They brought the Light through Embodying the spirit of the Beatitudes, we ask ourselves what is the difference between common 'religious feeling', and 'living by Faith'. In ancient devotions, the…
End of a "sacred" order (Lk 13:31-35) The context in which Jesus lives is ominous: the power [even of the peripheral courts of the Empire] was absolute and accountable to…
Narrow door: not because it is oppressive (Lk 13:22-30) The meaning of the first question is: "Is Salvation exclusive?" (v.23). Of course not - and not oppressive either. But it…
From within and in the domestic (Lk 13:18-21) The two parables were expounded at a time of doubt about the Master's proposal and the mission of his people. Could a…
The double address of worship, but the Axis is to be with Him (Lk 6:12-19) "He went out to the mountain to pray and spent the night in prayer to…
The priesthood movement of Christ (Mark 10:46-52) The encyclical Brothers All invites a perspective gaze, one that does not adapt. Pope Francis proposes visuals that provoke decision and action: new,…
Conversion and Times (Luke 13:1-9) Conversion refers to a process that shakes the soul, because of an Encounter. A rediscovery that opens to self-knowledge. A dialogue that projects mind and…
The room of Happiness, in the decisive horizon (Lk 12:54-59) "Now why do you not also judge for yourselves what is right?" (v.57). From nature and happenings we need to…
Flame and Peace, Immersion and Division. Not tactical quietism (Lk 12:49-53) "I have come to cast a fire on the earth, and how I wish it had already blazed!" (Lk…
(Lk 12:39-48) «You also be ready, for in the hour you do not believe the Son of Man is coming» (Lk 12:40). Jesus pulls the ears of those in the…
Oct 9, 2024

Lamps lit, start now

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Parishes: strive for Heaven, without burden or hindrance (Lk 12:35-38) In order to make us understand what it means to be prepared to set out immediately, Jesus urges our awareness,…
Model of the satraps (Mk 10:35-45) Unofficially, Pius VII tried to lift the triregnum (neoclassical style, unusual) given to him by Napoleon, but his pages could hardly lift it up…
"Blaspheming against the Holy Spirit" (Lk 12:8-12) "And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but he that shall blaspheme against the…
Calling the far away, to stir up the near (Lk 10:1-12.17-20) And I and You "Truth is not at all what I have. It is not at all what you…
The true higher dimension (Lk 11:47-54) "I will send prophets and apostles to them, and they will kill and persecute" (v.49). A living word in every age, Jesus grieves over…
Serving oneself and "the public” (Lk 11:42-46) The conflict between Jesus and the religious authorities takes on violent overtones, as the poltronists get hung up on the details and neglect…
The interior and the society of the exterior (Lk 11:37-41) "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and tray, but your inside is full of robbery and wickedness"…
Nothing external (Lk 11:29-32) Jesus comes up against unbelief. It comes from various blinders and parties taken, or (especially in the disciples) arises from carelessness. The Lord turns away from…
Inheriting the Life of the Eternal (Mk 10:17-27) What are we missing, despite our conviction and involvement? Why do we make certain behavioural choices? Even if we were to devote…
Brothers all and ourselves (Lk 11:27-28) "At first attachment may look like love, but as it develops it becomes more and more clearly the opposite, characterised by clinging, holding back,…
Sep 25, 2024

The Second Fall

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Pros and cons, and the Finger of God (Lk 11:15-26) Prejudice undermines unity, and no one can put Jesus under hijacking, holding him hostage. He is the fortress that no…
(Lk 11:5-13) Failing without failing. Struggle: unceasing, effective, with ourselves and with God Sometimes we put the Father in the dock, because he seems to let things go as our…
Two realities of the faithful: Listeners or distracted wanderers (Lk 10:38-42) Bethany is only a few kilometres from the holy city of Jerusalem: an ideal community of only brothers and…
Not from the precept, but from the overthrow (Lk 10:25-37) "You are a fool and a Samaritan!" - accused the Jewish leaders (Jn 8:48). "No, I am not mad...": this…
Mt 19:3-12 (cf. Gen 2:18-24) We are familiar with the fluctuations of our emotionality: the person who now makes me lose my head, in a week's time will perhaps strike…
(Mt 11:25-30) Abstract world and Incarnation (Mt 11:25-27) "The world gives credit to the "wise" and the "learned", while God prefers the "little ones". The general teaching that follows from…
And move the neighbours (Lk 10:1-12) And I and You "Truth is not at all what I have. It is not at all what you have. It is what unites…
Face to face, Father in relationship (Mt 18:1-5.10.12-14) The Gospel passage dictates the line of the entire ecclesial discourse of Mt (18:1-35). The key term of vv.1-5 is paidìon -…
Lk 9:51-56 (51-62) Jesus wants to make a good scratch against the tide - and to do so he has to fight: it was not enough for him to make…
Sep 15, 2024

Greatness in smallness

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Initiates, circles, prejudices, and different paths - from "emptiness" (Lk 9:46-50) According to the Tao Tê Ching (LXXXI) "The saint does not accumulate; the more he has done for others,…
The saints: they are our precursors, they are our brothers, they are our friends, they are our examples, they are our lawyers. Let us honour them, let us invoke them and try to imitate them a little (Pope Paul VI)
I santi: sono i precursori nostri, sono i fratelli, sono gli amici, sono gli esempi, sono gli avvocati nostri. Onoriamoli, invochiamoli e cerchiamo di imitarli un po’ (Papa Paolo VI)
We find ourselves, so to speak, roped to Jesus Christ together with him on the ascent towards God's heights (Pope Benedict)
Ci troviamo, per così dire, in una cordata con Gesù Cristo – insieme con Lui nella salita verso le altezze di Dio (Papa Benedetto)
The Church is a «sign». That is, those who looks at it with a clear eye, those who observes it, those who studies it realise that it represents a fact, a singular phenomenon; they see that it has a «meaning» (Pope Paul VI)
La Chiesa è un «segno». Cioè chi la guarda con occhio limpido, chi la osserva, chi la studia si accorge ch’essa rappresenta un fatto, un fenomeno singolare; vede ch’essa ha un «significato» (Papa Paolo VI)
There are also serious, dangerous omissions and we have to recognize with healthy realism that in this way things are not all right, it is not all right when errors are made. However, we must also be certain at the same time that if, here and there, the Church is dying because of the sins of men and women, because of their non-belief, at the same time she is reborn (Pope Benedict)
Ci sono anche cadute gravi, pericolose, e dobbiamo riconoscere con sano realismo che così non va, non va dove si fanno cose sbagliate. Ma anche essere sicuri, allo stesso tempo, che se qua e là la Chiesa muore a causa dei peccati degli uomini, a causa della loro non credenza, nello stesso tempo, nasce di nuovo (Papa Benedetto)
Let us look at them together, not only because they are always placed next to each other in the lists of the Twelve (cf. Mt 10: 3, 4; Mk 3: 18; Lk 6: 15; Acts 1: 13), but also because there is very little information about them, apart from the fact that the New Testament Canon preserves one Letter attributed to Jude Thaddaeus [Pope Benedict]
Li consideriamo insieme, non solo perché nelle liste dei Dodici sono sempre riportati l'uno accanto all'altro (cfr Mt 10,4; Mc 3,18; Lc 6,15; At 1,13), ma anche perché le notizie che li riguardano non sono molte, a parte il fatto che il Canone neotestamentario conserva una lettera attribuita a Giuda Taddeo [Papa Benedetto]
Faith, as we have seen with Bartimaeus, is a cry [Pope Francis]. Pacify my soul, make it your Heaven, your beloved Dwelling Place, your Resting Place [Elizabeth of the Trinity]
La fede, lo abbiamo visto in Bartimeo, è grido; la non-fede è soffocare quel grido [Papa Francesco]. Pacifica la mia anima, rendila tuo Cielo, tua Dimora prediletta, Luogo del tuo riposo [Elisabetta della Trinità]
A “year” of grace: the period of Christ’s ministry, the time of the Church before his glorious return, an interval of our life (Pope Francis)
Un “anno” di grazia: il tempo del ministero di Cristo, il tempo della Chiesa prima del suo ritorno glorioso, il tempo della nostra vita (Papa Francesco)
The Church, having before her eyes the picture of the generation to which we belong, shares the uneasiness of so many of the people of our time (Dives in Misericordia n.12)
Avendo davanti agli occhi l'immagine della generazione a cui apparteniamo, la Chiesa condivide l'inquietudine di tanti uomini contemporanei (Dives in Misericordia n.12)

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