Prophecy is history

The economy of smallness

The economy of smallness

Prophecy is history /29 – It is in defeat, when a story ends, that we discover the truth and strength of God by Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 22/12/2019 "Why did you take my children away, why did you have them killed by the sword and left them at the mercy of the enemies? And then the sup...
The custody of the first name

The custody of the first name

Prophecy is history/28 – The ancient (and current) habit of "masters" to change the name of their subjects By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 15/12/2019 "Between the last word spoken and the first new one to be said, that is where we reside" Pierluigi Cappello, Flight attitude (Assetto di volo) ...
The name of the king is man

The name of the king is man

Prophecy is history / 27 - The powerful, if they can't stay like everyone else, they will remain inhuman. by Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 08/12/2019 «But how can Josiah ignore Jeremiah and send emissaries to Huldah? The wise men replied: Because women are more compassionate, and so ...
Us, with borrowed eyes

Us, with borrowed eyes

Prophecy is history / 26 - To be able to 'see the heart' beyond merits or faults. Just like He does by Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 01/12/2019 "Abraham found his counterpart in a late, isolated, steep figure of the Bible: Job. If Abraham was grace not founded on merit, Job was misfo...
Heirs, hence both destroyers and guardians

Heirs, hence both destroyers and guardians

Prophecy is history / 25 - Authentic justice is also preventing the past from killing the future By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire  24/11/2019 "The bronze serpent at the time of Hezekiah no longer provided healing, indeed instead it caused damage: the values ​​of the past can do this,...
But life is even greater

But life is even greater

Prophecy is history / 24 - Following nothingness we become nothing: it is the eternal struggle between faith and nihilism By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire  17/11/2019 «I am well aware that the word lout, in the current language of my country, is now a term of offense and derision; bu...
The name of the Ark is made of silver

The name of the Ark is made of silver

Prophecy is history / 23 - The same biblical word is used for both "chest" and the Ark of the Covenant by Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 10/11/2019 In the words of Rabbi Schmelke: "The poor give the rich more than what the rich do not give to the poor. And more than a case of the poor need...
May the reader save the queen

May the reader save the queen

Prophecy is history/22 - The Bible asks to enter its stories, choosing which side we are on By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire  03/11/2019 «For thus they have found written in their Law: a king you will lay upon you (Deut. 17:15) and not a queen» David Franco-Mendes, The punishment of...
Never with the blood of our children

Never with the blood of our children

Prophecy is history / 21 - No one can force God to be less human than the best fathers and mothers By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 27/10/2019 «A purely sacrificial theory of the gospels must be based on the epistle to the Jews. But the Epistle does not succeed, I believe, in grasping the true...
To never have to devour our children again

To never have to devour our children again

Prophecy is history/20 – Faith must not forget the real faces and words of the poor By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 20/10/2019 «But if "the intelligence of the scriptures" is an aura or charm, what kind of aura is it? Where does it fit into the hierarchy of charms and auras? The intelligence ...
The shalom of double loyalty

The shalom of double loyalty

Prophecy is history/19 - True prophets and masters carry the heavy loads to save others from having to bear them by Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 13/10/2019 "And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed - only Naaman the Syrian"...
Goodness and the name of women

Goodness and the name of women

Prophecy is history/18 - Especially in times of crisis, mothers always know what is most important and valuable by Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 05/10/2019 “Please know, my dear, that the end of my life is near. So hurry and come to Santa Maria degli Angeli ... I ask you once again to bring me...
Heir but not an only child

Heir but not an only child

Prophecy is history/17 - A firstborn is not enough, spiritual legacy requires a whole community By Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 29/09/2019 «The angel of death complained to the Lord, because the translation of Elijah would unleash protests from all other human beings who cannot defeat death/e...
Even a single ray of light

Even a single ray of light

Prophecy is history / 16 - A second question sometimes leads to the right and unheard response by Luigino Bruni Published in Avvenire 22/09/2019 «The name of Elijah as an angel is Sandalphon, one of the greatest and most terrible ones in the group, with the task of weaving crowns with prayers for th...