Anthony or Antoni Bonner, who described himself as "a Mallorcan in New York," has died at the age of ninety-seven. He leaves behind an important legacy: intellectual, as a scholar of Ramon Llull, and civic, as an environmental activist. His work on Llull's thought and writings is internationally renowned and earned him several doctorates. honorary cause (by the University of the Balearic Islands, the University of Barcelona, and the University of Freiburg). His tireless interest in nature and the environment led him to become a founding member, in 1973, of the Balearic Islands' most prominent and longest-running environmental organization: the Balearic Group for Ornithology and Nature Defense, better known as the GOB. In a short time, incidentally, the publisher Francesc Moll, who was also a founder of the GOB, and just a few days ago, Professor Xisco Avellà, younger than Bonner and Moll but a long-serving president of the organization, also passed away. It is worth noting that within the magnificent catalog of the Moll publishing house (now managed and expanded with new additions by Nueva Editorial Moll) are two seminal works by Anthony Bonner, one in the field of naturalism and the other in Lullism: these are Plants of the Balearic Islands, a contribution that remains crucial today to the understanding of the country's natural environment, and of the Selected Works of Ramon LlullA two-volume anthology of the most important texts by the founder of Catalan literature, with all due respect to the ancient troubadours. This selected work by Llull is the Catalan version of the same anthology that Bonner had published in English four years earlier in the USA, thanks to a research grant from the Guggenheim Foundation.

The rector of Ramon Llull University (URL), Josep Antoni Rom, passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 62 from a heart attack. "It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our parish priest, Josep Antoni Rom Rodríguez. We keep him in our prayers and extend our deepest condolences to his family during this time of grief. May he rest in peace," the URL stated in a press release. Rom had served as rector since September 2022 and was recognized as a leading figure in the field of advertising strategy and creativity. Born in Barcelona in 1963, the rector held a degree in contemporary history from the University of Barcelona (1987) and a doctorate in advertising and public relations from URL in 2004, where he was a professor and chair. In 1994, he joined Blanquerna-URL, where he co-founded the Faculty of Communication and International Relations, served as Vice Dean of Technology and Equipment (1998-2016), and directed the degree program in advertising, public relations, and marketing (2016-2020). Before becoming Rector of Ramon Llull University, from September 2020 to September 2022, he was part of the Rector's team as Vice Rector for Research and Innovation. He was also a member of several scientific committees for national and international conferences and journals. Tripods, Graph and Advertising IssuesHe has also been the director of the Master's programs in Advertising Strategy and Creativity and in Art Direction for Advertising at Blanquerna-URL. Finally, he has also served as the director of the Design and Publications Department at Blanquerna-URL.

The mystery of beauty (art) and the mystery of life (religion) are not so far apart. Or perhaps they are one and the same? What is the meaning of beauty and what is the meaning of life? This is something some humans ask themselves (we ask ourselves), while others simply dedicate themselves (we dedicate ourselves) to enjoying the beauties of life. Carpe we sayAnd there are still those who reject the question: they find it anti-modern. Religion? "From chewing on it so much, perhaps we no longer feel it, but creation "It's a religious word. If it has had unspeakable importance in the history of thought and art, it's because its root appears in the first verb of the Latin version of the Bible." Raül Garrigasait writes: in the essay Rock and Air: Art and Religion by Llull at Tàpies (Fragmenta), so deservedly praised.

Raül Garrigasait (Solsona, 1979) has dedicated The rock and the air (Fragmenta, 2025), his latest essay, explores art and religion, two concepts that have shaped civilization for millennia. Through seven totemic yet radical figures.Ramon Llull, Ausiàs March, Isabel de Villena, Joan Maragall, Josep Carner, Frederic Mompou and Antoni Tàpies—, Garrigasait traces a path that connects past and present: in his hands, rereading cultural heritage ends up being an optimal way to give it continuity.

Amidst celebrations of the Ignatian year (2021-2022), inaugurated in Rome by the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Arturo Sosa, who I had the privilege to interview in an agile conversation published in Confesiones de Jesuitas [Jesuits’ Confessions] (Libelista, 2018), I would like to add a new discovery on the relation between Loyola and Ramon Llull.