Author: José Antonio Pagola

We human beings tend to appear before others as more intelligent, better, more noble than we really are. We go through life…

The story of Jesus’ birth is unsettling. According to Luke, Jesus is born in a village in which there’s no place to…

It’s not hard to summarize Jesus’ message: God isn’t an indifferent and far away being, that moves in the world, interested only…

Some first century Christians were very interested in not being confused with followers of the Baptist. The difference, according to them, was…

The meeting with John the Baptist was for Jesus an experience that turned his life around. After the baptism in the Jordan,…

People may be surprised that the Church makes the first day of the New Year the feastday of Mary, Mother of God.…

In between greeting cards and gifts, dinners and noise, almost hidden by lights, trees and stars, it’s still possible to glimpse in…

Mt 1, 18-24 There’s a question that hits me every year from the time I start to observe on the streets the…

Mt 11, 2-11 Even in the prison of Maqueronte, where he’s locked up by Antipas, news of Jesus reaches the Baptist. What…

The first word we hear coming from God for God’s children, when the Savior comes to the world, is an invitation to…

Mt 24, 37-44 It’s not always easy to put a name on that deep and persistent discomfort that we can feel at…

Lc 23, 35-43 According to Luke’s account, Jesus has suffered agony in the midst of mockery and scorn from those around him.…

Lc 21, 5-19 In the Gospels we find some passages of apocalyptical character where it is hard to distinguish the message that…

Lc 20, 27-38 Jesus didn’t spend much time talking about eternal life. He didn’t try to deceive anyone by coming up with…

Lc 19, 1-10 Jesus frequently warns about the danger of getting trapped by the irresistible attraction of money. The bottomless desire for…

Lc 18, 9-14 The parable of the Pharisee and the Publican usually awakens in many Christians a big rejection of the Pharisee…

Lc 18, 1-8 Luke tells a short parable that indicates that Jesus told it to explain to his disciples «about the need to…

Lc 17, 11-19 This story starts out recounting the healing of a group of ten lepers near Samaria. But this time, Luke…

Lc 17, 5-10 Jesus has told them over and over, on many different occasions: «How little faith you have!». The disciples don’t…

Lc 16, 19-31 According to Luke, when Jesus cried out: «You can’t be slave of both God and money», some Pharisees who…

Lc 16, 1-13 «You cannot be the slave both of God and of money». These words of Jesus can’t be forgotten in…

Lc 15, 1-32 Without doubt, Jesus’ gesture that most provokes and scandalizes was his way of welcoming sinners with special affection –…

Lc 14, 25-33 Jesus is heading to Jerusalem. The evangelist tells us that «great crowds accompanied him». Nevertheless, Jesus has no illusions. He…

Lc 14, 1 y 7-14 Jesus goes to a banquet, invited by one of the leading Pharisees of that region. It is…

Lc 13, 22-3 Modern society is pushing us more forcefully each day toward a life-style that is marked by a pragmatism of…

Lc 12, 49-53 In a clearly prophetic style, Jesus sums up his whole life with some unusual words: «I have come to bring…

Lc 12, 32-48 In his Gospel, Luke has redacted a few words, full of feeling and love, words directed by Jesus to…

Lc 12, 13-21 We keep learning more about the social and economic situation that Jesus knew in Galilee in 30 CE. While…

Lc 11, 1-13 «I say to you: ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and…

Lc 10, 38-42 The episode is somewhat surprising. The disciples who accompany Jesus have disappeared from the scene. Lazarus, the brother of…