Radici nel deserto

Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori, General Abbot of the Cistercian Order, talks to journalist Monica Mondo and expresses his thoughts about faith, the Church and monasticism. What tangible answers can the Christian faith provide?

Encouraged by the reflections and questions of journalist Monica Mondo, the General Abbot of the Cistercian Order, Mauro-Giuseppe Lepori, elaborates on a wide range of subjects linked to faith, the Church and the important existential questions generated by our times. What tangible answers can the Christian faith, and in particular the figure of Jesus Christ, provide nowadays to those without a point of reference? What are the most relevant values this tradition can equally give secular people? What is the deep meaning of a life choice – monasticism – which most view as covered in age-old dust and unviable in the present day. This is a quiet but honest conversation that does not shy away from even the trickiest questions; a continuous dialogue between past and present.