The leper and the creative Touch, which reintegrates him (Mt 8:1-4) We ask: how did Jesus practise the Law? His transgressive Touch sums up his life and outcome, teaching and…
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…
Prophetic ardour, Salvation that does not 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,…
Unconventional firmness (Mt 7:6.12-14) The Good News is Pearl (v.6). Gem that should not be dispensed to those who would use it only as a tool. There are in fact…
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…
The important Uniqueness does not let us 'resume': it does, however, lead to Rebirth. (Mt 10:26-33) Christ’s proposal subverts quietism and the sense of personal and social life, so his…
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 is not a tasteless personal or institutional problem; on the contrary, it is indispensable for to find…
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…
Free of charge: the Near Kingdom and Incarnate Prayer (Mt 9:36-10:8) Jesus distinguishes himself from the Rabbis of his time, because he does not wait for the exhausted and prostrate…
Already rebellious: special Vocation (Lk 2:41-51) The Gospel passage is disconcerting because it seems to portray a distracted family and an authentic, surprising, already surly and rebellious Jesus. Lk is…
Scientists and Lowlies: abstract world and incarnation (Mt 11:25-30) The leaders looked at religiosity with a view to interest. Professors of theology were accustomed to evaluate every comma on the…
(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…
Turnover in the Church, antidote to unilaterality (Mt 5:1-12) We feel ephemeral and often disappointed, yet we want to be happy, not just here and there: we are uncertain, yet…
No triumphal march: fragments, to reconcile (Jn 6:51-58) The Eucharistic theme conveys a fundamental message, about the quality of Life of the Eternal that we can already experience here and…
Small coins and festival of the voracious God, in solemn appearances (Mk 12:38-44) Jesus faces the treasure of the Temple, the true ‘god’ of the whole sanctuary. The comparison is…
(Mk 12:35-37) «And the large crowd listened to him gladly» (v.37). For what reason, despite the dangerous contention with the acknowledged teachers? The scribes claimed that the Messiah was an…
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…
(Mk 12:18-27) The defeat of death is the cruel fate that has clouded the mind of all civilizations. But if God creates us and calls incessantly to enter into dialogue,…
What Uniqueness characterizes it? (Mk 12:13-17) After the expulsion of the salesmen and the accusation of thievery hurled at the leaders, as well as the parable of the murderous vinedressers…
(Mk 12,1-12) Christ introduces everyone to an adventurous, uncomfortable journey, not without pitfalls that throw the situation upside down and destabilize - but it is the Way for each of…
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…
The authority of Jesus and ours (Mk 11:27-33) «By what authority do you do these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?» (Mk 11:28). In the…
(Mk 11:11-25) The curse spoken by Jesus (vv. 13–14) precedes the expulsion of the money-changers from the Temple, which had become a den of thieves and usurers (vv. 15–17). It…
(Mk 10:46-52) The passage in Mk is the agile fruit of the interweaving of a catechesis explaining the immediately preceding passage [the Apostles' aims] and the teaching on the very…
For Jesus, faith has a decisive importance for the purposes of salvation. St Paul will develop Christ's teaching when, in conflict with those who wished to base the hope of salvation on observance of the Jewish law, he forcefully affirms that faith in Christ is the only source of salvation: "We hold that a man is justified by faith apart from works of law" (Rom 3:28) [John Paul II]
Ai fini della salvezza, la fede ha per Gesù un'importanza decisiva. San Paolo svilupperà l'insegnamento di Cristo quando, in contrasto con quanti volevano fondare la speranza di salvezza sull'osservanza della legge giudaica, affermerà con forza che la fede in Cristo è la sola fonte di salvezza: "Noi riteniamo, infatti, che l'uomo è giustificato per la fede, indipendentemente dalle opere della legge" (Rm 3,28) [Giovanni Paolo II]
Jesus did not shun contact with that man; on the contrary, impelled by deep participation in his condition, he stretched out his hand and touched the man — overcoming the legal prohibition [Pope Benedict]
Gesù non sfugge al contatto con quell’uomo, anzi, spinto da intima partecipazione alla sua condizione, stende la mano e lo tocca – superando il divieto legale [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)
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)
Christian beatitude, as a synonym for holiness, is not separated from a component of suffering or at least of difficulty [...] But the kingdom of heaven is for the nonconformists (John Paul II)
La beatitudine cristiana, come sinonimo di santità, non è disgiunta da una componente di sofferenza o almeno di difficoltà […] Ma il regno dei cieli è per gli anticonformisti (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)
Our commitment does not consist exclusively of activities or programmes of promotion and assistance; what the Holy Spirit mobilizes is not an unruly activism, but above all an attentiveness that considers the other in a certain sense as one with ourselves (Pope Francis)
Il nostro impegno non consiste esclusivamente in azioni o in programmi di promozione e assistenza; quello che lo Spirito mette in moto non è un eccesso di attivismo, ma prima di tutto un’attenzione rivolta all’altro considerandolo come un’unica cosa con se stesso (Papa Francesco)

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