NOTHING COULD STOP HIM The Baptist’s execution wasn’t just by chance. According to an idea common among the Jewish people, the destiny awaiting a prophet is incomprehension, rejection, and all too often, death. Early on, Jesus probably counted on the possibility of a violent end. But

THAT’S HOW I WANT TO DIE Jesus never hides his tenderness towards the two sisters and their brother who live in Bethany. Surely they are the ones who welcome him in their home whenever he goes up to Jerusalem. One day Jesus receives the message: «Our brother Lazarus, your friend, is s

FOR THE EXCLUDED The man is blind from birth. Neither he nor his parents have any guilt, but his destiny will be marked forever. People look at him as a sinner punished by God. Jesus’ disciples ask him if the sin is from the blind man or from his parents. Jesus sees it in a different

ENJOYING GOD The scene is captivating. Tired on his journey, Jesus sits down next to Jacob’s Well. Soon a woman arrives to draw water. She belongs to a semi-pagan people, despised by the Jews. Right out of the blue, Jesus begins the dialogue. He doesn’t know how to look down on anyone

LISTEN TO JESUS At the center of that complex story, traditionally called «The Transfiguration of Jesus», we find a voice that comes from a strange «bright cloud», a symbol that is used in the Bible to talk about the always mysterious presence of God that is shown to us and at the sam

OUR GREAT TEMPTATION The scene of «Jesus’ temptations» is a story that we don’t need to interpret lightly. The temptations that are described aren’t exactly of the moral order. The story is warning us of how we could ruin our lives if we leave the path that Jesus follows. The first te

NO TO THE IDOLATRY OF MONEY Money, when it becomes an absolute idol, is for Jesus the greatest enemy of building that world that has more dignity, justice and solidarity, the world that God wants. It’s now been 20 centuries since the Prophet of Galilee roundly denounced the cult of Mo

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 imagine is that one day he would speak to them about loving their enemies. However Je

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 contained the will of the one true God. There they could find all that they needed t

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 prestige, their own power. Even though they are a small group in the midst of the hu