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As we reflect on the account of the miraculous catch, the Church reminds us that without the risen Christ, our efforts remain sterile. But with him, everything becomes possible: he renews our lives, makes himself present in our simplest actions, and unites us in a living communion. “Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’” (John 21:3) A fruitless return to the life before Today’s Gospel reminds us that after the death of Jesus, the disciples returned to their nets. For three years, Simon Peter and the others had lived an extraordinary experience at the side of Christ. They had stood next to the one who preached to five thousand on the Mount of Beatitudes. And now, after his terrible end in Jerusalem, they were simply fishermen again. And even that did not succeed. The Gospel tells us: “That night… Read more