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Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C Introduction Like all those who teach the way of God—as the doctors in the temple that the twelve-year-old Jesus went to listen to (Lk 2:46), as John the Baptist (Lk 3:12), like Nicodemus (Jn 3:10)— Jesus is also called master by the people. If we exclude […]
Seventh Sunday in ordinary Time – Year C Introduction In front of his school colleagues, Ernesto says, ‘I respect everyone, but if they kidnap my child, I certainly will kill the responsible.’ Joseph is an employee; one day, he comes home upset with anger for the injustice suffered and confides to his wife: ‘I […]
SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR C Introduction The one who has the money to invest does not rely on the first sales pitch on the street. He asks for information, seeks advice from experts in economics, checks which actions are down and which are rising, which gives significant reliability, and which are […]
WE BRING A GREAT TREASURE IN EARTHEN VESSEL Introduction Today’s readings present some characters who are called to carry out a mission of proclaiming the Word of God. They all have the same reaction: they feel unworthy, incapable, and inadequate. Isaiah declares himself to be a man of unclean lips. Peter asks Jesus to […]
February 2 ALL WERE WAITING FOR HIM—ONLY ANNA AND SIMEON RECOGNIZED HIM Introduction Forty days have passed since Christmas and—perhaps with a bit of nostalgia—we remember the emotions aroused in us by that feast and, even more, the good news that the baby brought us, a star coming from heaven to illuminate our nights, “rising […]
THE PROPHET: AN UNCOMFORTABLE PERSON Fourth Sunday in ordinary time – Year C Introduction There are unexpected and unintended tribulations, but there are others that are the result of choices made. The price to pay for those who agree to carry out the unrewarding and challenging mission of a prophet is persecution. Even the nicest […]
January 25 Introduction Whoever enters Damascus from the eastern gate comes to Straight Street. The ancient decuman (inancient Rome—the main entrance of a military camp, facing away from the enemy and near which the tenthcohort of the legion was usually stationed) crosses the entire city from east to west. It has kept the name given by […]
Third Sunday in ordinary time – Year C Introduction The God of Israel “speaks and it is done” (Ps 33:9). The idols of the pagans instead “have mouths but do not speak” (Ps 115:5). They are unable to help, protect, or perform miracles. The word of man may be far-fetched (Job16:3); that of God is instead always “living […]
LOVING YOU IS A FEAST Introduction One of the features of the pagan religion was the fear of the gods, a fear the believers try to drive out by keeping meticulous and obsessive practice, taboos, of purification rites. This resulted in a distorted and distressing relationship with God. Paul calls this time “prison,” […]
Baptism of our Lord Jesus – Year C HE WANTED TO RISE WITH US FROM THE ABYSS Introduction Biblical sites are often tied to some theological significance. The sea, the mountain, the desert, the Galilee of the Gentiles, Samaria, the Jordan River, and the land beyond the lake of Genezareth are much more than […]