“A very simple reality”- Daily Bible readings
- Short daily meditation
- Bible texts with commentary
Letter for the year
- Brother Alois 2010: Letter from China
- Brother Alois 2009: Letter from Kenya
- For an open Europe, a land of solidarity
- Brother Alois 2008: Letter from Cochabamba
- Brother Alois: Letter to those who want to follow Christ
- Brother Alois: A call for the reconciliation of Christians
- Brother Alois 2007: Letter from Kolkata
- 2006: Brother Roger’s unfinished letter
- Brother Roger 2005: A future of peace
- Questions on the Bible and the Christian Faith
- Baptism
- Children: What does it mean to “welcome God’s kingdom like a child”?
- The Mystery of Christmas
- The Church
- Church and State: Church and State: What does the Bible tell us about the attitude of believers towards the wider society?
- The commandments
- The Cosmos: The Cosmos: What is the place of human beings in the universe?
- The Cross
- Death: What enables us to say that Jesus died “for us”?
- Dialogue: Religions and The Gospel
- Eucharist
- The Eucharist Seen by a Christian of the Second Century
- What does it mean to evangelize?
- Faith
- Faith: How does the New Testament speak about faith?
- Faith: What Is Distinctive About the Christian Faith?
- Fear of the Lord
- Forgiveness: If Jesus knew that Judas was going to betray him, why did he keep him in the circle of his close companions until the end?
- Forgiveness: Does forgiving mean forgetting?
- Freedom: Am I still free if I obey a call from Christ?
- Freedom: Freedom: Is everything that happens decided by God in advance?
- Happiness: Do we have the right to be happy when others are suffering?
- Hell: Must a Christian believe in the existence of hell?
- Christian hope
- Judgment: Why did Jesus tell his disciples not to judge?
- Love of enemies
- Mercy
- Mercy: If God is merciful, why does the Bible contain threats?
- God’s presence: If God is present in everyone, what does faith add?
- Reconciliation: What are the presuppositions for a true dialogue between Christians of different confessions?
- Reconciliation: How can we bring together diversity and reconciliation?
- Sin: Should we regret our sins?
- The suffering of the innocent
- The world : Can we really make the world better?
- Portraits of witnesses to Christ
- Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
- Mother Teresa
- Saint John Chrysostom (344 – 407): an astonishing modernity
- Saint Augustine (354-430)
- The Relevance of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)
- A Path of Reconciliation : Brother Roger
- Jeremiah
- Dorotheus of Gaza (Sixth Century) Humility and Communion
- A prophet who comforts (Isaiah 40–55)
- Short Writings from Taizé
- 1. I Believe; Help My Unbelief
- 2. Saved by the Cross of Christ?
- 3. What Is Distinctive About the Christian Faith?
- 4. Dialogue and Sharing with Believers of Other Religions
- 5. Thrice Holy God
- 6. Do We Need the Church?
- 7. The Eucharist and the Early Christians
- 8. It Is the Word That Is the Bread of Silence
- 9. The Two Faces of the Cross
- 10. Brother Roger, Founder of Taizé
- 11. Blessed in Our Human Frailty
- 12. Easter Voices
- Meditations by Brother Alois on the Christian feasts
- Advent: Knowing how to wait…
- Christmas: "...Peace on earth!"
- Epiphany: Come let us adore him!
- Lent: Turning to God
- Holy Thursday: "I have loved you"
- Good Friday: The cross is not the last word
- Easter: hope for the world
- Ascension: "You will be my witnesses"
- Pentecost : "May your spirit of kindness lead me!"
- The Transfiguration : "Listen to him!"
- For August 15th: "Nothing is impossible for God"
- All Saints Day: "I call you friends"
Short daily meditation
16 March
“All God can do is give his love.” What God asks of us above all else is to surrender ourselves to him. And what a discovery! His compassion reawakens an inexhaustible goodness in our heart of hearts.
From the book
Peace of Heart in All Things by Brother Roger of Taizé, published by GIA Publications
Peace of Heart in All Things by Brother Roger of Taizé, published by GIA Publications