The Lord does not disappoint those who take this risk; whenever we take a step towards Jesus, we come to realize that he is already there, waiting for us with open arms. Now is the time to say to Jesus: “Lord, I have let myself be deceived; in a thousand ways I have shunned your love,

“And you are all brothers” (Mt 23:8)[1]. This saying of Jesus is passed on to us by Matthew in a context in which Jesus speaks out against the hypocrisy of those who used religion to gain privileges and glory in the eyes of others. But the value of this logion goes beyond the im

We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love and by bearing witness in everything we do, wherever we find ourselves. Are you called to the consecrated life? Be holy by living out your commitment with joy. Are you married? Be holy by loving and caring for your husband or

To transform our Educational Communities into “workshops” (places of quality work), “homes” (places of humanization: listening, welcoming, dialogue and mutual help) and “temple” (place of an encounter with God, faith and celebration); in this way we actualize the motto “in prayer, wor

We may think that we give glory to God only by our worship and prayer, or simply by following certain ethical norms. It is true that the primacy belongs to our relationship with God, but we cannot forget that the ultimate criterion on which our lives will be judged is what we have don

Christ’s resurrection is not an event of the past; it contains a vital power which has permeated this world. Where all seems to be dead, signs of the resurrection suddenly spring up. It is an irresistible force. However dark things are, goodness always re-emerges and spreads. Each day

We pray with Brother Gabriel God our Father, you made Brother Gabriel Taborin feel an intense compassion for humanity’s shortcomings, and of the culture of its time, especially in children and young people, and through your Spirit, you gave him an educational charism to build man up,

Our founders were moved by the Spirit and were not afraid to soil their hands with everyday life, with the problems of the people, courageously moving along the geographical and existential peripheries. They did not halt in the face of obstacles and the misunderstandings of others, be

Jesus “descended” from the Father and went to Nazareth to take flesh in human nature and to save humanity. His life in the family of Nazareth is a path on the way to enculturation of our charism. The charism of Nazareth, inherited from Venerable Brother Gabriel Taborin, characterized

“In communion with the Holy Family” The Christmas season brings us closer to the events experienced by the Holy Family. Pope Francis encourages us to receive the graces proper to the liturgy of this time The Gospel also tells us that “his father and his mother marvelled at what was sa