Argentina’s Center for the Blind has printed a Braille edition of the Pauline publication Everyday Things by Maria Rosa Jacobo, fsp. The simple text offers messages accessible to everyone. What is new about the initiative is the fact that this is the first time in this country that a Catholic book has been printed in… Read more »
“To Revitalize Our Solidarity for Deeper Evangelization in Today’s Complex Reality”: this was the theme of the 17th Plenary Assembly of the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa (ACWECA) held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 26 August to 2 September. The theme of the Assembly, said Sr. Priscar Matenga, president of… Read more »
The FSP Audio Visual Department, in collaboration with a team of experts in the performing arts, organized two sessions for teachers on how to use the music media in education. Those who participated in the initiative said they felt rejuvenated by the music and dances, and asked that more encounters of this type be held… Read more »
After stopping in Ain Karem, the Word of God moves on to Bethlehem. The Old Testament mentions two places that bear this name. One is in northern Palestine–in Galilee, to be precise, not far from Nazareth. Sprawling over a wooded hill, it is one of the 12 towns assigned by Joshua to the tribe of Zebulun… Read more »
The Daughters of St. Paul of Korea have translated Fr. Alberione’s book, Woman Associated to Priestly Zeal into Korean. The publication is a testimony to our sisters’ love for Primo Maestro’s texts and their desire to make his editions available to the members of their province. Our Founder himself underscored the importance of this particular… Read more »
The first edition of the Italy’s National Mission Festival, entitled Mission Is Possible, organized by the Conference of Italian Missionary Institutes (CIMI), the Italian Bishops Conference (CEI) through the Missio Foundation, and the diocese of Brescia, will be held in Brescia from 12-15 October 2017. It is hoped that thousands of people will participate in… Read more »
Spurred on by this vital aspect of our charism, the FSPs of Bolivia recently held a Bible course for the catechists of St. Anthony Parish on the outskirts of La Paz. A very large number of catechists, both young and old, participated in the event, all eager to get to know the Word of God… Read more »
The worst punishment we can inflict on another person is to say: “I’m not speaking to you anymore!” because in this case silence serves to exclude the other person from our life. It is not a way of chastising the person nor is it mutism. Instead, it is a profound negation of the other person’s… Read more »
This year, the prestigious peace prize awarded by the Abbey of the Dormition of Mary on Mount Zion, located in Jerusalem, and by the Mount Zion Foundation in Lucerne, Switzerland, was bestowed on Israeli writer Amos Oz. Born in 1939 in Jerusalem, he is one of the most-translated Israeli writers and also a supporter of… Read more »
“Let the children come to me… for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Mt. 19:14). This was the guiding motive behind the distribution of bags of art supplies to 35 mentally challenged students during the FSP annual Summer Art and Therapy Workshop held at their convent in Iloilo City, Philippines. The event… Read more »
