Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Speaking one day with Sr. Vincenza Salvà–who left us a few months ago at the age of 105–I was particularly struck by one thing she said: “When Prima Maestra would meet with anyone, she would look into the person’s eyes and her first question would be, …
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 57th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY Speaking with the heart “The truth in love” (Eph 4:15) ►►► PDF
Two major events have tested contemporary journalism, but have we taken the time to reflect on what happened? Pandemic and war are the magnets that, because of their enormous reach, have attracted news coverage, renewed languages and distorted every televised “liturgy.” Another element–the digital one–has corroded the usual “modes” of televised journalistic reporting: deserted studios… Read more »
Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Today our Advent pilgrimage – a time of pause and silence, in which to savor the “beatitude” of waiting for “greater, deeper, more delicate things…according to the divine law of germination, growth and development” – comes to an end in the heart of the night, in a region… Read more »
There is no doubt that globalization has shrunk the world and has given exponential growth to cultural exchanges. The sharing that social media rapidly facilitates by fostering a perception of proximity can be as cynical as it is supportive. Indeed, social media is the realm of illusion and “information bulimia” on the Internet, and only… Read more »
Dearest sisters, On 22 July, the Church invites us to celebrate the liturgical feast of Mary of Magdala, the disciple who, in the garden, sees, recognizes, witnesses to and proclaims the resurrection of Jesus. In her call to discipleship, which took place through her encounter with Jesus, who freed her from seven demons, a new ..
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Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, During the Easter Vigil, the Exultet proclaims: “O night brighter than the day… O night that knows no darkness….” Ancient words that, since the first centuries of the Christian era, echo every year in all our churches. Words of poignant beauty that move us to tears. The night… Read more »
Dearest Sisters and young women in formation, Like all those who did not have the privilege of knowing Maestra Thecla personally, I enjoy listening to sisters who shared a part of their Pauline journey with her. I was particularly struck by their reference to her faith, manifested in all the nuances of love, because faith–genuine faith…
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 56th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY Listening with the ear of the heart
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This is probably the first time an exclamation point appears in the title of a Papal Message. This punctuation mark, which came into use around 1300 A.D., thus lends a touch of innovation to World Communications Day 2022. With its vertical rod springing up from a point, it emphasizes the necessity and urgency of the… Read more »