Topic of the month

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  Dear Silvia

  Dear Silvia, This past September 11th, as I do every day, towards 11am and then in the afternoon before returning home,... Read more
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  Poverty often has a woman’s face

  Katarína Hulmanová - born in Slovakia, Central Europe, graduate in programming and theology. She is married, has four... Read more
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  Looking at Europe today, from a woman’s point of view

  Christiana von Habsburg-Löthringen Born of German father and Italian mother, married for nearly 50 years, has 3... Read more
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  “Twenty years later…..”

  Pilar Escudero de Jensen Pilar is from Chile and is married with four children and four grandchildren. She belongs to... Read more
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  The commercialisation of motherhood

  Ana Cristina Villa Betancourt The terrible tragedy of the earthquake in Nepal produced many chilling headlines, and... Read more
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  The ‘hidden power’ of manual work

  Martine Gilsoul Doctor in Educational Sciences, Emmanuel Community ‘The guards were of various types. Some were... Read more
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  Femininity and consecration

  Marta Rodríguez Born in Spain, a consecrated Member of Regnum Christi, Director of the Superior Institute for Women’s... Read more
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  Mother and worker: conflicting roles?

  Isabelle Cassarà Pontifical Council for the Laity Mother Italy To reconcile work outside the home, the demands of... Read more
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  Multitask, protective and empathetic

  Sonia María Crespo de Illingworth Editor of Revista Vive! President of the Familia y Futuro Foundation Ecuador Many... Read more
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  Reflecting on Complementarity

  By Helen M. Alvaré Professor of Law George Mason University of Law Arlington VA, USA Consultor, Pontifical Council for... Read more
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  Women in the Church: indications for the way forward

  At a recent meeting with the priests of the diocese of Rome, Pope Francis said the following words as if in passing:... Read more
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  September - October 2013The power of marital fidelity

  Gabriella Gambino In general terms, fidelity implies an attitude of coherence and steadfastness in adhering to a value... Read more
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  November - December 2012 On the laywomen auditors at the Council

  Ana Cristina Villa B Spending a few days exploring historical archives is like leaning out of a window which lets us... Read more
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  May - June 2013 Pope Francis and women

  Nuria Calduch-Benages, MN The election of the new bishop of Rome surprised the whole world; however, Pope Francis... Read more
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  March - April 2013 Woman, Women

  by Giorgia Salatiello Historically, women’s reflections on the feminine condition, and on the human condition in... Read more
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  January - February 2013 Martha, Mary and “the martyrdom of equilibrium”

  by  Costanza Miriano It is now after two o’clock in the morning. I haven’t been able to decide whether to say... Read more
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  October 2012: Hildegard of Bingen in and beyond the mediaeval golden age

  Giulia Paola Di Nicola & Attilio Danese If there is one religious sister who can disprove the prejudiced and... Read more
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  September 2012: Thinking further about the humanum

  On Saturday 9 February 2008, Benedict XVI delivered an address to the participants at a conference being held by the... Read more
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  May- June 2012: "May the month of Mary"

  Just a few days ago, the Montfort Father Stefano de Fiores passed away. He was an internationally renowned Mariologist... Read more
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  March- April 2012: "Human Ecology"

  It is a matter of concern to us when we see the growing anthropological confusion of our times which is manifesting a... Read more

• January-February 2012: "Christian Experience and Women"

  We cannot reflect on Christian experience without first taking a look at universal human religious experience. This... Read more
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  November-December 2011: "Sophie Scholl: a brave young woman"

  The ninth of May this year was the ninetieth anniversary of the birth of Sophie Scholl, a young German who was active... Read more
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  September-October 2011: "Suggested Reading"

  Nuria Calduch-Benages, MN In 1990 Father Luis Alonso Schökel, a master of generations of scripture scholars, published... Read more
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  June-August 2011: "Welcome to our new Website"

  A month has past since the launch of the Pontifical Council for the Laity’s new website but we have already updated the... Read more
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  March-May 2011: "John Paul II and Women"

  Ana Cristina Villa Betancourt From a very young age Karol Wojtyla was characterized by a special sensibility towards... Read more

• January-February 2011: "Thought on Sexual Difference"

  By Giorgia Salatiello In its most radical formulations, the gender theory denies the existence of any properly human... Read more
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  November-December 2010: "The Light of Chiara Badano"

  by  Giulia Paola di Nicola Most people in Italy saw at least part of the televised transmission of the... Read more
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  September-October 2010: "The Desert Mothers"

  By Nuria Calduch-Benages, MN Flaminia Giovannelli, the first lay women to be appointed under-secretary of the... Read more

• July-August 2010: "The Priest and Women"

  By Ana Cristina Villa Betancourt A few weeks ago Rome lived one of those unique experiences that can only happen in the... Read more

• May-June 2010: "Difference as Otherness"

  By Giorgia Salatiello The concept of otherness is central in current philosophical thought and is at the root of... Read more

• March-April 2010: "Families, reproductive health and “bamboccioni” [bachelors who live with their parents]"

  by Giulia Paola Di Nicola and Attilio Danese Hardly anyone paid much heed to the Recommendation to the 47 member... Read more

• January-February 2010: "A proposal concerning difference"

  by Giorgia Salatiello Underlying this brief reflection on the woman-man difference and gender, there is a twofold... Read more

• November-December 2009: "Women, defenders of life"

  by Nuria Calduch-Benages, MN The Bible teaches us that at crucial times in the history of Israel there was always a... Read more

• September-October 2009: "The call of Caritas in Veritate"

  by Ana Cristina Villa Betancourt Benedict XVI’s long-awaited social encyclical was made public on 7 July last. It... Read more

• July-August 2009: "Productivity or the Worker?"

  by Giulia Paola Di Nicola and Attilio Danese Conflicts in the world of work are far too often resolved with little... Read more

• May-June 2009: "Rereading Saint Thomas"

  by Giorgia Salatiello Saint Thomas Aquinas is often accused of misogyny, particularly in circles of radical... Read more

• March-April 2009: "Synod on the Word of God"

  by Nuria Calduch-Benages The XII Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, at which I have had the good... Read more

• September-October 2008: "Man-woman: the original difference"

  The purpose of this short reflection is mainly to ask a basic question: does the man-woman difference have anything to... Read more