“They are made of what they see”
CultureFaces, hands, and gazes that “would never look away from what is in front of their eyes.” The Christmas poster features the Adoration of the Shepherds by Matthias Stomer. From the December issue of Traces.
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Barcelona: Who needs the stars?
CultureDecember 8, 2021, feast of the Immaculate Conception, will be an important day for the Sagrada Família in Barcelona: 139 years after the laying of the foundation stone, the Tower of the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated. A new light, not only for Barcelona
Pilinsky: An invitation to decipher destiny
CultureThe pulse of life, the sounding board of existence. Or rather, vocation. This is what poetry is for the Hungarian János Pilinszky. A hundred years after his birth, a brief excursus through his life and poems.
My friend Dostoyevsky
CultureOn the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dostoyevsky, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams speaks of how the Russian genius has changed his way of seeing.
Chile: "There is good in everything that is yet to be born”
CultureIn a social context of contrasts, stances that seem irreconcilable, Encuentro Santiago challenges the idea of "tolerance" and is committed to the encounter with the other. This is what happened…
The rest of that bread
CultureLove that precedes guilt through the eyes of Manzoni, Milosz, Dante... “When one truly forgives, there is nothing left to forgive.”
Bonhoeffer: "God is not a stopgap”
CultureThe Lutheran theologian executed by the Third Reich, quoted at the Spiritual Exercises of the Fraternity of CL. His life, thought, martyrdom. And his expectant waiting for the God that he wants to find "not at the margins, but at the centre of life."
Sophie's living heart
CultureSophie Scholl, protagonist of the adventure of the White Rose, a group of young people that fought against the Nazi regime in Germany, was born on May 9, 1921. This is her story.
The dangerous edge of things
CultureGraham Greene died thirty years ago, on April 3, 1991. From the April issue of Italian Tracce, a journey through the works of one of the most renowned British and Catholic authors of the twentieth century.
New York Encounter: "a hope that always surprises us”
CultureEven though the event took place entirely online, it did not cease to be a place of encounter for the whole United States. Meetings on the figures of Fr. Giussani and Lorenzo Albacete, as well as on the subjects of racism and economic challenges.
New York Encounter: "When reality hits"
CultureA special edition of the New York Encounter is back on February 12. The last edition had a prophetic title: "Crossing the divide". In a country increasingly divided and wounded by the pandemic, an attempt to reveal a different life.
Joyce's way
CultureJames Joyce died on January 13, 1941. From the January issue of Italian Tracce, a small voyage through his life and work.