Jn 12:24-26 (20-26) «If the grain of wheat fallen to the ground does not die, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit» [Jn 12:24]. We ask…
Aug 1, 2026

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The difficult condition of the disciple in the Church and the world (Mt 14:22-33) Having reached the ultimate condition (v.23) Jesus does not allow the Apostles to keep the treasures…
The «mount» inside, to be moved (Mt 17:14-20) The messianicity of Christ and Salvation itself belong both to the characteristic features of Faith and to the stages of Prayer. Faith…
(Mt 16:24-28) Everything we do - even in the risk - is motivated by the quest for fullness of being and happiness. We are passionate about the way in the…
(Lk 9:28b-36) In biblical language, the experience of «the Mount» is an icon of the Encounter between God and man. Yes, for us it is like “losing our minds”, but…
(Mt 15:21-28) Religious law prevented dealing with foreign people and other ethnicities, borders, or culture. At the beginning, Jesus [that is: He in the first communities, his Mystical Body] seems…
Pure and impure: God's Law or formal blindness (Mt 15:1-2.10-14) The invisible Friend in us is the only Guide that should be followed with care and punctiliousness. The only Master…
Jul 26, 2026

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The difficult condition of the disciple in the Church and the world (Mt 14:22-36) Having reached the ultimate condition (v.23) Jesus does not allow the Apostles to keep the treasures…
(Mt 14:13-21) Jesus wants that contributions, resources and abilities make synergy; that they offer themselves in service and come unite for the life of multitudes (vv.13-15.19). The Eucharistic gesture -…
Prophecy, Revelation (Mt 14:1-12) Those who are cloaked in luster and power become ambitious, bold and willing to any violence for a false point of honor. The courageous who denounces…
Divine in Human: strong, dignified and fraternal gestures, not repertoire (Mt 13:54-58) The Divine in the Human makes itself Present in the intense, welcoming relationships that open up inexplicable recoveries;…
(Mt 13:47-53) «Treasure» is the Gospel, the Word of God: a real bargain (v.44). «Pearl» Man is Jesus (vv.45-46). «Kingdom» is the living assembly - people without merits, with an…
The Lord of Life (or the pale sign) Jn 11:19-27 (1-45) The event of death is disconcerting, and that of a friend of God in community [Bethany] perhaps accentuates the…
From the fascinating proposal of Faith to the fatigue of withdrawal (Mt 13:36-43) The parable of the Sower as historically narrated by Jesus (vv.3-8) and that of the tares (vv.24-30)…
(Mt 13:31-35) Jesus helps people to discover the things of God and man in everyday life. The Master teaches that the extraordinary of the eternal world is hidden in ordinary…
Treasure and Pearl - inner forms. The Net, the Beautiful and the rotten (Mt 13:44-52) Jesus does not want to make us poor poor, but Allies. His Presence completes and…
Evolution of the Alliance in times of crisis: usual flaws, different harmonizations (Mt 13:18-23) God is munificent, especially in the age of rebirth from crisis: also a time of generous…
Jn 15:1-8(.9-11) The allegory of the vine and the branches describes the Presence of the Lord in the midst of His own. He is the source of intimate life and…
(Jn 20:1-2.11-18) Mk tells of a young man dressed in white, Mt of an angel, Lk of two men dressed in white, Jn of two angels. The stories on the…
The Lord wants new people, who listen (Mt 12:46-50) In the life of those who are challenged by the relationship of Faith, to become blood relatives of the Father (according…
Which road leads to the Father? (Mt 12:38-42) Human correspondence does not grow with the multiplication of dizzying signals. God does not force the unconvinced, nor outclass with proofs; thus…
Weeds and possibilities: the sense of the happy Mystery - from the shortcomings (Mt 13:24-30) The metaphor that follows the initial parable is intended to emphasize that the presence of…
For a lightness without masks (Mt 12:14-21) The authorities condemn Jesus to death. The insignificant people await him, as their only hope. They feel that there is still much to…
Incarnation, or emptiness of humanity (Mt 12:1-8) On the conversion journey, conflicts of conscience are not parentheses or accidents of the path, but crucial knots. The genuineness of believing then…
Yoke on the Little Ones: religion turned into obsession - for "held back" people (Mt 11:28-30) The rabbis chose the disciples from among those who had greater intellectual and ascetic…
Scientists and Lowlies: abstract world and Incarnation (Mt 11:25-27) The leaders looked at religiosity with purposes of interest. Theology professors were used to evaluating every comma starting from their own…
What about established praises? (Mt 11:20-24) Whoever enters himself on a path of following Christ, experiences «Prodigies» (vv.20-21.23). Wonders of the Spirit who works, and does not stray from the…
Reputation and obedience: crossroads of the Truth of Faith (Mt 10:34-42) We ask ourselves: what prevents growth? What conversely makes us intimate with the Father? To bear the Cross is…
In the difference between common religiosity and Faith (Mt 13:1-23) The parables compare the lived reality and the world of the Spirit: «Others [grains] then fell on the earth the…
Re-enter to regenerate: opposite banners (Mt 19:27-29) According to St. Ignatius [Meditation of the two flags], the greed for things gives rise in us the vain honor of the world,…
For Jesus we are not a "mass", a "multitude"! We are individual "persons" with an eternal value, both as creatures and as re-deemed persons! He knows us! He knows me, and loves me and gave himself for me! (Gal 2:20) [John Paul II]
Non siamo “massa”, “moltitudine”, per Gesù! Siamo “persone” singole con un valore eterno, sia come creature sia come persone redente! lui ci conosce! lui mi conosce, e mi ama e ha dato se stesso per me! (Gal 2,20) [Giovanni Paolo II]
The grain of wheat that "falls to the ground and dies" becomes the promise of bread (Pope John Paul II)
Il chicco di grano che “cade in terra e muore” diventa la promessa del pane (Papa Giovanni Paolo II)
The power of faith can move mountains (cf. Mt 17:20): the Lord can illuminate even the deepest darkness [Pope Benedict]
La forza della fede può spostare le montagne (cfr Mt 17,20): il Signore può illuminare anche la tenebra più profonda [Papa Benedetto]
By willingly accepting death, Jesus carries the cross of all human beings and becomes a source of salvation for the whole of humanity. St Cyril of Jerusalem commented: “The glory of the Cross led those who were blind through ignorance into light, loosed all who were held fast by sin and brought redemption to the whole world of mankind” (Catechesis Illuminandorum XIII, 1: de Christo crucifixo et sepulto: PG 33, 772 B) [Pope Benedict]
Accettando volontariamente la morte, Gesù porta la croce di tutti gli uomini e diventa fonte di salvezza per tutta l’umanità. San Cirillo di Gerusalemme commenta: «La croce vittoriosa ha illuminato chi era accecato dall’ignoranza, ha liberato chi era prigioniero del peccato, ha portato la redenzione all’intera umanità» (Catechesis Illuminandorum XIII,1: de Christo crucifixo et sepulto: PG 33, 772 B) [Papa Benedetto]
In the New Testament, it is Christ who constitutes the full manifestation of God's light [Pope Benedict]
Nel Nuovo Testamento è Cristo a costituire la piena manifestazione della luce di Dio [Papa Benedetto]
Faith opens us to knowing and welcoming the real identity of Jesus, his newness and oneness, his word, as a source of life, in order to live a personal relationship with him. Knowledge of the faith grows, it grows with the desire to find the way and in the end it is a gift of God who does not reveal himself to us as an abstract thing without a face or a name, because faith responds to a Person who wants to enter into a relationship of deep love with us and to involve our whole life (Pope Benedict)
La fede ci apre a conoscere e ad accogliere la reale identità di Gesù, la sua novità e unicità, la sua Parola, come fonte di vita, per vivere una relazione personale con Lui. Il conoscere della fede cresce, cresce con il desiderio di trovare la strada, ed è finalmente un dono di Dio, che si rivela a noi non come una cosa astratta senza volto e senza nome, ma la fede risponde a una Persona, che vuole entrare in un rapporto di amore profondo con noi e coinvolgere tutta la nostra vita (Papa Benedetto)
Jesus Christ clearly indicates that even acts of devotion and penance (such as fasting, almsgiving, prayer), which by their religious purpose are primarily 'interior', can succumb to current 'externalism', and can therefore be falsified [John Paul II]
Gesù Cristo indica chiaramente che anche gli atti di devozione e di penitenza (come digiuno, elemosina, preghiera) che per la loro finalità religiosa sono principalmente “interiori”, possono cedere all’“esteriorismo” corrente, e quindi possono essere falsificati [Giovanni Paolo II]

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