NECESSARY AND URGENT While the disciples continue on their journey, Jesus alone enters a village and heads to a house where he finds two sisters whom he dearly loves. Their friend Jesus’ presence is going to provoke two very different reactions in these women. Mary, surely the younger

DO THE SAME YOURSELF In order to not be left looking bad in a conversation with Jesus, a teacher of the law ends by asking him: «And who is my neighbor?». It’s the question of someone who only worries about fulfilling the law. He’s interested in knowing whom he ought to love and whom

BEARERS OF THE GOSPEL In Luke’s Gospel we find an important discourse of Jesus, one directed not to the Twelve, but to another large group of disciples whom he sends out in order to collaborate with him on his project of God’s reign. Jesus’ words constitute a kind of foundational lett

DON’T SETTLE DOWN OR LOOK BACK To follow Jesus is the heart of Christian life. What’s essential. Nothing more important or decisive. That’s exactly why Luke describes three small scenes for the communities that read his Gospel: they make us aware that in Jesus’ eyes nothing can be mor

DO WE BELIEVE IN JESUS? The first Christian generations preserved the memory of this Gospel episode as a story of vital importance for Jesus’ followers. Their intuition was certain. They knew that Jesus’ Church ought to listen over and over again to the question that Jesus one day mad

DON’T SEPARATE ANYONE FROM JESUS According to Luke’s story, a Pharisee named Simon is very interested in inviting Jesus to eat. Probably he wants to take advantage of a meal to debate some questions with that Galilean who’s getting famous as a prophet among the people. Jesus accepts t

SUFFERING MUST BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY Jesus comes to Nain when a really sad event is going on in the village. Jesus is on the road, accompanied by his disciples and a great crowd. From the village comes a funeral procession heading to the cemetery. A widowed mother, accompanied by her nei

REMEMBERING JESUS When telling about Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples, the first Christian generations remembered the wish solemnly expressed by their Teacher: «Do this in memory of me». Thus Luke the Gospel-writer and Paul the evangelizer of the Gentiles recount it. Since its or

OPENING OURSELVES TO GOD’S MYSTERY Throughout the centuries, theologians have made a great effort to approach God’s mystery by formulating in different conceptual constructions the relationships that bind and distinguish the divine persons in the Trinity. Legitimate effort, undoubtedl

INVOCATION Come, Creator Spirit, and instill in us the power and breath of Jesus. Without your drive and your grace, we can’t be certain that we believe in him; we won’t dare to follow his footsteps; the Church will not be renewed; our hope will go out.  Come and spread in us the livi