Resistance and Songs – part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
September 12, 2025
There is no clearer example of how music and songs can be a means for resistance than the Gaza Birds Singing, a group of children
Archives
Leadership, Past and Present
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
September 11, 2025
After 9/11/2001, the world changed for the Arab populations more than for anybody else. The criminal invasion of Iraq in 2003 provoked around 200,000 direct
Resistance and Songs – Part 1
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
September 10, 2025
I am very fond of the Anglican hymns written at the turn of the 20th century. I love their melodies, their harmonies, and even more
The Essential is Very Visible
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
September 5, 2025
There are moments and times in human history when everything becomes tragically simple and clear. Rather than being invisible to the eyes — as in
Prayer and the Body – part 4
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
September 4, 2025
I just came back home from leading a retreat in the beautiful city of Verona, Italy. As always — following Matthew’s teaching — my retreats
Prayer and the Body – Part 3
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
September 3, 2025
In recent years, more and more frequently I have heard activists talking about putting one’s own body “on the line,” which these days might literally
Supplications
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
August 29, 2025
Last week on August 22 — which for Roman Catholics is the feast of Mary Queen of Peace — Pope Leo presided over a solemn
Prayer and the Body — part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
August 28, 2025
A contemporary of Saint Dominic, much less renowned than he, but even more radical in her bodily prayer, was Saint Christina, nicknamed “the Astonishing” (1150-1224),
Prayer and the Body, Part I
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
August 27, 2025
Western Christianity is often considered the less embodied of all religious expressions of humankind. And for good reasons, starting with Saint Augustine reducing religion to
Ecstasies
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
August 22, 2025
There has been a resurgence of interest regarding the effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) on the brain, and particularly on its connection with spirituality,
