Narcissus, the oldest bishop in history
He lived during the Roman domination of Palestine and was elected bishop of Aelia Capitolina (Jerusalem) at a very advanced age. Because of his moral rigour, he attracted the hatred of the corrupt, who slandered him. But the truth emerged and Saint Narcissus returned to the bishop's chair; he appointed a coadjutor – the first in history – who was also a saint. He lived to the age of 116.
Squid Game: a tsunami of evil with no way out or redemption
Airing on Netflix, Squid Game is a TV series with attention-grabbing ingredients. It’s supposed to be a denunciation of capitalist society, but the level of violence is extremely high and gratuitous (even children and teenagers are viewing it and cases of imitation are already being recorded). In addition, evil overcomes and overwhelms the little good that is present, leaving the viewer shocked. There is no way out, and no hope.
Ecological transition means economic decline
Western elites want "ecological transition" in order to manage economic decline and cement their power.
Modern thought is making human beings obsolescent
The use of robots, and of technology in general, makes human beings "obsolescent", as in the title of Günther Anders’ book. But the problem, rather than technology, is modern thought that denies their likeness to God and equates them to an ape. If human beings are guided by their passions rather than by reason, then whatever is done to animals can be done to them.
Meta, the risks of Zuckerberg's virtual world
A parallel life in a parallel universe. This is not a science fiction film, but the project of Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook and now of Meta, a company that will build a new "metaverse". Can we live in a virtual reality, with an avatar acting in our name and on our behalf? The (mental) risks we run today with social networks would be amplified.
Red terrorism and sexual revolution go hand in hand
A 2008 film by Uli Edel tells the story of the Baader Meinhof gang, the future Red Army Faction (RAF), the German equivalent of the Red Brigades. In an undervalued scene, the true meaning of the revolution is expressed: “Sexual liberation and the anti-imperialist struggle are one and the same thing!”. De Sade spread the same message during the French Revolution.
Saint Charles: courage, piety, and doctrine of a chosen one
Saint Charles Borromeo remains an example that spans the centuries, not only for his great piety and capacity for sacrifice, but also for his courage, a characteristic of chosen souls. The Council of Trent, the plague in Milan, synods, and his relationship with power. He was a reformer of orders and promoter of new spiritualities. And miracles flourished through his intercession.
The continuous state of emergency is euthanising democracy
Overpopulation, climate, Covid-19: for seventy years now the Power that controls politics, the economy and the media has worked to install fear in the population by means of invented or overestimated phenomena. It’s paved the way for a continuous state of emergency allowing "enlightened elites" to force policies and restrictions on people’s freedom which, in state of normality, would be otherwise impossible.
The Vatican plays Sachs
The appointment of economist Jeffrey Sachs as an ordinary member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences is unquestionably scandalous. But what it signifies is even worse: rather than the world being swayed by the Gospel, the Church is adopting the criteria of the world.
French Catholics put hope in Jewish writer, Zemmour
Éric Zemmour, a journalist and essayist of Algerian Jewish origin, could really become the new reference point for French Catholics if he runs in the next presidential election. Macron is the first 'post-Christian' president who considered the national religion of France as one of many cults. While the France of the institutions and the media has slipped to the left, the people are becoming increasingly conservative Catholic. Zemmour, though not a Christian, is well aware that without the Church France would be lost.
