In several of the early sequences of nine daysavailable on Apple TV+, the camera pans across what appears to be an endless desert. In the center is an old log cabin. There is nothing else to indicate a human presence or the possibility of such a presence. Little by little, history will show that this … Read more
A still from “The Great Silence”, documentary film directed by Philip Gröning in 2005 – archive How many times caught up in discouragement have we felt like a football team at the mercy of the adversary, powerless and offside compared to this time. And maybe looking in the mirror we saw the silhouette of Munch’s … Read more
A still from “The Great Silence”, documentary film directed by Philip Gröning in 2005 – archive How many times in despair have we felt like a football team at the mercy of the opponent, powerless and offside compared to this time. And maybe looking in the mirror we saw the outline of Munch’s Scream shouting … Read more
We are in a suspended and precarious time, in which the previous securities are in the balance. First the pandemicthen the war and now the consequent economic crisis has destabilized the social, political and cultural assets that we believed had been consolidated for decades. Also many of the rights won in the past centuries are … Read more
The last three Popes are somewhat different but their action can be traced back to same evangelical matrix. Who looked more to the sky, and who more to the earth. Who has made the conciliar openings progress, some less, and who is trying to develop them to the maximum. Three different Popes, also because – … Read more
Attempt to overcome these two pitfalls: an archaic theology and a narrow positivism Despite the upheavals of the contemporary world which shift the center of gravity towards the East, we must stay the course and accompany this fundamental change by continuing to reflect on the renewal of our religious philosophy. To do this, we must … Read more
It was inevitable that Pope Francis sooner or later would arrive at the reflection on a word so beautiful and so important in the spirituality of the Jesuits: “discernment”. In fact, last Wednesday he began a new cycle of catechesis centered precisely on the experience of “discernment”. “Discerning” or, as the dictionary explains, seeing clearly … Read more
DON GIACOMO TANTARDINI’S LESSON FOR THE FEAST OF SANT’AGOSTINO Today August 28, 2022, feast of St. Augustinewe want to remember the figure of Don Giacomo Tantardini who had dedicated an entire life of research and spasmodic testimony to the Saint of Hippo. In February 2006 the theologian e late priest – struck during his studies … Read more
On the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the death of Alcide De Gasperi, we are publishing the text of the homily that the dean of the College of Cardinals gave this morning, Friday 19 August, during the mass celebrated in the Roman basilica of San Lorenzo al Verano, where he is buried. statesman from … Read more
Gustavo Monge Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic), Jul 7. The Karlovy Vary film festival today presents the film by the Spanish Jonás Trueba “You have to come to see her”, a call to reestablish ties of coexistence in societies prey to the bitterness of opinion and nationalism, which aspires to obtain the Crystal Globe of the … Read more