In the past century history has seen a strong rethinking about many assumptions coming from the Rankean tradition, that tradition established from the German historian Leopold von Ranke which demanda that history has to establish “what has really happened.”
– Aurelio Porfiri I think there is little doubt when we say that the year 1968 was a crucial year for the development of our societies. Maybe this was felt more in Europe, North America, but I think that the…
The Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom is situated in Vallarpadam in the city of Cochin in the state of Kerala, India. It is a famous center of pilgrimage, people from all parts of Kerala and outside, irrespective of caste…
– Fausto Gomez OP Some weeks ago, I read a review of a novel authored by Nuria Gago entitled Quiéreme siempre (Love me always). The protagonists are two women – one is a young nurse, and the other, an old…
– Enrico Finotti ‘Bless you’ or ‘May God Almighty bless us’; ‘Go’ or ‘Let us go in peace.’ When will we finish discussing this question? Is there an answer? Behind every liturgical expression there is always a theology and to…
– Rev José Mario O Mandía I have a friend who reads the Bible daily, but says he is not interested in joining any religion. “Religion causes wars,” he told me. In his book The End of Faith, American author…
– Fernando Armellini SCJ Claretian Publications, Macau Today’s Gospel begins with an outrageous statement: the bread to eat is “his own flesh.” The reaction of those present is understandable and justified: “How can this man give us his flesh to…
– Anastasios Objection 1: It is not really sure how many of the supposed Magi were present at the birth of Jesus and this leads us to think that the Gospels are not really reliable.
– Sr Margaret Fung This is our last stop. We will spend three days in Fatima after leaving France. I was glad to discover the name Fatima was a Muslim name. It dates back to the early years when the…
– Miguel Augusto In an interview granted to Aleteia in 2016, theologian and professor Paul Thigpen spoke about his book Saints Who Battled Satan, published in November 2015, which he considered to be a continuation of his bestselling Manual for…
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