WITH the celebration of Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord’s Passion, we begin the Holy Week of our liturgical calendar, the most important
Category: Reflections
The graver the sin, the greater should be the compassion and mercy
THIS somehow is the lesson we can draw from that gospel episode about the woman caught in adultery and dragged to Christ to see if
Despite all our stupidities
THERE’S always hope despite whatever stupidities we commit or fall into. That, I think, is what the parable of the prodigal son, (cfr. Lk 15,11-32)
Sanctification a constant concern
THIS is what we can gather from that gospel parable about a certain man who planted a fig tree in his vineyard and who after
What Christ’s Transfiguration teaches us
THE spectacle of Christ’s Transfiguration (cfr. Lk 9,28b-36) teaches us, among other things, that we are meant for a supernatural life, that we need to
What to do when tempted
OBVIOUSLY, the thing to do is to immediately go to Christ who will show us and empower us with the proper way to deal with
To be all things to all men
THAT’S from a passage in 1 Corinthians 9,22. It’s the ideal condition for us to pursue. It’s what would truly identify us with Christ, the
“Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you”
WHY oh why did Christ command his disciples so? (cfr. Lk 6,27) The quick answer is that despite our unavoidable differences and conflicts, even the
How to be trusting and to be trustworthy
GOD himself tells us how that is going to be. “Cursed be the man who trusts in man, and makes flesh his arm, and whose
Let’s be bold and aggressive in our Christian life
THAT gospel episode about Christ commanding Peter to “go to the deep and lower down your nets for a catch” (Lk 5,4) reminds us, among