Secular obsession with the new Apocalypse / Umberto Eco -- Hope puts an end to "the end" / Carlo Maria Martini -- When does human life begin? / Umberto Eco -- Human life is part of God's life / Carlo Maria Martini -- Men and women-- according to the Church / Umberto Eco -- The Church does not fulfill expectations, it celebrates mysteries / Carlo Maria Martini -- Where does the layman find illumination? / Carlo Maria Martini -- Ethics are born in the presence of the other / Umberto Eco.