Who is our raison d’être? We continue to learn from the first witnesses of Jesus’ Resurrection. The text itself is clear and eloquent. In a certain climate of respect, dialogue and listening, Peter and John put their lives on the line, to “teach in the name of that man” and to point out those “responsible …
“God so loved the world that He gave his only Son…” We can begin today’s prayer by making a “composition of place”, the here and now of our world, the one that has touched us. You can reconstruct the news from the newspaper or TV… those that come from far and near… those brought by …
“Nothing as their own; everything in common” The text of Acts invites us to look at the first group of Christians and reminds us of the gestures of some communities we have known. It may be useful to read a passage from the second century, by an anonymous author, questions of a certain Diognetus, which …
“To be born of water and of the spirit” A Jewish magistrate, Nicodemus, came to see Jesus. From John’s account, it can be deduced that Nicodemus speaks in the name of his people, the Jews: “We know that you have come from God”… And Jesus also responds in plural form, for the Jewish people. “You …
Discovering Jesus in everyday life. We can think and pray about the event about which the Acts of the Apostles tells us today: (Peter and John heal a cripple). We admire the conviction and courage of the apostles, those same ones who were so slow to understand and cowardly to act, and now are transformed …
Friday, April 5, Octave of Easter, Acts 4:1-12 Jn 21:1-14 Read More »
“Lord, increase our faith!” The Risen Jesus appears to the disciples and shares time with them, not in a glorious and triumphant way, but according to the image they had of Him when He was with them in their earthly life. We can only grasp the positive dynamism of the Risen Jesus through faith, which …
Thursday, April 4, Octave of Easter, Acts 3:11-26 Lk.24:35-48 Read More »
Listening that sets the heart ablaze. Today’s liturgy offers us three cases of listening, which when prayed can be very instructive for us. That of Peter and John, in the Acts of the Apostles: how they listen to the cripple from birth who speaks to them without words: only with gestures and a look. And …
Wednesday, April 3, Octave of Easter, Acts 3:1-10 Lk 24:13-35 Read More »
The Promise Applies to Everyone The Christian message is not intended for a closed group of friends or privileged cultures but must be proclaimed even – and above all – to those who are far away. It is the difference with the covenant made in the Old Testament, with the “chosen people.” Jesus rose not …
Tuesday, April 2, Octave of Easter, Acts 2:36-41 Jn 20:11-18 Read More »
“He is alive. Of that, we are witnesses.” When Jesus died, He left no goods, no children, no books or important documents… He left behind a group of friends who, as they proclaimed the Good News they had witnessed, formed communities, making it possible for Jesus’ message to transcend time and space and reach us. …
Monday, April 1, Octave of Easter, Acts 2:14,22-32 Mt 28:8-15 Read More »
JOHN 11:45-57 “THEY DECIDED TO KILL JESUS.” Jesus knows that not everyone likes His way of working, yet He continues His mission. He is not afraid of what is coming, nor of being criticized by the powerful because He has not come to ingratiate Himself with them, but to liberate those whom they oppressed. That …
