the ridge of the Mount of Olives, a few meters…
Jesus dismantles the Sadducees' argument, which brings up the case of a woman who married seven brothers and, seeing them die one by one, will find herself, according to them,…
“Then Jesus looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury. He also saw a poor widow putting in two small coins” (Luke 21:1-4).
Some gestures are…
“Some pointed out to him the beautiful temple buildings and the gifts dedicated there. But he said to them, ‘The days will come when you will look at this temple…