Articles on this issue "lectio divina"
The Church is the place where "the Spirit blooms" (St Hippolytus of Rome, Traditio apostolica, 35) and the Chosen People, non-restricted by borders, come from all the peoples: “For in one …
read moreJesus has ascended and he is not departed and now, thanks to the fact that He is with the Father, he is close to each one of us, forever (Benedict XVI, May 7, 2005). Ecce Homo The feast of …
read moreThe gift of a new command: the law of Charity "Love one another". This command given to us by Christ is the "Magna Carta" of the People who, born from his pierced chest, are transformed by …
read moreIn today’s culture the figure of the shepherd is almost unknown and to call somebody "a sheep" is an offence. On the contrary, in the Bible, sheep farming is well known and has a positive and …
read moreChrist is the light of charity for the world Apparitions: a Presence which remains At Easter, the first of all Sundays, we have celebrated the victory of the Word of Life that is Light. This …
read moreAt today's Mass in Domus Sanctae Marthae, Pope Francis commented on a line from the first reading, when Peter says that it is in the name of Jesus that a crippled man has been healed. The …
read moreMercy is God's charity What I'd like to underline regarding this Sunday's Gospel is the fact that, in order to help Saint Thomas' faith, Jesus appears to the disciples a second time and asks …
read moreThe first of all Sundays The first day of the week is Sunday, the day in which we celebrate Christ's resurrection. He resurrects in the night, long before the sunshine illuminates this day of …
read moreIt is not enough to cry, one must also fight In listening to the bloody Passion of Christ, a warrior pronounced what is one of the strongest sentences that have ever come out of a Christian …
read moreLove forgives Once more we listen to a Gospel of mercy. Last Sunday we have contemplated the embrace of the merciful Father who with his love hugs and rehabilitates the prodigal son, who had …
read moreThe sheep rescued, the drachma found, the son pardoned, always. Today’s Roman liturgy tells about the parable of the prodigal son and the merciful Father. In the Gospel of Luke this parable …
read more1) The way of the Cross is part of the way of light. Cross and mission. In our journey towards Easter the Roman liturgy of the Second Sunday of Lent brings us to climb Mount Tabor where …
read moreHere is a translation of the address Benedict XVI gave last Friday, when he visited Rome's major seminary on the occasion of Saturday's feast of Our Lady of Confidence, patron of the …
read moreIn time for this year’s liturgical cycle, Cardinal George Pell, archbishop of Sydney, published a book with reflections on the Sunday readings taken from Saint Luke. With some additional …
read moreToday's readings speak about three people who had a true encounter from which their vocation surfaced. Because of this encounter with God, Isaiah offered to become His prophet, Saint Paul …
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