The silence that pervades the worldGood Friday is the day of great silence. After the tumult of accusations, blows and mockery, after the crash of the cross planted in the ground, the world seems suspended. Jesus has died, and everything seems to stand still. The silence is not just around us, it penetrates our hearts. It's a silence that invites deep contemplation, a silence inhabited by the mystery of total self-giving. Read more...

Understanding the Passion as the summit of God's loveThe Passion of Christ is not just a painful story to be reread once a year, it is the very heart of our Christian faith. By accepting suffering, humiliation, betrayal and death on the cross, Jesus revealed to us just how far God is prepared to go out of love for us. He held nothing back for himself. He gave himself completely, freely, so that we might have life in abundance. Read more...

The origins of the psalms, prayers from the heartThe psalms are undoubtedly among the oldest and most beloved texts in the Bible. Their origins date back to several centuries before our era. They form a collection of 150 songs and prayers that express with force and simplicity the deepest emotions of the human soul. Far from being mere religious poems, they are above all cries from the heart, living words that have crossed generations. Read more...

The Passion of Christ is not just a story to listen to or a drama to contemplate. It is a path to follow, a mystery to inhabit, an invitation to stand close to Jesus in his darkest hour. The Gospel does not ask us to explain Christ's suffering. It invites us to enter into it, with him. Not to do something, but to be there. Present. Faithful. In prayer.These five verses can help us to accompany Jesus in his Passion. Not as spectators, but as companions. They are not to be read quickly, but meditated on slowly. To welcome in silence. To let resonate in the depths of our hearts. Read more...

When there's nothing left to doThere are moments in life when there's no more solution to seek, no more word to speak, no more explanation to give. Moments when we are faced with suffering, with the incomprehensible, with loss. On Good Friday, the Gospel places us in this naked reality: a man, crucified. A thick silence. Scattered disciples. And yet, at the foot of the cross, a few people remain. They do nothing. They say nothing. They remain. Read more...