JESUS’ GAZE Mark describes the situation in great detail. Jesus sets out in the boat with his disciples towards a quiet and out-of-the-way place. He wants to listen to them calmly, since they have returned tired after their first evangelizing foray and they’re wanting to share their e

A NEW STAGE OF EVANGELIZATION Pope Francis is calling us to a «new stage of evangelization marked by Jesus’ joy». What could it consist of? Where can its novelty lie? What needs to change? What was Jesus’ real intention when he sent his disciples to continue his evangelizing work? Mar

REJECTED BY HIS OWN Jesus isn’t a Temple priest, busy about taking care of and promoting religion. Nor does anyone confuse him with a Teacher of the Law, dedicated to defend the Torah of Moses. The Galilean villagers see in his healing actions and in his words of fire the actions of a

A WOMAN’S GREAT FAITH The scene is surprising. Mark the Evangelist presents an unknown woman as a model of faith for the Christian communities. From her they can learn how to seek Jesus with faith, how to reach a healing contact with him, and how to find in him the energy to begin a n

WHY SO MUCH FEAR? The boat Jesus and his disciples are traveling in gets trapped by one of those unforeseen and furious storms that arise in the Lake of Galilee during the evenings on some hot days. Mark describes the episode in order to awaken the faith of his Christian communities w

WITH HUMILITY AND TRUST Jesus was concerned that his followers would end up one day discouraged to see that their efforts toward a more human and happy world didn’t reach the success they hoped for. Would they go ahead and forget about God’s reign? Would they maintain their trust in t

WHAT’S HEALTHIER? Modern culture exalts the value of physical and mental health, and dedicates all kinds of efforts to prevent and fight sickness. But at the same time, we’re building a society around us where it’s not easy to live healthily. Never has life been so threatened by ecolo

EUCHARIST AND CRISIS All of us Christians know it. Our Sunday Eucharist can easily become a «religious refuge» that protects us from the conflictive life we move in throughout the week. It’s tempting to go to Mass in order to share a religious experience that allows us to escape from

THE BEST FRIEND In the nucleus of Christian faith in a Trinitarian God there an essential affirmation. God isn’t a shadowy and impenetrable being, enclosed selfishly in Self. God is Love and only Love. We Christians believe that in the ultimate Mystery of reality, that which gives mea

RENEW US WITHIN Little by little we’re learning to live without inner life. We no longer need to be in contact with the best that lies within us. It’s enough for us to keep busy. We’re happy with functioning without soul and feeding only on well-being. We don’t want to push ourselves