Dreams and Reality for the US or China

China or Russia might be betting on the wrong horse in Ukraine and Europe. They overlook the complexity and depth of the US relationship with its allies. The new Hannibal bet. October 14 could be a pivotal moment for Europe and America. SpaceX abruptly imposed a speed cap on Ukraine’s Starshield service without warning Kyiv, disrupting […]

Italian Suicide for the EU?

In a few short decades, Italy moved from the “sorpasso” boom to a suicidal loop. Bright Italians move out, and young migrants move in. Both are desperate. Things can spin out of control, crashing the nation and the continent. Can the Church save Europe as it did after the fall of Rome? Chauvinism in America […]

African Malaise for Europe

Mali is facing a severe escalation of its long-running security and humanitarian crisis. After large-scale, coordinated offensives by Islamist and separatist armed groups, the military junta is struggling to maintain control nationwide. Civilians face dire conditions amid intensified violence, widespread human rights abuses, and blockades. Russian mercenaries, who had backed the junta and expelled French […]

Global Search for Oneself

In the USA and Europe, immigration is the root cause of the new identity crisis. In China and Asia, it’s about politics and Taiwan. There seems to be a new global quest for identity similar to the one that shaped nation-states two centuries ago, moving away from old royal identities. America was a nation of […]

Serbia – Church: the patriarch’s ethnic turn

One more Christian Church at the service of Power. The perilous path of Belgrade’s patriarchate, following Moscow’s inspiration and lighting a potential fire close to Rome. Five years on from 18 February 2021, when Prvoslav Perić became patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church under the monastic name Porfirije, the positive and open image he projected […]

Theology, Law, Prophecy

Are law and prophecy, as well as social order and social transformation, necessarily antagonistic forces? What kind of legal system does a democratic society need to establish new and more relevant conditions for its operation? A dialogue between theology, law, and politics could offer new perspectives for both the Catholic Church and our contemporary societies […]

Father Dehon, the Sacred Heart, and Democracy

No matter how far removed their views may be from our own, every time violence silences a voice, it causes deep damage to our democracies. The killing of Charlie Kirk undermines the “right to be heard” of every voice and every word, which are fundamental principles of democratic order. A theological reading of the relationship […]