The Magi realized that two lives needed, or perhaps a hundred or a thousand, and that they will never be enough. Because if we look for a king when we have the entire Universe at our disposal, it is only out of fear of being disillusioned, of being nothing more than a transitory form of… Read more »
Christmas is walking in the night but wrapped in light, a light that does not come from the sanctity of perfection but from the profound humanity of the shepherds. They are outside the realm of power, they live outside the lights of Jerusalem, they are nocturnal beings, often haunted by mistakes or due to feelings… Read more »
Because you have prepared a “body for me” and it is not what we expected, thus, we need to learn to listen to the Body of Christ. I would like to shout out with freedom and joy to those who are still slaves to a thousand fears: the Divine took on flesh. And a body… Read more »
Abandon violence, do not mistreat life, never extort anything, for any reason, don’t take anything from anyone. Learn not to force life, let it come, let it flow, then smile gratefully and be amazed. Nothing is needed, nothing more than this, only life as it unfolds. I don’t want to do anything Lord, I will… Read more »
I thought I would find you in perfection, but instead I found you in the unborn parts of me. Where I don’t love like a man, where I don’t decide like a man, where I’m not free like a man. You wait for me, you take me by the hand, you dive with me into… Read more »
I am the Expected one, You are waiting for me, You are waiting for me to finally decide to be born. This will happen you know, only at the end. The breath of death will be the true first definitive cry of the newborn, but in the meantime, You continue to wait for me. Advent… Read more »
Resurrection is not a future event. We resurrect right now every time we immerse ourselves in the deep silence that allows us to slow down our life, release our tensions, and look at ourselves with infinite compassion. Resurrection is not a future event: it is the perfume of life that we already experience right now…
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In the end, we have to get there. There is no scent of spring in the air yet, no empty tomb, no newly-minted sun to glitter on our incredulous tears. We have to get there. And it is an uphill journey. The wind pushes the clouds into a threatening mass overhead, turning the sky the…
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The statement on this page of the Gospel is vehement and its effect is like that of a stone dropped in a pond: Philip goes to find Andrew, and Andrew and Philip seek out Jesus. It seems to me that this is the only possible answer to give the Greeks. Do you want to see…
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LIFT UP YOUR gaze (JOHN 3:14-21) Today’s Gospel is a description of light tapping at a window. The light filtering through the pane urges us to make a choice: do we want to take the high road and go forth, or do we prefer to hide behind a wall? The impassioned call we hear… Read more »
