Second Sunday of Advent            Today the Church presents to us John the Baptist as a model to follow. He was the Precursor, the one who comes first. His mission was to open the ways of the Lord, t...

First Sunday of Advent             Watch out, the Lord is coming, the Lord is very near. This is what the liturgy is reminding us these days: to be awake, to be vigilant, to be ready. In a cresce...

The Good Thief             Three crosses, two thieves and three different expressions of suffering. Jesus wanted to be crucified surrounded by sinners, sharing his throne of glory with them. Many...

Eschatological discourse            When we reach November, at the end of the liturgical year, we have these Gospels about the end of times, about the distant future. They are always a bit frightening...

Resurrection of the dead            Today in the Gospel the Sadducees tried to have a go at Jesus with a silly argument, defending their denial of the resurrection, and thanks to them we have from him...