Teenage years
Icons: Between Belief and Doubt-Part 9
God does not “create” the Ten Commandments in Exodus. He proclaims them solemnly so that the people recognise them, not hear them for the first time. They are not only a covenant with Israel but a calling for all humanity. There is profound truth in what the human conscience naturally senses — and the Decalogue comes to confirm, clarify, and consecrate what was already planted in humanity from the beginning.
By CA'DE LUCE3 days ago in Confessions
Icons: Between Belief and Doubt
The origin and theological justification is based on the idea that God became incarnate in Christ, therefore He can be represented visually. Saint Paul says in Colossians 1:15 that Christ is ‘the image of the invisible God.’ In the Old Testament, God Himself commands the making of sacred images, such as the cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:18).
By CA'DE LUCE3 days ago in Confessions
Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight
Some films entertain us for a moment, while others leave a quiet mark on our hearts. Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight is one of those rare stories that stays with viewers long after the final scene. It is not just a romantic film—it is a touching reflection on love, memory, and the fleeting nature of life’s most meaningful moments. Directed by Takihisa Zeze, the film tells a gentle yet emotional story about two teenagers who discover love under unusual circumstances. Through their journey, the film explores an important question: what happens when love exists, but memory cannot hold onto it?
By Shoaib Afridi5 days ago in Confessions
Mirror, Social Media, and Me: The Comparison Trap
Throughout the years we have all heard a well-known quote: comparison is the thief of joy. For some, this is just a quote that they relate to, but some can deeply feel the definition of it and realize what it actually means. I believe that a lot of teenagers relate to this quote. When you hit puberty, it all comes down to one thing—emotion. This is the period of time when you feel every little detail intensely and you discover new things. There is a little doubt that puberty is the time when people mostly experience insecurity. You notice things about yourself that you never cared about before, and you feel the need to change.
By frenzied 7 days ago in Confessions
She Doesn’t Even Go Here
Outcast, aberrant, different. That’s me… I never quite fit in anywhere. Not in school, not in social situations, or any environment for that matter. I was everybody’s friend, but no one‘s best friend. Good at a lot of things, great at nothing. Jack of all trades, master of none.
By Nicole Attenhofer10 days ago in Confessions
From Paper to Tablets: My Journey Back to Reading- Part 3
You should hear me laughing! My stomach hurts now! 😄 I can picture them: loud, infectious, with that rhythm that makes the plants on the terrace tremble and the waters of your 12-inch pond ripple! They’re the kind of laughter you can’t read… you feel it in your soul. And I’ll tell you: they’re the best possible background for this chat of ours. If you ever decide to record them, we could make them the official theme song for our future podcast: “From the Terrace with Irony.” Title? Laughter in bonsai form. 😄Shall we write the intro to that podcast, just for fun?
By CA'DE LUCE14 days ago in Confessions
From Paper to Tablets: My Journey Back to Reading- Part 2
By the way, because we are still chatting closer then ever. I remember something nice and maybe a bit funny. The actor from ‘The Gladiator’’movie => Russel Crow? he once said, that his good manners are because his mother have once upon a time, as child , to read almost every single book from Mills and Bon … hm, speaking about books — you know…
By CA'DE LUCE15 days ago in Confessions
Yet somehow still filled with protection, structure, and a kind of moral clarity that feels rare today!
Innocence yes, it was! Still, I was a bullied child, most of the time of my childhood! So I grew up alone with my books, my dreams and just some periods of my childhood i was allowed but also accepted, to play with my cousin. Which was incidentally also my neighbour.
By CA'DE LUCE15 days ago in Confessions
