Caritas et veritas, 2025 (vol. 15), issue 1
Editorial
Our voice – challenging situations and the needs of those who experience them from their perspective
Jan Kaňák, Michal Opatrný, Daniela Blank
Caritas et veritas 2025, 15(1):6-7 
Carol Gilligan’s book In a Different Voice has materialised and highlighted in print the experience of women and girls in the field of moral development, raising their voices alongside a theory of morality built on male experience. In the present issue, I wanted to enable the same. That is to say, to leave space for writers who would let the voices of those who experience various difficult situations, who face the experience of exclusion from the majority society, or who experience misunderstanding from their surroundings, speak in their texts, metaphorically and practically speaking. The thematic texts approach the perspectives of people with...
Studies Topical
Religion, Migration, and Political Economy in the USA: from Open-doors to Raids and Sanctuaries for Dreamers
Antonio Sánchez-Bayón, Jesús J. Sánchez-Barricarte
Caritas et veritas 2025, 15(1):16-31 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2025.004
This is a Political Economy review on religion and migration management in the United States of America (USA). This evaluation in US migrants-citizens relations shows the pendulum effect, moving from integration policies (open doors and melting pot agenda) to official persecution (raids and deportations), with a high social opportunity cost. There has been a split between the State and the civil society, producing civil disobedience and sanctuary network across the country (the citizens protect the migrants from the State). Special attention is paid to the development of the Sanctuary Movement, as an ongoing example of the sociocultural upheaval bringing...
Rituals of the Last Farewell in Contemporary Czech Society
Petr Macek, Tereza Lásková
Caritas et veritas 2025, 15(1):50-63 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2025.006
The article is focused on a sub-aspect of the broad topic of the accompaniment of the dying and the bereaved. It presents results of the research into the current ritual practices of the rites of the last farewell. The main aim of the research was to combine methodological perspectives of the anthropological study of rituals with the studies of contemporary (post)modern spirituality. The key research question was aimed at the influence of spirituality on the current ritual praxis. A qualitative probe into the experience of participants for whom accompanying is part of their profession showed strong link between conviction about the importance of rituals...
The Impact of a Parent’s Mental Illness on a Child’s Life
Silvie Ročovská
Caritas et veritas 2025, 15(1):64-81 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2025.007
The aim of this study is to find out what effect does parental mental illness have on the life of the child. A sub-objective of the study is to show the specific problems of the children and the strategies they use to cope with the family situation. The starting point is the concept of parental mental illness as a risk factor in child development. The issue is approached through an ecological approach explaining the interdependence between humans and their environment. The text is developed as a theoretical essay that analyses the literature sources dealing with the issue of serious mental illness of a parent and its impact on the child. Literature...
Christian Ethics and Nigerian Politics: a Reflection on Philippians 2:3-4
Michael Oyebowale Oyetade, Esther Adeola Femi-Olubiyi
Caritas et veritas 2025, 15(1):82-98 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2025.008
Nigerian politics in the 21st century reflects a complex landscape of democratic retrogression, economic challenges, insecurity, and social issues, corruption, poor infrastructure, etc., despite the large numbers of Christians as citizens. Philippians 2:3-4 emphasises key principles such as selflessness, humility, consideration for others, modesty, unpretentiousness, etc., which offer specific guidance for political leaders and Nigerian citizens; thus, this paper aims to reflect on the text in the context of Nigerian politics. The research adopts a qualitative research design and the research methods are historical and exegetical methods, the population...
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Responsibility and Challenge: Psychological Analysis of Covid-19 Information in a Journal of the.Czech Christian Academy.
Pavel Moravec, Lucia Lacková
Caritas et veritas 2025, 15(1):99-114 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2025.009
The purpose of the research is to analyse information about Covid-19 as it relates to religion in a Czech periodical Universum in the year 2020. We examine coping strategies to deal with the pandemic situation. Thematic analysis is used as a method. Five main themes are found: Challenge, Searching for the spiritual dimension of the crisis, Use of online space, Ineffective management of the pandemic by the Church, and Balancing different approaches. The disease is presented as a challenge to face and the published information gives the pandemic a spiritual dimension, but without apocalyptic fear. Spirituality has emerged as an adaptive coping mechanism...