Lampedusa
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 17, 2026
It is called the “lamp island” because in ancient times Phoenicians and Greeks — and maybe Sards — left some outposts on this tiny spread
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Character Development, continued
Matthew Fox
June 23, 2026
In yesterday’s DM, we named character development as intrinsic to healthy fathering. This in turn led to naming the “9 Cs” as a lead-up to
Anima Christi
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
March 20, 2026
My cousin Paolo died two days ago. We celebrated his funeral today. At communion, we sang a hymn whose words go back to the 14th
Diary from the Italian Countryside, part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
March 14, 2026
Even though I live in the countryside, I am not becoming a misanthrope. Four days a week, I drive to the nearby city. Serendipitously, a
A Surge in Loneliness?
Matthew Fox
December 20, 2025
These headlines caught my attention this week: “Loneliness Surges Among Key Groups of Americans”; “’Lonely, terrifying and scary’: 70% of students in UK university Halls
More on The Holy Life Journey of Aeesha Clottey
Matthew Fox
November 19, 2025
Aeesha and Kokomon Clottey contributed to our YELLAWE program for inner city teenagers who were on the verge of dropping out of school. Kokomon would
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
Praying with Queen Esther
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
August 21, 2025
Meditating upon prayer and the four paths, I realize that in our historical moment it is especially the via negativa that must be made present
The Scope of Our Hope
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
July 5, 2025
Early in his career, Matthew Fox named one “unholy” or “demonic” trinity made of competition, compulsion, and dualism, all strongly and virulently opposed to compassion,
Balance
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 2, 2025
If I were asked to say in one word what spirituality is all about for me, I would say “balance.” I could also say “justice”
