Jealousy is a bad counselor, it arises in those who have some power. Someone who is “not one of us” is doing good. It was the jealousy of the rulers of Palestine in Jesus’ time that led him to the cross, and Jesus’ disciples also behaved in this way when they said, “He is not …
(Mk. 9:37). The disciples argue about who will be first, but Jesus proposes another way: service, simplicity, acceptance. It is sometimes not so easy to take the time to accompany a child, and even less, if he or she is sick, in our culture of efficiency. The truth is that in the Jewish world to …
The seventh week of the Ordinary Time of the liturgy begins, and today it offers us the celebration of “Mary, Mother of the Church”. It is an acknowledgment of the gift left to us by Jesus on the cross, and by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Mary, who accompanies the disciples in their mission, in …
Monday, May 20: “Woman, behold your son” (Jn. 19:26). Read More »
It is so easy to judge others, to evaluate them, trying to account for what they do or say. We haven’t been able to put an end to the comparisons, the prying questions, and even the envy. The end of the Fourth Gospel testifies to this; Peter, who is already considered responsible for Jesus’ project, …
Saturday, May 18: “Lord, what about this one?” (Jn. 21:21). Read More »
The vocation of the Apostle Peter is truly exciting. How many times did he deny Jesus, how many times did he disagree with Him and even opposed His plans. Peter, the coward, and yet he is entrusted with the care of the sheep. A beautiful ending to the 4th Gospel: “feed my sheep”. It is …
Friday, May 17: “Lord, you know everything, you know that I love you” (Jn. 21:17). Read More »
This is the spiritual testament of Jesus when He is still at table with his disciples before suffering. He prays to the Father and asks him for communion among all of us who follow him; May we be one. This desire of Jesus is more relevant than ever. To be one is possible only in …
Thursday, May 16: “That they may all be one” (Jn. 17:20). Read More »
Let’s take seriously the fact that we are sent. The first vocation, which is to life, comes with a genetic programming, with a series of peculiarities that come from far back, but also from the environment that surrounded our childhood and adolescence. All this gives us a unique and unrepeatable vocation. Jeanne de Lestonnac was …
We remember the long wait of the daughters of Jeanne de Lestonnac for her canonization (more than 300 years). Tomorrow we will conclude the celebration of the 75th anniversary of this great event. Jeanne had no other purpose than to seek the “Greater Glory of God”, both when she defended her educational project, in which …
Jesus prepares his people for hardship and persecution. He knows that they will suffer the consequences of following him. He prepares himself for the final giving of self. Today we still find Christians who “suffer persecution for righteousness,” even with the shedding of their blood. Jesus prophesied it, but in those moments of testimony, He …
If we are enveloped by sadness, if we have become pessimistic, let us ask the Holy Spirit to give us the gift of joy, proper to the Paschal faith, because this is a gift that comes to us from the Other, from his presence, from his efficacious Word. Let us remember the crisis situations that …
