Circumcision

Eleazar, a 90-year-old scribe, preferred death to eating pork forbidden by Jewish Law, embodying dignity, faith, and responsibility towards future generations during the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes.

Discover a profound reading of the First Book of Maccabees and its "great wrath," a symbol of a spiritual identity crisis in the face of cultural assimilation. This article explores how faithfulness to God, even in adversity and persecution, remains the path to authentic life, inspiring courage and resilience today.

Rom 4:20-25: Abraham, model of faith that justifies — meditation on the promise, divine power and justice received by faith in the risen Jesus.

Thematic reading plan of the Catholic Bible on salvation and redemption: chronological and meditative journey, key passages from the Old and New Testaments, spiritual reflection and ideas for a reading journal.

Discover how faith in Jesus Christ, beyond the Mosaic Law, transforms the Christian life according to Galatians 2:16, 19-21. A call to experience divine justice through grace, to die to the "old self," and to allow Christ to dwell within, leading to a new life, free and full of love. Includes meditations, analysis, and practical advice for embodying this faith daily.

Departing to be reborn: Genesis 12:1-2 explores uprooting, promise, and missionary election—an invitation to risk trust in a Word.

Discover how Saint Paul, in Romans 3:21-30, reveals a divine righteousness accessible not through the Law but through faith in Jesus Christ. This key passage overturns traditional conceptions and affirms the universality of salvation offered to all, Jews and Gentiles alike. It is an invitation to live an active, humble, and transformative faith, the foundation of a true relationship with God.

A 365-day journey to reading the Catholic Bible according to the canonical approach: daily readings, meditations, links between the Old and New Testaments and times of prayer.