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The Chosen Season 4 Premieres in Theaters
The Chosen, the first ever TV show of its kind that presents the life of Christ over a planned 7 seasons, returns for its 4th season this 2024. The slated release is in early 2024 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.comeandsee.thechosen&pcampaignid=web_share). Season 4 will have eight episodes and will feature more scenes from the Bible as Jesus and His followers’ story continues. The story will continue from where the 3rd season left where we saw the beginnings of betrayals and the crowd of dissenters against Jesus begin to build. Season 4 will continue to explore these themes, helping to provide more light on the trials…
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A Life Changed by the Word: Daddy Yankee’s Conversion
Daddy Yank says goodbye to music to devote himself to faith. At 46 years old, the Puerto Rican singer, rapper, producer and author of songs such as “Gasolina” has decided to change his life. “I am not ashamed to tell the whole world that Jesus lives in me and that I will live for him,” he explained to his fans after his last concert held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in Puerto Rico. “For many years I have been trying to fill a void in my life that no one has been able to fill,” he continued. “I went…
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Remaking of Jesus 1979… in Animated version
Cinema, animation, and Scripture will once again “meet” in a project where they will present the life of Jesus Christ: the animated remake of the 1979 Jesus Film which is set to release for Christmas of 2025. The Cru film ministry is working on a next-generation remake of the iconic 1979 movie seen by millions. The popular Jesus Film of 1979 is an American Biblical drama film directed by Peter Sykes and John Krish which depicts the life of our Lord, a depiction of the life of Jesus based on the narratives of the gospel according to Luke. The said…
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When the River Meets the Sea: the Parables of Today
Don Marco Pozza and Msgr. Dario Viganò choose to bring courage to TV: that of actualizing the parables of Jesus in the stories of ordinary people and what those very stories tell. The first-person testimonies of the protagonists are the key to reach more directly to the hearts of viewers, putting them in touch with the pages of the Gospel parables. Fr. Mark’s interventions then add keys that transform the texts and stories into food for thought for all. To see the different episodes and learn more, visit the page quandoilfiumeincontrailmare .
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The Gospel According to Mark: A Continuous Reading for the Liturgical Year 2023-2024
The liturgical year 2023-2024 will be accompanied by the Evangelist Mark. Below we propose the continuous reading of the Gospel divided into about forty stages, chapter after chapter, verse after verse. The individual episodes were broadcast by Radio Maria for the column “Your word makes me live” presented by Don Giacomo Perego, Pauline biblical scholar and professor of the Missionary Theological Study of PIME. We hope that what we have shared can continue to be of help in enjoying the richness of a Word full of life, whose treasures are never exhausted….
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“Mass Without Hurry”: A Celebration of and for Love of the Word
The Centro San Fedele in Milan – run by the Jesuits and a place of spiritual and cultural reference for many – has launched the initiative of “Masses without haste”: these are monthly celebrations, open to all, but especially designed for young people and friends of the Ignatian family in Milan. They have two special features: after the Gospel and homily, a time of silence is left for personal prayer and for those who wish, can continue with a short sharing in small groups. This is the way in the Ignatian tradition to “hear and taste” the Word before moving…
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China: 300 years of the Presence of the Church Celebrated with the Bible
On the last Sunday of the Catholic Church’s liturgical year, Chinese Catholic communities celebrated with zeal the Solemnity of Christ the King by participating in relevant pastoral initiatives. After the Eucharistic celebration at the Parish dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Beijing, the parish priest Fr. Zhang Xiaozhuo presented certificates and small prizes to parishioners who participated in the daily Bible reading. The said event was an initiative inaugurated on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Church. Fr. Zhang stressed the importance of individual and communal reading of God’s Word and announced that…
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Come and See: The Word In Dialogue with Cinema and Art
Four appointments of spirituality to enter the dimension of Advent, confronting the mystery of the “ultimate realities.” This is the path offered by the “Biblical Tuesdays” of COME AND SEE in which, on the initiative of the Centro Culturale San Paolo, the Bible dialogues with the world of Cinema, Music, and Art. Leading the evenings will be biblical scholar Fr. Giacomo Perego, international coordinator of the Centro Biblico San Paolo, Prof. Alberto Bourlot, professor of Semiology at the Catholic University of Milan, Fr. Fulvio Rossi and Fr. Stefano Negri, art enthusiasts and leaders of the Pastoral Community of Lainate-Pagliera-Barbaiana (Mi).…
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Towards Bethlehem: Singing with the Daughters of St. Paul
An original way to rediscover the story and true meaning of Christmas among songs, testimonies, music and Bible readings. This is the significant proposal of the Daughters of St. Paul of the United States, known for their dynamic and creative commitment to evangelization in the world of communication: from music to video clips, from images to texts, from moments of spirituality to those of meeting, exchange and deepening. The name of the new initiative is Come to Betlehem, and the tour is already marked by several stops. To learn more, visit give.pauline.org
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Walking the text: A “New Manner” of Reading the Scriptures
Our mission is to “Lead people all over the world into a transformational relationship with Jesus.” We achieve this by creating powerful media resources and study trips to help people understand the Bible in its original context. As people experience the original context, it transforms their understanding of the Bible, and in turn, has a life-changing impact on their relationship with Jesus.We’re also creating a groundbreaking original series called The Sacred Thread where we’re taking the audience on a worldwide adventure to uncover the original context of the Bible.We believe context is everything, and in order to understand the Bible…
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Compassion.com: The Gift of an Illustrated Bible!
Compassion is a nonprofit organization working for children in need. The foundation’s goal is to free children from physical, economic, social, and emotional poverty to help them grow into responsible women and men. Founded in 1952, Compassion began operations in Korea following the war by providing food, medical care, education, and Christian education to orphaned children. Today, among its main commitments is to give an illustrated Bible to all Christian children of all denominations in the knowledge that to draw on God’s Word is to drink from a spring of grace and light. See the relaunch of the outreach campaign.
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The Bible “In Two Voices”: Jews and Christians Compared
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, with a meeting titled “I give you the price of the field” (Gen. 23:1-20) held in Milan, the evenings of Jewish-Christian “Meetings in Two Voices” resumed, the result of the collaboration between the Jewish Community, Waldensian Church, Baptist Churches, Jewish-Christian Friendship and Jesuit Fathers Theological Center of Turin and Carlo Maria Martini Foundation and Ambrosianeum Foundation of Milan. The 2023/2024 edition of the two-voice meetings will continue, between Milan and Turin, with the reading of the book of Genesis and, in particular chapters 23 to 29, dedicated to the Jacob cycle. In addition to the Milan…
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El Greco: The Painter Who Gave Voice to the Bible
An artist who became a timeless classic. A painter who was able to influence the greats of twentieth-century art. A man around whose life gravitated myths and legends, in a word: El Greco. With more than 50 masterpieces, Palazzo Reale is hosting an exhibition event more than 20 years after his last presence in Italy. A project with an international scope that boasts the collaboration of the world’s most prestigious museums, and has been able to boast loans from usually immovable churches and cathedrals. Curated by Juan Antonio Garcìa Castro, Palma Martìnez-Burgos Garcìa and Thomas Clement Salomon, with scientific coordination…
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Lectio Bible Series: (Re)Discovering the Relevant Truth of Scripture and Tradition
The Ordinary Time of the Church is far from over. If Christmas Time and Easter Time highlight the central mysteries of the Incarnation and the passion, death on the cross, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Sundays and weeks of Ordinary Time, on the other hand, take us through the life of Christ: to be converted, to live and conform our lives to Christ. The goal toward which all of history is directed is represented by the final Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King…
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From Mt. Sinai to the Upper Room: In Preparation for the Pentecost
Why do we read in the second chapter of Acts of the Apostles: “While the day of Pentecost was being fulfilled…”? Is it simply an anticipation of the name of the festival that would soon be born with the descent of the Holy Spirit? No, the reference is to a Jewish festival already existing in the time of Jesus. Jesus, like all Jews, had celebrated throughout his life the pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem; one of the most important feasts for Judaism, which fell precisely in the days recounted in Acts of the Apostles. It’s the festival of the…
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The School of Biblical Economics and Spiritual Exercises for Doubters
The Bible is a spiritual, ethical and symbolic heritage of humanity, a set of important resources for everyone, not only for those who call themselves believers. From this premise-conviction comes the proposal of the ‘School of Biblical Economics’ for a weekend of spiritual exercises (this coming November) aimed primarily, though not exclusively, at people who do not identify with a specific religious belief. The course will be taught by Prof. Luigino Bruni, based on some of his texts, in particular the commentary on the Psalms (L’anima e la cetra, Qiqajon, 2021), the book of Job (La sventura di un uomo…
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From “Bible Kids” to “Gate Zero”: The Bible for Children
Today, completely new forms foster in an engaging way a kid’s encounter with the Bible. The Bible Kids App brings Bible stories to life in an original and creative way, designed for two age groups: that of children aged 6 to 8 and that of those aged 9 to 11. For the upper age group we find Bible Kids Explorers, the App designed for kids to interact with the content on a dynamic level. Click to see the promotional video here here. But there’s more: some 60 of the most familiar and beloved Bible stories are presented through well-crafted films…
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Celebrating the Month of the Word Every September… Since 1971!
The celebration of the Month of the Bible began in 1971, in the Archdiocese of Belo Horizonte. Promoted with the support of the Servicio de Animación Bíblica – Paulinas (SBP), the Month of the Bible gained national scope and was incorporated into the calendar of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB). Thus every September the Church in Brazil intensifies its efforts to bring the faithful closer to the Word of God through subsidies, training and other initiatives aimed at deepening the creative dialogue between the Word, communities and individuals. The Month of the Bible is celebrated in September…
