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He is our peace (Eph 2, 16) Jesus embodies the divine compassion that reconciles people. He expects those he has reconciled to reflect his compassion. God has seen enough. He will make the leaders answer … Read More

For a collective examination of conscience Jesus does not send his disciples in just any manner. In order to work with him on his project of God’s kingdom and prolong his mission, they need to … Read More

Sealed in Christ with the Holy Spirit (Eph 1, 13) Jesus seeks first the kingdom and righteousness of God. His disciples prove themselves by doing the same. The first disciples immediately leave their occupation to … Read More

Do not despise the prophet The story never fails to surprise. Jesus was rejected precisely in his own town, among those who thought they knew him better than anyone else. He arrives at Nazareth, accompanied … Read More

When I am weak, then I am strong (2 Cor 12, 10) Jesus came to his own people, but they did not accept him. Is he not a stranger to us who claim to be … Read More

Secret wounds We do not know her name. She is an insignificant woman, lost in the midst of the crowd that follows Jesus. She does not dare speak with him as did Jairus, the synagogue … Read More

For your sake he became poor (2 Cor 8, 9) Death no longer has power over Christ. Does it still have power over us who have been baptized into his death and into his resurrection? … Read More

Why are we so terrified? Why are you so terrified? Do you not yet have faith? For the evangelist Mark, these two questions that Jesus addresses to his disciples are not a story of the … Read More

Whoever is in Christ is a new creation (2 Cor 5, 17) Those who are truly new in Christ do not lose sleep even over life’s most violent storms. They put their trust in God. … Read More

Small seeds We are drowning in bad news. Radio and television stations, broadcasts and reports unload on us an avalanche of news about hate, wars, hunger and violence, scandals large and small. The “peddlers of … Read More