IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CRISIS Many people continue suffering the economic crisis in many ways. We shouldn’t be fooled. We can’t let our gaze wander. Right where we are, close by, we’re going to run into families forced to live on charity, people threatened with eviction, neighbors hit b

MYSTERY OF GOODNESS Throughout the centuries, theologians have made an effort to go deeply into the mystery of God by examining in depth their concept of God’s nature and by expressing their conclusions in different ways of speaking. But all too often our words hide God’s mystery more

THE SPIRIT IS FOR EVERYONE Our life is made up of multiple experiences. Joys and troubles, successes and failures, lights and shadows get woven together in our daily life, filling us with life or weighing down our heart. But frequently we are incapable of perceiving all that’s in our

JESUS’ BLESSING These are Jesus’ last moments with his own. Very soon he will leave them in order to enter once and for all into the Father’s mystery. No longer can he walk with them on the world’s paths as he has done in Galilee. No one else can take the place of his presence. The on

JESUS’ LAST WISHES Jesus is saying goodbye to his disciples. He sees them sad and afraid. They all know that they are living their last hours with their Teacher. What will happen when he’s gone? Where will they go? Who will defend them? Jesus wants to fill them with courage by unveili

FRIENDSHIP WITHIN THE CHURCH It’s the evening of his execution. Jesus is celebrating the last supper with his own. He has just finished washing his disciples’ feet. Judas has already made his tragic decision, and after eating the last piece of bread from Jesus’ hands, he has left to d

HEAR AND FOLLOW JESUS It was winter. Jesus was walking along, passing through Solomon’s Portico, one of the open air galleries that surrounded the esplanade of the Temple. This portico, actually, was a favorite place for the people, since it apparently was protected from the wind by a

AT DAYBREAK In the epilogue of John’s Gospel, we find an account of the meeting between the resurrected Jesus and his disciples on the banks of the Sea of Galilee. When this epilogue was being redacted, the early Christians were living through difficult times of testing and persecutio

FROM DOUBT TO FAITH We modern people have learned to doubt. It’s a normal part of the spirit of our times to question everything, in order to progress in scientific knowledge. In this environment, faith is often disaccredited. Each person goes through life full of uncertainties and do

MEETING THE RISEN ONE According to John’s account, Mary of Magdala is the first to go to the tomb, when it was still dark, and sadly discover that it’s empty. Jesus is missing. The Master who had understood her and cured her. The Prophet she had followed faithfully until the end. Who