Author: José Antonio Pagola

Jesus repeated it over and over: God is here and now transforming the world; God’s reign is coming. It wasn’t easy to…

It wasn’t easy for Jesus to carry his project forward. Real soon he met with criticism and rejection. His word didn’t have…

One day, Jesus surprised everyone giving thanks to God for his success with the simple people of Galilee and for his failure…

One of the greatest risks for Christianity today is to go about little by little passing from the «religion of the cross»…

I’m convinced that the experience of God, such as Jesus offers and communicates, always instils an unmistakable peace in our heart in…

God’s reign isn’t just a salvation that begins after death. It’s a breaking-in of grace and life already in our actual existence.…

We would seriously impoverish the content of the Eucharist if we would forget that in it we believers should encounter the nourishment…

It hasn’t always been easy for us Christians to relate concretely and in a living way to the mystery of God confessed…

Terrified by Jesus’ execution, the disciples seek refuge in a house they know. Once again they are together, but now Jesus is…

Matthew hasn’t wanted to end his Gospel narration with the story of the Ascension. His Gospel, redacted in difficult and critical conditions…

The truth is that we human beings are pretty complex. Each individual is a world of desires and frustrations, ambitions and fears,…

Christians of the first and second generation never thought that a new religion was being born with them. In fact they didn’t…

In some circles of the Church they insist more than ever on the need for a strong «ecclesiastical magisterium» for directing the…

There are more than a few who look at the Church today with pessimism and disappointment. It’s not the one they would…

They don’t talk much. They aren’t noticed. Their presence is modest and silent, but they are the «salt of the earth». As…

Jesus’ resurrection isn’t just a liturgical celebration. More than anything it’s the manifestation of God’s powerful love that saves us from death…

What makes us Christians is following Jesus. Nothing else. This following of Jesus isn’t something theoretical or abstract. It means following his…

The story of Lazarus’ resurrection is surprising. On the one hand, Jesus is never presented to us so human, fragile and intimate…

The story is unforgettable. It’s traditionally called the «healing of the man born blind», but it is much more, since the Gospel…

Tired from the journey, Jesus sits down next to Jacob’s Well, in the neighborhood of the village of Sicar. Soon a Samaritan…

Sooner or later we all run the risk of getting settled in life, seeking a comfortable refuge that lets us live calmly,…

Every person who doesn’t want to live alienated must keep themselves clear and vigilant in the face of possible mistakes that they…

The sensory manifestation of the emotions isn’t the best criterion for verifying Christian love, but a better one is the attentive behavior…

The Jews were used to talking proudly about the Law of Moses. According to tradition, God Self had given it to God’s…

Few writings today can shake the heart of believers with as much force as the little book of Paul Evdokimov, The Crazy Love…

Whoever approaches Jesus’ Beatitudes once and again realizes that their content is inexhaustible. They always have new importance. We always encounter in…

The Gospel writer Matthew takes good care with the story where Jesus is going to make his public appearance. The voice of…

The Gospel writers make an effort to differentiate well the Baptism of Jesus and the Baptism of John. You mustn’t confuse them.…

The Gospel stories don’t dwell too much on the description of Jesus’ baptism. They give more importance to the experience lived out…

After a certain eclipse of Marian devotion, brought on in part by abuses and notable distortions, Christians are returning to be interested…