Author: José Antonio Pagola

«God is friend of life». This was one of Jesus’ basic convictions. That’s why, as he was discussing one day with a…

Many are the Christians of comfortable position who feel themselves bothered by that «fashion» which has entered into the Church of speaking…

There’s a phrase of Jesus that undoubtedly reflects a conviction and a style of acting that surprised and scandalized his contemporaries: «The…

The parable is short and easily understood. Two characters who live in the same city occupy the scene. A «judge» who lacks…

There are those who go through life with a sad and bitter appearance. Their gaze is always fixed on what’s discouraging. They…

«Increase our faith». That’s what the apostles ask Jesus: «Add more faith to what we already have». They feel that the faith…

Poor Lazarus is right there, dying of hunger «next to the gate», but the rich man avoids all contact and keeps living…

Jesus was already an adult when Antipas put into circulation the coins struck in Tiberias. Undoubtedly the monetary system was supposedly a…

Undoubtedly Jesus’ most captivating parable is that of the «good father», mistakenly called «parable of the prodigal son». It’s precisely this «younger…

There’s something that ends up scandalous and unbearable for someone who comes close to Jesus from a climate of self-sufficiency lived out…

There is a «beatitude» of Jesus that we Christians have ignored. «When you give a feast, invite the crippled, the lame, and…

Tolerance today occupies a prominent place among the most valued virtues in the West. Thus so confirm all the surveys. To be…

We’rhe e afraid to say the word «love». It’s so compromised that there fits within it what’s best and worst, what’s most…

One of the dangers that threaten us today is to fall into a life that’s superficial, mechanical, routine, piled-up… It’s not easy…

«Take life easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself»: this refrain of the rich man in the Gospel parable isn’t new. It’s been…

Everything has been said about the Our Father. It’s the prayer above all others. The best gift that Jesus has left us.…

Almost without our knowing it, the activities of each day go about modelling our way of being. If we aren’t capable of…

It doesn’t take a very deep analysis to describe our attitudes about self-defense, resentment and evasion that we take on in the…

Frequently we understand the evangelizing act in an excessively doctrinal way. To bring the Gospel would be to explain Jesus’ doctrine to…

«To follow» Jesus is a metaphor that the disciples learn on the roads of Galilee. For them it means concretely: don’t let…

The two most troublesome problems in the villages of Galilee were: hunger and debts. This is what most caused Jesus to suffer.…

Is it necessary to believe in the Trinity? Can we? Is it any good? Is it an unnecessary intellectual construction? Does it…

Christians have never felt themselves to be orphans. The vacuum left behind by Jesus’ death has been filled by the living presence…

According to the intriguing story of Luke, Jesus returns to his Father as he «blesses» his disciples. It’s his last gesture. Jesus…

Pluralism is a done deal. You can even affirm that it’s one of the features most characteristic of today’s society. The monolithic…

Jesus shares with his disciples his last moments before going back to the mystery of the Father. The story from John carefully…

All kinds of studies and diagnostics could exist. What’s certain is that the world today needs new sap to live. The Churches…

After eating with his friends on the shore of the lake, Jesus begins a conversion with Peter. The dialogue has been carefully…

The Gospel of John describes with dark brushstrokes the situation of the Christian community when it’s lacking the Risen Christ in its…

«You killed him, but God raised him». This is what Jesus’ disciples preached with faith throughout the streets of Jerusalem just a…