Sunday Commentary is a blog written by a priest.
Solitary God or God of Communion? Introduction What is the identity card of Christians? What feature distinguishes them from the followers of other religions? Not the love of neighbor: the others too—we know—do good. Not prayer the Muslims also pray. Not the faith in God: the pagans have too. It is not enough to believe […]
The Spirit: Hope of a New World Introduction The natural phenomena that impress most the imagination of man—fire, lightning, hurricane, earthquake, thunder (Ex 19:16-19)—are used in the Bible to describe the manifestations of God. The sacred authors also used images to present the outpouring of the Lord’s Spirit. They said that the Spirit is a […]
He is Always Beside Every Person Introduction With the coming of Jesus in the glory of the Father has anything on earth changed? Outwardly nothing. The lives of the people continued to be what it was before: to sow, reap, trade, build homes, travel, cry and party, as usual. Even the apostles had not received […]
The Spirit Always Draws New Things from the Gospel Introduction Faced with the “rampant religious ignorance” someone proposes to take up the Catechism of Christian Doctrine, published by Pius X in 1913, with its 433 questions and answers, summaries of all the issues of theology and morality. This booklet has certainly marked an era, but […]
Introduction The Church’s days are numbered—some say—because she is old, does not know how to renew herself, repeats old formulas instead of responding to new questions, stubbornly restates obsolete rituals and unintelligible dogmas while today’s people are looking for a new equilibrium, a new way of life, a less distant God. There is a growing […]
Introduction From the third century A.D. (not before) the image of Christ the shepherd with a lamb on his shoulders and surrounded by the flock often appears in the catacombs. It is a scene that intends to portray the confidence and serenity with which the believer crosses the dark valley of death, supported or guided […]
Introduction In the Christian community we elaborate ambitious pastoral programs, in the family, we implement the latest psychological techniques to better educate the children, we make every effort, make plans, and yet—we know—even the most laudable efforts are not always successful. The child enrolled, with many sacrifices, in the most famous Catholic school, the […]
Introduction “Fortunate are you to see what you see!” Jesus said one day (Lk 10:23). The disciples who accompanied the Master during his public life are called by Luke witnesses of the events that have taken place among us (Lk 1:1-2). It is undeniable; they are blessed because they have seen. Among them, there is […]
WITNESS IS ONE WHO ‘SAW’ THE LORD Introduction The words with which John begins his letter are moving: “What we have heard and what we have seen with our own eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, I mean the Word who is Life … we proclaim also to you” (1 […]
March 25 GOD HAD GIVEN MANY PROOFS OF LOVE, BUT HE HELD IN RESERVE THE MOST UNHEARD-OF WONDERS Introduction This ancient festival is connected with the spring equinox. It was celebrated in Palestine possibly as early as the fourth century and introduced in the West in the seventh century. Initially, it was not a […]