Benedict XVI, “a monk pope”. Someone has defined him like this and, probably, rightly so: perhaps because he was a man with a shy temperament, so noble, so kindas he described it Pope Francis at the Te Deum on December 31st; perhaps because he was a great scholar and a refined theologian, a lover of … Read more
In a few days we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the approval of law n. 772 of 12/15/1972 which recognized the possibility of choosing conscientious objection in the face of compulsory military service (art. 52 of the Italian Constitution). So we went to visit Alberto Trevisan, a historic conscientious objector, in his house on … Read more
What is color psychology? Color is a powerful communication tool, and it’s also one of the ways we identify ourselves. The color of our clothes is a signal for others; it tells them who we are. When we get dressed each morning, we tell ourselves who we want to be and how we hope to … Read more
She was a professional dancer fought over by the major European companies, a highly respected teacher in her native Cosenza and ready to move to Spain thanks to a scholarship to teach flamenco. Her model daughter grew up in a simple family, a law and economics student with very high grades, she had brilliantly obtained … Read more
By definition, the choice is the action of choosing something, someone, of taking it in preference to others; result of this action: the choice of a profession, of a collaborator. Power, possibility to choose (especially with leave, have, give): I leave you the choice of the time of our meeting », says the Larousse French … Read more
Striking figures to produce emotion is the engine of selective indignation, notes Father Pierre Vivarès, parish priest of Saint-Paul in Paris. How to distance oneself to return to reality? In our society, we absolutely want to measure everything: we need numbers, percentages. This bulimia of measured knowledge is necessary for us in order to be … Read more
“On the American side, several mistakes – many of these tactical and related to domestic politics – have produced a dangerous reality: there are no serious bilateral relations between the two most influential players of the 21st century.” Fareed Zakariain an opinion published online in the Washington Postframes the visit to Taiwan of the president … Read more
Because those who came to Spoleto yesterday did not find a single inaugural show in front of them (as per the tradition of more than ten years), but six of them, all more or less wedged in such a way that whoever wanted to, could have gotten drunk to the point of the Festival, and … Read more