HOPE In this time of preparation for Christmas, hope knocks at our doors, because “God the Lord will destroy death forever, He will wipe away tears from all faces.” (Is. 25:6-10) This is a call to believe in the promise, God comes every day if we are actively doing good, seeking in every action the …
ADVENT We begin a spiritual journey into the joy of Christmas. A time to renew ourselves in faith. Let us decorate the tree, take out the manger, turn on the lights, but above all let us prepare our hearts for the Savior to come. Let us lift up our heads, our liberation is near. (Lk …
“They immediately left their nets and followed him.” Mt. 4:18-22 Vocation is a call of God’s grace, it is a gift of gratuitousness in freedom, where God takes the initiative, and the response corresponds to the person. “Jesus saw Simon Peter and his brother, Andrew, casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. …
“The Kingdom of God is at hand.” Lk. 21:29-33 The path of the Gospel leads us through prospects of life with meaning, of strength in hope; that lead to a society transformed in love and justice. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.” Those who truly love life and …
“Look up and lift up your heads.” Lk. 21:20-28 The apocalyptic discourses collected in the Gospels reflect the fears and uncertainty of those first Christian communities, fragile and vulnerable, who lived in the midst of the vast Roman Empire, between conflicts and persecutions, with an uncertain future. Today’s story refers us to situations that are …
“Not one stone will be left upon another.” Lk. 21:5-11 In a society like ours of great socio-cultural changes, which create crises in all dimensions, it is urgent to focus our faith on Jesus, the light and strength necessary to read and face the darkness of today. Jesus warns us not to look at them …
“The good woman gave little, but she gave with humility.” Lk. 21:1-4 Jesus brings to us today the person of the widowed woman, not only to recognize her and dignify her in her role as a woman, but to give her a place in society. Then what He wants is to expose a society that …
“My house is a house of gathering and prayer.” Lk. 19:45-48 Jesus is finishing his mission, and there in Jerusalem, He again energetically, by force and with anger, questions what the temple has become. He takes the people out, making them realize that it is the evil spirit that is present: they are not treating …
“If only they understood what leads to peace!” Lk. 19:41-44 The texts of today’s liturgy invite us to contemplate the path that leads to peace. Jesus sets his gaze on the city of Jerusalem, the city of peace, but when He sees what is happening, He feels a deep sadness and weeps and expresses a …
“To surrender all things for the building of the kingdom.” (Lk. 19-28) With the expectation of the advent of the Kingdom, Jesus in the parable of the talents makes it clear again that it is not built from a power that governs with ambition and injustice, creating more and more slavery and poverty. It is …
