AGAIN, some wily Pharisees tried to test Christ by asking him whether it was lawful for a husband to divorce his wife. (cfr. Mk 10,1-12) This was when...
THOSE are very intriguing words of Christ found in the gospel of St. Mark. “Everyone will be salted with fire,” he said. “Salt is good, but if salt be...
“Whoever is not against us is for us.” (Mk 9,40) With these words, Christ told his apostles, and is telling us now, that we have to be wary of our ten...
ON the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, the Apostle, which is celebrated on February 22, we are reminded of these very intriguing words Christ address...
MORE than our need for food, water and air, we all need to pray. Prayer is the most basic necessity we have, since that is what unites us with God our...
MAKE no mistake about this. We are clearly commanded by Christ to love our enemies, to do good to those who hate us, to bless those who curse us, to p...
WHY? Because in the first place, suffering is a consequence of our sins, not to mention our weaknesses, mistakes, and the fact that we have to contend...
THE fact that Christ immediately talked about his impending passion and death after being rightly identified by Peter as the “the Christ” (cfr. Mk 8,2...
SOME people brought a blind man to Christ, obviously so he could be cured of his blindness. (cfr. Mk 8,22-26) What Christ did was to bring the man to ...