| Mt 1 1-17 |
The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah
a people which has been carrying hope |
| Mt 1 18-24 |
The Birth of Jesus the Messiah
Where does this thread come from ?
To be just means to adjust oneself to God’s will |
| Mt 2 1-12 |
The Visit of the Wise Men
To Bow Down to the King of Kings |
| Mt 2 13-18 |
The Escape to Egypt
Herod, do you really believe you will be spared from contempt ? |
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No tear shall be wasted. |
| Mt 4 18-22 |
The first disciples
Fishers of men, a cruel metaphor ? |
| Mt 5 1-12 |
The Beatitudes
The Word that Makes Happy
Happiness For Now
What is a saint’s heart ?
Happiness of seing the Kingdom of God coming
Happiness of the planets |
| Mt 5 13-16 |
You are the salt of the earth
You are the salt of the earth |
| Mt 5 17-19 |
Not a single jot of the Law
The disciple of Christ is not under the Law, but he is not without any Law. |
| Mt 5 20-26 |
Thou shall not kill
We will not be able to pretend any longer |
| Mt 5 27-32 |
Concerning Adultery
Becoming without sin, is it possible ?
Jesus’ radical words |
| Mt 5 43-48 |
To love one’s ennemies
To love one’s ennemies ? |
| Mt 6 7-15 |
Our Father
The prayer of Our Father like a flight |
| Mt 6 24-34 |
Serving Two Masters
First things first |
| Mt 7 1-5 |
Judging Others
The Beam in My Eye, What Beam ? |
| Mt 7 6 |
Pearls for swine
Throwing Pearls to Swine |
| Mt 7 7-12 |
Ask and you shall receive
May we ask God anything ? |
| Mt 7 15-20 |
A Tree and its Fruit
Poor Tartuffe indeed
He levitates ? So what ? |
| Mt 7 21-27 |
Concerning Self-Deception
A Heart of Stone
The ultimate debt
The folding chair or the throne ? |
| Mt 8 5-11 |
Jesus Heals a Centurion’s Servant
How is it possible not to believe in God ? Beware of the answer |
| Mt 8 18-22 |
Would-be Followers of Jesus
To follow Christ just because the flesh is sad and I have read all the books ? |
| Mt 8 28-34 |
The herd of pigs into the sea
About demons |
| Mt 9 14-15 |
The bridegroom and the wedding
Two reasons to fast during Lent |
| Mt 9 18-26 |
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed
Waiting in Worship
From Jesus the Therapist to Jesus the Saviour |
| Mt 9 32-38 |
Jesus Heals One Who Was Mute
Choosing between anguish and joy ?
The crowd in Shibuya (Tokyo, Japan) |
| Mt 9 35- 108 |
The sending of the Twelve
Entering into God’s mercy |
| Mt 10 1-8 |
The Twelve Apostles
What makes this collection of rare birds stand together ? |
| Mt 10 7-15 |
The sending of the Twelve Apostles
Stretch out your hand and you will reach the Kingdom of God |
| Mt 10 16-23 |
Coming Persecutions
A Breach We Have to Keep Open
A Corrosive Atmosphere |
| Mt 10 24-33 |
Do not Fear Coming Persecutions
Caution : Abyss in Sight
Is a flower afraid of the sun and of the rain ?
Confessing Jesus, denying Jesus
Denying Christ |
| Mt 10 34-36 |
The sword and not peace
The sword of the Word |
| Mt 10 37-42 |
The instructions to the Apostles
An Incredible Requirement |
| Mt 112-11 |
The question of John the Baptist
We don’t have to wait for an other Messiah than Jesus |
| Mt 11 11-15 |
Jesus Praises John the Baptist
a violence that makes sense |
| Mt 11 25-30 |
Jesus Thanks His Father
saint Francesco’s simple joy |
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The Peace of Christ be with You |
| Mt 12 1-8 |
Plucking Grain on the Sabbath
A plant that does not need any stake
A Sacred Space Greater than the Temple |
| Mt 12 14-21 |
The Servant of the Lord
A Flashlight to Flush Out Sinners ?
Between absolute pretension and humility |
| Mt 12 46-50 |
The True Kindred of Jesus
Life like a story about kisses ?
When the Family Relationships Hinder the Will of the Father
When Jesus stretches his hand |
| Mt 13 1-23 |
The Parable of the Sower
Think Positive in the spiritual register
What does it make to understand the word of the Kingdom ?
Understanding the word of the Kingdom |
| Mt 13 16-17 |
Happy are you who see and hear
The joy of believing |
| Mt 13 24-33 |
The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat
Trusting God’s Goodness whatever
A Falling Tree Makes More Noise Than a Growing Forest
Black or white, no shades of grey in between |
| Mt 13 36-43 |
The Parable of Weeds among the Wheat - The Explanation
Two stories of expulsion |
| Mt 13 31-35 |
The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
The secret at the origin |
| Mt 13 44-46 |
The Parable of the treasure and of the fine pearl
Is there someone in my life ? |
| Mt 13 47-53 |
The Parable of the Net
Three ways to experiment the divine presence in us |
| Mt 14 22-36 |
Jesus walks on the sea
On humility and humiliation |
| Mt 16 13-19 |
Peter’s Declaration
From Simon to Peter |
| Mt 17 1-9 |
The Transfiguration
Transfiguration Like An Electric Arc |
| Mt 18 1-14 |
The bigger in the Kingdom
To be like children to enter the Kingdom
To whom can I entrust myself totally ? |
| Mt 18 12-14 |
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
the joy of the 99 sheep
The Joy of the Found Sheep |
| Mt 18 15-20 |
Reproving Another Who Sins
Protecting fraternity, so says our elder brother
A bag of rought stones |
| Mt 19 23-30 |
Jesus and the Rich Man
How to get eternal life |
| Mt 20 1-16 |
The Laborers in the Vineyard
A Goodness That Does Not Preclude Harshness
Eleventh-hour workers : the two errors |
| Mt 20 20-28 |
The Request of the two Zebedee brothers
No glory without the cross (and not the cross without the glory) |
| Mt 21 1-11 |
The Triumphal Entry in Jerusalem
Crowds don’t know what they are doing |
| Mt 21 33-46 |
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
He is walking down the path leading to us
Seeing the Son from afar |
| Mt 22 1-14 |
The King’s invitation to the wedding banquet of his son
The wedding of God and His creation |
| Mt 22 15-21 |
Render to Caesar...
An idea which inspires you or that possesses you ? |
| Mt 22 34-40 |
The greatest commandment
To love oneself ? |
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Is there something to be loved in me ? |
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"Love me" |
| Mt 23 1-12 |
You have only one Father
The danger of forgetting the reference to God |
| Mt 23 8-11 |
You have only one Teacher
Moving from the outer teacher to the inner one |
| Mt 23 13-22 |
Unhappy are you, Pharisees
Never stand between God and his creature |
| Mt 23 23-26 |
Purify the inside
Seeing what you can’t see |
| Mt 25 1-13 |
The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids
Choosing between the grasshopper and the ant ? |
| Mt 25 14-30 |
The Parable of the Talents
The reward of the good and reliable servant |
| Mt 25 31-46 |
The Judgment of the Nations
Christ is Stretching His Arms... What do I See ? |
| Mt 26 14-25 |
Judas’ Betrayal
The sun is calling upon the seed in the soil |