September is always a special month for the Church in Brazil. In 1971, the Diocese of Belo Horizonte, in the southeastern part of the country, asked the help of the Daughters of St. Paul to organize a singular initiative: that of dedicating an entire month to the promotion of the Bible. (One of the reasons… Read more »
We are delighted to share with you the message sent to us by our Pakistani postulants: Dashi, Rabishna, Maria and Tomsina, who say: “We are grateful first of all to the Lord for the trust and assistance he gave to our families, friends, the Daughters of St. Paul and ourselves, protecting us from the danger… Read more »
The sisters in our book center in St. Louis, Missouri, held a virtual story hour to reach out to children and families. The event lasted a week, Monday to Friday, from 10:30-11:15 a.m. The sisters report: “We used a combination of Zoom and YouTube, reading stories here in St. Louis as well as using our… Read more »
From 20-31 July, Argentina’s Fundación El Libro held a virtual edition of its annual Book Fair for Children and Youth–an initiative that contributes to the cultural and educational formation of the younger generation by encouraging them to develop early in life a positive relationship with books in an atmosphere of joy and fun. …
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We, the members of the James Alberione community, Albano, made the effort to personally reflect on and share our ideas concerning what we lived during the months of lockdown as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. We asked ourselves three questions: Q: What happened to us during that period? A: We felt almost overwhelmed by… Read more »
Silence, bells, ambulance sirens, the noise of helicopters, more silence…. The diocese of Bresica suggested that its parish and religious communities make a “wise rereading” of the experiences they lived during the months of lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The title of this initiative was “Following the thread of memories so as… Read more »
On 18 July, Sr. Santina Dell’Aquila celebrated her 100th birthday, surrounded by the affection of her companions (the members of the James Alberione community, Albano, Rome) and neighboring FSP communities, together with the Institute’s Superior General, Sr. Anna Caiazza, and Provincial Superior, Sr Annunciata Bestetti. The solemn EucharisticCelebration was presided over by the Superior General… Read more »
During these past few months characterized by the COVID-19 lockdown, the FSPs of India have been very active. Besides promoting their publications online and via Amazon, they have been carrying out many initiatives on their PaulinesIndia YouTube Channel. These activities include: – messages of hope to netizens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jmZndfRP-4 ; – prayers in local languages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9hmpgbKiW0;… Read more »
In this time of Covid-19, the Press Office of the FSP Italian province, in synergy with social networks and the managers of the circumscription’s editorial sector, organized three events live on the Pauline Facebook page: – A meeting with Father Gaetano Piccolo, sj, the new dean of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical Gregorian… Read more »
In order to address the pandemic crisis and offer support to people in search of hope, the FSPs of Korea have been concentrating in a special way on the apostolic possibilities of the digital world. Striving to foster the prayer life of social network users, they have produced several videos: on prayer, the Way of… Read more »