THEY ARE FRIENDS, NOT ADVERSARIES In spite of Jesus’ efforts to teach them how to live as he does, serving God’s Reign, making people’s lives more human, more dignified and happy, the disciples don’t

TWO VERY ‘JESUS’ ATTITUDES Jesus’ group crosses Galilee on the way to Jerusalem. They do it quietly, without anyone knowing it. Jesus wants to dedicate himself completely to instructing his disciples.

RECOGNIZING JESUS THE CHRIST This episode holds a central and decisive place in Mark’s account. The disciples have spent some time now with Jesus. The time has come to declare clearly: Who are they fo

CURING OUR DEAFNESS Israel’s prophets frequently used «deafness» as a provocative metaphor for speaking about the people’s obstinacy and resistance to their God. Israel «has ears to hear, but doesn’t

DON’T CLING TO HUMAN TRADITIONS We don’t know when or where the confrontation occurred. The Gospel writer is only interested in evoking the atmosphere in which Jesus moves, surrounded by teachers of t

WHY DO WE STAY? Throughout recent years we’ve seen many analyses and studies about the crisis of the Christian Church in modern society. This reading is needed in order to better capture some data, bu