MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2017
“The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift”
Author: danielafsp
ITALY God’s Bricklayer
God’s Bricklayer, recently published by the FSPs of Italy, was presented to the public at a book launch organized by the Pauline International Multimedia Center, Rome. A good-sized crowd gathered to learn about the book’s humble and genial protagonist, Fr. Pietro Lavini, who spent his life rebuilding the ancient hermitage of San Leonardo, a 1100-meter… Read more »
SPAIN Daughters of St. Paul – 70 years in Valencia
The Daughters of St. Paul celebrated its 70th anniversary of foundation in Valencia. Four sisters from Barcelona arrived in this city on January 24, 1947. The beginnings were difficult and challenging. They began by opening a branch of the Saint Paul Film. Their commitment has expanded the mission and soon the place became too small… Read more »
Mercy Means Walking Together
Mercy is an elastic band. It reaches out to you and you, in turn, reach out to grasp it, but if you get distracted it eludes you. Mercy gazes at you and opens your heart. It is neither relative nor relativistic. It makes the most of new things but at the same time it respects… Read more »
Thecla Merlo: A Woman who never “resisted” the Spirit
The Lord did what he wanted with her because as far as I could tell she never resisted his will. She placed her life completely in the hands of God, his will! She was faithful to spiritual direction from the very beginning–from the moment she entered [the Institute] to the moment the Lord called her… Read more »
ITALY Pauline Onlus: Intelligent Exercise Books project for Malawi
The Pauline Onlus Association, throughout 2017, intends to devote its attention to the Intelligent Exercise Books project for Malawi. The four illustrations on the cover of the Exercise Book is a simplified way to teach and to impart love for the nation, the basic elements of hygiene, the importance and use of water, how to… Read more »
Omnis Terra Is Back Online
Omnis Terra, a magazine of culture, mission and news analysis published by the International Secretariats of the Pontifical Mission Societies, is back online. The first issue of the new edition of the magazine, which has abandoned its paper version in 5 languages, is now available in a multilingual version online at http://omnisterra.fides.org or else from… Read more »
The Internet: Minors and Adults More Always More Connected
In preparation for Safer Internet Day, the annual day promoting the safe and responsible use of digital technologies, Ipsos (a global market research and consulting firm) released the results of its survey on behalf of the Save the Children organization on the subject: Consensus in the digital environment: perception and awareness among teens and adults…. Read more »
The Moral Action of the Journalist
Human experience in the Bible teaches us that only those who know things interiorly are able to see. To see without knowing is simply to impose one’s personal point of view on others; it is the experience of those who use their power without converting it into service. To know without seeing is to live… Read more »
BRAZIL Meeting for Strategic Apostolic Planning
From 2-4 February, the FSPs in charge of the apostolic projects of our Brazilian Province met with their provincial government in Sao Paulo for a strategic planning session of the circumscription’s mission and economy for 2017-2019. The purpose of the encounter was to reinforce communion and sharing among the various sectors of the apostolate. Guided… Read more »