OPEN NEW PATHS The first Christians saw in the Baptist’s activity the prophet who definitively prepared the way to Jesus. That’s why throughout the centuries the Baptist has become a call that keeps urging us to prepare paths that let us welcome Jesus among us. Luke summarizes his mes

INDIGNATION AND HOPE An indestructible conviction sustained the faith of Jesus’ followers from the beginning: encouraged by God, human history is heading toward its definitive liberation. The unbearable contradictions of being human and the horrors that are committed in all ages won’t

WHAT’S DECISIVE The judgment against Jesus probably took place in the palace where Pilate resided when he came to Jerusalem. On a morning in April in the year 30, there met together a defenseless prisoner named Jesus and the representative of the powerful imperial system of Rome. The

NO ONE KNOWS THE DAY Our better understanding of apocalyptic language, made up of images and symbolic sources to speak about the end of the world, allows us today to listen to the hopeful message of Jesus without falling into the temptation of sowing anxiety and terror in people’s con

THE BEST OF THE CHURCH The contrast between the two scenes couldn’t be stronger. In the first, Jesus puts the people on their guard against the religious leaders: «Beware of the scribes!» – their way of acting can cause a lot of damage. In the second scene, he calls his disciple

SUPERFICIAL ATHEISM A lot of people these days have gone from a light and superficial faith in God to an atheism equally frivolous and irresponsible. There are those who have eliminated all practice of religion from their lives and have blown off any relationship with a believing comm

WITH NEW EYES The healing of the blind man Bartimaeus is told by Mark in order to urge the Christian communities to leave behind their blindness and mediocrity. Only then will they follow Jesus on the path of the Gospel. The story is one of surprising relevance for the Church of our d

NONE OF THAT AMONG US While they’re going up to Jerusalem, Jesus keeps announcing to his disciples the painful destiny awaiting him in the capital. His disciples don’t understand him. They go on disputing among themselves about the top seats. James and John, among the first disciples,

WITH JESUS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CRISIS Before Jesus can get going down the road, some man comes running up to him. It seems he’s in a hurry to solve his problem: «What must I do to inherit eternal life?». He’s not concerned about the problems of this life. He’s rich. He’s got everythi

AGAINST MALE DOMINATION The Pharisees raise a question with Jesus in order to test him. This time it isn’t an unimportant question, but something that causes many Galilean women to gravely suffer and causes lively discussions among the followers of the many rabbinical schools: «Is it