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The power of the Gospel The episode of a surprising and unexpected catch of fish in the Sea of Galilee has been edited by the evangelist Luke to encourage the Church when it experiences that … Read More

I chose you … to go and bear fruit (Jn. 15:16) “Holy, Holy, Holy” recognizes the Lord’s incomparable holiness.  Before the Holy One of Israel or of the Church, the only appropriate reaction is Isaiah’s … Read More

Deprived of the prophetic spirit We know that historically the opposition to Jesus developed slowly:  the distrust of the scribes, the irritation of the teachers of the law and the rejection on the part of … Read More

Be all the more eager to make your call and election firm (2 Pt. 1:10) Jesus proclaims himself the fulfillment of the Scripture and delineates his mission as the Evangelizer of the poor.  Confronting us … Read More

Prophet In a lost village of Galilee, named Nazareth, the inhabitants gather in the synagogue one Sabbath morning to listen to the Word of God. After a few years spent in the desert looking for … Read More

The only Son, God, who is at the bosom of the Father, has revealed him (Jn. 1:18) All the people, standing before Ezra in an open place, listened attentively on that holy day.  This decisive … Read More

A not so religious act “There was a wedding in Galilee.” So begins this account that tells us of something unexpected and surprising. The God-sent Jesus’ first public intervention has nothing that is religious about … Read More

Whoever is in Christ is a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17) In starting his account with “In the beginning,” John harks back to the book of Genesis.  Obviously, he speaks of the pre-existence of the … Read More