“IS he (Christ) not the one they are trying to kill? And look, he is speaking openly and they say nothing to him. Could the authorities have realized that he is the Christ?” (Jn 7,25-26) With these words in the gospel of St. John, we are...
“IF you had believed Moses, you would have believed me, because he wrote about me. But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?” (Jn 5,46-47) With these words, it’s like Christ is begging that we believe in him, for he...
“AMEN, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does, the Son will do also. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself does,...
“IT is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.” (Jn 5,10) So said some Jews to a sick man cured by Christ. This kind of accusation was common in the times of Christ and a reflection of the general...
GIVEN the precarious and wounded condition of our human life, plus the fact that we are meant to live a supernatural life, one that is simply beyond our human powers to attain without the help of God’s grace, we have to understand that many times...
NEVER doubt this truth of our Christian faith. As illustrated in that beautiful parable of the prodigal son (cfr. Lk 15,11-32), God is always ready to forgive us, no matter what sin we commit. All we have to do is just to go back to...
MARCH 25 is, of course, the liturgical celebration of the Annunciation of the Lord, that very significant event in the history of all mankind when the Son of God became man in the virginal womb of Mary who with her ‘Fiat’ (Be it done) reversed...
“WHOEVER is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” (Lk 11,23) With these words, Christ tells us clearly where the basis for our unity and equality amid our unavoidable differences and conflicts can be found. Yes, it’s with...
“WHOEVER breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” (Mt 5,19) With these words of...
“LORD, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” (Mt 18,21-22) With those words, Christ clearly tells us to be always merciful of everybody. Such...