WHERE ARE WE? Some unknown people communicate to Jesus the news about the horrible slaughter of some Galileans in the holy precincts of the Temple. The perpetrator has been Pilate once again. What’s most horrifying is that those men’s blood has been mixed with the blood of the animals

LISTEN JUST TO JESUS The scene is traditionally considered as «Jesus’ transfiguration». It’s not possible to reconstruct with certainty the experience that gave origin to this surprising story: we only know that the Gospel writers give it great importance, since as it is told, it is a

INDENTIFY THE TEMPTATIONS According to the Gospels, the temptations experienced by Jesus aren’t exactly of the moral order. They are expositions in which are proposed false ways of understanding and living out one’s mission. That’s why one’s reaction serves as a model of our moral pos

RECOGNIZE SIN The story of the «miraculous catch» in the Sea of Galilee was very popular among early Christians. Various Gospel writers pass on the episode, but only Luke ends the story with a moving scene that has Simon Peter as the protagonist: a believing disciple and a sinner at t

DON’T WE NEED PROPHETS? «A great prophet has arisen among us». Thus they shouted in villages of Galilee, surprised by Jesus’ words and actions. However this isn’t what happens in Nazareth when he appears among his neighbors as the one anointed as Prophet of the poor. Jesus observes fi

IN THE SAME DIRECTION Before beginning to tell about Jesus’ activities, Luke wants to make very clear to his readers what is the passion that drives the Prophet of Galilee and what is the goal of his action. Christians need to know in what direction God’s Spirit pushes Jesus, since fo

THE LANGUAGE OF GESTURES John the Evangelist doesn’t say that Jesus did «miracles» or «marvels». He calls them «signs» because they are gestures that point toward something deeper than what our eyes can see. Concretely the signs that Jesus performs point to Jesus’ person and describe

NEW SPIRITUALITY «Spirituality» is an unfortunate word. For many it can only signify something useless, far from real life. What good is it? What we’re interested in is what’s concrete and practical, material things, not spiritual ones. However the «spirit» of a person is something va

DISTURBING STORY With Jesus you can adopt attitudes that are all over the map. The story of the wise men speaks of the reaction of three groups of people. Some pagans that seek him, guided by the small light of a star. The religious representatives of the Temple, who remain indifferen

RECOVERING JESUS We believers have many and diverse images of God. From childhood, we go about making our own idea about God, conditioned above all by what we hear from catechists and preachers, what’s passed on at home and in school, and what we live out in religious celebrations and