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Women know it first
EN - MSA

Women know it first

In societies of the past, and to some extent even today, women had a sixth sense, a special ability to read the “weak signals” of relationship crises in advance, and thus were able to prevent various forms of deprivation and poverty. by Luigino Bruni published in Il Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 03/... 
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Eugenio Borgna on the trail of joy: it is fleeting, but must be cherished
EN - Avvenire Editorials

Eugenio Borgna on the trail of joy: it is fleeting, but must be cherished

The posthumous essay - The great psychiatrist offers texts taken from the classics on a reality that, unlike happiness, the market cannot sell us. Because it is consumed as it is generated by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 04/09/2025 Happiness is the new promise of the market economy. The... 
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Reading the Bible sine glossa. And sine smartphone
EN - Avvenire Editorials

Reading the Bible sine glossa. And sine smartphone

Spirituality - A new series of publications offers the Italian text without notes. This approach aims to encourage “immediate” reading, in an embrace that leaves out the noise of social media. by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 08/28/2025 In 1559, during the Council of Trent, Pope Paul V h... 
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Mother Superior or “Leader”? The Convent Is Not a Business
EN - Avvenire Editorials

Mother Superior or “Leader”? The Convent Is Not a Business

The use of consultants to reorganize religious life introduces criteria and models into communities that distance them from the primacy of charisma. With a dangerous metamorphosis. by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on August 10, 2025 For many centuries, Christian charisms have offered ideas ... 
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Communities are not businesses: managerial culture extinguishes charisma
EN - Avvenire Editorials

Communities are not businesses: managerial culture extinguishes charisma

The spread of business consulting techniques in convents and monasteries is affecting religious life. But prophetic inspiration comes from extremes, not from the “middle ground” between possibilities. by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on 02/08/2025 The theories, methods, and techniques of bu... 
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Enjoying life
EN - MSA

Enjoying life

As adults, we can only enjoy life by slowing down, stopping the race, finding one place, two at most, and then sinking into this sea. It seems like a decrease, but in reality it is an increase in good life... by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 07/04/2025 A few days ago, a... 
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“Peace be with you.” This is how Pope Leo explains the “irrationality” of war
En - Vita

“Peace be with you.” This is how Pope Leo explains the “irrationality” of war

“Interests” and “revenge” are the two key words in the Pope's teaching on peace: interests remain interests even when they are legitimate and, as such, are not an absolute value, while peace begins with revenge interrupted in view of a greater by Luigino Bruni published in Vita on 01/07/2025 “Pea... 
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What makes the world go round?
EN - MSA

What makes the world go round?

It is important to occasionally practice empathy with strangers who rush past us on the streets of our lives. It helps us reconcile ourselves with life and work, and develop a sense of brotherhood. by Luigino Bruni published in Messaggero di Sant'Antonio on 03/06/2025 The other day, on my way to wor...