EN - Various editorials

Economy and Charisms/4 - In consecrated life, the need to be seen and valued is not a weakness, but a human and spiritual dimension. Without genuine reciprocity, even the most generous vocations can...

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The so-called fixed-cost syndrome is the mistake made by those who allow themselves to be influenced in their current decisions by the costs incurred in the past. But it is tomorrow’s promised land...

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Economics and Charisms/3 - In communities of consecrated persons, one danger to avoid is that there are people who “stay” simply because they lack the means to start a new life. Here are some...

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Economics and Charisms/2 - What happens when communities and movements grow in wealth and property? There is a risk that the means will become the end. And the humility that is the foundation of...

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Major crises, along with disorientation and pain, also bring us a different and better perspective that allows us to see reality more clearly. by Luigino Bruni published in the Messaggero di...

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Economics and Charisms/1 - Today marks the start of a new series on the economic-theological dimensions of religious communities, particularly monastic ones. A journey to discover the value of money...

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Editorial - From Leo XIV, an encyclical born of hope. In the “praise of limits,” an invitation to cherish their magnificence by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on May 26, 2026  Magnifica...

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An essay on 17th-century nuns reignites the debate on how the present interprets the spirituality of the past, navigating sarcasm, memory, and the risk of anachronism by Luigino Bruni published in...

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A new Middle Ages is approaching, one in which the aristocracy will consist of sterile individuals who will greatly complicate the lives of those who wish to live as citizens committed to...

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Editorial - From the Bible to the Church Fathers, ancient texts are being taken out of context to attack the current teaching of the Church: an interpretation that ignores the evolution of doctrine...

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