1. faith  2. culture  3. history  4. hope  1. Faith. The paradox of all these problems which unite us is that they are the ones which divide us. Each one is ambivalent, has both its constructive and discordant, if not also its destructive one.  Faith unites us, for example, but confession, that is its interpretation, separates…

I have thought of using the title “Challenges and signs of hope for the church in Europe” as the Pope has entitled the first paragraph of the first chapter of the post synodal apostolical exhortation Ecclesia in Europa.  Reading the list of “the problems which unite us” I’ve wondered what my contribution should be since…