Matthew 16:13-20 Dear Friends, Peter had quite a journey from the time Jesus asked him to leave his boat and nets and follow Him. He saw it all: the blind seeing, the lame walking, the devils cast out, the loaves and the fish and, of course, his short, ill-fated attempt to walk on the water and a lot more. Now Jesus asks the question, “Who do you say I am?” (Mt 16:15)Peter was ready, or at…

The Interior Castle: Teresa of Avila’s Major TextThis the first of a series of blogs on some major themes of The Interior Castle.The Interior Castle was the most important and influential of all of Teresa’s writings. As a Doctor of the Church, we are assured that her message is profoundly rooted in the gospel of Jesus. The original audience of the text was a small group of nuns in the early days of her reform….

Matteo 15:21-28 Cari amici, ai tempi di Gesù e fin dai primi tempi della loro storia, la famiglia di Abramo ha sempre custodito gelosamente la propria eredità di Popolo Eletto di Dio. È molto difficile per noi comprendere fino a che punto gli ebrei dell’epoca di Gesù si considerassero il Popolo Eletto di Dio, escludendo tutti gli altri. Questa convinzione penetrava e permeava la loro realtà con una visione chiara e una serie di norme rigorosamente osservate che definivano ogni aspetto…