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Bear your share of hardship for the gospel (2 Tim 1, 8) Jesus came from the Father and has come into the world to save us.  We will be saved if we imitate him, leaving … Read More

Our great temptation The scene of “Jesus’ temptations” is an account that we should not interpret lightly.  The temptations that are described to us are not properly of the moral order.  The account is warning … Read More

Through the obedience of the one, the many will be made righteous (Rom 5, 19) The new Adam overcomes temptations.  Through him, we are provided with a way out of trials, so that we may … Read More

No to the idolatry of money Money, turned into an absolute idol, is for Jesus the greatest enemy of the world that God wants, a world that is more worthy of human beings and where … Read More

You have been purchased at a price (1 Cor 6, 20) God considers us very dear and very precious.  Do we take ourselves according to his appreciation of us? Jesus teaches that we human beings … Read More

A shocking call The call to love is always alluring.  Surely, many graciously welcomed Jesus’ call to love God and the neighbor.  It was the best synthesis of the Law.  But what they could not … Read More

Let him become a fool so as to be wise (1 Cor 3, 18) We can belong to Christ and his kingdom only if we prefer divine folly to human wisdom and remember always and … Read More

No to warring among ourselves The Jews spoke proudly about the Law of Moses.  According to tradition, God himself had given it to his people.  It was the best gift they had received from God.  … Read More

If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation (2 Cor 5, 17) Jesus, with his announcement of the kingdom and his lifestyle, represents conversion and newness.  But radical change implies return to the … Read More

Going to the outskirts Using two bold and surprising images, Jesus lets us know what to follow him means and what he expects from his followers.  They must not live thinking always of their own … Read More