Life of the Saints

Jesus’ Eight Beatitudes: meaning and explanation of Matthew 5:1–12

What is true happiness according to Jesus? Is it possible to find inner peace amidst life’s trials, poverty, injustices and suffering? Through the Beatitudes, delivered during the famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ reveals to us a vision of happiness that is profoundly different from that offered by the world. Read more...

Let the children come to me: understanding Jesus’ teaching (Mark 10:13–16)

Among the most tender and profound teachings of Jesus Christ, the one recorded in the Gospel according to Saint Mark, chapter 10, verses 13 to 16, holds a special place. In this moving scene, parents bring their children to Jesus so that He may bless them. But the disciples try to send them away, prompting an unexpected reaction from the Lord. Read more...

Whatever you do for the least of these, you do for Me – Matthew 25

Among the most profound and moving words of Jesus Christ, those recorded in the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, chapter 25, verses 31 to 40, occupy a central place in the Christian faith. Through his teaching on the Last Judgement, Jesus reveals a fundamental truth to us: the love we have for God is manifested in concrete terms through the love we show to our brothers and sisters, particularly the poorest, the weakest and the most forgotten. Read more...

Zacchaeus in Jericho: an encounter with Jesus that changed his life (Luke 19:1–10)

Among the most moving stories in the Gospel according to Saint Luke, that of Zacchaeus, the tax collector from Jericho, holds a special place. In just ten verses, the evangelist tells us an extraordinary story of curiosity, faith, conversion and divine mercy. Read more...

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque: her life, the apparitions of the Sacred Heart, promises and prayer

Among the great mystical figures of the Catholic Church, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque occupies a special place. A nun of the Order of the Visitation, she was chosen, according to Catholic tradition, to convey to the world a spiritual message of immense depth: the infinite love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for humanity. Read more...