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Gospel
New Testament
«God has confined all men to disbelief so that he may have mercy on all» (Romans 11:29-36)
Refusal as a path of grace (Rom 11:29-36): a Pauline key to welcoming mercy in the heart of our doubts.
New Testament
«Do not invite your friends; invite the poor and the crippled» (Luke 14:12-14)
Welcoming the poor as a sign of the Kingdom: how Jesus' free hospitality transforms our meals, our priorities and our relationships.
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.
Saints
Discover Saint Marcian, hermit of Syria
Saint Marcian, a Syrian hermit of the 4th century: asceticism, prayer, struggle against Arianism and a call for simplicity and charity.
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.
News
A joy stronger than death: understanding All Saints' Day today
All Saints' Day: understanding its history, its joy in the face of death and how this holiday invites everyone to live holiness on a daily basis.
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.
Saints
Saint Quentin: to bear the light even unto martyrdom
Saint Quentin, a young Roman sent to Gaul in the 3rd century to spread the Gospel, died in Augusta Veromandum, present-day Saint-Quentin. His silent faithfulness became a...
New Testament
«For my brothers» sake, I would wish I were accursed” (Romans 9:1-5)
Paul, ready to be «anathema» for love of Israel: reading of Romans 9:1-5 on apostolic compassion, redemptive substitution and universal brotherhood rooted in the cross.
New Testament
«If one of you has a son or an ox that falls into a well, will you not immediately pull him out, even by day…”.
Jesus reveals the Sabbath as a law of compassion: healing transcends conformity. How can we live out active mercy in our choices and institutions today?.
News
Leo XIV: Overcoming Polarizations
Pope Leo XIV calls for synodality and warns against the polarizations that fragment the Church, inviting listening, humility and trust in the Spirit.
Saints
Saint Alexander of Jerusalem — To enlighten through knowledge and faith
Alexander of Jerusalem, bishop of the 3rd century, builder of a library and catechism school; martyred around 250. Model of the union between knowledge and charity.
New Testament
«It is not fitting that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem» (Luke 13:31-35)
Jesus in Jerusalem: why the prophet must die where the word is rejected — meditation on Luke 13:31-35, call to conversion, mercy and perseverance.
News
Leo XIV: remain open to spiritual formation
Pope Leo XIV calls on teachers and Catholic institutions to reconnect with spiritual formation, for an integral education founded on hope.
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
“When people love God, he makes everything work for their good” (Rom 8:26-30)
When man loves God, everything works together for his good: meditation on Rom 8:26-30, the action of the Spirit, providence and a spiritual practice to live filial trust.
New Testament
“People will come from east and west to take their places at the banquet in the kingdom of God” (Luke 13:22-30)
Luke 13:22-30: enter through the narrow gate, taste the feast of the Kingdom today — a demand of the heart, universal hospitality and concrete paths.
Saints
Saint Jude: Questioning Christ to remain in him
Saint Jude, former zealot turned apostle of faithful love: his question in the Upper Room reveals that God manifests himself in daily fidelity. History, epistle, iconography and devotion.
Saints
Saint Simon the Canaanite (Simon the Zealot): moving from rebellion to universal love
Simon the Zealot, apostle converted from combat to universal love: from political resistance to the evangelical mission, witness of charity and martyrdom.


