Mary, daughter of Zion and figure of the heavenly Jerusalem At the Bose Community, where Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox celebrate together, today's Marian feast has been interpreted on the basis ...

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Thomas Merton (1915-1968) monk Thomas Merton spent the last years of his life as a hermit. In his growing solitude he progressively opened his heart, giving witness to his compassion and concern for e...

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Lucy of Syracuse (d. 304) martyr Today the Eastern and Western churches commemorate the martyrdom of Lucy, a virgin of Syracuse, Sicily who was executed during the persecution of Diocleti...

John of the Cross (1542-1591) priest John of the Cross, the first Carmelite monk to join the reform of the Order begun by Teresa of Avila, died during the night of December 13, 1591 at the ...

Sanducht (1st cent.) martyr  The princess Sanducht was the daughter of the Armenian king Sanatruk (ca. 75-110), and according to tradition, she became a Christian upon hearing the pr...

Words of Spirituality by ENZO BIANCHI The primacy of the Kingdom drastically reduces the priority of wealth. Jesus asks his followers to be on their guard against wealth, which can take possession of ...

“I write to you, young men, because you are strong and the Word of God remains in you, and you have conquered the evil one.” (1 Jn 2,14). The strength and the struggle against evil: according to t...

The Letter to Titus urges young people to think (Titus 2:6), to reflect so as to acquire wisdom and discernment. Certainly thinking, paying attention to our heart’s movements and thoughts that invad...

In my opinion there is a text in the Gospel that well expresses the situation of many of today’s young people; that’s the text of the “young rich man” (Mt 19,16-22). It shows a young man in se...

Meeting Christ and adhering to him implies fractures and cuts: “No one can serve two masters... You can’t serve both God and Mammon.” (Mt 6:24).

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Rumi (1207-1273) righteous among the nations Rumi, one of the greatest Sufi poets and mystics in Islamic history, died in Konia, in modern-day Turkey, on the evening of the fifth day of the month of ...

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Charbel Makhlouf (1828-1898) monk Today the Maronite church commemorates the monk and hermit Charbel Makhlouf.Yussef Makhlouf was born to a very poor family in Beka'kafra, a Lebanese moun...

Christmas On Christmas, the Christian community confesses God's humble presence among the poor. At the same time, the Church contemplates the "marvelous exchange" that consists in God's taking on huma...

Stephen the first Christian martyr With great wisdom, the Church assigned Stephen's feast to the day after Christmas, a choice that underlines the close relationship between Incarnation and marty...

John apostle and evangelist John's feast, which rightly follows the celebration of his Beloved's birth, invites the Church to look at the world with a gaze transformed by the contemplation of God...

The holy innocents martyrs Today the Western churches commemorate the "massacre of the innocents." According to Matthew's Gospel, after Jesus' birth King Herod slaughtered all of the infants und...

Thomas Becket (1118-1170) pastor and martyr On December 29, 1170 the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket was killed in Canterbury Cathedral at the close of the vesper service Lectionary

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Theophilatus of Ocrida (ca. 1054-ca. 1126) pastor and ecumenical witness Today the Orthodox churches commemorate Theophilatus, an archbishop of Ocrida in what is now Macedonia.

Circumcision and Naming of Jesus; Mary the Mother of God As the Church contemplates the Son's self-abasement, it also glorifies the Name of Jesus, which means "the Lord saves"