AN OUTRAGIOUS CALL The call to love is always seductive. Surely, many graciously welcomed Jesus’ call to love God and love our neighbor. This was the best synthesis of the Law. But what they couldn’t

NO! TO THE WAR AMONG OURSELVES The Jews spoke proudly about the Law of Moses. According to tradition, God Self had given it to God’s people. It was the best they had received from God. In that Law was

OUT TO THE FRINGES Using two bold and surprising images, Jesus lets us know what he thinks of and expects from his followers. They don’t need to be always thinking about their own interests, their own

A CHURCH MORE ACCORDING TO THE GOSPEL When he wrote the Beatitudes, Matthew takes a different tack than Luke as he tries to trace the lines that should characterize Jesus’ followers. That’s where its

SOMETHING NEW AND GOOD The first writer who gathered up Jesus’ actions and message summed it all up by saying that Jesus proclaimed the «Good New of God». Later on, all the Gospel writers use the same

WITH THE FIRE OF THE SPIRIT The first Christian communities were concerned about clearly differentiating John’s baptism that immersed people in the Jordan River from Jesus’ baptism that communicated h