Author: José Antonio Pagola

The world is full of Christian churches presided over by the image of the Crucified One, and is also full of people…

It’s surprising to see Jesus surrounded by so many women: dear friends like Mary Magdalen or the sisters Marth and Mary of…

Jesus didn’t want the people of Galilee to think of God as king, Lord or judge. He experiences God as an unbelievably…

Jesus goes out of his way to awaken conversion to God in the people. It was his true passion: the time has…

Modern humanity is beginning to experience a dissatisfaction that produces in our heart an inner emptiness, the triviality of daily living, the…

It wasn’t easy for Jesus to remain faithful to the mission he has received from his Father and not depart from God’s…

Truthfulness has always been an important concern in education. We’ve known it from childhood. Our parents and teacher could «understand» all our…

«But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you». What can we believers do…

Accustomed to listening to the «beatitudes» as they appear in the Gospel of Matthew, it makes it hard for us Christians in…

Guilt in itself isn’t something invented by religion. It constitutes one of the oldest and most universal human experiences. Before religious sentiment…

Even today we find among Christians a certain «religious elitism» that is unworthy of a God who is infinite love. There are…

The first look of Jesus isn’t directed at the sin of people, but at the suffering that ruins their lives. What first…

According to the Evangelist John, Jesus went about doing signs in order to help us know the mystery enclosed in his person…

Love is energy that gives true life to society. In every civilization there are forces that generate life, truth and justice, and…

There are things that only simple people catch on to. Truths that only the common people are capable of figuring out. Joys…

Christmas encompasses a secret that unfortunately escapes all too many of those who celebrate «something» in those days without knowing exactly what.…

One of the most characteristic aspects of Christian love is to know how to come close to one who could need our…

In spite of all the information that the communication media offers us, it’s hard to be aware that we’re living in a…

John shouts a lot. He does it because he sees the people sleeping and he wants to wake them up, he sees…

Jesus was a tireless creator of hope. His whole existence consisted in spreading to others the hope that he himself lived from…

It’s rare for a person to be able to live completely without ever considering the ultimate meaning of existence. As frivolous as…

For contemporary people, the apocalyptic discourses about «the end of the world» no longer terrify us. Nor do we stop to listen…

One of the most valuable offerings of the Gospel for contemporary people is that of helping us live with a more human…

There are few experiences more joyful than that of encountering all of a sudden one of Jesus’ words that illuminates the depth…

In its beginnings, Christianity was known as «the Way» (Acts of the Apostles 18:25-26). More than entering a new religion, «to become…

James and John come up to Jesus with a strange petition: to occupy the seats of honor next to him. «You don’t…

The fundamental change that Jesus is calling us to is clear. Leave behind being selfish people who look at others in function…

What caused women in Galilee to suffer most in the year 30 of the first century was their complete subjection to men…

The Gospel-writer Mark describes an episode in which Jesus bluntly corrects a mistaken attitude of the Twelve Don’t we also today need…

According to Mark’s story, when Jesus is on the road to Jerusalem, he insists up to three times on what he’s expecting…