“The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him” (Luke 4:20). This passage of the Gospel is striking. It always makes us imagine that moment of silence when every eye was on Jesus, in a mixture of wonder and hesitance. ...read more

Last Sunday we listened to the account of the Passion of the Lord. Jesus responds to the sufferings He endures with a virtue that, although it is not considered among the traditional ones, is so important: patience. ...read more

We are devoting today’s catechesis to the virtue of prudence. Along with justice, fortitude, and temperance, it is one of the so-called cardinal virtues, ...read more

In our catechetical journey on the vices and virtues, today we come to the last of the vices: pride. ...read more

February 8th was the feast of St. Josephine Bakhita, who was enslaved as a child and brought from Sudan to Italy in the late 19th century. ...read more

Lent immerses us in a bath of purification and of self-spoliation: it helps us to remove all the cosmetics that we use in order to appear presentable, better than we really are. ...read more

Some friends of mine recently undertook a little renovation project in their home: nothing major – just a couple of bathrooms, a laundry room and a fresh coat of paint on some walls.  ...read more

On the fourth week of Advent, our protagonist is Mary. ...read more

It’s the third week in Advent and our character is Elizabeth. ...read more

Our character for the second week of Advent is John the Baptist. ...read more