Catholic support for the wrong West needs a rethink
There is a considerable misunderstanding concerning the concept of the West. There is an "essential" West that corresponds to Christian civilization and its social and political consequences; and there is a West that coincides with liberal democracies, with a system of values opposite to the first. Unfortunately, many Catholics side with this anti-Christian West.
Cancel Culture, the eternal Gnostic dream of starting over from scratch
That change must be permanent and the relative must be absolute, is typical of gnosis. So, Cancel culture should be defined as a Gnostic phenomenon. It disregards reality and order, creation and norms deposited in society over centuries for the enhancement of rebirth, a new creation, a new world. Many are the aspects of everlasting gnosis that we encounter in Cancel culture. And thus, we cannot fail to find its struggle with the Christian faith which has always been its main enemy.
Psyche & Prozac: could a side effect be behind the massacres?
Racism, the spread of weapons, social distress. But, what if there were something more? There are many causes behind the US massacres. But there is one that is never analysed: killing is not easy, it requires large quantities of drugs to be taken to commit one. Many of the school killers have a history of psychiatric problems. In fact, the Prozac leaflet states that...
The Parable of the Sower, a theme dear to van Gogh
The Parable of the Sower is present in all three Synoptics. Vincent van Gogh found it fascinating and consequently made it the subject of several paintings. Of particular note are The Sower at Sunset, which is full of mysticism, and The Sower in Winterthur, which is full of melancholy...
The unmerciful servant in a painting by Fetti
Among the 42 parables of the Gospels, one of the most interesting is that of the unmerciful servant, because it tells us about two different ways of using power. On the one hand divine grace, on the other an ungrateful man. The scene of the servant throtting one of his small debtors is depicted in all its intensity in a painting by Domenico Fetti, known as ‘il Mantovano’.
Western leaders promote self-hatred of the West
When we speak of the Western world we mean the Christian civilisation that gave rise to it, with all the values that go with it: natural order, value of the person, sacredness of life. Self-hatred is represented by Third-Worldism, ecologism, indigenism, gender ideology, abortion. These are all disvalues promoted today by those who have usurped the title of the West. Which also suggests something about the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The miracle of Nain as seen by Cranach the Younger
The raising of the son of the widow of Nain is one of Jesus' most sensational miracles. There are several paintings depicting it, including the splendid altarpiece by Cranach the Younger, which emphasises the power and uniqueness of the Son of God.
The healing of the lepers, an under-represented miracle
One of the most impressive but least represented miracles of the Lord Jesus is the healing of the ten lepers. The fact, however, is splendidly depicted in an illuminated codex: the Golden Codex of Echternach, now in the German National Museum.
