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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.
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
“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.
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.
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
“Present yourselves to God as those who are alive and have come back from the dead” (Rom 6:12-18)
Romans 6:12-18: Paul calls you to “present yourselves to God as those who have lived and returned from the dead.” Theological meditation and practical ways to live grace.
News
"Dilexi te": love as the axis of Leo XIV's pontificate
A title that says it all: the echo of a divine love The first word of Leo XIV's first great text is already a world in itself:...
Prayer
Catholic Prayer: Cultivate Your Faith Daily
Catholic prayer is much more than just a spiritual routine; it is a true living bond between the believer and God. Did you know that...
Old Testament
«For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, God…”.
Isaiah 9:5 invites us to welcome the Prince of Peace: meditations and concrete ways to make peace a lived gift, an active justice and a daily vocation.
Old Testament
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.”
Exodus 20:2-3: God reveals himself as liberator before imposing the law. This first commandment transforms the slave into a free son, calling for exclusivity that restores dignity.
Old Testament
«Create in me a pure heart, O my God» (Psalm 51:12-13)
«Create in me a pure heart»: discover how Psalm 50 guides towards mercy, inner conversion and the mission to transmit forgiveness.
Old Testament
“The Lord said to Abram: Go from your country, from your kindred, and from your father's house to the land that...
Departing to be reborn: Genesis 12:1-2 explores uprooting, promise, and missionary election—an invitation to risk trust in a Word.
Old Testament
“God saw everything that he had made, and it was very good” (Gen 1:1-2:2)
Genesis 1:1 Explained: How “In the beginning God created” establishes the Christian view of the world, God, and human dignity—meditation, practical applications.


