"Let the Word of Christ dwell among you" (Col 3:16) - Towards the Sunday of the Word of God

"Let the Word of Christ dwell among you" (Col 3:16) - Towards the Sunday of the Word of God

11 Jan 2026 . Posted in CBF Events

Sub-region of Southern and Western Europe of the Catholic Biblical Federation organised a teleconference on the topic: "Let the Word of Christ dwell among you" (Col 3:16) - Towards the Sunday of the Word of God". It is hosted by the General Secretariat of the Catholic Biblical Federation in cooperation with the Friends of the CBF.

«Thus, we read the Scriptures so that they may “read us”. And it is a grace to be able to recognize oneself in this passage or that character, in this or that situation. The Bible was not written for a generic humanity, but for us, for me, for you, for men and women in flesh and blood, men and women who have a name and a surname, like me, like you. And when the Word of God, infused with the Holy Spirit, is received with an open heart, it does not leave things as they were before: never. Something changes. And this is the grace and the power of the Word of God» (Pope Francis, 27.1.2021)

The seventh edition of the ‘Sunday of the Word of God’ (25 January 2026) aims to help all those interested in words that bring full humanity to life to give ever greater space to the Word of God in their lives. In this meeting, we will offer some reflections based on two passages that speak in different ways about the power and value of this Word in everyone's daily life, from ancient times to our own. .

"Let the Word of Christ dwell among you" (Col 3:16) - Towards the Sunday of the Word of God

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Sub-region of Southern and Western Europe of the Catholic Biblical Federation

Language:

English, Spanish, Italian

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Ernesto Borghi

Born in Milan (ITA) in 1964, married and father of two children, Doctor in Theology (Uni-Fribourg) and Bachelor in Sacred Scripture (Pontifical Biblical Commission in Rome), professor of Sacred Scripture at the ISSR “Guardini” of Trient and at the PFTIM of Neaples (section St Thomas Aquinas), coordinator of the Southern and Western European Sub-Region of the Catholic Bible Federation and coordinator of biblical formation in the diocese of Lugano (CH).

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Adrian Graffi

Born in Ilford (England) in 1950, he was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brentwood in 1974. He obtained a doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in 1983 and taught Sacred Scripture at St John's Seminary in Wonersh from 1983 to 2005. He is the director of the website www.whatgoodnews.org. Since 2011, he has been parish priest of Gidea Park, and since 2014, he has been a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. Among his most recent writings are: Reading the Bible Through Lent: All the Lenten scripture readings from the Catholic liturgy, Darton, Longman and Todd, London 2023; “Sono straniero nel paese”. La migrazione secondo la Bibbia, in «Parola&parole» (29/2024), 13-26.

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Adrian Taranzano

Born in Balnearia (Argentina) in 1974, he began his philosophical, biblical and theological studies in Córdoba. He graduated in biblical exegesis from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome (Italy) and obtained his doctorate in theology from the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität in Munich (Germany). He graduated from both European universities with top marks (Summa cum Laude) and in Germany he received the Promotionspreis from the Münchener Universitätsgesellschaft (Förderpreis 2015). He has published several scientific and popular works and has taught at various academic institutions. He currently teaches exegesis at the ISCR of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Valencia and is a scientific collaborator at the Faculty of Theology of the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität in Munich. He is married and has one son. Among his publications: “Ma voi, chi dite che io sia?” (Mc 8,29). Brevi Riflessioni Bibliche alla luce del Vangelo di Marco, Create Space, USA 2012; Los relatos del nacimiento de Jesús. Un Galileo singular, Buenos Aires 2020; (con G. Garcia Helder) Misericordia: Abrazo entrañable a nuestra desnudez, Córdoba 2022; Dichos Oscuros de Jesús, Lima 2023.

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Nicoletta Gatti

Born in Rovereto (TN) in 1961, after obtaining a degree in Biblical Sciences from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, she taught Sacred Scripture in Ethiopia. In 2006, she obtained her doctorate in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome with a dissertation entitled Perché il piccolo diventi fratello. La pedagogia del dialogo nel cap. 18 di Matteo (PUG, Rome 2008). She currently lives in Ghana, where she teaches African hermeneutics and biblical theology at university level (Department for the Study of Religions, University of Ghana, Legon) and interreligious dialogue, with both academic and pastoral training activities. Her writings in Italian include his collaboration on the five volumes of the international project “Leggere i vangeli per la vita di tutti” (ABSI-Edizioni Terra Santa, 2017-2022), the essay L’ingiustizia sociale e il lutto della terra (Isaia 24,4): lettura ecologica di testi profetici, in «Parola&parole - monografie» 30 (2021), 25-35 and with C. Matarazzo the edition of book Celebrare la fede Trasformare la vita, Cittadella, Assisi (PG) 2024. Her publications in English concern the intercultural reading of biblical texts in the Ghanaian cultural context.