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Modernity

A joy stronger than death: understanding All Saints' Day today

All Saints' Day: understanding its history, its joy in the face of death and how this holiday invites everyone to live holiness on a daily basis.

The awakening of forgotten voices: how female perspectives are transforming our understanding of sacred texts

The awakening of female voices in theology renews biblical exegesis: inclusive hermeneutics, community reading and intercultural dialogue.

This is how current issues bring ancient texts to life.

Discover how contemporary issues — climate, migration, AI — reveal new dimensions of Scripture and renew biblical reading.

Leo XIV: Overcoming Polarizations

Pope Leo XIV calls for synodality and warns against the polarizations that fragment the Church, inviting listening, humility and trust in the Spirit.

Deciphering the Bible with a contemporary perspective: a user's guide

Discover an innovative method for reading the Bible: start with your contemporary concerns (ecology, migration, social justice, technology, etc.) to find relevant and practical answers in the biblical texts. This step-by-step guide (identifying issues, recognizing universal themes, targeted research, building connections, applying) offers advice on remaining faithful to the text, working in community, and transforming your spirituality into concrete action.

How biblical authors mastered the art of modern persuasion

How biblical authors mastered the art of persuasion: discovering millennia-old narrative and rhetorical techniques applied to modern communication

Confession of a Skeptic: How Spiritual Podcasts Saved My Prayer Life

Confession of a skeptic: how spiritual podcasts revived my prayer life — intimate testimony, practical tips and advice for contemplative listening.

Biblical intercultural dialogue: your passport to a richer faith

Biblical intercultural dialogue: enrich your faith by discovering how African, Asian, and Latin American perspectives reveal new dimensions of Scripture.

Connecting the Bible and Modernity: The 7 Essential Steps to Revolutionize Your Approach to Scripture

Discover how to connect the Bible and modernity in 7 practical steps: identify your contemporary concerns, create thematic bridges, develop emotional resonance, practice reverse contextual reading, use your modern questions as hermeneutical keys, cultivate wonder and share in community — for a living, relevant and transformative reading of Scripture.

“He chose twelve of them, and named them Apostles” (Luke 6:12-19)

Choosing Twelve to Transform the World: How Jesus' Night of Prayer Illuminates Discernment, Diverse Team Building, and Practical Mission

The Secret of Great Preachers to Make the Bible Accessible to Everyone

How to Make the Bible Understandable for Everyone: Practical Methods for Preachers—Identifying the Core Message, Concrete Language, Historical Contexts, and Daily Study Rituals.

Stop Reading the Bible Like Your Grandparents (Here's Why)

Stop reading the Bible like your grandparents: discover how collective, participatory, and intercultural Bible reading renews faith and action.

The Thematic Approach to the Bible: Revolutionizing Your Spiritual Understanding

Discover the thematic approach to the Bible: connect your contemporary questions to biblical teachings.

We read the Bible completely backwards

Discover why our modern reading of the Bible often misses the point—and how lectio divina, a contemplative reading of the Church Fathers, can transform your relationship with the Scriptures by emphasizing slowness, meditation, prayer, and contemplation.

When Biblical Ecology Challenges Our Modern Environmental Prejudices

How biblical ecology reconciles faith and protection of nature: principles of stewardship, natural rhythms, and hope to transform our practices.

This Simple Change in Your Bible Reading Routine Will Transform Your Relationship with God

Discover digital lectio divina: a simple and modern method to transform your Bible reading into an intimate encounter with God.

Renewing Your Bible Reading: Innovative Methods for Curious Believers

Discover innovative methods to renew your Bible reading: thematic approaches guided by contemporary issues (ecology, AI, migration, justice), narrative analysis of literary techniques, practices for creating a personalized journey and online communities to enrich understanding and spiritual engagement.

Antoine-Marie Claret: rosary, press and missionary fire

Born in 1807, a Catalan weaver who became a typographer and then a priest, Antoine-Marie Claret traveled throughout Spain and Cuba, rosary in hand, distributing brochures and religious images. Founder...

“Who will deliver me from this body which is leading me to death?” (Rom 7:18-25a)

Romans 7: Recognizing Inner Division and Welcoming Grace. Reading, theological context, analysis, and spiritual paths to experiencing liberation in Jesus Christ.

“Present yourselves to God as those who are alive and have come back from the dead” (Rom 6:12-18)

Romans 6:12-18: Paul calls you to “present yourselves to God as those who have lived and returned from the dead.” Theological meditation and practical ways to live grace.