Various editorials

To understand the origins of the European economy, we must also look to monasteries, Franciscans, theologians, and pawnshops by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on September 22,...

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We misunderstand his idea of happiness and his detachment from material possessions. We know little about his vision and his motivations. The most beloved figure is also the least emulated in the...

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Ideas and Comments - We deluded ourselves into believing that economic self-interest would ensure peace. But recent conflicts have taught us that we overestimated the role of self-interest—unless it...

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It is very sad when a life ends without realizing that many—perhaps almost all—of the most important people and events in our existence chose us before we chose them. And that is when true gratitude...

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In his new essay, the Capuchin friar and scholar of Franciscan sources Pietro Maranesi analyzes the full meaning of poverty as understood by the Saint by Luigino Bruni published in Agorà di...

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Economics and Charisms/5 - Amid rules and daily practices, there is a risk of losing the seed received at the beginning of one’s vocational journey. The challenge for communities is to move...

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Economics 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...

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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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