I will draw all to myself “Now is the judgment of this world; now the prince of this world will be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all to myself”. Being lifted up suggests glory. The great of this earth are raised on the podium: the great… Read more »
God so loved the world For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him. Who is God?… Read more »
Destroy this temple Jesus said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then the Jews said to him, “This temple was built in forty-six years, and in three days you will raise it up?” But he was speaking of the temple of his body. When he was raised… Read more »
The Beloved Son Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!” And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus with them. As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had… Read more »
The time is fulfilled The Spirit immediately drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained there for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good news of God: “This is the time of fulfillment…. Read more »
Baptism is God’s declaration of love for me. This Love remains at my side; it never forsakes me no matter what happens to me or around me; it takes care of me without being ashamed of me. Jesus begs John the Baptist, and each one of us, to allow him to remain at our side,…
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I like to think of today’s Feast, the Epiphany, as a homage to restlessness. The Magi are restless individuals. Their lives can be described by verbs like: to depart, to abandon, to leave, to embark, to undertake, to venture, to doubt. They are adventurous people because they don’t see anything as certain. They are not…
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Today we celebrate Mary as Mother of God. But her greatness does not lie in this. Instead, it lies in her readiness to embrace God’s work within her. What makes a creature great is the ability to recognize him/herself as a “field” in which God can work. Mary, who is “blessed among all women,” a…
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What is Christmas for us if not a fresh awareness that we must unite ourselves more and more to the God who dwells within us, enabling us to make him present–to incarnate him–in the world. We celebrate Christmas to the degree that our life becomes a sacrament of God, who has expanded his…
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With the angel’s announcement to Mary, something unprecedented takes place: the time of religion ends and the time of faith begins. Human beings, who have always been intent on reaching the sky, are now visited by it. Mary is the image of human expectation: she creates within herself a space in which eve-rything can come…
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