“Zeal for your house devours me.” Jn. 2:13-22 Today the church celebrates the consecration of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, Episcopal See of the Pope, Bishop of Rome. The passage from John tells us about Jesus going up as a pilgrim to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast of the Passover, the memorial of liberation …
Who will trust them with what is valuable? Lk 16:9-15 Today’s Gospel is forceful for today’s societies, where social relations between countries and institutions, groups and even “friendships” are contaminated by interests of power and possession. The most serious: those that are disguised as altruistic values and mediated by negotiations for growth and congruent support. …
Friday, November 7 “The children of this world are more cunning than the children of light.” Lk 16:1-8 The parable of the unjust steward may sound strange to us, and we could say that Jesus exalts corruption. Jesus does not praise the unfaithfulness of the unjust employee, on the contrary, he fires him. What stands …
“There will be joy in heaven over one converted sinner.” Lk 15:1-10 Today’s Gospel has two circumstances: that of tax collectors and that of sinners who come to Jesus to listen to him. Next, Jesus enunciates two beautiful parables; the sheep and the coin that were lost. Jesus closes the parables with the joy and …
“Take up your Cross and follow me.” (Luke 14:25-33) Jesus counts on our YES to help him in building up the Kingdom. This is a path that has blessings and satisfactions, but it also has demands: “To carry the Cross implies, like the king and the builder, to calculate and foresee the resources, but also …
“Come, everything is ready” Luke 14:15-24 The banquet is prepared and ready, where there is inclusion and space for all those who Jewish society had excluded. It is opposed to the exclusive banquet for “the elect, the pious and the good”, where the law of exclusion was made effective for all the so-called impure: the …
“When you give a banquet, invite the poor…” Lk. 14:12-14 Today’s gospel passage is a strong contradiction to what we normally do; celebrate with friends: seat them at the table and serve good food. This brings joy, but it always leaves a sense of indebtedness. Jesus’ invitation is radical; to sit at the table to share …
“Commemoration of the faithful departed” Mt. 33-39-16,1-6 It is not easy to think of death in a society filled with pain and inner emptiness because of so much violence. How can we see death with meaning, as a passage to the encounter and celebration of fulfilment with the God of life. How can we be …
SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS “Rejoice, your reward is great in heaven.” Mt. 5:1-12a To celebrate the feast of All Saints is to ask ourselves how to be happy in the face of a world that has so many ephemeral and superfluous offers that leave nothing but empty and frustrated hearts. It is difficult to think …
Lk. 14:1-6: “Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee.” Jesus is invited to eat at a Pharisee’s house on the Sabbath. It is not an innocent invitation because they are watching him closely, looking for an opportunity to accuse him. The scene is already charged with tension; Will He put the …
