King Charles’s address to Congress in Washington was a masterpiece of British humor and rhetoric. It received applause and consensus from both parties because he addressed Congress as a whole. At the same time, it was a carefully crafted diplomatic attempt to mend fences between the two sides of the Atlantic, with religion at its […]
Absolute power with absolute faith. Beijing’s single-minded, long-term race to win the future, and the Western loss of religion and contemporary belief in the moment. Some long-term considerations on the eve of Trump’s visit to Beijing. US President Donald Trump will travel to China in a few days, possibly seeking a temporary fix or respite […]
Trump’s presidency is the latest development of a long way where those “left behind” rallied for a new messianism that changed the old deism of the framers and ushered in a new religious-political wave of the US. Currently, judgment seems to prevail over understanding when it comes to the United States. However, without understanding, judgment […]
The coincidence is purely accidental. On April 12th, US President Donald Trump launches a frontal attack on Pope Leo XIV. On the same day — Easter for the Orthodox Churches — Kirill of Moscow interrupts the celebration to honor the President of Russia, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Trump’s outbursts and posts on Truth Social are and […]
The Church has moved in a few years from being under siege to becoming the belle of the ball. Adapting is difficult for both the Church and the world, but everybody needs it. US President Donald Trump tells the Pope how to behave. A Defense official gives the nuncio a history lesson on Avignon. Vice […]
The potential loss of Orban in Hungary could trigger a series of events that might alter the continent. On April 13, the day after the Hungarian parliamentary elections, Europe could turn a new page. Less than two weeks before the vote, the opposition to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, led by the Tisza Party, is clearly […]
Accusations levelled too strenuously at others often reveal the accuser’s own failings – a psychological defense called displacement or projection, what the New Testament (John 8:7) meant in warning against “casting the first stone.” Inflammatory selective accusations – “autocrat,” “aggressor,” “terrorist,” “authoritarian,” and other swear-words – are hurled at adversaries with subjective enthusiasm but little […]
