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Come down quickly (Lk 19, 5) It is not enough for us to know Jesus at the level of the intellect.  There ought to be a deep intimacy between the Master and us. Herod the … Read More

Open to God’s project The Gospel accounts leave us no room for doubt.   According to Jesus, God has a great project:  build up in our world a great human family.  Drawn to this project, Jesus … Read More

The light shines in the darkness (Jn 1, 5) Providence never abandons believers during nights of doubts and dangers.  For those with faith, the menacing darkness is an opportunity to receive light.  It is because … Read More

Inner experience The evangelist Matthew has a special interest in telling his readers that Jesus should be called “Emmanuel.”  He well knows that this can result shocking and strange.  Who can be called by the … Read More

A sign for you:  an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger (Lk 2, 12) God urges us to ask for a sign, even one that is extraordinary.  But we do not … Read More

Healing wounds What Jesus was doing left the Baptist perplexed.  He was expecting a Messiah who would eradicate sin from the world and impose God’s rigorous judgment, not a Messiah dedicated to healing wounds and … Read More

Let your yes mean yes and your no mean no (Jas 5, 12) Jesus and his co-workers attend to the needs of people of all kinds.  This proves that Isaiah’s prophecy about the messianic kingdom … Read More

Striking out along new paths Around the year 27 or 28, there appeared in the desert of the Jordan an uncommon and independent prophet who made a big impact on the Jewish people:  the first … Read More

Put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom 13, 14) The kingdom of God is at hand.  And since no one can endure the day of the Lord’s coming, we have to repent. We affirm the … Read More

  Gird your loins and light your lamps (Lk 12, 35) If we remember, in whatever we do, the end of our life, we will never sin (Sir 7, 36).  The future will not catch … Read More