Our sisters in Malawi began the Pauline apostolate in this country by opening a small book center in an unused freight container. Today, thanks to the help of many collaborators, the small seed they planted has been transformed into an FSP Book Center (formerly the Old Montfort Bookshop), located in the heart of Lilongwe. This… Read more »
I was asked to write the story of my vocation at a moment in which one of the main players in that story just passed to eternity – Sr. Maria Pia Marcazzan, who, with great skill and vivacity, accompanied my whole vocational journey. The first time I stepped into the FSP book center in Udine,… Read more »
On 22 April 2017, Pope Francis visited the Basilica of St. Bartholomew in Rome to participate in a para-liturgy on the theme of Prayer for Today’s New Martyrs, organized by the St. Egidio Community. His arrival was greeted by pealing bells and the singing of the Martyrs Hymn, which opens with the words: “The holy… Read more »
Holy Week in Maputo centered on diffusion of the Word of God. The Daughters of St. Paul participated with great intensity in the preparation for baptism of numerous catechumens in their diocese and surrounding ones. The Word of God was the most popular gift chosen for the newly baptized, with many people standing in line… Read more »
Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 Out of Darkness, Eternal Light At last a new day has dawned: the “eighth day” generated by the night of nights–a night bright-er than the day; a night that “illuminates” each of our own nights, during which it is necessary to keep watch: The night… Read more »
Dearest Sisters, Easter is an event of overwhelming power. It is a proclamation of beauty, the forecast of a luminous life that irradiates grace: Jesus is risen–he is alive!–and we can meet the Living One as he was met by the women who came to his tomb at dawn on the third day. Let us… Read more »
The FSP Book Center in Bucharest recently held a book launch to present Sfintele Evanghelii si Faptele Apostolilor, the Romanian translation of Vangeli e Atti degli Apostoli: Password Bibbia giovane (“The Bible and the Acts of the Apostles: Password to the Bible for Youth”), published by St. Paul Editions, Italy. The speakers for the occasion… Read more »
Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14–27:66 Participating in the Love of God We are entering Holy Week, the source and summit of our faith, because–as St. Paul says in 1 Co. 15:3-5–we believe first and foremost that the Lord Jesus died and rose to save us from sin and death. We are… Read more »
The St. Egidio Community was awarded the Giuseppe Dossetti Peace Prize at the IX edition of this event for its project Humanitarian Corridors. One of the motivations listed for bestowal of the award was the community’s efforts to combat human trafficking and save war refugees in a way that is safe and sound for the… Read more »
