“Woman, you have great faith. Your request is granted.” Mt. 15:21-28 We find ourselves once again with a fully human Jesus and a son of his historical circumstances. Jesus was an Israelite educated in his culture and religion. And the episode takes place in the land of “infidels”, according to the Israelite mentality. They believed […]
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Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord “When the voice had sounded, Jesus found himself alone.” Lk. 9:28-36 Today we are going to meditate on this passage with José María Castillo: “The singular and admirable thing about this story is that it makes clear something entirely extraordinary: the unthinkable singularity of Jesus. In the vision
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“Lord, if it is You, tell me to come to you on the water.” Mt. 14:22-36 Again we see Jesus praying alone, on the mountain. In this account of Jesus walking on water and calming the wind, it seems that Matthew wants to show the spiritual journey of the community and especially of Peter. The
He ordered the people to sit on the grass. Mt. 14:13-21 It is never too much to repeat: Jesus is a human being. He needs to mourn John’s death, more than his cousin, his mentor; the one who, with his Baptism, won him the grace to be confirmed in his mission. How long did He
Life does not depend on material goods. Lk.12:13-21 The man in the story that Jesus tells has no name in the Gospel. But looking at the news of the year, of the week, we can put a name to it and verify what Jesus teaches us: Are those who have made money the “purpose” of
To learn from the freedom and coherence of John and Jesus. Mt. 14:1-12 The account of the beheading of the Baptist seems to have been brought here by Matthew, as a disturbing memory, aroused by the bewilderment that Jesus creates, as He makes himself known. John and Jesus were free men who spoke freely and
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Where does this man get that wisdom and those miracles? Mt. 13:54-58 Chapter 13 of Matthew which we will finish bringing to prayer today, offers us eight parables taken from everyday life, that life that Jesus shared in his family and with his countrymen. Today we can hear the reactions of the Nazarenes, who have
SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS LIKE A NET… Matthew 13:47-53 In the last parable of the Kingdom of Heaven, it is like a net, which catches fish of all kinds. The Kingdom is a proposal for everyone, in it we all fit. But it never ceases to amaze us how harsh
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN SEEMS LIKE A TREASURE… Matthew 13:44-46 In today’s Gospel, once again, Jesus speaks of the kingdom of Heaven, or the kingdom of God…. It is curious how Jesus always uses parables to speak of the kingdom of God: a present and hidden reality, but once discovered, it profoundly changes the life
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SAINTS MARTHA, MARY AND LAZARUS I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE. DO YOU BELIEVE THIS?. John 11:19-27 Martha the active and Mary the contemplative. It will be better to resort to the intermediate solution, since the one, without the other, does not hold…that of the balanced, sensible, prudent, mediating Lazarus. And Martha, going out
