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Christian symbols and meaning

The history of the birth of Christian religious symbolism is based on the absolute prohibition of idolizing images in Christianity and on the need, for the first Christians, to hide their worship. In fact, to hide from persecutors and to strengthen their devotion, Christians had to resort to symbolic representations, abstract forms and signs such Continue Reading

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What is religion

This blog is about religion. We all pretty much have an idea of what a religion is. But if we’re asked to define it, the problems start. What is religion? The question has a theoretical interest and a practical interest. From a theoretical point of view, all disciplines that deal with religion cannot disregard an Continue Reading

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What faith do we live

Towards a Christianity of freedom and grace The first two stages of our journey have helped us to understand how a change of epoch demands a change of pastoral paradigm from the ecclesial community. Evangelii gaudium presented us with a new way of understanding the mission, a new vision of the Church, a new way Continue Reading

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What motivates the existence of religion

If we analyze the concept of religion within a purely context, it is striking how it is considered a private phenomenon. That is to say, everyone professes it in their own intimacy and the exteriorization of certain religious symbols has gradually begun to lose its meaning. This phenomenon has been called secularism. People are religious, Continue Reading

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