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Justice
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.
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.
Reflections
This is how current issues bring ancient texts to life.
Discover how contemporary issues — climate, migration, AI — reveal new dimensions of Scripture and renew biblical reading.
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
«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
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.
Reflections
Biblical intercultural dialogue: your passport to a richer faith
Biblical intercultural dialogue: enrich your faith by discovering how African, Asian, and Latin American perspectives reveal new dimensions of Scripture.
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.
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.
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.
New Testament
“Should not this daughter of Abraham have been loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?” (Luke 13:10-17)
Jesus heals the bent woman on the Sabbath: choosing mercy over legalism, calling to see and straighten the invisible.
Reflections
Why Ignoring Female Voices in Theology Impoverishes You Spiritually
Don't neglect women's voices in theology any longer: discover how their perspectives enrich biblical hermeneutics and transform spiritual life.
Old Testament
“The prayer of the poor pierces the clouds” (Sir 35:15b-17, 20-22a)
Ben Sira 35: The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds - how God preferentially listens to the poor and calls us to perseverance and solidarity.
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.
New Testament
“Unless you repent, you will all likewise perish” (Luke 13:1-9)
In the face of tragedy and violence, Luke 13:1-9 reverses the logic of blame and issues a pressing call to conversion: not as a threat, but as a joyful urgency toward life. This article explains the historical context of Jesus' words, develops the meaning of metanoia as a passage from spiritual death to fruitfulness, specifies the concrete fruits of the Spirit, proposes a seven-step meditation process, weekly practices, and an intercessory prayer, and responds to contemporary objections about guilt, autonomy, and social engagement.
News
Land, housing and work are sacred rights: the revolutionary message of Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV proclaimed that "land, housing, and work are sacred rights," calling on the Church and societies to defend dignity and social justice.
New Testament
“Who will deliver me from this body which is leading me to death?” (Rom 7:18-25a)
Romans 7: Recognizing Inner Division and Welcoming Grace. Reading, theological context, analysis, and spiritual paths to experiencing liberation in Jesus Christ.
New Testament
“You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; but why do you not know how to interpret this time?” (Lk 12:54-59)
Discerning the signs of the times (Lk 12:54-59): developing a spiritual outlook to interpret the present, acting with lucidity and responding to God's calls.
Epistles
“Now, having been freed from sin, you have become slaves of God” (Rom 6:19-23)
Romans 6:19-23: Becoming a “slave of God” as true freedom—from sin to holiness, from shame to dignity, and the promise of eternal life.


