Spiritual

Molte fedi sotto lo stesso cielo(Many faiths under the same sky) is the cultural event promoted by the Acli of Bergamo. For fourteen, it years has animated the city and the province in the months of Autumn. The aim of the exhibition is to promote opportunities for reflection on hot topics of our time: from environmental issues to geopolitics, from religious pluralism to economic inequalities, through beauty spaces dedicated to art, music and theater. Among the interventions scheduled this year: the dialogue on the prodigal son of Luigi Maria Epicoco, the reflection on the Bible and Psychoanalysis of Massimo Recalcati,…

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The final evening of CANTACIELO took place on Monday afternoon of August 29 at the Gold Studios in Rome.  The festival, aptly named and dedicated to the “songs of the soul” will be aired on RAI 2 in the afternoon-evening of 6th September. The event was presented by Enrica Guidi which see the eight finalists selected compete over a large number of candidates received in recent months. From the songs of the final will be made a recording disc that will be published in the weeks after the festival. CANTACIELO is conceived and organized by Mompracem Srl and produced in collaboration…

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Biblica, the International Bible Society, is a worldwide ministry that has been helping people engage with God’s Word for over 200 years. They are committed to bringing the Bible to people in a way they understand, so they can be transformed by Christ and inspired to join His mission for the world. Reach4Life is a program Biblica developed to help combat the challenges youth face in developing nations and around the world. More than 1 million teens have completed Reach4Life. It is proving to be so effective in the fight against HIV/AIDS that churches, schools, communities, and even governments are…

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Born in Magenta (Milan) on July 30, 1972, Giancarlo Airaghi is the author of a new Youtube channel full of proposals that all have the same source: the Word of God. It features a brief but profound reflection on the festive texts of the Ambrosian liturgy, to true and proper paths of preparation for the great solemnities of the liturgical year, where there is no lack of attention to Mary, the Sacraments, and the journey of faith. Giancarlo’s story is significant: he first experienced international volunteering in the mission area of Mutoyi in Burundi (Central Africa) from 1992 to 1997. He also…

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In 1938 in Canada, the ministry Notre pain quotidien (Our Daily Bread) began a radio program called Detroit Bible Class. Since then, the audience has grown from a small group of dedicated people to a million worldwide who use the biblical resources of ministry. Notre pain quotidien (Our Daily Bread) is a non-profit interdenominational organization. It has staff and volunteers in more than 35 offices working together to distribute more than 60 million resources in 150 countries. Whether through radio or television programs, DVDs, podcasts, books, mobile apps, or websites, it provides biblical and spiritual resources to people to help…

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The four Gospels in music. We share the video Song For His Presence, from Hillsong Worship’s live album “These Same Skies”, released last may and led by Aodhan King. Whether in the northern or southern hemisphere, these same skies unite us, all of God’s children, as many as the stars in the sky, just as the Lord promised Abraham. It is under these same skies that Christ’s church, His body on earth, exists today. Though separated by oceans and borders the mandate of Hillsong Worship continues under these same skies. One in heart and spirit, unified in mission and cause—to…

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Massimo Recalcati is a renowned Italian psychoanalyst who lives and works in Milan. His scientific activity has been articulated around some fundamental guidelines: the analysis of contemporary psychopathology and eating disorders; the study of the teaching of Jacques Lacan; the reflection on the figure of the father in the hypermodern era; the analysis of the relationship between politics and the discomfort of contemporary civilization, between psychoanalysis and artistic creation. Currently, his interest is oriented towards the study of the relationship between psychoanalysis and Christianity, with a particular attention to the entire biblical world. Since 2016 he has been the scientific…

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“The beauty of the Bible” is the new podcast dedicated to Scripture by Vatican Radio. It offers brief reflections on some Biblical texts in response to the proposal of Pope Francis launched on Saint Jerome’s Day 2020 to dedicate a whole year to the reading of the Word of God. With these, Mgr. Giacomo Morandi, Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, leads us in the footsteps of the Fathers and Mothers of the faith, bringing the great faces of the Word to the public at large. Mons. Giacomo Morandi was born in Modena in 1965. He…

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The result of a great commitment in work and in collaboration, the official App of Bl. James Alberione and of the Pauline Family is finally here. Named as theAlberione APP, is a software application dedicated to mobile devices, such as smartphones, iPhones and tablets. The said app is available in 7 languages: Italian, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Korean, and Polish. Fr. Alberione bequeathed to his sons and daughters, and to the whole Church, numerous publications and multimedia products. These describe in an authentic way his personality, his teachings and the apostolic ardor and specific charism that he left to the…

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“I was at the Commissariat of Torpignattara in Rome and was asked to watch over a minor who had committed a robbery while awaiting instructions. We were in the same room and I began to talk with him about the reasons for his gesture (it was the first time he committed a crime). I remember everything about that moment: he started crying, saying he was scared, crying his eyes out, scared. I listened to him, I handed him a handkerchief: he really looked helpless. At a certain point, continuing to cry, he told me: ‘I’m afraid, could you give me…

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The Jewish feast of Shavuot is celebrated seven weeks after Easter, on the “fiftieth day” (this is the meaning of the term “Pentecost”), a number indicating fullness (7 x 7 + 1) and the beginning of the time of “fulfillment”. Pentecost is the feast of the first fruits, harvest and joy, it became a memorial of the gift of the Torah to Sinai and of the renewal of the covenant between God and the people of Israel. Being a pilgrimage feast, it sees the gathering of people from all over in Jerusalem, which explains the universal origin of the crowd…

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Lech Lechà is a biblical expression that we find in Gen 12:1 where God speaks to Abraham inviting him to leave his land and go to the place that will be shown to him. The Lech Lechà Association works in the field of relational philosophy, dividing its activity between research (collaboration with Italian and foreign universities), training (company and school) and dissemination (through the website and organization of meetings). The approach takes place in the biblical-philosophical edge, understood respectively as a moment of interpretation and definition of the relationship.This year’s seminar deals with the history of the so-called “universal flood”…

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Aleteia, ChurchPop and the Italian newspaper Avvenire features Fr. David Michael Moses, a priest from Texas, spent 73 hours, spending the entire Holy Week in the confessional. Fr. David received 1,150 penitents, with the average of 4 minutes each penitent. This act received much praise where the dedication to the Sacrament of Reconciliation is strongly emphasize. Intercessions of saints such as John Mary Vianney and Pius of Pietrelcina were evoke as dedication to the Sacrament of Reconciliation is strongly emphasized. If we ask the network about this priest, we find a dedicated site), a YouTube channel (almost 21 thousand subscribers and 800 thousand views-go here,…

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The season of Lent is here once again. It is the season that invites us to reflect and prepare our hearts and minds for the great feast of Easter. The Lenten season offers each one of us the opportunity to go deeper into our connection with God. The question, however, is how to prepare and what to do. The National Catholic Register, a Catholic newspaper in the United States, offers some simple suggestions for celebrating Lent fruitfully. First on the list is Reading the Bible. The recommendation suggests beginning with the New Testament, especially the Gospels, where the events lead us…

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On the occasion of the coming month of May, let us once again revisit the Magnificat. The said Marian course (given in four parts), recorded lived at the sanctuary of Loreto in 2020, is under the wise guidance of Don Gian Battista Rizzi. Four meditations and four particularly intense insights that help to rediscover the beauty of the Christian vocation will also help us in making us repeat our YES to the Paschal Mystery with the humble welcome of Mary. Don Gian Battista Rizzi is a priest of the diocese of Milan. He is currently in charge of the Centro Christus Vivit…

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What would happen if you met someone who has the power to change your entire life and destiny? ALIVE! tells the story of five people who came face to face with someone that many cannot see… Jaime, Carlos, Andrea, Antonio and Sonsoles assure audiences that He is ALIVE and has brought them back to life. If you listen you can hear Him and, if you look, you can see Him, because, although it is hard to believe: There is life. See the movie ALIVE! this Monday, April 25th, in theaters. It is a Spanish documentary about the power of the…

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Is it fair that Judas was predestined to betray Christ? Did the resurrection need to be physical? Could the disciples have hallucinated the risen Jesus? Is it significant that Jesus’ mortal body was continuous with his resurrection body… but ours won’t be? All this and much more in the fortnightly podcast that connects you to NT (Tom) Wright’s thought and theology by allowing you to ask the questions. Presented by Premier in partnership with SPCK and NTWrightOnline. Hosted by Justin Brierley. See here.

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Pope Francis in his Easter Vigil homily of March 2016 reminds us that “the Lord is alive and wants to be sought among the living. After having found him, each person is sent by Him to announce the Easter message, to awaken and resurrect hope in hearts burdened by sadness (…) As joyful servants of hope, we must announce the Risen One by our lives and by our love.” But, what is Easter?  In his article in the Catholic Spirit, Father Michael Van Sloun explains in comprehensible terms some of the themes that we find present during the Easter season. Catholicspirit.com is…

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