The Lord entered her and became a servant; he Word entered her, and became silent within her; thunder entered her and his voice was still; the Shepherd of all entered her; he became a Lamb in her, and came forth bleating. The belly of your Mother changed the order of things, O you who order… Read more »
For the first time in the history of India, two women about 40 years old managed to enter the Hindu temple of Sabarimala, Kerala and pray in its “sancta sanctorum”–the inner part of the temple accessible only to men. Last September the country’s Supreme Court abolished the ban that prohibited access to this temple to… Read more »
Follow the Star The star they had seen at its rising preceded them (Mt. 2:9) I want to share with you a memory that I particularly like. Several years ago, in a television interview, a child was asked: “What do you prefer: day or night?” Unexpectedly, the emphatic answer was: night! Taken aback, the interviewer… Read more »
In 2018, 40 missionaries (most of them priests) were killed throughout the world, almost twice as many as the 23 of the previous year. According to the data collected by Fides News Agency, 35 priests, 1 seminarian and 4 lay missionaries were killed in 2018. We use the term missionary for all the baptized, aware… Read more »
Our Lady of the Snows parish, Prague, once again hosted a vocation encounter for young people, organized by men and women religious of the Archdiocese. The theme of the meeting, Are we saints? was in continuity with the encounters held in previous years: Are we normal? Do we belong to God? Are we brave?…
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Treasure Your Story Mary treasured all these words in her heart (Lk. 2:19). Perhaps you too have had occasion to treasure in your heart mysterious words you heard, events that were not very clear, unforgettable encounters, or else vibrant memories that yielded new meaning, gave rise to a fresh way of seeing things and prompted… Read more »
Shigeko – Pierangela YANO, Tsuneko – Maria Leonia SHINDO, Rita Maria – Maria Angelica RAMOS, Teresinha – Gabriella POTRICH, Caterina – Maria Bianca PANARO, Elena – Maria Eulalia BRAVO
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Forty-seven years ago, the FSPs opened a Media Center in the heart of Myeongdong, a district of Seoul filled with many expensive buildings and streets that are teeming with pedestrians, both locals and tourists. However only a very small number of these people are interested in reading and cultural proposals. Over the years, the sisters… Read more »
Make Room for Love The Word made his dwelling among us (Jn. 1:14). Perhaps you too have felt a veil of sadness settle over your heart on Christmas Day, of all times…. If we open our windows and look outside, we see artificial lights, poor people with nothing to eat, dead-end streets, children without… Read more »
Dearest Sisters, At Christmas, everything speaks of birth and new beginnings…. Christmas is a salvation event that can sprout shoots of new life, renewed fruitfulness and holiness. A single melody pervades the night of the Incarnation and the morning of Easter: the announcement of great joy, the fulfillment of God’s promise. …
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