Author: danielafsp

Virtual and Real: An Anthropological Change?

The technological achievements of the Net and of bioelectronics are producing social and economic upheavals on the worldwide level. Technology is influencing the evolution of culture by means of changes that also involve the human being’s conception of him/ herself. Today’s technological culture tends to reduce the human being to a mechanical corporeality or to… Read more »

800 Journalists Assassinated in the Last 10 Years

Crimes against media workers are crimes against human rights because they violate fundamental freedoms and undermine the principles of the rule of law. These dangers were recognized on the international level by means of a UN General Assembly resolution in 2013, which established an International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists. A report… Read more »

ITALY
Pauline Family Spiritual Exercises: An Experience of the Charism

The SSP Retreat House at Ariccia (Rome) welcomed46 members of the Society of St. Paul and Daughters of St. Paul, who initiated the itinerary of spiritual exercises for the Pauline Family programmed for 2019. The theme of the new cycle of retreats is particularly appealing: Jesus Master’s Covenant with the Pauline Family: The Pact or Secret of Success.

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The Catechism Enters the Digital Culture

A great multimedia production that for the first time transforms the full text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church into a 25-hour film, divided into 46 half-hour episodes that take the viewer on an extraordinary journey across the five continents. Distributed in DVD format by the SSP Publishing Group, the Videocatechism of the Catholic

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GERMANY
Pocket Gospels

In response to the invitation of Pope Francis to carry the Gospel in one’s pocket and read it often, the Daughters of St. Paul of Germany have printed a pocket-size edition of the Gospels in German and Farsi (the language of Iran). The Gospels will be distributed free of charge to the public, although anyone… Read more »

WALES
Book Town

A medieval village in Wales is home to a unique open-air bookshop. Open 24 hours a day, the shop is run on the principles of honesty and trust. Books can be donated, borrowed or bought by putting a small donation in a strongbox set in the wall of Hay Castle for this purpose. The Honesty… Read more »

KOREA
Bible & Old Story 2: 14th Solo Exhibit of Sr. Kim Ok-soon

The 14th solo exhibit of Kim Ok-soon of the Daughters of St. Paul, entitled Bible & Old Story 2, was held at the Myeongdong Gallery 1898 in Seoul. Sr. Kim Ok-soon studied in Italy at the Ettore Rolli School of Arts and Crafts and at the European Institute of Design. She has produced many illustrations

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Let’s Read! A week of reading out loud in the classroom

From 22-27 October 2018, numerous elementary and high schools all over Italy celebrated for the fifth consecutive year Libriamoci (Let’s Read!) Week–an initiative dedicated to helping young people discover the pleasure and power of reading and its ability to involve everyone when it is done out loud. Almost 300 people, many of them well known

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MADAGASCAR
Pauline Presence at NYD 9

Madagascar celebrated its 9th National Youth Day from 8-14 October 2018 in the city of Mahajanga. The theme of the event, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God, was deepened by the catecheses of the bishops, who encouraged young people to always be ready to say yes to the Lord’s call.

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ITALY
Synod on Youth: A Challenge for the Church

The Synod of Bishops on the theme Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment, which Pope Francis opened on 3 October 2018, concluded on 27th of the same month. At the Generalate of the Daughters of St. Paul in Rome, a meeting was held with guest speaker Fr. Valdir José De Castro, Superior General of… Read more »