Writings and reflections

Confitebor tibi, quia mirabiliter plasmatus sum

From Seneca and Cicero to Psalm 139, a reflection on friendship and the value of human life.

27 February 2022PDF · Italian20 pages

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This meeting with families opens with a question about the value of friendship, drawing on Seneca and Cicero. The text considers the bond between the young people as a gift to support and deepen, beyond any calculation of usefulness or personal advantage.

Psalm 139 then introduces human life as something to receive with wonder. The meditation develops a Christian understanding of personal dignity and recalls goodness, beauty and truth as points of reference for relationships and for a shared journey.

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