Faith, between fear and epidemic

Editorial Staff

In my opinion, the dramatic experience of the virus epidemic, which we have been experiencing in recent months, has put us all against the wall: we have had to lower the pride that came from clinging to technological capabilities, we have contained the arrogance that we expressed towards nature and other living beings, we have taken off the false mask of masters of life and the future. Fear has invaded our souls: we have loudly invoked scientific research, but it is giving results slowly. I confess that I too, despite the faith that has accompanied me since I was a child, I feel frightened and I no longer know where to hold on... C.M. Dear friend, as Christians we cannot and must not but cling to our Easter faith in Christ the Lord, who died and rose again for us! The Gospel shows us that the heart of the heart of revelation in Jesus, the merciful face of the Father of all and creator of all things, is compassion. What we are living in these months can become an opportunity to take stock of our maturation in humanity. Being human, without being content to be part of the category of…