Harpa Dei

NOTE: Today we will reflect on the Gospel according to the traditional calendar. Jn 16:5-14 Now I am going to the one who sent me. Not one of you asks, ‘Where are you going?’ Yet you are sad at heart because I have told you this. Still, I am telling you the truth: it is […]

Acts 13:44-52 The next Sabbath almost the whole town assembled to hear the word of God. When they saw the crowds, the Jews, filled with jealousy, used blasphemies to contradict everything Paul said. Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly. ‘We had to proclaim the word of God to you first, but since you have

NOTE: Due to current circumstances, I will be drawing on speeches I have given over the past few years in the coming days. However, as we will see, this topic fits seamlessly into our reflections on the Church’s mission, as Saint Paul repeatedly proclaims the Gospel message first to the Jews in the synagogues and

Today we want to look at how the Apostle Paul—even before those who had come to believe in the Messiah were excluded—presented God’s work to the Jews in the synagogue at Antioch in order to lead them to Jesus. Acts 13:13-25 Paul and his companions went by sea from Paphos to Perga in Pamphylia where

Having shared in St. Paul’s sorrow that so many Jews did not recognize Jesus—neither in His own time nor through the preaching of the apostles—and still do not recognize Him to this day, I would like to let the Lord speak for Himself. In Rabbi Eugenio Zolli, we came to know a Jew who found

Before we continue speaking about the Church during this Easter season—so that we may better grasp its beauty and the mission entrusted to it by the Lord—allow me to take a brief look at our community, Agnus Dei, which was founded on April 24, 1980. Certainly, every date—since every day is a gift from God—has

In the last two reflections, we have once again seen with sorrow that the Jews did not find a natural path to recognizing Jesus as the Messiah. That the transition—or rather, the fulfillment—of the path taken thus far in following the Son of God was not only possible but actually occurred was evident in the

In yesterday’s reflection, we looked at the Church and how—despite all resistance—it was able to spread, and we heard the praise of Saint Irenaeus, who extolled the unity of doctrine in the Church and emphasized that the light of God had been entrusted to her, a light now meant to enlighten the nations. The quoted

Liturgically speaking, this is still the time when the risen Lord Jesus is with His disciples to strengthen them in their faith in His resurrection and to prepare them for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. We understand Pentecost as the founding day of the Church, which, according to our faith, is the

Yesterday’s reflection introduced us to the story of Saint George as told in the Legenda Aurea. He rescued the princess, who was to be sacrificed to a dragon, through the power of the Lord. As a result, the people—freed from the dragon—turned to the Christian faith. My reflection ended with the sentence: This story raises