Literature and emotional education

Dilexit nos: premises of the Encyclical

Dilexit nos: premises of the Encyclical

What the algorithm cannot achieve The Encyclical Dilexit nos, “He Loved Us...”, by Pope Francis, is surprising from its very wording: on the human and divine love of the heart of Jesus. It is one...

Surrounded by Idiots

Surrounded by Idiots

How to understand those who cannot be understood The book Surrounded by Idiots, by Thomas Erikson, is an excellent aid to understanding - and making oneself understood - by the people we work with....

Taste, desire and will in Michael Ende

Taste, desire and will in Michael Ende

This new article in the series Literature and Feelings deals with taste, will and desire, starting with Michael Ende's The Neverending Story. Table of contents Between taste and will Freedom Beyond...

Ivan Ilyich: what a life is worth living

Ivan Ilyich: what a life is worth living

Literature, this time with Ivan Ilyich, teaches us once again that life is worth living. The experience of the last epidemic that has struck the whole world and that still continues to plague us has...

Tenet explained: psychologically and spiritually

Tenet explained: psychologically and spiritually

Tenet and our longing for God Christopher Nolan's film Tenet, analyzed in its psycho-spiritual dimension, shows a human aspiration. We will not tell the details of the story, which each one has to...