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From Mexico to the Vatican: The Catholic shrines that draw millions of people each year

From Mexico to Jerusalem, Catholic shrines and churches are scattered throughout the world, welcoming millions of visitors each year.

Paloma López Campos

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A poet who does it very well. Mal que bien, by García-Máiquez

Enrique García-Máiquez's recent collection of poems is a song in love: his beautiful verses exude a simple beauty that ranges from everyday familiarity and good humor to the deepest truths of the Christian faith.

Pablo Blanco Sarto

3 Mar 2020

Elisabeth Anscombe (1919-2001): a true philosopher

A convert to Catholicism, a brilliant professional and mother of seven children. Her style of thought, courageous, fresh and always original, is an encouragement and an example for those of us who in the 21st century want to combine thought, faith and life.

Jaime Nubiola

7 Nov 2019

The great American parishes and what we can perhaps learn from them

William E. Simon's recent book, translated into Spanish, presents the experience of four pastoral practices that can help revitalize parishes from "maintenance" parishes to truly evangelizing parishes.

Jaime Nubiola

6 Jun 2019

"My mission is to make a mark."

You can be an entrepreneur, a passionate art lover and a mother of ten children. You can, and you can do it with joy. Pilar Gordillo proves it to us.

Alicia Gómez-Monedero

5 Mar 2019

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881): In Search of God and Beauty

On the 150th anniversary of the drafting of the The idiot We discover that Dostoevsky's works are still relevant today. Reading it leaves in the soul the conviction that one of the reasons for the greatness of this Russian thinker is his permanent search for God and beauty, which in the end for the great writer are the same thing.

Jaime Nubiola

1 Nov 2017

The Virgin Mary, Our Lady, Mother of God and Mother of the Church

The Virgin Mary, Our Lady, has always had a prominent place in the piety of the early Christians.

Geraldo Luiz Borges Hackman

1 Nov 2017

Four major sanctuaries in 21st century Poland

Polish religious architecture of the late 20th and early 21st centuries offers four major shrines, representative of the faith of the people and the way Poland has lived through the turn of the millennium.

Ignacy Soler

16 Oct 2017

Life in the Woods: 200 Years of Henry D. Thoreau (1817-1868)

This American transcendentalist thinker invites us to reflect on the community of human beings with nature. His book WaldenThe teachings of Aldo Leopold and Pope Francis invite us - although separated by more than a century - to change our behavior in this decisive area of life.

Jaime Nubiola

13 Sep 2017

Africa Madrid. The adventure of teaching

Africa has been teaching Religion for more than 20 years. She is currently a teacher at IES Rayuela in Mostoles. She teaches students of all grades of Secondary and Baccalaureate. She is also a catechist in the Sacred Heart parish of Alcorcón. Before Religion, she taught Art History.

Omnes

12 Jun 2017

María Zambrano (1904-1991) today

The Malaga-born philosopher María Zambrano -who lived in exile most of her life- denounced an even more serious exile in modern culture: the flight of reason from its sacred origin.

Jaime Nubiola

12 Jun 2017

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From Mexico to the Vatican: The Catholic shrines that draw millions of people each year

A poet who does it very well. Mal que bien, by García-Máiquez

Elisabeth Anscombe (1919-2001): a true philosopher