Jesus is the model of the true missionary.  He sends us who claim to be Christians as his missionaries, for the sake of others. As the Father has sent him, so Jesus sends his disciples.  That is to say, God’s missionary par excellence, in turn, makes his disciples...

God does not leave Jesus among the dead.  Nor does he let the one faithful to him till death know decay.  This is wonderful in our eyes, unexpected. Mary Magdalene goes to Jesus’ tomb and runs into something unexpected.  That is because she sees the tomb open. ...

Jesus loves us with the strength of his arms and the sweat of his brow.  He dies for us so that we may no longer live for ourselves but for him and others. Loving us to the end, Jesus lays down his life for us.  That is how we come to know love.  It is not a matter of...

Lifted up from the earth, Jesus draws everyone to himself.  He wants us to die with him on the cross, so that we may have eternal life. One can safely say that everyone looks for self-fulfillment.  We may not be able to define it or specify the right means of...

Jesus crucified reveals the love to the end that God has for us.  To believe in him, then, is to reveal the same unfathomable love. Moses lifted up the bronze serpent in the desert.  By looking at it, those whom the serpent had bitten recovered.  In...

Jesus is the only temple that matters.  He is “God-with-us,” the fullest presence of God among human beings. Jesus feels outrage when he finds in the temple area sellers of animals and money-changers.  They probably think they foster worship of God.  But Jesus...

Jesus is the beloved Son of the Father who hands him over for us all.  He announces to us the Good News of the kingdom.  His true followers and partners listen to him. Jesus ushers in the kingdom of God.  He has every reason, then, to resist Satan, the power that...

Jesus overcomes Satan in the desert. He thus reveals that he is the Firstborn of the new creation and the Head of the new people of God. The Spirit drives Jesus out into the desert. Jesus stays there for forty days, tempted by Satan, living with wild beast and...

Jesus gives us an example of tender and inclusive charity.  Our Teacher and Lord wants such charity to be the badge that identifies his disciples. The cure of a leper reveals clearly the charity of Jesus, the love that binds him to those who suffer.  He is moved with...

Jesus indicates that serving God is serving the neighbor.  To help the needy, then, is part and parcel of the religion of his followers. Jesus teaches in the synagogue and amazes the people.  And by serving a needy person, he amazes them even more.  That is because he...