“I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Jn. 14:1-12 Jesus begins by giving peace and security to his friends: “Do not be anxious.” That peace comes from faith in God, from faith in him. As St. Teresa later said: “He who has God, lacks nothing.” And another reason to be sure: “I’m going to …
“And I will do whatever you ask in my name.” Jn. 14:7-14 The text proposed today ends with an announcement: “he who believes in me will do the works that I do, even greater ones”; and a promise: “If you ask for anything in my name, I will do it.” Jesus wants to tell us …
FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH THE WORKER “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?” Mt. 13:54-58 Jesus returns to his village, teaches in the synagogue, but leaves with disappointment in his heart. Those neighbors, relatives and acquaintances have heard about him, they already know of his miraculous signs in other places, and they do not believe. “How is it possible …
“The servant is none other than his master, nor is the messenger more than the one who sends him.” (Jn 13:16-20) We close this month by returning to that moving scene: Jesus with the towel around his waist. He repeats it to us slowly so that we do not forget: pride and vanity are elements …
“I have come into the world as a light, that whoever believes in me should not continue in darkness.” (Jn. 12:44-50) Today, remembering the courageous Saint Catherine of Siena, Jesus invites us to come out of the darkness. His light does not come to blind us or to reproach us for our mistakes; it comes …
“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 …
