OUR MOTHER WALKS WITH US It’s said that today’s Christians are less moved by the figure of Mary than believers in other times. Perhaps we are unconscious victims of fears and suspicions that arise fro

A SIGN THAT IS OPPOSED Simeon is a beloved character. We almost always imagine him as an old temple priest, but nothing of the sort appears in the text. Simeon is a good man of the people, who holds i

GOD’S HUMAN FACE The fourth Gospel begins with a very special prologue. It’s a kind of hymn that from the first centuries decidedly helped Christians to go deeper into the mystery contained in Jesus.

A SURPRISING ANNOUNCEMENT Luke narrates the announcement of Jesus’ birth in strict parallelism with that of the Baptist. The contrast between both scenes is so surprising that it allows us to perceive

MAKE STRAIGHT THE PATH TO JESUS «Standing among you is one unknown to you». The Baptist pronounced these words referring to Jesus, who is already moving among those who came to the Jordan to be baptiz

CONFESS OUR SINS «The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God». This is the solemn and joyful start of the Gospel of Mark. But what follows abruptly, without any warning, goes on to