Author: José Antonio Pagola

Christmas contains a secret that unfortunately escapes many of those who in those dates celebrate «something» without knowing exactly what. They can’t…

Christmas is so disfigured that it’s almost impossible to help some one today understand the mystery it contains. Maybe there is a…

In the face of the various destructive tendencies that you could detect in contemporary(necrophilia) society, Erich Fromm has made a vigorous call…

There are many people who are neither believers nor unbelievers. They’ve simply gotten themselves into a way of living in which the…

The stories that I know about today’s world focus a lot on the contradictions of contemporary society, on the seriousness of the…

We Christians have attributed to the Crucified One various names: «redeemer», «savior», «king», «liberator». We can come close to him being thankful:…

Luke gathers Jesus’ words about future persecutions and tribulation, underlining especially the need to face the crisis patiently. The term used by…

The Sadducees didn’t enjoy popularity among the people of the villages. They were a sector composed of rich families belonging to the…

Jesus’ encounter with the rich man Zacchaeus is a well-known story. The scene has been nicely worked up by Luke, maybe concerned…

It was one of Jesus’ most upsetting parables. A pious Pharisee and a tax-collector go up to the temple to pray. How…

Jesus’ parable reflects an all too common situation in the Galilee of his times. A corrupt judge arrogantly despises a poor widow…

It’s been said that gratitude is disappearing from the «affective landscape» of modern life. The well-known essayist Jose Antonio Marina recently recalled…

In believers, doubt can arise about one or another point of the Christian message. The person asks themselves how they should understand…

We know the parable. An unconcerned rich man who «feasts magnificently», far from the suffering of the rest, and a poor beggar…

Jesus’ message forces a complete rethinking of life; whoever listens to the Gospel intuits that they are being invited to understand in…

Jesus’ best known and maybe most repeated parable is the so-called «Parable of the Good Father». What did people feel the first…

It’s wrong to try to be Jesus’ «followers» without stopping to reflect on the concrete demands contained in following his footsteps, and…

Jesus lived a different style of life. Those who want to sincerely follow him feel themselves invited to live in a new…

It is without doubt one of Jesus’ harshest phrases to the ears of contemporary people: «Try your hardest to enter by the…

Along the road of Galilee Jesus pushes on to spread the «fire» that burns in his heart. In Christian tradition there remain…

Jesus has a very clear vision concerning money. The summary of which is a short and blunt phrase: «You cannot serve God…

One of the most obvious features in Jesus’ preaching is the clarity with which he knows how to unmask the alienating and…

Perhaps the most serious tragedy for people of today is their growing incapacity for prayer. We’re forgetting what it is to pray.…

While the Catholic hierarchy insists on the need of the «Church magisterium» to instruct and guide the faithful, important sectors of Christians…

The parable of the «Good Samaritan» came from Jesus’ heart, since he was walking through Galilee very attentive to the beggars and…

After 20 centuries of Christianity, it’s hard to listen to Jesus’ instructions to his own without getting embarrassed. It’s not about trying…

In times of crisis, the temptation is great to seek security, go back to easy positions and knock on the door again…

According to the exegetes, the multiplication of the loaves is a story that lets us discover the meaning that the Eucharist had…

It’s not always easy for us Christians to relate in a concrete and living way with the mystery of God confessed as…

To speak of the «Holy Spirit» is to speak of what we can experience of God in ourselves. The «Spirit» is God…