160 – We implore God’s pardon for the sins committed against the world in which we live
In the Epistle to the Romans, Saint Paul speaks clearly to them and to all posterity concerning the relation existing between Creation – the work…
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110 – Plagiarism? Manipulation? Prestidigitation? Francis’ peculiar concept of private property (I)
One of the aspects in which Francis has caused most perplexity – especially in the western world – is his blatant aversion to capitalism, shown…
97 – I don’t believe that I have said anything not found in the Church’s social teaching
The tale is told that once upon a time in Spain, the poor quality of the meals offered at wayside inns got to such a…
91 – For the Church, the option for the poor is a theological category. I want a Church which is poor and for the poor. The new evangelization is an invitation to acknowledge the saving power at work in their lives
“Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name!” These were the last words pronounced by Madame Roland, one of the vital participants of the…
82 – The hammer and sickle with Christ crucified: “For me it wasn’t an offense”
The figure of the Good Shepherd, ready to confront the wolf so as to protect and save his sheep even at the cost of his…
94 – Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are (II): “It is strange but, if I talk about this, some say that the Pope is communist”
As everyone knows, the famous saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do” insinuates an adaptation to the customs and culture of the places…
93 – Tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are (I): An important precontextualization to one of our studies
“The Holy Spirit, whom Christ the head pours out on his members, builds, animates, and sanctifies the Church” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 747).…
76 – Laudato si’ (III): “I would like to offer Christians a few suggestions for an ecological spirituality”
Being an important magisterial document, an Encyclical should be characterized by clear and defined ideas regarding the topic at hand, in order to delineate the…
75 – Laudato si’ (II): what Francis forgot…
Advertizing, news, social networks…we are bombarded on all sides by information…But the information we receive is often contradictory. Who should we listen to? What path…
74 – Laudato si’ (I): Collateral considerations: what is an Encyclical, what is the Social Doctrine of the Church, and finally what are the prerequisites of a Social Encyclical?
There are few images that so authentically and poetically reflect the relationship between God and mankind, as the shepherd and his flock. “I am the…
