Giandomenico Mucci, SJ

Emeritus editor, La Civiltà Cattolica

The Spirituality of Dying

“For we are as tree trunks in the snow. In appearance they lie smoothly and a little push should be…

3 years ago

Progress and Collapse

Among the Enlightenment’s legacy there is an idea that spanned the centuries and penetrated deeply into the mentality of people…

3 years ago

Dante and the Jesuits

In 1965, during the celebrations for the seventh centenary of Dante’s birth, our magazine published two articles aimed at dispelling…

3 years ago

Pope Francis and the Idea of Progress

“Progress” is one of the most commonly used words. It is practically synonymous with improvement, refinement or evolution, while its…

4 years ago

Beethoven: “To play without passion is inexcusable”

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn on December 16, 1770, and died in Vienna on March 26, 1827. Hence…

4 years ago

‘The Life of the World to Come’

“The life of the world to come.” This detail in the profession of faith concludes the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed proclaimed at…

4 years ago

Is there Hope for the Future without Religion?

Reviewing a recently published volume that translates as Journey to the End of the West: Secular divergence and the rise…

4 years ago

Cultural Anemia

Anemia is a blood-depleting condition that keeps sufficient oxygen from reaching body tissue. “Cultural Anemia” is a concept used to…

4 years ago

Fears and Shadows in Troubling Times

When solid foundations and ideal ends are lacking, when religious values are confused with the tranquillizers of life and the…

4 years ago

‘Finding a Meaning in the Adventure of Life’: A Nostalgia for Values

The secular world is a culture whose hypercriticism, especially with regard to the Church, reveals its nostalgia for something great…

5 years ago