Saint Anthony Mary Claret, a 19th century figure, used to say that we should have “the heart of a child towards God, the heart of a mother towards other people and the heart of a judge [...]
As a child in primary school, the discovery of writing fascinated me to such an extent that I remember writing on my father’s back when I saw him sitting quietly by the fire. The passion [...]
Let us toast to the United Nations, which had the happy idea of proclaiming the “years” of the mountains, of water, of forests? And let us salute Saint Francis, prince of ecologists, [...]
It was after the news, prime time television, and a Portuguese actress threw this enormity in her boyfriend’s face, as if to say nothing: “It’s none of your business whether or [...]
“The shadow of God is vast” – said Frederick Nietzsche, after announcing that God was dead. God was dead, and so human beings were left orphans, alone on earth, without any [...]
Readers know that, in the Olympic Games, only athletes who have reached the minimum required in their respective sport (diving, swimming, running, sailing…) take part. And only those who [...]
“Some say happiness lives far away. Others say it resides in our own home. But true happiness lives in the cradle of a child begotten with love”. I don’t know if Freud knew this [...]
The Brazilian Indians who carried Father José de Anchieta’s chests, tired of everything, sighed: “We are heartless!” I was touched by this expression when reading the [...]
My friend Pedro María Zabilde went to the barber (and I ask permission to tell in my own way what happened to him and comes in his book Happiness is not for fools). The barber, talkative as a [...]
Each person is a word from God that is never repeated. Or a melody that no one else can sing. They say that no two auroras or snowflakes are the same and that after creating a human being, God [...]
