Edition

  • The Pope in the Words of Javier Cercas

    With disarming authenticity, Cercas not only bares his soul as a writer and as a person, telling us about his mother and his metaphysical anguish, which literature can only partially calm, but also gives us a subtle and admiring portrait of Pope Francis....
  • Matriarchs, Queens, Women

    Biblical stories are usually read as narratives written from a male perspective, with the main roles assigned to men: patriarchs, judges, kings, prophets. In reality, however, female genius is creatively present in the pages of Scripture, which narrates more than patriarchal stories. At decisive moments in the biblical story,...
  • ‘And with your spirit’, The Synodal Response

    Are we truly aware of the rich theological resources that open up when we respond – perhaps unthinkingly, automatically and habitually – to the priest’s greeting Dominus vobiscum (The Lord be with you) with the customary formula Et cum spiritu tuo (And with your spirit)? The extraordinary beauty inherent in this brief...