Organizations and Ideals

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Even within the cloisters, the gift and the spirit of gratuitousness deserve due recognition
Economics and Charisms

Even within the cloisters, the gift and the spirit of gratuitousness deserve due recognition

Economy and Charisms/4 - In consecrated life, the need to be seen and valued is not a weakness, but a human and spiritual dimension. Without genuine reciprocity, even the most generous vocations can wear thin by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on July 12, 2026 Giving is another name for commu... 
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Poverty that truly sets us free. An economy at the service of one’s vocation
Economics and Charisms

Poverty that truly sets us free. An economy at the service of one’s vocation

Economics and Charisms/3 - In communities of consecrated persons, one danger to avoid is that there are people who “stay” simply because they lack the means to start a new life. Here are some ideas to ensure that fidelity to one’s choice is always authentic by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire o... 
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When Wealth, Grandeur, and Success Overshadow the Charism of Our Origins
Economics and Charisms

When Wealth, Grandeur, and Success Overshadow the Charism of Our Origins

Economics and Charisms/2 - What happens when communities and movements grow in wealth and property? There is a risk that the means will become the end. And the humility that is the foundation of biblical and evangelical humanism will be lost. It is the “Solomon Syndrome” by Luigino Bruni published... 
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The Mystique of the Financial Statement
Economics and Charisms

The Mystique of the Financial Statement

Economics and Charisms/1 - Today marks the start of a new series on the economic-theological dimensions of religious communities, particularly monastic ones. A journey to discover the value of money and contracts in the spiritual life by Luigino Bruni published in Avvenire on May 31, 2026 The old... 
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Salvation in smallness
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Salvation in smallness

Rebirth can be learned /16 - In success stories, it is important to know when to take a step back by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on 05/06/2026 - From the magazine Città Nuova no. 12/2024 History knows a profound law of evolution and decline of peoples, communities, and individuals. It ... 
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Caring for conflicts
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Caring for conflicts

Rebirth can be learned  /15 - By remaining, with loyalty and gentleness, within a conflict in which we find ourselves without seeking or wanting it, vocations mature. by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on 11/11/2024 - From the magazine Città Nuova no. 11/2024 Charismatic communities are al... 
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Limits and smiles
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Limits and smiles

Rebirth can be learned  / 14 - It takes time and a great deal of gentleness to learn to recognize yesterday's faith and God in a faith and a God that have become so different as to be unrecognizable. by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on March 20, 2025 - From the magazine Città Nuova no. 10... 
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Becoming small and fragile as the charisma is being fulfilled
EN - Rebirth can be learned

Becoming small and fragile as the charisma is being fulfilled

Rebirth can be learned  / 13 - The transformation of a charisma in the organisational phase, from the founder's first generation to the second by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on 21/02/2025 - From the Città Nuova magazine, n.9/2024 The Bible is a composite of many things together. It is ... 
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The age of charismatic amphibians
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The age of charismatic amphibians

Rebirth can be learned  / 12- The transformation of a charisma in the organisational phase, from the founder's first generation to the second. by Luigino Bruni Article published in no. 8/2024 of Città Nuova on 4 January 2025 Max Weber, perhaps the greatest sociologist ever, theorised at the begin... 
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Let us resurrect desires
EN - Rebirth can be learned

Let us resurrect desires

Rebirth can be learned /11 - One must return to living everyday life with passion in order to regain possession of one's inclinations and freedom. by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on 07/12/2024 - From the Città Nuova magazine, n.7/2024 Desire has become a word of our time. And it is unde... 
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The beauty of vocations reaching adulthood
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The beauty of vocations reaching adulthood

Rebirth can be learned  /10 - The carefree attitude and vitality of youth, even within movements and charismas, must grow and evolve into spiritual maturity. It is not an automatic process, nor is it simple. by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on 11 November 2024 - Issue no. 6/2024 Becoming... 
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Beware the seduction of the golden calf!
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Beware the seduction of the golden calf!

Rebirth can be learned / 9 – Charismatic communities make sense as long as the gospel takes on a different tone and guise from the other ‘flowers’ in the garden of the Church and humanity by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on 03/10/2024 – from the Città Nuova magazine, n. 5/2024 The biblic... 
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The era of new hope
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The era of new hope

Rebirth can be learned / 8 - The four tendencies that members of a religious community or movement can have after the death of the founder. by Luigino Bruni Article published in the 4/2024 issue of Città Nuova on 07/09/2024  When a community or spiritual movement passes from the first generation ... 
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The time of mourning
EN - Rebirth can be learned

The time of mourning

Rebirth can be learned / 7 - A decisive and fundamental time for the resurrection of a charismatic community. by Luigino Bruni published in Città Nuova on 12/08/2024 - from the Città Nuova magazine n. 3/2024 Charismatic communities manage to continue living after the death of the founder (which i...