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Belief
News
Leo XIV's response to nihilism: Newman, light and hope for Catholic education
Pope Leo XIV proclaims Saint John Henry Newman a Doctor of the Church: a call to hope and to a humanizing Catholic education against nihilism.
Old Testament
«He receives them as a perfect offering» (Wis 3:1-6, 9)
The perfect offering: meditation on Wisdom 3 — peace in trial, hope of immortality and call to solidarity, welcome and ethical vocation.
New Testament
«We shall see God as he is» (1 John 3:1-3)
Discover how 1 John 3:1-3 sheds light on filiation, love and hope: meditation, practical applications and prayer guide to see God today.
New Testament
«"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day" (John 6:37-40)
To believe in order to enter into Life: to receive the promise of Jesus — trust, inner transformation and hope in the face of death and the last Day.
Gospel
«Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven!» (Matthew 5:1-12a)
Rejoicing in the Eternal Promise — How to welcome the joy of the Beatitudes amidst our human weariness and transform our burdens into living confidence. A meditative and practical text that explains the Gospel context, analyzes the paradoxical joy of the Beatitudes, proposes three paths of transformation (poverty of heart, mercy, peace), concrete applications (family, work, society), patristic and contemporary resonances, a meditation prompt, a liturgical prayer, and an action plan for experiencing the promised joy today.
Reflections
7 Little-Known Biblical Literary Genres That Will Change Your Reading
Discover 7 often overlooked biblical literary genres — satire, hyperbole, extended parable, chiasmus, inclusio, antithetical parallelism and irony — that will transform your reading.
Reflections
The exact protocol for integrating technology into your contemplation time
Practical protocol for digital lectio divina: integrate tech into contemplation, purify your digital space and transform your habits in 7 days.
Reflections
The Silent Revolution of Women in Biblical Interpretation: How Female Voices Are Transforming Our Understanding of Scripture
The silent revolution of women in biblical exegesis: how female voices are renewing the reading of Scripture and transforming the life of communities.
New Testament
«No creature will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ» (Romans 8:31b-39)
Meditation on Romans 8: assurance that nothing can separate us from God's love, call to trust in the face of suffering and persecution.
News
«War is never holy» When Rome celebrates 60 years of Nostra Aetate and chooses peace
In Rome, Pope Leo XIV celebrates the 60th anniversary of Nostra aetate: interreligious vigil at the Colosseum, call for peace and dialogue — «War is never holy».
New Testament
“Integrated into the building which has the Apostles as its foundation” (Eph 2, 19-22)
From exile to home: Discover how Ephesians 2:19-22 transforms our identity—becoming fellow citizens, family of God, and living stones of the temple through the Spirit.
Reflections
Why I Abandoned Traditional Bible Study Methods for This Revolutionary Approach
How I left traditional Bible study for digital lectio divina, finding intimacy and spiritual transformation.
Reflections
Stop Reading the Bible Like Your Grandparents (Here's Why)
Stop reading the Bible like your grandparents: discover how collective, participatory, and intercultural Bible reading renews faith and action.
Reflections
The Thematic Approach to the Bible: Revolutionizing Your Spiritual Understanding
Discover the thematic approach to the Bible: connect your contemporary questions to biblical teachings.
New Testament
“You have received a Spirit who has made you sons, and in him we cry out, ‘Abba!’ that is, ‘Father!’” (Rom 8:12-17)
From slavery to sonship: how the Holy Spirit makes us cry “Abba” and transforms our identity, from fear to filial freedom and glorious hope.
Reflections
We read the Bible completely backwards
Discover why our modern reading of the Bible often misses the point—and how lectio divina, a contemplative reading of the Church Fathers, can transform your relationship with the Scriptures by emphasizing slowness, meditation, prayer, and contemplation.
Reflections
Why Preachers Avoid Talking About the Canonical Approach: Bible Study's Best-Kept Secret
Discover why so many preachers avoid the canonical approach—a method that illuminates the coherence of the entire Bible—and how to gradually integrate it to transform individual and community understanding of Scripture.
New Testament
“The tax collector went down to his house; he had become righteous rather than the Pharisee” (Luke 18:9-14).
The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector (Luke 18:9-14) reveals that humility opens the way to justification: reading, meditating on and living the salvation received through mercy.
Reflections
Renewing Your Bible Reading: Innovative Methods for Curious Believers
Discover innovative methods to renew your Bible reading: thematic approaches guided by contemporary issues (ecology, AI, migration, justice), narrative analysis of literary techniques, practices for creating a personalized journey and online communities to enrich understanding and spiritual engagement.
New Testament
“The Spirit of him who raised Christ from the dead dwells in you” (Rom 8:1-11)
The Power of the Spirit: Discover how the Holy Spirit, who resurrected Christ, transforms your life today—freedom from condemnation, divine indwelling, and the promise of bodily resurrection. A spiritual journey and practical ways to experience the Resurrection in your daily life.


