26 November 2022 was an important day for the FSP East Africa Delegation, and in particular for the Nairobi community, because it marked the opening of a new apostolic community in Kisumu, a city in western Kenya, which is the seat of the region’s archdiocese. The new James Alberione Community was opened in response to…
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The unpredictable introduces amazing things into the fabric of an upright man’s daily existence. God, the Absolutely Unpredictable One, chooses the scandal of dwelling in a virgin and of disrupting Joseph’s sleep with divine visitations. Why he decides to enter the lives of the upright in startling ways remains a mystery. He bursts unpredictably into…
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The National Fair of Small and Medium Publishing Houses, promoted and organized by the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), took place this year in Rome from 7-11 December. The event, dedicated exclusively to independent publishing, highlighted the important issues of our time, starting with the war that has returned to bloody the heart of Europe, reminding… Read more »
The Pauline Book Center in Potenza is turning 90 years old, and to commemorate this anniversary our sisters have scheduled a number of cultural events during November and December to underscore the significance of our Pauline presence at the service of the ecclesial community and civil society. Particularly significant are several liturgical and catechetical formation… Read more »
They have arrested the independent one. They have forced the desert into a cage. They have deprived the sky of its nights. They have stifled his cry of hope. In short, they have arrested John the Baptist. A restless lion, a caged lion, confused, humble, lost–John is no longer the person he…
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The Daughters of St. Paul of Mumbai are guiding a Bible study course entitled Growing with the Word of God (GWG). The initiative, which is dense with meaning, was organized in response to Pope Francis’ invitation to our last General Chapter to get involved in biblical animation since biblical ministry is at the heart of…
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Carmen Elida – Maria Julia VELOTERI / Venerina – Maria Letizia SANSONE / Rina – Vincenza SALVA’/ Anna LICCARDO / Mitsuko – Maria Aurora HIRAI / Santa – Berenice DELL’AQUILA/Maria Guadalupe – Maria Del Rosario BECERRA
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The retreat inaugurating the spiritual itinerary of Pauline Family 2023 was held, as usual, in the St. Paul House (San Giovanni Eudes), Rome, from 14-22 November 2022, on the theme, “Let your minds be transformed to discern the will of God” (Rom. 12:1-2). The theme, with its distinctly Pauline coloring, was competently developed by the… Read more »
John the Baptist flees the city, taking on the status of an exile so as to become the unmistakable sign of a new exile that not even Jerusalem can remedy: an exile of the heart. John is the prophet of the exiles of all times, of all people whose hearts are far away, yearning for…
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The first Sunday of Advent invites us to turn our gaze to the heart of things–to creation, which is pleading for our care. In Noah’s time, and in our own as well, life needs to be cared for, tended. Christmas reveals this to us: a divine Child entrusts himself to the care and nurturing…
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