Gospel Commentary

The “Prœlium Magnum” of History

Gospel for the Feast of St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael, Archangels 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward Him and said of him, “Here is a...

What Is the Glory of Heaven Like?

Gospel for the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord 28b Jesus took Peter, John and James and went up a mountain to pray. 29 While He...

Mary: God’s Brilliant Response

Gospel for the Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 46 While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, His Mother and His brothers appeared outside, wishing...

The Power of Eternal Predestination

Gospel of the Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Vigil Mass) 5 In the days of Herod, King of Judea, there was a priest...

To Those Who Love!

Gospel for the 6th Sunday of Easter Jesus said to his disciples:23 “Whoever loves Me will keep my word, and my Father will love him,...

Spirit of Love and Peace

Gospel of the 6th Sunday of Easter Jesus said to His disciples: 23 “Whoever loves Me will keep my word, and my Father will love him,...

Mercy Responds to Misery

Gospel of the 5th Sunday of Lent 1 Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 But early in the morning He arrived again in the Temple...

A Divine Lesson in Combatting Evil

Gospel of the First Sunday of Lent 1 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the...

Blessed We Will Be, if We Desire the Things of Heaven!

In proclaiming the Beatitudes, the Divine Master opens a new religious perspective to humanity, in which adherence to God no longer comes about through...

The Revenge of the Mediocre

An old adage says: “There is no more vicious enemy than the false piety of the sincere.” This is illustrated to perfection in the...

On a Mystical Night… the Saviour of Humanity Is Born!

What must have been the supernatural ambience that enveloped the most important event in history? Let us raise our hearts beyond the human circumstances...

The Loftiest Horizon

Christ’s majesty coming in the clouds to judge the earth, as well as the formidable grandeur of the end of the world, banishes worldly...

Wisdom Grants Us the Treasures of Heaven

The attitude of the rich young man has recorded for history the great error of those who, through selfishness, despise the heavenly treasure and...

The Secret of True Success!

The human heart longs for self-realization in the most brilliant manner, but disordered passions fill it with vain illusions. What should we do? Jesus...

The Defining Moment

The radical attitude taken by Our Lord in the face of His Apostles’ perplexity at the revelation of the Eucharist shows us the need...

God Always “multiplies the loaves”

In these troubled days, the scene of the multiplication of the loaves reminds us of an ever-present truth: we need only give God our...

“Just Have Faith!”

In performing the miraculous cure of the woman with haemorrhages and the resurrection of Jairus’ daughter, Jesus teaches that great graces are granted to...

The Best Way to Remain in Jesus

In the true vine there is a sublime conduit through which the sap of grace flows abundantly to us, without risk of being lost. Gospel...

A King of Utmost Goodness

The best incentive to embark enthusiastically on the path of holiness is to understand the immeasurable love of the Good Shepherd for each of...

God Manifests His Mercy Even in Chastisement!

Even when humanity rejects the saving help God offers it, He still guides it as a Father, pouring out His goodness whether in warning...

Unfathomable Divine Plans and Faulty Human Criteria

From all eternity, the Son planned to erect the infallible chair of His Church in the person of a mortal man. In the glorious...

Where Does Jesus Live?

When the disciples who followed Him wanted to know where He was staying, Our Lord affectionately said to them: “Come and you will see.”...

Time Should Not Be Spent on Time, But on Eternity

The call to conversion and the proclamation of the Kingdom put us in the perspective of a “brief time” that should be lived with...

Hierarchy or Equality?

Through the thirty years of His family life, the God-Man offers the example of perfect obedience, to a world pervaded by an egalitarian mentality...