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Come and see! A Journey Towards Easter with the Bible, Cinema and Art
Lent marks the resumption of the spiritual events that mark the journey towards Easter and make the Word of God dialogue with cinema, music and painting. Four new appointments will sustain on the figures who, in the Paschal Mystery, occupy a prominent role: Moses and the experience of the Exodus, the source root of Easter; Mary of Magdala, the first witness and apostle of the resurrection; Peter who from the experience of denial lives the reconfirmation of his vocation and the beginning of his preaching; the disciples of Emmaus who lost among their expectations and recaptured by the mysterious wayfarer…
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Meditating the Word with the “Seven Steps” Way
Besides personal reading, the reading of the Bible in community is significant for the life of the Church. Those who read and reflect together on the Scriptures help one another to understand the Word of God and to make it fruitful in their lives. The Diocese of Bolzano, thanks to the passion of the referent for the biblical pastoral Stefan Huber, in February tried to revive the “Biblical Groups” by proposing the method of the seven steps, a method that can introduce to meditation and prayer of the Word of God. In addition to the meetings in presence, in the…
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Reflection and Meditation: A Proposal on How We Should Spend Our Lenten Days
The Lent and Easter seasons mark the holiest times of the year for us as Catholics. The 40 days of the Season of Lent is our preparation for the great feast of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. To be worthy of this great feast, the Church invites us to pray, almsgiving, fast, and do Confessions. However, there seems to be a “lag” moment. After all, 40 days seems too long. CatholicLink offers us a Resource Guide on how we should spend our Lent. One interesting proposal is to immerse ourselves in reading books by Catholic…
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Responding to the Calling of the Word
When the Word digs inside you and changes you… “I did not hear ‘Maria!’ but ‘Giacomo!’. That Word challenged me, it grabbed my attention.” Fr. Giacomo Pavanello recalls the beginnings of his vocation: the memory of that moment is still marked by the joyful emotion of a significant experience of God and the strength of his Word. He enters the seminary, but realizes that it is not yet the right time: there is a time for everything, like “looking inside” and making things clear. A meeting in with Chiara Amirante in Padua led him to follow the Comunità Nuovi Orizzonti…
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January 22: Celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God
On the website of the Catholic Biblical Federation are available all the materials useful for the celebration of the next Sunday of the Word of God scheduled for January 22. The theme chosen for 2023 is inspired by the First Letter of John and is Proclaimers of the Word. We announce to you what we have seen (1 Jn 1:3). The materials are accessible in multiple languages (Italian, Spanish, English, French, Polish, German…)For each of them are presented not only the poster and logo of the day but also the celebratory and pastoral materials that the individual local episcopal conferences…
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Learning About Jesus Through the Arts: Poster Series by The God Who Speaks
Every month God who Speaks – a reality that works in partnership with the Catholic Episcopal Conference and the Bible Society – offers useful biblical ,pastoral, and catechetical materials, valuable for both personal and communal deepening of the Word. This January, particular attention is focused on a series of posters that reconstruct the daily life of Jesus-the movements during his ministry, his meetings, etc. You can download these materials for free at godwhospeaks.uk. Also available are the materials talks about the sacraments, prayer, church life, etc https://www.godwhospeaks.uk/the-bible-alive-in-church-poster/. Among the posters also available are those that present the individual Gospels in their main…
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The Word of God: A “Foretaste” of the Heavenly Paradise
We like to conclude the news of 2022, with thanks to all those who throughout this year have collaborated in spreading the Word of God… welcoming it, witnessing it, helping to translate it into the different languages and languages of communication. In the audience of 21 December last (https://youtu.be/FrKnrhzcRuY), Pope Francis dedicated much of the audience to the Word of God, reiterating that For the believer, the Word of God is not simply a text to read, the Word of God is a living presence, it is a work of the Holy Spirit that comforts, instructs, gives light, strength, refreshment and…
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The Significance of the “O Antiphons” in the Last Days of Advent
December 17 marks the beginning of the “O Antiphons,” an ancient part of our liturgy, dating back to the fourth century, one for each day until Christmas Eve. These antiphons address Christ with seven magnificent Messianic titles, based on the Old Testament prophecies and the “types” of Christ. The Church recalls the variety of the ills of man before the coming of the Redeemer. Fr. Stephen Wang, Rector of the Venerable English College in Rome, guides us on the meaning and significance of these Advent antiphons. Join Fr. Wang in his YouTube channel PauseforFaith for conversation, prayer, and reflection on the incredible treasures of the…
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Procesión Bíblica
Esquema de un camino procesional donde los fieles se dejan guiar y plasmar por la Palabra de Dios.
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Polonia: The Audio-Bible super production
It all started with a simple idea. With the idea to share stories. Stories that unite. Between 2015 and 2018, a team of five young people created the most unique radio play in Poland – The Audio Bible Super Production. This undertaking involved over 500 professional performers and 10,000 extras. The Polish version of The Audio Bible Super Production was the world’s first Audio Bible project of such scale and quality. 113 hours long, background sounds recorded in Israel, 3D sound effects and the whole production immersed in symphonic music. The Audio Bible allows listeners to fully engage in the…
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The Extraordinary Testimony of a Soldier Saved by the Book of the Gospel
Today, 26 November, is the memory of Blessed James Alberione (1884-1971), founder of the Pauline Family. To remember this great apostle of the Word of God, we report a significant testimony that flows from the mission of the Paulines of Lviv, in Ukraine. A copy of the Gospel 2022. A word for every day of the São Paulo Editions was in a backpack in the back seat of a military car when the Ukrainian soldier Yuri Bovt was under Russian fire. One of the bullets, which could have been fatal, stopped at the center of the Gospel book. Although wounded,…
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The Bible in Pakistan: Bringing People Closer to the Word of God
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) spoke to Father Emmanuel Asi, executive director of the Catholic Bible Commission of Pakistan, about the situation of Christians in his country, and his apostolate in Pakistan. Father Asi is a priest in the Archdiocese of Lahore and spoke about the sacred nature of the Bible for the faithful: “Over the past 20 years, since the Catholic Bible Commission was founded, we have done much to bring the Word of God closer to the people, and the people closer to the Word of God. This is our mission. People want to listen; they…
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Las Hijas de San Pablo proponen la lectura continua de la Biblia. Evangelio según Juan
Una de las iniciativas destacadas del Año Bíblico de la Familia Paulina es la propuesta de lectura continua de la Biblia en francés. Coordinada por las Hijas de San Pablo de la República Democrática del Congo y llevada a cabo en colaboración con la Sociedad de San Pablo de Kinshasa, esta iniciativa tiene como objetivo abarcar toda la Escritura, comenzando por el Nuevo Testamento. Más utilizable gracias al realce de la música y los breves comentarios, la iniciativa abre el texto sagrado a todos, favoreciendo a los que viajan, a los que tienen dificultades para leer, a los que están…
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The Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz
Mike Schmitz, a 47-year-old priest responsible for youth ministry in the diocese of Duluh, Minnesota, has been popular on the Internet for some years. His name, launched on Google, correspond to link pages, including a Wikipedia entry, while his videos, on the YouTube channel of the publisher “Ascensión“, counts tens of thousands of views (with a peak of 2 million, in 2017); has a Twitter profile and one on Instagram. Since January 2021 his digital fame has made a high jump: with the daily podcast of 20-25 minutes “The Bible in a Year” (The Bible in a year), published equally…
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In the Footsteps of St. Paul in Greece with Centro Biblico San Paolo
The international coordinator of the St Paul Biblical Centre accompanied a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Paul to Greece, from 11 to 18 October. A journey that touched, in sequence, the different stages of the apostle’s second missionary journey, as narrated in the Acts of the Apostles. The path is outlined by the Evangelist Luke as the journey in which Paul was forged to his apostolate among the Gentiles. Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, Cencre were the stages of a journey that allowed pilgrims to immerse themselves in the culture of the Greco-Roman world and in the comparison between the…
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In the Footsteps of St. Paul in Greece with Centro Biblico San Paolo
The international coordinator of the St Paul Biblical Centre accompanied a pilgrimage in the footsteps of Paul to Greece, from 11 to 18 October. A journey that touched, in sequence, the different stages of the apostle’s second missionary journey, as narrated in the Acts of the Apostles. The path is outlined by the Evangelist Luke as the journey in which Paul was forged to his apostolate among the Gentiles. Philippi, Thessalonica, Berea, Athens, Corinth, Cencre were the stages of a journey that allowed pilgrims to immerse themselves in the culture of the Greco-Roman world and in the comparison between the…
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Celebrations for Catechists in the Latin American Region
This September 18 to 22, the episcopal conference of Venezuela will be celebrating its “National Week of Catechesis 2022”. The event will take place in Caracas in Venezuela where the department of Catechesis of the Episcopal Conference has prepared an aid entitled “Catechist with a synodal heart” that delves into the theme of the week. The aid was prepared so that this week is an opportunity to “reflect, pray and celebrate how the heart of the catechist should be, a synodal heart ready for listening, dialogue, discernment and integration”. The biblical quote of reference is Phil 2, 2b: “have the…
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Shipping missionary
Schema liturgical, for the sending of missionaries of the Word, adapted to confer the mandate to catechists and leaders of pastoral ministry.
