The Prince of Peace
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 31, 2025
One of the wonderful archetypes of Christmas is that of “Prince of Peace.” All over the world, in many cultures, one can find the story
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The Face of the Other
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 19, 2025
Musing upon my last two DMs — one on deep feeling and the other on sustainability — it occurs to me that the two topics
Sustainability as a New Word
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 18, 2025
Last week, I dropped a sentence about “sustainability,” which sparked a conversation. I wrote that “Sustainability, in reality, is not about bringing back a substantial
Deep Feeling, Not Sentimentalism
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 17, 2025
How can one differentiate between deep feeling and sentimentalism? I have run the risk of throwing out deep feeling together with sentimentalism, so I will
Ecological Justice
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 13, 2025
Last week I was in Florence, Italy, to deliver a lecture on Matthew Fox and Creation Spirituality. My job was to close a series of
Advent and the Seed of Justice
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 11, 2025
In the Western Catholic tradition, this time of Advent — roughly coinciding with the darkening month of December — is a time of imploration for
Justice and Love
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 10, 2025
Italian poet Franco Arminio recently said something very simple yet profound: “We must fight for justice, otherwise we get sick.” To me, this is a
The Soul of Europe
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 5, 2025
When the foundations of the world are shaken, what can the just do? This old cry from the Psalms is more contemporary than ever. Francesca
Hypocrisy and Colonialism
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 4, 2025
The construction of a European common identity in the last 50 years or so has been delegated to the so-called “Western values,” which were supposed
Victims/Colonizers
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
December 3, 2025
Bombing and killings in Gaza have not stopped, despite the ceasefire agreement. About 100 violent deaths per week. Violence in the West Bank has increased
