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“My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me…” (Jn. 10:22-30) To recognize the voice of Jesus among so many noises and notifications of the day, we need to be somewhat silent. He knows us deeply, He knows our weak spots, and yet He loves us so intimately, promising that […]

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” (Jn. 10:11-18) A hired shepherd runs away when he sees the wolf, but Jesus does not. He stays, takes charge and gives his life for us, because He loves us with the heart of a mother and father. Truly caring

“I am the door of the sheep. He who enters through me will be saved.” (Jn. 10:1-10) On this Sunday of the Good Shepherd, Jesus tells us that He is “the door.” There are so many ideologies, so many fads and hollow promises out there that invite us to enter but leave us emptier and

“He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me, and I in him.” (Jn. 6:52-59) “He in us and we in Him”… what a beautiful and profound intimacy! To receive Communion is not to fulfill a rite; it is to let the heart of Jesus beat inside ours, let his hands be

“I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats of this bread will live forever.” (Jn. 6:44-51) Many people had a hard time understanding Jesus because He broke their calculating schemes. A God who makes himself a piece of fragile bread to feed us… It is a great act of love! The

“This is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life.” (Jn, 6:35-40) Today, the Gospel proposes to us a great reversal in the face of those who have a concept of a punishing God. God’s great plan, his will, is not to set traps

“I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will not hunger, and he who believes in me will never thirst.” (Jn. 6:30-35) We all carry within us emptiness, a thirst for love and meaning that nothing material can fill. Jesus offers himself to us as that tender, freshly baked Bread that fills

“Work, not for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life.” (Jn. 6:22-29) Today a good part of humanity lives running all day, chasing achievements, recognition, money… And at the end of the day, they still feel empty, with a complaint on their lips. Jesus stops us today with affection and tells

“Did not our hearts burn as He spoke to us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” (Lk. 24:13-35) We return to the road to Emmaus. When we flee disenchanted because things didn’t go our way, Jesus catches up with us on the way. In the warmth of their shared word and the

“It is I, do not be afraid… Immediately the boat touched land where they were going.” (Jn. 6:16-21) The night is dark, the wind is blowing brutally, and Jesus’ friends feel the boat sinking. How many times have we felt the same? An illness, an economic problem or a family crisis fills us with anguish.