daily meditation

Reflect today on any person in your life with whom you regularly discuss

Reflect today on any person in your life with whom you regularly discuss

The Pharisees stepped forward and began arguing with Jesus, asking him for a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the bottom of him ...

Meditation of the day: the only true sign of the cross

Meditation of the day: the only true sign of the cross

Meditation of the day, the only true sign of the cross: the crowd seemed to be a mixed group. First, there were those who wholeheartedly believed in ...

Reflect today on the praise you give and receive

Reflect today on the praise you give and receive

Praise that you give and receive: "How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that comes from the one God?" ...

Is giving alms a correct form of charity?

Is giving alms a correct form of charity?

Almsgiving to the poor is a manifestation of piety closely linked to the duties of a good Christian. It turns out to be something uncomfortable, negative, for those who ...

God helps overcome a phobia or other fears

God helps overcome a phobia or other fears

God helps overcome a phobia or other fears. Let's find out what they are and how to overcome them with God's help. The mother of all ...

Testimony Find out what the Spirit says

Testimony Find out what the Spirit says

Testimony Find out what the Spirit says. I did something unusual for a middle-aged European woman. I spent a weekend in a ...

Sense of guilt: what is it and how to get rid of it?

Sense of guilt: what is it and how to get rid of it?

Guilt is the feeling that you have done something wrong. Feeling guilty can be very painful because you feel persecuted ...

Meditation today: the attacks of the evil one

Meditation today: the attacks of the evil one

Attacks of the evil one: It is hoped that the Pharisees mentioned below went through a profound inner conversion before they died. If they hadn't, ...

Meditation today: the greatness of St. Joseph

Meditation today: the greatness of St. Joseph

The greatness of St. Joseph: when Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his house. Matteo…

Religious vocation: what is it and how is it recognized?

Religious vocation: what is it and how is it recognized?

The Lord has devised a very clear program for each of us to lead us to the realization of our life. But let's see what Vocation is ...

The wonder of faith, today's meditation

The wonder of faith, today's meditation

The astonishment of faith "Verily, verily I tell you that the Son cannot do anything by himself, but only what he sees being done ...

Today's Meditation: Patient Resistance

Today's Meditation: Patient Resistance

Today's Meditation: Patient Resistance: There was a man who had been sick for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew he was ...

Meditation today: faith in all things

Meditation today: faith in all things

Now there was a royal official whose son was sick in Capernaum. When he learned that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him ...

Meditation today: A summary of the whole Gospel

Meditation today: A summary of the whole Gospel

"Because God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that whoever believes in him does not die but can ...

Meditation today: being justified by mercy

Meditation today: being justified by mercy

Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised all others. “Two people went up to the temple area to…

Meditation today: hold nothing back

Meditation today: hold nothing back

“Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the Lord alone! You will love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your ...

Meditation today: the Kingdom of God is upon us

Meditation today: the Kingdom of God is upon us

But if it is with God's finger that I cast out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you. Luke 11:20 The ...

Meditation today: the height of the new law

Meditation today: the height of the new law

the height of the new law: I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. Truly I tell you, until heaven and earth ...

How to help your children distinguish good from evil?

How to help your children distinguish good from evil?

What does it mean for a parent to raise the moral and ethical conscience of the child? The children do not want any choice to be imposed on them or ...

Meditation today: forgive from the heart

Meditation today: forgive from the heart

Forgiving from the heart: Peter approached Jesus and asked him: “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how many times must I forgive him? As far as…

Meditation today: God's permissive will

Meditation today: God's permissive will

God's Permissive Will: When the people in the synagogue heard it, they were all filled with anger. They got up, chased him out of the city and ...

Meditation today: the holy wrath of God

Meditation today: the holy wrath of God

the holy wrath of God: he made a whip with ropes and drove them all out of the temple area, with the sheep and the oxen, ...

Meditation today: consolation for the repentant sinner

Meditation today: consolation for the repentant sinner

Consolation for the repentant sinner: This was the reaction of the faithful son in the parable of the prodigal son. We remember that after having squandered his inheritance, ...

Building the kingdom, meditation of the day

Building the kingdom, meditation of the day

Kingdom Building: Are you among those who will be deprived of God's kingdom? Or among those to whom it will be given to produce good fruit? ...

The family: how important is it today?

The family: how important is it today?

In today's troubled and uncertain world, it is important that our families play a priority role in our lives. What's more important ...

Meditation of the day: a powerful contrast

Meditation of the day: a powerful contrast

A Powerful Contrast: One of the reasons this story is so powerful is because of the clear descriptive contrast between the rich man and Lazarus. ...

Meditation: facing the cross with courage and love

Meditation: facing the cross with courage and love

Meditation: facing the cross with courage and love: while Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples alone and told them during the ...

Suicide: Warning Signs and Prevention

Suicide: Warning Signs and Prevention

The suicide attempt is a sign of very intense distress. There are many people who decide to take their own life every year. The…

Meditation of the day: true greatness

Meditation of the day: true greatness

Meditation of the day, true greatness: do you want to be really great? Do you want your life to really make a difference in the lives of others? In conclusion…

Long-distance relationships, how to manage them?

Long-distance relationships, how to manage them?

There are many people today who live long-distance relationships with their partner. In this period, it is very complicated to manage them, unfortunately the ...

Meditation: Mercy goes both ways

Meditation: Mercy goes both ways

Meditation, mercy goes both ways: Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and ...

Meditation of the day: Transfigured in glory

Meditation of the day: Transfigured in glory

Meditation of the day, Transfigured in glory: Jesus' many teachings were difficult for many to accept. His command to love your enemies, ...

Gratitude: a life-changing gesture

Gratitude: a life-changing gesture

Gratitude is increasingly rare nowadays. Being grateful to someone for something improves our life. It's a real cure-all ...

The perfection of love, meditation of the day

The perfection of love, meditation of the day

The perfection of love, meditation for the day: Today's Gospel ends with Jesus saying: “So be perfect, just as your Father is perfect…

Mistreatment: how to recover from the consequences

Mistreatment: how to recover from the consequences

There are very sensitive and personal issues, due to mistreatment, which can awaken feelings so distressing that they are rarely talked about in public. But discuss it ...

Beyond forgiveness, meditation of the day

Beyond forgiveness, meditation of the day

Beyond forgiveness: Was our Lord here giving legal advice regarding a criminal or civil proceeding and how to avoid a court proceeding? Of course…

Meditation of the day: pray for God's will

Meditation of the day: pray for God's will

Meditation of the day, praying for God's will: clearly this is a rhetorical question from Jesus. No parent would give to their son or daughter ...

Meditation of the day: pray to the Our Father

Meditation of the day: pray to the Our Father

Meditation of the day pray to the Our Father: remember that Jesus would sometimes go away alone and spend the whole night in prayer. So it is…

Meditation of the day: the Church will always prevail

Meditation of the day: the Church will always prevail

Think of the many human institutions that have existed over the centuries. The most powerful governments have come and gone. Various movements have gone and ...

Meditation of the day: 40 days in the desert

Meditation of the day: 40 days in the desert

Today's Gospel of Mark presents us with a short version of Jesus' temptation in the desert. Matteo and Luca provide many other details, such as ...

Meditation of the day: the transforming power of fasting

Meditation of the day: the transforming power of fasting

"The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast." Matthew 9:15 Our carnal appetites and desires can easily cloud the ...

Meditation of the day: deep love dispels fear

Meditation of the day: deep love dispels fear

Jesus told his disciples: “The Son of man must suffer a lot and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the scribes, be killed ...

Meditation of the day: understanding the mysteries of the sky

Meditation of the day: understanding the mysteries of the sky

“Haven't you understood or understood yet? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes and do not see, ears and do not hear? "Mark 8: 17-18 How ...

God helps us respond to adolescent hardships

God helps us respond to adolescent hardships

One of the most important and complex challenges, a void that only Jesus, together with families, can fill. Adolescence is a delicate phase of life, in ...

Sixth Sunday in ordinary time: among the first to testify

Sixth Sunday in ordinary time: among the first to testify

Mark tells us that Jesus' first healing miracle occurred when his touch allowed a sick old man to begin ministering. ...

Reflect, today, on the words of Jesus in today's Gospel

Reflect, today, on the words of Jesus in today's Gospel

A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down he prayed to him and said, "If you wish, you can make me clean." Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand, touched him ...

Think about your priorities in life today. What is most important to you?

Think about your priorities in life today. What is most important to you?

“My heart is moved with pity for the crowd, because they have been with me for three days now and have nothing to eat. If there ...

Commentary on the Gospel by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 31-37

Commentary on the Gospel by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 31-37

They brought a deaf-mute to him, begging him to lay his hand on him ”. The deaf-mutes referred to in the Gospel have nothing to do with ...

Daily meditation: listen and say the word of God

Daily meditation: listen and say the word of God

They were extremely amazed and said, “He did all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak “. Mark 7:37 This line is ...

Comment by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 24-30

Comment by Fr Luigi Maria Epicoco: Mk 7, 24-30

"He entered a house, he wanted no one to know, but he could not remain hidden". There is something that seems even greater than the will of Jesus: ...