“Be always joyful in the Lord; I repeat, be always joyful.” The Lord is near. With these words began today’s second reading, and that phrase was the entrance antiphon of the Mass. Today is the third Sunday of Advent. On this Sunday, the Church always...
The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary commemorates an action of God deeply linked to Christmas, a celebration for which we are preparing. Today we celebrate God’s special intervention, together with the Son of God, at the moment when the Virgin Mary...
On this last Sunday of Ordinary Time we celebrate the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. This Solemnity was formerly celebrated on the Sunday before All Saints’ Day to signify that the reign of Christ brings about the sanctification of...
Jesus left clear teachings on how our salvation will culminate, and the other New Testament writers picked up and repeated his words. However, this teaching seems to have been relegated in the Church, which implies a considerable risk for those of us who claim to be...
Today’s Gospel presents a series of features that should be highlighted. It is an encounter between Jesus and a teacher of the law, but it is not a polemical encounter or one motivated by bad intentions on the part of the Pharisee, but a friendly encounter, in...
