Gabriele Giordano M. Scardocci
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Beyond the utopia and disenchantment: Christian hope today

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BEYOND UTOPIA AND THE DISENCHANTMENT: HOPE CHRISTIAN TODAY

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The Christian hope, today must make his way with much effort and fatigue between the new experiences of millenarianism, between the political eschatology claims of American Protestantism, the apocalyptic narrative of Jihadism in the West, to the strange experiences of religiosity New Age he was born in Mayan calendar ended 21 December of 2012. From these extremes, as almost a touch of boredom bottom of immanence, we can move towards a completely different dimension, one that opens the door to the prospect of Christian hope.

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The Dominican theologian Daniel Aucone

Daniel Aucone, Dominican priest and theologian of the Roman province of St. Catherine of Siena [cf. see WHO], already author of The question of community between philosophy and theology [Ed. Nerbini, cf. WHO] It offers the public of scholars and researchers his latest book, Beyond the utopia and disenchantment - Christian hope today, also the result of the doctoral dissertation work in theology [Ed. Angelicum University Press, cf. WHO].

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The central theme of the text is the hope, as evidenced by the title; the author tries to outline and identify in it fruitful trajectories [cf. pag. 10] to reinvigorate the announcement of this theme very dear to Catholic theology. Hope for believers residing in the face and in the encounter of Jesus Christ.

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The text is divided into two parts: in the first part of the Father Daniele Aucone he pauses to scan the society and Western culture and the prospect of waiting, from different authors: Kojève and Zizek among others. In the second part, instead, he pauses to generate a theological-systematic perspective of hope, with assistance from various authors including Theobald, Durand and Mendoza - Alvarez.

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the last work of the Dominican theologian Daniel Aucone

The first part can be defined strict sense as a description of a "scream" of the post-modern society that, now waned worldly hopes, It is enclosed between resignation, disillusionment and new fears.

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Alexander Kojève, the interpreter as of the end of history in the Hegelian sense, opens the door to a search of earthly immortality. Slavko Žižek then conducts an analysis of the vicinity of the zero point, where it provides a apocalyptic classic type in which they live only an overview of panic scenarios. In this first part, There seems very interesting, also for the reader less expert in philosophical matters, accurate section that tells the new experiences of millenarianism: between the claims of political eschatology of American Protestantism, the apocalyptic narrative of Jihadism in the West, to the strange experiences of religiosity New Age and the Mayan Calendar ended 21/12/12. From these extremes, as almost a touch of boredom bottom of immanence, Finally the author can make a transition and move the prospect of Christian hope. He writes the Father Daniele Aucone:

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"In this context of contemporary West uncomfortable fact, but also of the search for meaning and direction, It is called upon to integrate the message of Christian hope that the encounter with the Risen waiting defined as end [N.d.R. telos, “purpose”, “fine”] e end [pears: “unlimited”, “Infinity”] of history". [cit. pag. 114].

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The hope is then a gift, a desire to create a all’man Desiring, over the claim of a liquid postmodern life, to establish firmly a dignified life in the time of the End. It hopes that finally allows you to escape from the tyranny of everything at once, a wait time based on the final memory of the resurrection; at last, very interesting idea that the author He takes the theologian Roberto Repole: hope understood as Humble Thought and opening the perspective of Revelation, over weak thought vattimiano, but without even claim to resolve it completely, over the unthinkable return to a strong thought: hope is the root of a humble thought [cit. pag. 116].

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In the analysis of the biblical section, it abundantly clarifies the meaning of the apocalyptic horizon exegetical current, showing how the analysis of the last book of the Bible, far from perspectives about the "end of the world ''s intention is to show that there are various purposes, that enclose different historical epochs; and at the same time the Apocalypse reveals narcissism of contemporary man down, that hides a deep existential instability [cit. pag. 126].

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The previous work of the Dominican theologian Daniel Aucone

Since the studies of Christoph Theobald, Father Daniele Aucone finally proposes Christianity as a lifestyle in which to live and give life to the world; This is possible because it creates bonds of fraternity beyond space and time, that exceed the current individualism. [cit. pag. 142]. In the theological section, he binds at the thought of the Dominican brother Emanuel Durand offering interesting reflections on the theology of Providence. For many believers it has in fact noticed that faith in God the Creator did not lead to a deep attention to his work of providence, even in the smallest daily. With the Father Emanuel Durand is the recovery of a theology of providence in which, man is founded by a continuous living relationship with God. The Lord of creation, He concludes our author with the Dominican theologian Emanuel Durand, It acts through purely natural phenomena, as well as those miraculous: Providence has thus action in necessary and contingent: nothing escapes the invisible hand, Maternal and at the same time collaborating with the man of the Triune God [cit. pag. 163].

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Very interesting are finally the final five ideas on current ecclesial missions, that make up the latest chapter: a new sense of mission of the Word [cit. pag. 267], an evangelization in the spirit breath [cit. pag. 270], a focus for an integral human ecology [cit. pag. 273], training to brotherhood and communion [cit. pag. 277] and finally a transfiguration of time through the liturgical celebration - sacramental [cit. pag. 281].

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The book is highly recommended the theology fans, as well as to professionals for a breath of fresh air about the theological speculation on hope and eschatology, able to get out of classic patterns and propose even in comparison with the current culture. Above all, the ideas about the church missions can be a source for a personal meditation, as well as speculative, Also to lay pastoral guidelines.

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Rome 27 May 2019

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Without peace of Christ, Europe will soon be dead and buried under the rubble of false peace in the world [in the appendix: The European Union flag Marian]

L'Angolo di Girolamo Savonarola: Catholic homiletics in lean times

WITHOUT THE PEACE OF CHRIST, EUROPE WILL SOON DEAD AND BURIED UNDER THE RUBBLE OF FALSE PEACE IN THE WORLD

[IN APPENDIX: MARIANA FLAG OF THE EUROPEAN UNION]

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If I remember correctly, tomorrow we vote for the European elections, honestly I have not listened to the recommendations given by caucus the Italian Episcopal Conference nor that of the Secretariat of State, because I had better things to do, including praying for the fate of our old, glorious and beloved continent, about which he returned to mind a phrase lapidary launched by Cardinal Giacomo Biffi at the beginning of the Second Millennium: «L'Europe, or be a Christian again or it will be more ».

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Jesus Christ be praised !

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have been numerous Catholic devotees through electronic media have sent this cartoon I, including many priests and religious, this thing that should give pause to those who do not live, like us, in real Patmos Island, But in the unreal Neverland

In this sixth Sunday of Easter, the Gospel offers us a song of John the Evangelist [Liturgy of the Word: WHO], the beloved disciple of the Lord. One who stood beneath the cross with the Blessed Virgin, while "all the disciples left him and fled" [Mt 26, 56; MC 14, 50]. Under this torture - on which the Christ in anguish in the body was not quite a saint iconography, Neither figure geometry depicted in paintings and sculptures -, It takes the extraordinary act of entrustment:

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"When Jesus, seeing his mother standing beside her the disciple whom he loved, He told his mother: “Donna, is your son!”. Then he said to the disciple: “Here is your mother!”. And from that hour the disciple took her into his home " [GV 19, 26-27].

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Shortly before, Christ, cornerstone [cf. Mt 21, 42; MC 12, 10; LC 20, 17], He had built the nascent Church on Peter with an expression often misconstrued, Perhaps now more than ever: «Pietro, you're stone, and upon this rock I will build my Church " [Mt 16, 18]. Phrase that can only be understood by understanding who refers Christ the Lord specifying 'on this rock'. For if you do not understand that the cornerstone is Christ God, on which Peter is leaning how to rock, you may run the risk of falling into petrifaction. That's what should be remembered that Peter, of Christ, is the vicar on hold, no successor. Anyone who had doubts about it, read the words of the Apostle Paul Blessed:

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« […] built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, and being the cornerstone, Christ Jesus himself " [Ef 12, 20].

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With young John and Peter with mature, we have two almost antithetical figures of Apostles: the first, under the cross with the Blessed Virgin and Santa with a former prostitute converted and redeemed, the second escaping first to ahead of the other Disciples and that shortly after denying Christ three times; and does so before swearing, then even cursing [cf. Mt 26, 74].

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The Gospel of Blessed John the Evangelist It is also known as the Gospel of joy and love, although in increasingly bizarre catechesis and sermons increasingly dull, not accurate - or perhaps, Alas, We just do not know! —, that this young, This was at the time, He has enjoyed the special spiritual care provided by our Divine Savior, later he lived much of his life to the Immaculate Conception, the Mater Dei, we also venerated as mother Church.

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Christ the Lord has entrusted the nascent Church driving the more limited the Apostles, perhaps so that Peter could also embody all those frailties, human weaknesses and miseries he does not hesitate to show, continuing to manifest even in old age, for example, when in Rome, under the persecution of Nero, He is giving himself to flee yet again. But, as we know, on the Via Appia appeared the Christ, to which Peter's question: «Whither goest thou, O?» [where are you going, man?»]. Meets Christ: «For Rome, I crucifixion» [I go to Rome to be crucified again]. At that point Peter came back, dying shortly after martyred on Vatican Hill, where it was both the place of execution, is the circus of Nero. In some ways a bit 'like today: because the Vatican is a place of executions “merciful” and at the same time a circus. And in that place of executions and circus games, Peter is sanctified by the martyrdom; and how he whosoever will may be sanctified today, including the Successors of Peter.

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Maybe two millennia ahead, under the cross Christ entrusts the Mother Church torn by pain to the young and beloved John, while the one who wanted her as the bride of the Lamb [cf. AP 19, 7-8], agonizes affixed to a pole with four nails and a crown of thorns on the head.

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Along with the early Church, Christ He left to the Apostles also something very precious: his peace, that is the central element of this Gospel passage prepared by Johannine eagle. In this regard, precise Christ:

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"Peace I leave with, I give you my peace. Not as the world gives, I give it to you. Do not be upset your heart and do not be afraid " [GV 14, 27].

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The duality between Christ and the world, returns to emerge between these lines, before which we should first ask ourselves: but what is truly the peace of Christ, that, than Lui tells, It seems totally antithetical, compared to world peace?

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World peace, or if you prefer the false peace, It is one that does not reject sin, and that it actually welcomes him turning into good, in precious diversity to be welcomed, in law and in supreme value. Wishing we can sum it all up with a banner that during the March for Life 23 May was posted in Rome by a group of feminists diabolical that read: "The law 194 do not touch, women are free to have an abortion in peace!».

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Here is the peace of the world: the "right" to kill innocent creatures, the “right” all’eutanasia, or the "right" womb for rent, so that two gay can fabricate their boy toy. Or maybe, the world, can be by-case basis so “cruel” take off in such a model of a couple so happy this “deserved” pace?

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The peace of Christ He resides in truth and justice, which arise from the deepest expressions of charity. But most of all, the pace, it is Christ himself who is the way, truth and life [cf. GV 14, 6], that peace is the source and giver [Ef 2,14].

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When bidding farewell by the Disciples before the Passion, Jesus leaves them his peace [GV 14,27], and thereafter, once he rose from the dead, back to offer the supreme gift of his peace greeting them: "Peace to you!» [LC 24,36; GV 20,19-21.26]. The peace of Christ is achieved through reconciliation with God the Father, from which then it comes the reconciliation with the brothers [cf. Mt 6,12], so this Christological peace can be extended to a world renewed by Christ, who through the grace of the Holy Spirit purifies and sanctifies us. So, every time we open our arms and say, priests'Peace be with you» [Peace be with you], at that time we are Christ who gives you His peace and you sent in His peace.

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If I remember correctly, tomorrow we vote for the European elections, honestly I have not listened to the recommendations given by caucus the Italian Episcopal Conference nor that of the Secretariat of State, because I had better things to do, including praying for the fate of our old, glorious and beloved continent, about whom it came back to mind a phrase lapidary launched by Cardinal Giacomo Biffi at the beginning of the Second Millennium: «L'Europe, or be a Christian again or it will be more ».

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So many other things I have come back to mind, I remind you briefly who seems devoid of historical memory. Also because it is not about going back centuries, but only a few decades …

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… in the archives of the former Holy Office and in those of many diocesan ecclesiastical courts of Italy, They are always stored acts in which several priests were also sanctioned canonically and only for suspected sympathy with the old Italian Communist Party. Well, in recent weeks we have had to witness the authentic disgrace of our bishops - but what is worse the Holy See -, who entered heavily in the campaign to support the Center-Left, very watered down heir of the old Italian Communist Party. Indeed, while the old Communists, as fierce as consistent, They spoke of the proletariat and the working class, pursuing many just demands for the protection of the weaker classes, their grandchildren piddini, - those supported by our bishops, to be clear -, instead we find them at cocktail hour in the upscale cafes of Parioli, super penthouse in the center and in Roman villas Olgiata.

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Since not everyone is deprived of historical memory, I remember that as a teenager, nell'affatto away 1978, I saw a crying elderly pastor who ended electrocuted by Bishop since accused of being too close to Communist circles. The indictment was presented to the bishop by some politicians and administrators finished Democrats on trial for corruption and then to jail twenty years later. Having said that I would be legitimate to ask, both al caucus the Italian Episcopal Conference and to the Secretariat of State, if it's me that I misunderstood, if it's me that I missed some step of our incredible historical and ecclesiastical political evolution, or: we own clerical the support given to the inconsistent bourgeoisie and viciously grandchildren of those who were old and consistent Italian Communists? Because I fear that some clergy politician, with the new Left, share a disturbing element: an idea of ​​ideological and dream people totally divorced from reality, if it considers that the people shall not meet or in the upscale Parioli coffee, nor in the super penthouse center, or in Roman villas Olgiata, but even in the palaces of curies, as now cloaked in great pauperism with their bishops who wear wooden crosses around his neck and moving in procession with the facts croziers not by the silversmiths craftsmen but by carpenters, all we are waiting for the wind changes and then presented, as if nothing had happened, seven meters magna hood.

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May Europe welcome the peace of Christ, because with the peace of the world, carried out by inconsistent grandchildren of the old communist consistent, He will soon be dead and buried, with the blessing of our Italian episcopate.

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the Island of Patmos, 25 May 2018

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HISTORICAL NOTE MARIANA FLAG POLICY ON EUROPEAN UNION

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The European Union flag is the veil and tiara of stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary

In the sky there appeared a great sign: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. [Revelation of St. John the Apostle: 12, 1]

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To the uninitiated remember what is the meaning of the flag of Europe: The blue color represents the mantle of the Virgin Mary, The twelve stars on her diadem. At the time,, when it was formed the nucleus of the European Union, Catholic politicians, unbeknownst to the Northern European Protestants, They put the nascent union under the protection Mater Dei.

If they take note of what secularists, Gay and lesbian hate mail that swarm in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, maybe they'll interpellation to change flag.

Still others did not then know that the polls will be in this month of May, which traditionally it is the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary, although in many churches, in this Marian month, several bishops and priests have been undertaken in the lavish greetings good Ramadan, rather than praise the Holy Virgin with the recitation of the Holy Rosary with which Europe won the Battle of Lepanto, avoiding that the flag with the crescent moon could fly over the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, all before you even create a union that has, as its emblem, the robe and the crown of Our Lady …

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«If you don't heal your brother who is sick, you are responsible for his blood ". The hospitality as identity of a community healing

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"IF you do not heal YOUR BROTHER IS ILL, You ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS BLOOD». THE HOSPITALITY OF IDENTITY AS A COMMUNITY healing.

[…] long before the phrase of Pope Francis on the image of the Church as field hospital, the first Christian communities were urged by the Holy Spirit to this form of care and assistance in the form of hospitality. The Church began as a friendly community - that is hospital - friendly place in which to recognize need of care, healing and reconciliation with God and the brothers: "Because of this, it is important to reach out to the sick, enabled them to experience the tenderness of God, integrate them into a community of faith and life in which they can feel welcomed, understood, incurred, worthy, in a word, to love and be loved.

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Photo: Ivano Liguori, Ofm. Capp. Easter Vigil, procession with the Lumen Christi Hospital in courses Brotzu Cagliari

The Apostle Paul, It invites us to be considerate in hospitality with these words: "Rejoice in hope, patient in tribulation, persevere in prayer, solicitous for the needs of the brothers, Practice hospitality " [R 12, 1]

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In the first century d.C at the entrance of some churches there was this warning:

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«If you don't heal your brother who is sick, you are responsible for his blood " [cf. Beppino Cò the 7 spiritual stages of physical healing, pg. 6 ed. Villadiseriane].

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I open this new article starting from this suggestion that I found in a small book which deals with the physical healing inserted into a spiritual healing path. While it can not verify the source of history more accurately, what struck me this sentence is not so much an invitation to healing the brother or the charism of healing itself, but the posting of such words re-entry of a church.

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Reflecting on this, I was struck by this certainty: the Church was born to be healing communities, via santa where rid of their infirmities and enjoy the health and salvation that God gives to his children eagerly. In this you can see the realization of the words of the prophecy of Isaiah:

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"Shall return the ransomed of the Lord

and come to Zion with jubilation;

everlasting joy upon their heads;

joy and happiness will follow them

and sorrow and sighing shall flee away " (cf. Is 35,10)

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It is all the more necessary a missionary journey that puts in crisis today certain choices that often - as a community of believers - we prefer. The papal teaching helps us to bring clarity to this effect:

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"In fact, the Church over the centuries has strongly felt service to the sick and suffering as an integral part of its mission and not only has it favored the flourishing of various works of mercy among Christians, but he also expressed from his bosom many religious institutions with the specific purpose of promoting, organize, improve and extend the assistance to the sick. missionaries, for their part, in conducting the work of evangelization, They have consistently associated with the preaching of the Good News with the assistance and care for the sick. " (cf. personal concern, 1)

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We must therefore take note how long before the phrase of Pope Francis on the image of the Church as field hospital, the first Christian communities were urged by the Holy Spirit to this form of care and assistance in the form of hospitality.

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The Church began as a friendly community - ie hospital - friendly place in which to recognize need of care, healing and reconciliation with God and the brothers:

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"Because of this, it is important to reach out to the sick, enabled them to experience the tenderness of God, integrate them into a community of faith and life in which they can feel welcomed, understood, incurred, worthy, in a word, to love and be loved. For them - as for each other - contemplating Christ and letting themselves be "looked at" by him is an experience that opens them to hope and pushes them to choose life (cf. Dt 30,19)» (cf. Tarcisio Mezzetti, Welcoming the weary and the oppressed, ed. Elledici, pag. 11].

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"In communion with the crucified and risen, with the one who has experienced pain and death significantly, the Church becomes hospitable inn, lap friendly where life, in its entirety, is respected, defense, loved and served, place of hope, where any weary pilgrim and sick, seeker of the meaning of what he is experiencing, You can live healthy and saving his suffering and his death, and writing a significant chapter in its history of alliance with others and with God " [cf. Luciano Sandrin, church, community healing, pg 77, Ed. St. Paul].

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The Church can not give up this essential feature of its identity, which represents a model is essentially therapeutic service through diaconia of ecclesial communion.

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Ecclesial communion - for the Church of all time - it is the biggest and most difficult challenge to generate a discipleship that conforms to the image of Christ [cf. RM 8,29]. Ecclesial communion is in fact certainty of the presence of Christ, not only a sign of his loving assistance [CF. Mt 18,20].

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To be in communion among us - and then enable the resources to be able to bring healing to others - it is essential to be in communion with Christ, pacificarmi with him.

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Mother Teresa of Calcutta, addressed to Cardinal Angelo Comastri, It was very clear in this regard: "My son, without God we are too poor to help the poor!», wanting to paraphrase these words in the orientation of our reflection we come to affirm as: without God we are too sick to help the sick!

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Jesus gives us a hint to heal and figure out if we got to be in full communion with him: mutual love [cf. GV 13,35]. We can also surprise us, but not a telltale sign of the presence of Christ in the disciple the number of communions received or made pilgrimages or alms bestowed, not because these things have no value, rather! In fact in human villainy, I can draw near to communion in a state of spiritual disorder, make a pilgrimage with dissipated soul, or bestow alms for personal gain.

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But I never, never am able to love each other and to feel respect for him if they are not in communion with Christ. I will readily smascherabile and prey of my weaknesses I do not live this communion in the authenticity.

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Jesus challenges us to a land where it is impossible to cheat. For this reason, ecclesial communion was the pride and the torment of the first Christians, the blessed Apostle Peter the recommended path in the hospitality: "Be hospitable to one another, without murmuring " [cf. 1PT 4,9], and Paul on the path of mutual esteem:

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"Love one another with brotherly affection, outdo one another " [cf. RM 12,10].

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The Church hospital, It becomes a place of welcome when Christ is received with all the kindness; place of esteem and respect, when we recognize beloved children of the Father [cf. MC 1,11].

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The therapeutic interventions of the Church is given by obedience to the Word, as I was able to say in another of my contributions, [cf. item, WHO], that while faith is proclaimed arouses, increases the hope, It invites to charity and produces therapeutic benefits. He says the evangelist Mark:

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"And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord acted together with them and confirmed the Word with the signs that accompanied it " [cf. MC 16,20].

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This statement which concludes the second Gospel it's a unique throughout the New Testament, Christ works together with the community of believers so that in the ecclesial communion ARISING OUT preaching fruitful with the gift of faith and healing.

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In the Christian community after Easter one of the most eloquent manifestations of the presence of the Risen was made right from the healings - as physical recovery - and the liberation - as a spiritual restoration -.

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Stay in the Church it means clearly perceiving the living presence of Jesus who restores us to health by entrusting us to a community that is made by the Holy Spirit capable of protecting us after being collected by the Lord.

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It is the evocative image of the Good Samaritan that St. Augustine sums:

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"This inn will be the home from which they will migrate until, fully redone in health, we will not come into the kingdom of heaven " [cf. St. Augustine, The word is, 131, 6, PL 38, 732].

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Following the example of the Good Shepherd that leaves the ninety-nine sheep to find the lost [cf. LC 15,6], it is necessary that the whole Church, in its lay and ministerial component, you find and go back to looking for the sick with the freshness and enthusiasm of apostolic times.

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A Church truly hospitable, dilates her womb so that the weak, the sick and malnourished can recover in the light of the Risen. The Church must respond to a divine imperative: take your hand and look after the sick waiting for Christ [cf. LC 10,35].

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The Church hospitable communities and healing, gathered around the Savior in ecclesial communion, acquires a pastoral style that intends to operate and interact in accordance with the dignity of the baptismal and ministerial priesthood because

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"In both cases,, the ministry is realized as a charism serviceable, implemented by the community: the richness of the gifts of the Spirit in the ecclesial body is such that not only the whole Church is to be characterized as a ministerial community, but the various personal or even communal forms of ministeriality never by themselves exhaust the charismatic possibilities that believers are invested with by those who blow where they want " [cf. Bruno Forte, The Trinity Church. Essay on the mystery of the Church, communion and mission, pag. 304, St. Paul, Cinisello Balsamo (Milan) 1995].

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Cardinal Elio Sgreccia It amplifies and better defines these words, referring them to the specific ministry of health:

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"It's certainly more ecclesial bring evangelization aid, of sacramental grace, of Christian charity, the fact redemptive to patients through priests, deacons, Religious / e, lay people who not only through the chaplain. To the point that, if the priests were not lacking, we should prefer this formula to the one that sees only the chaplains working in the hospital " [cf. Elio Sgreccia, The hospital chaplaincy, a draft pastoral community, in Together to serve, 3 (1990), pag. 43]».

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Come inside of of the Christian community nobody - but nobody - should feel entitled to exclude the suffering caregiving: since this exclusion would bring a mortal wound to communion, action of the Holy Spirit, the real presence of Christ among his, to the urgent longing of every man who - since the time of Abel - challenges faith about the reasons for suffering, innocent blood, the pain that has the right to find a warm heart and open arms.

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Cagliari, 25 May 2019

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Whores & paraculi, the correct etymology of words. When is instead the correct words become insults? Example: proselytism is not a dirty word, but a prerequisite of evangelization

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Mignotte & PARACULI, CORRECT ETYMOLOGY OF WORDS. When did INSTEAD THE CORRECT WORDS BECOME INSULT? EXAMPLE: PROSELITHISM NOT AND A WORD, BUT AN ASSUMPTION OF EVANGELIZATION

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[…] lemma whore, It comes from a popular Latin term disfigurement son of unknown mother, ie son of unknown mother. This is in fact called the babies born in hospitals and left there by their mothers, or more frequently left inside the churches or inside of of the wheels of the convents and monasteries of the cloistered nuns. In popular language, this Latin term was then crippled in stepmother, that below, further crippled, finally became whore.

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The masters of cinema and Italian theater: Alberto Sordi [Rome 1920 – Rome 2003] video WHO.

Let's try to imagine a group of three priests who find themselves together for a moment of fraternity and which are respectively: a dogmatic theologian sacramentary, a moral theologian and a canonist. When dinner, not yet late hour and wanting the three conclude with another moment of happy fraternity, they have this idea: "Why do not we go to women?», says the priest specializing in dogmatic theology, asking the opinion of the other two.

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The specialist in moral theology, great devotee to the holy bishop and doctor of the Church of San'Alfonso Maria de 'Liguori, He thinks for a moment and replies: "Yup, it would be an idea, But I'm thinking about how we could do that without violating our sacred promises ".

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By then he runs to the rescue the priest specializing in canon law, providing the solution: "Dear brothers, thinking about it, I do not think we would go to violate any sacred promise. In fact, when we received the sacred ordination, what the bishop asked of us? We asked if we promised to keep celibate, Mica asked us to promise to keep chaste. Well, are not we all three bachelors, so respectful of the promise made?».

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Exulted the two priests Sacramental theology specialists in dogmatic and moral theology: "You are right. We're not religious who professed vows of poverty, chastity and obedience! We have just solemnly promised to keep celibate, no one asked the solemn promise to keep chaste ". And so poco after the three met three wonderful escort and head for a place to end the evening with a flourish.

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The masters of cinema and Italian theater: Elena Fabrizi, aka Sora Lella [Rome 1915 – Rome 1993]: video WHO

No need to explain certain - but with the heads circulating free these days foot is good to do it -, that the priest, while not professing as the religious vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, expresses in each case two vows: remain unmarried, What this implicitly implies chastity; obey the Bishop and all his successors.

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In the doctrinal field and pastoral, the problem of language is crucial, because if the words, in particular to the words-concept, we attribute different meanings, emptying them of their true meaning and filling other, as obvious and inevitable consequence we will create genuine chaos situations.

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To explain this kind of problem, I have often used two typical terms of romanesco, which are respectively: whore e Paraculo. I always remember indelibly when now almost fifty years ago, by six seven year old child, I was brought occasionally walking by my grandfather and his sister in the Roman park of Villa Borghese. The highlight of the walk was made by visiting the monkeys in the zoo, which I enjoyed giving peanuts purchased in advance to stand a reseller. One day something happened fun: a lady somewhat commoner and for this particularly nice, He began to call the son, that as they say he did not care for the mother calls to tell him to go home. Call calling you, at one point the mother annoys and yelling at the child: «'Large fixed' na mignotta, I give you vόi sbrigà, dovemo who returns home?».

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INo impeccable Italian this sentence will sound so: "Very son of a whore, You want to attend, we have to go home?». Of the two things, the one excludes the other: or this beautiful commoner said in front of everyone in the park of Villa Borghese she, mother of that son, It was a whore, or simply, the expression Fixed mignotta it has lost its etymology and is used both as an expression to intersperse in speech, both times to indicate 'A nice person and gajiarda.

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The masters of cinema and Italian theater: Gigi Proietti [Rome 1940], video WHO

Let's move on to another example before the explanations that follow. Time ago, the parent of a young eighteen year old just told me that her son had purchased the branded sneakers, after that, saying that the color was not good with clothes, He asked his father if he wanted to buy, because he would have bought other more suitable color. His father gave him 120 euro with which the son, at a sporting goods store brand, He went to buy another pair of shoes. All with one small detail not exactly indifferent: the shoes sold her father were false, He had bought for 15 euro at Porta Portese, while him, with money from the sale made to his father, he went to acquire the originals. The father found out later and later, laughing with me told me the whole concluding: «… hai understood, my 'fixed, that which is grannissimo Paraculo?».

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INo impeccable Italian this sentence will sound exactly like this: "… did you understand, my child, that homosexual who is great?»

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No need for special explanation, you already know perfectly that today, the term whore and the term Paraculo, while having both a negative sense as etymological meaning, terms being born to indicate in a derogatory way certain people, facts or situations, in the current Romanesco lemmas they are used in sympathy tones, sometimes even to indicate a person, with its imaginative shrewdness, He gave it a resounding alone, ie rip-off, for it making you laugh and entertain.

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The masters of cinema and Italian theater: Anna Magnani [Rome 1908 – Rome 1973], video WHO

In short: whore, It comes from a popular Latin term disfigurement son of unknown mother, ie son of unknown mother. So they were called and brought forth children left in hospitals by mothers, or more frequently in churches or inside the wheels of convents and monasteries of nuns. In popular language, the Latin term son of unknown mother It is crippled in stepmother, then it was further becoming whore, used as a popular synonym for whore, but lost this meaning given below, as we have shown with the mother who calls her son in the park of Villa Borghese.

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In nineteenth-century papal Rome - where no one would ever think that in the future, the grotesque orgy of Gay Pride, He could slide through the town starting from the square of the Cathedral of the Bishop of Rome, St. John Lateran, to arrive in Piazza Esedra, Today the Republic Square, in front of the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels and Martyrs, place where they were martyred by the Emperor Diocletian many Christians -, give of Paraculo a man, was an offense so grave and shameful, They could risk their lives in two different ways. If you said the Paraculo to populate a Trastevere, what you probably stabbed, then if anything, asking for help from a couple of friends from the nearby tavern, throwing your body into the Tiber; but if you gave the Paraculo an aristocrat, what he threw in the face glove and t'aspettava the morning to five outside Porta San Giovanni to challenge you to a duel, in the course of which, or the offended or the offender would inevitably dead.

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Paraculo, as etymological meaning He has in itself little cute, because its etymology disparagingly shows a man para, that is, offering his rear to another man to be sodomized. Therefore, the dictionaries of the Italian language that today suggest this term as a synonym for cunning or entity that is able to turn the situation to his own advantage, dating its birth to the period of the sixties of the twentieth century and connecting it to the literature of Pier Paolo Pasolini and Aldo Palazzeschi, they are wrong. To prove it is a study of Dr.. Luca Lorenzetti, researcher at the University of Tuscia, that in Casanatense Library of Rome spotted at the end of the nineties the term in a poem by 150 sonnets dating back to 1830, and used in the prose to indicate with Paraculo il homosexuals Passive [cf. WHO].

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During the celebration of the Second Vatican Council, We had many problems that have developed in para ... media council and then lasted often with disastrous results in the post-conciliar season. All these problems are mostly born of purely lexical items. Indeed, just where we talk so pounding and obsessive traits of "unity of the Church", if we look, those who have compromised and compromising this unit, have been and are precisely those who sow confusion and disunity through the flawed and arbitrary use of the words.

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The masters of cinema and Italian theater: Alberto Sordi:video WHO

The problem of the last council It is therefore in the language. For as I have repeatedly said over the years in these columns de The Island of Patmos, the fathers of the Church, for the first time they have abandoned the solid and precise metaphysical language born from speculation the real big school - not to be confused with the decadent neo-scholastic -, all expressed through specific terms and idioms of the Latin language. Soon after the Council Latin, but it remained the official language of the Church, it was abandoned, because even then, most of the extra European bishops, She did not know him most. But since the Second Vatican Council was literally monopolized by the German and North European trend, the expressive language style used is that of the decadent German Romanticism, that seeks first to unite the opposites and contraries, the thesis and the antithesis, the hot oil with cold water. E, you pay attention: we have fallen into this trap, involuntary and in good faith, Also all Orthodox theologians, including Popes John Paul II and, perhaps above all and most of all, Benedict XVI. It has been surreal and romantic spirit that the Church, instead of condemning the error, It began to converse with the error, all with this consequence: the error was not quite correct, fact finding to be the subject of dialogue has strengthened and rooted more, and in this way - convinced of being able to correct it with loving dialogue - it was instead made to penetrate inside the Church.

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The first document approved, the Holy Council, one on the liturgical reform, permits and possibly approve the liturgical abuses that today we can see in churches? With Neocatechumenal dangerous as more scempiano the Most Holy Eucharist, more screaming like a mantra the rhyme: "We approved, we approved ... the Popes have approved ... we have approved!»? [see my recent study, WHO].

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How can we, half a century of reform, find ourselves today in a state of total chaos that liturgical not infrequently borders on sacrilege of the Holy Eucharist? Simple answer: the Holy Council dictated the “romantic” general and very general lines, order to undertake a necessary liturgical reform; needed especially on the pastoral level, and of the new evangelization of peoples. but when, in certain very delicate materials, from the liturgy and from its Discipline of the Sacraments which rules, do not give strict instructions, mandatory, accurate and not subject to any different interpretation, will inevitably what today we can see: each has created his own liturgy, their Discipline of the Sacraments, its doctrine and, at last, their own laws. With that the Neocatechumenal, trumpeting a recognition of a purely administrative character granted to them by the Pontifical Council for the Laity [cf. WHO, WHO], certainly not by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith or from the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, do not hesitate to lie deliberately lying declaring its adherents and to anyone that "their” liturgies are fully approved by the Holy See. If we then say to these people that this is not true and that they have no right to use and abuse the sacred liturgy, that the sacraments are not available assets of their property and that of the doctrine are not free interpreters or worse makers, they respond by reiterating that "in the Church there was a council" and you, reasoning that way, six "a poor nostalgic Tridentine". And thereby, is obvious that today, in the Church of the romantic and ambiguous vagueness, that with the error dialogue rather than condemn, give a person the "Tridentine", It goes something like … daije er fixed mignotta so funny at all, but because of what the expression means etymologically, not in the amiable and playful way as the sympathetic popolana referred narravo before.

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The masters of cinema and Italian theater: Alvaro Vitali [Rome 1950], video WHO

While the great Council of Trent, radically reformed the Church and that led her to an extraordinary missionary work, It is used today as a real insult, on the other hand, not the Second Vatican Council, but the para-council that perversion reaches its maximum in the post-conciliar, But it is considered and presented as a kind of dogma dogma by those who, paradoxically, de-construct half a century the whole dogmatic system of the Church (!?). And when the modern insult Fixed 'na mignotta, ie the "Tridentine", they also want to add insult to Paraculo, in the latter case they tell you: "You are an old dogmatist tied to obtuse and obsolete dogmatisms". So, if Tridentine equivalent today Fixed 'na mignotta, the term dogma and dogmatic, roughly equivalent to that of Paraculo.

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Without repeating myself unnecessarily, I refer readers to my old article 2014: 'Babel and newspeak: a Church without vocabulary for half a century " [see WHO], This was followed in 2016 one of my keynote Available in video [see WHO].

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Language is not a substantial element, but accidental. Example: celebrate Mass in local languages, it does not in any way affect the mystagogical substance of the Eucharistic Sacrifice. But, if you are doing external accidental use of the element, that language, are altered through incorrect translations the words that for two millennia and enclose the substance lindane, in that case we can say that, through the outer accidental element of the tongue, It is likely to strike and alter the substance seriously. Exactly as it is today: do not touch the substance of the doctrine, which remains as such, But it is trying to disregard the substantive precepts of the doctrine through a new pastoral practice.

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These days anyone - I do not remember exactly who, nor remember the name, but that does not matter - has returned to speak of proselytism so harsh and derogatory, giving to this term a negative connotation, just like some give a negative connotation today "Tridentine" and "dogmatic".

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Let's see what it means and as indicated by the vocabularies proselytizing term, starting greek dall'etimo composed to pros ed I am coming erchomai, which means "coming" or "going". The term literally means proselytizing: carry out an activity, in the case of evangelization Christianity, to convert and to win new faithful.

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The masters of cinema and Italian theater: Tomas Milian [Havana 1933- Rome 2017] and Franco Lechner aka Balloon [1931-Roma Roma 1987], video WHO

The invitation to proselytize It does not arise from the "bad guys" of the sixteenth century Dominican, that according to sensational false historians They came with swords and crosses to exterminate the Aztecs of that delicate man of Montezuma and forcibly convert them to Christianity. The "bad guys" of the sixteenth century Dominican, arrived in Mexico were shocked by the fact that the great indigenous people of the Aztecs, however, in a state of total decay, He performed more human sacrifices, together with various forms of ritualistic cannibalism, which were prevented by the "cruel" colonizers. That with respect to those who today accuses, both of them, It had destroyed the ancient and glorious civilization in the sixteenth century, arrival of the Spaniards, Instead they poured in their state of the deepest decline and human and moral degradation.

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A proselytizing, We invite us Our Lord Jesus Christ, turning to the Apostles a precise command, for more in the space-time that goes' from his resurrection to his ascension to heaven. It is the last command that Christ God turns to his disciples before returning to the Father's right hand:

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"Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons, speak with new tongues, they will take snakes in hand and, if they drink any deadly, it shall not hurt them harm, lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. The Lord Jesus, after talking with them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word with the prodigies that accompanied it " [cf. MC 16, 1-20].

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Christ is God who invites us to proselytize, because this is the purpose of and preaching: redemption. Needless to say, the mystery of redemption is very different from the concept of "one religion is the other ', or, "no matter who is Jesus Christ, Buddha or Mohammed ». For if this were the Redeemer, which is one, not many, It would place as element of uniqueness and absoluteness stating: «I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, also you know my Father: from now on you know him and have seen him " [cf. GV 14, 6-7].

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The masters of cinema and Italian theater: Nino Manfredi [Castro dei Volsci 1922 – Rome 2004], video, WHO

The proselytizing is not anything negative and frightening. Of course, Also most things good and holy, can be transformed into evil and harmful. Certain drugs or certain deadly poisons, when used in the right doses are essential ingredients for the preparation of certain medications - for example certain strong painkillers -, in the absence of which, affections from certain evils in the acute phase, They could be torn from physical pain. Similarly we can say for firearms, that if you give in use to soldiers fighting a just war of defense, are indispensable to defend from attack by a group of ferocious fundamentalist Islamists a village where women are collected, Children and the elderly are Christian and potential objects of their massacres. For those who do should be replicated in this example stating that there are no just wars, and that it is never licit to kill for no reason and motive, if anything, try asking: in many war zones did you come to live? Or: many bodies of children killed, mutilated, made in pieces or burnt, have you had occasion to see, O loving beautiful soul left radical chic dell'Europa pacifundist, where the last disastrous war ended seventy-four years ago, while residents of other regions and countries of the world are born, lived and reached the age of seventy years without ever having met in the course of their existence one day of peace, but going conflict in conflict, the dictator dictator, civil war into civil war? [cf. WHO].

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The Holy Eucharist, if you received in state of grace, It supports and comfort for eternal life. The same Holy Eucharist, But if received by a person who does not live in a state of grace, It wants to live well and in fact claims full recognition of its right to live outside of grace, It is nourishment for eternal life, but instead becomes poison for the soul, She is explained to the Blessed Apostle Paul:

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"Each, therefore, examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup; because whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord, eating and drinking his own condemnation " [cf. The Cor 23, 28-29].

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Even proselytism, It can be turned into something negative, if to do so are certain aggressive and coercive evangelical and Pentecostal sects that are used to playing on the fears and human frailty, in respect of which, that person can not remember the name, I, however, never heard words of reproach and condemnation, least of all for the forced conversions made by Islam, under threat of death or deprivation of civil rights, although today even presented as a religion of peace and love, which is equivalent to present Messalina like it was the martyr of purity Santa Maria Goretti.

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Giving proselytizing word a negative connotation, It is like giving a negative connotation to the word Eucharist. If anything, claiming that, the concept of transubstantiation and the real presence of Christ in the sacred species soul, body and divinity, could cause serious injury to the sensitivity of all members of the current heretical distaccatesi of the Catholic Christian nucleus, which consider the Eucharist only a purely symbolic memorial in remembrance of the Last Supper of Christ the Lord.

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Many are therefore the concepts and words that could cause offense to others, for instance: Incarnation of God's Word, Jesus Christ, true God and true man, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Resurrection of Christ, her assumption into heaven and so on. Per now, just to please the world and not to offend the world, we started from proselytizing and various other things as it were minor, all waiting for the best of the worst comes after everything ...

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A prayer for our great Italian masters of the cinema and theater, for the dead and for the living: may God make merit for having built and supported by their deep seriousness.

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the Island of Patmos, 22 May 2019

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A WISE COMMENT ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS

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Dear Brother,

They do not usually comment on electronic sites, but this time your short essay, linguistically written with "the smell of the sheep" to boot township, He was quite intrigued and amused.

I welcome your approach: It is effective in capturing the interest of the player in the boater the vast sea the electronic network; It helps us not to give in to discouragement and gloom in considering the general confusion of St. Peter's ship and to react with Tuscan spirit, to St. Philip Blacks; It is an example of application preclaro aura maximum: "I do not take them seriously, take them for a ride " [N.d.R. see WHO] that I now practice in my small (while seeking to reject the temptation of complacency).

About "smell of the sheep": I think nothing but one of the many slogans, inconsistent and "imaginative" (in sessantottino sense), by which we are afflicted and led astray in this unfortunate ecclesial era. I know of no biblical and patristic basis for a pseudoteologia "cacosmetica" (κακὴ ὀσμή = stinks); even Jesus Christ, in chapter 10 the Gospel according to John, not even remotely dream of venturing into this language, given that the sheep - are enclosed when the fold - not exactly give off a pleasant smell; but apparently some "pastors" today have only seen the sheep odorless some Christmas crib. On the contrary, the blessed Apostle Paul writes: "For we are before God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; to one a fragrance from death to death and the other a fragrance from life to life " (2Color 2, 15 – 16). At this rate, certain "imaginative" bishops will the "updated" packaging sacred chrism is not a pleasant balm (according to tradition), but with "Water sheep - black sheep = Mutton smell - black sheep ", to have new bishops, new priests and confirmed more and more "goats".

Rather than concionar of "smell of the sheep", They should care for many fragrant pretini, who waste good money on perfume for his dapper personalino always expensively dressed to secular fashion and leave in their wake a strong odor of Paraculo (in the original sense of the term), how spiritual edification of the Catholic flock you can imagine.

With regard to proselytism, a way of warning cry, sketch an observation that should be more detailed. I think just the blessed Apostle Paul is one of the main victims of the prevailing modernism. The mere reading of Acts illustrates the fact that he was dedicated nothing more than to "make disciples", "to teach", "Preach" that Jesus is the Christ and the only Savior of all, according to the mission entrusted by the Risen Lord to his Church (CF. Mt 28, 19 – 20; 16, 15. 20; LC 24 46 – 48). Entered into a City, He not impiantava no cafeteria or hospital, not waiting for quiet that his philanthropic activities arouse questions in the other and then presented as a Christian, but at once he preached in the synagogues and in the streets, explicitly calling to faith and paying in person for persecution unleashed against the Jews. Today, the Church leaders censurerebbero, accusing it of proselytism deplorable and divisive action! But how is this reconciled with the dogma of apostolic character of the Holy Church?

The rest, among innumerable heretical nonsense hitherto heard, lately we have also the following annoverarne (He trumpeted shamelessly on the banks of the Po in Turin, with the complicity of the Archbishop Metropolitan competent): if he had known homo-affective couples (?!), St. Paul would not have written Rom 1, 24 – 32; which is equivalent to denying that the Apostle is a Doctor inspired by the Holy Spirit, but rather a poor fool not updated! Be careful and those parts, because the Apostle of the Gentiles has the iconographic attribute a sword in his hand; saw the temper that distinguished him, If you decide to use it, some head buggy-priestly episcopal fall ...

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The intimate friendship of the shepherd with his sheep: "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me "

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The INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP OF SHEPHERD WITH HIS SHEEP: «MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE AND I KNOW THEM, AND THEY FOLLOW ME "

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Just like in a journey of transhumance, each of us is called to be sheep of the flock of Jesus, namely that we are called to live as believers in the Church of Jesus. As believers, First we hear His Voice: Jesus speaks to us in the Word of God and by the shepherds, in particular it does today through the Catholic official teaching of the Church expressed by the Successor of Peter and the College of the Apostles, called to guard intact and therefore spread the deposit of faith.

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Dear brothers and sisters,

Shepherd Sardinian, by the painter Antonio Piras

probably all know poetry Pastors in G. D'Annunzio:

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"September, here we go. It is time to migrate / Now in the land of the Abruzzi my shepherds lascian the pens and go towards the sea / fall wild green Adriatic that is how the mountain pastures ".

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An image of pastoralism, transhumance, that is, the path to the wilderness and into the hills that give serenity, rest and sense of completeness.

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This image towards a much sought peace, maybe we lost: a powder’ because we live in town with lights and sounds that distract us, a powder’ because we do not understand the idea of ​​a journey that, After so many efforts, It may instead give us a lot of satisfaction. But, this sheep, You can make us delve into readings of this Sunday.

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In the Acts of the Apostles [cf. 13, 46] we read how Paul and Barnabas are turning to the Jews:

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"It was necessary that it was proclaimed first of all to you the word of God, Since you reject it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, there: we turn to the Gentiles ".

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The two Apostles direct the proclamation of eternal life overcoming the Jewish presence and paying attention to the pagans, who were Romans and Greeks, with a culture steeped in Hellenistic philosophy. The message of Christ then comes out of the "fence" Judeo, showing how the Christian message is not related to a single people or nation. The message of Jesus is universal: all we are called to eternal life. This involves entering into a greater love, that of the Father, of the Son and the Holy Spirit, for eternity.

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The call to eternal life awaits a response from us. The Lord also leaves us free to refuse it, as did the Jews in the text of Acts we heard. But if we respond positively, We can now understand how to get to eternal life.

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The Gospel gives us a clear answer on along the path towards this goal. We read in Saint John:

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«My sheep hear my voice, and I know them and they follow me " [cf. 10, 27].

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Just like in a journey of transhumance, each of us is called to be sheep of the flock of Jesus, namely that we are called to live as believers in the Church of Jesus. As believers, First we hear His Voice: Jesus speaks to us in the Word of God and by the shepherds, in particular it does today through the Catholic official teaching of the Church expressed by the Successor of Peter and the College of the Apostles, called to guard intact and therefore spread the deposit of faith.

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We hear the voice of Jesus when we intimately our Catholic teaching: believe in the truths of faith, live the precepts of morality or engage in moments of prayer will become a listening experience that will open your heart to His Great Love. God comes into our soul and with Him every moment of daily life will become a joy.

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In second place, As believers we follow Jesus: especially we follow in hard moments of our lives, knowing that the first to have labored for us carrying the Cross on Golgotha. To follow Jesus is to know that even when the miseries of life seem to move deep on the shoulders, He will support us in.

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From listening and following Jesus, is that the fact that we know Him: This word in the original language indicates a profound intimacy, almost hand to hand with God. This body intimate contact to the body we experience whenever we live the Eucharist, which in fact it is a foretaste of eternal life, a great friendship with God. And just about the friendship screated Susanna Tammaro:

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"Friendship is one of the best feelings to live. Suddenly we see ourselves, you choose, it builds a kind of intimacy ".

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May the Lord grant us his friendship to enter into eternal life, in an intimacy that gives endless joy and ability to grasp the deep meaning of every day.

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In defense of state sovereignty: we have a Cardinal-electrician who does not know the Criminal Code of the Italian Republic, together with those who sent him …

IN DEFENSE OF THE STATE SOVEREIGNTY: WE HAVE A CARDINAL-ELECTRICIAN NOT KNOW THE CRIMINAL CODE, TOGETHER The WHO SENT …

Of one thing, the Cardinal-electrician and whoever for him can be quite certain: with this operation gave to someone at least a million votes, without the need to spend time and energy to do exhausting and expensive election campaigns. And this can even call: farsighted Church of the new course. Indeed, Italian disadvantaged families often pay with decent sacrifice supplies, if anything, wondering at times the rescheduling of the amounts due to suppliers, friends of Tarzan Okkupatore and those who support him, The vote will give him not even to die. Or to put it precisely clear who it was hard to understand: Matteo Salvini, the terrible naughty boy of the so-called populism, Thanks to the Holy See from the heart!

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They asked the Pharisees: "Tell us then, what you think: it lawful to give tribute to Caesar?». But Jesus, aware of their malice, He answered: "Hypocrites!, Why tempt ye me? Show me the tax coin ". And they brought him a denarius. He asked them: "Whose is this image and the inscription?». They answered: "Caesar's". Then he said to them: "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and to God what is God's"

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Usually we write about serious things, but every now and then it can happen to deal with things in the balance between the tragic and the comic.

The fact: Konrad Krajewski Polish-born, of years 55, citizen of the Vatican City State and resident there, cardinal profession and papal chaplain, May 11 has committed a crime on the territory of the Italian Republic: tampering with seals affixed by the company supplying the meters light of a whole building Roman, everything after users had accumulated about 300.000 euro debt for unpaid supplies.

Lo stabile non è di proprietà del patrimonio ecclesiastico [see WHO, WHO] but of’I.N.P.D.A.P (Institute National Social Security and Welfare Administration's Public Employees), and it has been busy over 2013 Project, and the instigation of individuals who turn out to be the employment professionals. At the head of this committee there is San Filippo Blacks but the anarchic anti-system Andrea Alzetta, said Tarzan, reported numerous times for the crime of trespassing, to follow along with the devastation offenses building and resisting [see, WHO].

The fact is narrated in detail the now-official organ of the Holy See, The Republic. We invite you to read the detailed account of this daily, whose reliability is as such, if not higher, to that of The Osservatore Romano [see WHO].

On the territory of the Italian Republic governed by a sovereign state, including Rome its capital, that is no longer the capital of the State governed by the Pontifical er Cardenal Nepotc - having as only merit that of being the grandson of the Supreme Pontiff -, but by a municipal authority elected by the citizens, It applies the following law contemplated by the provisions of article n. 624 of the Criminal Code:

"Whoever takes possession of movable property [c.p. 631] of others, subtracting it from its holder, in order to gain profit for themselves or others, It shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to three years and a fine of € 154 a euro 516 [c.p. 29] (3). For the purposes of criminal law, It shall be deemed movable thing also electricity and any other energy that has an economic value [c.c. 814; c.p. 625, 626, 646, 647, 649; c.n. 510, 593, 1146] (4). The crime is punishable upon complaint by the injured person, unless one or more of the circumstances referred to in articles 61, number 7), e 625 (5) (6)»

We therefore await to know if the public prosecutor of Rome, after having learned from the newspapers the news of crime, will open a file to be paid by Konrad Krajewski, citizen of Vatican City State, asking if necessary for international rogatory his extradition to Italy to meet the crime committed.

If not, in this pleasant country of ours where almost always out of turn and for trivial matters to say the least we shout to secularism, it means we went back to Rome ruled by er Cardenal Nepotc, but especially, starting today, all delinquent in similar situations will be able to break the seal and breaking the law in such a way, without that the Public Prosecutor can proceed against them, all based on the principle that destructive Caesar on his part owes everything, while Caesar, by subsidiaries that form the body of citizens, is not due yet nothing.

Of one thing, the Cardinal-electrician and who for him It can be quite sure: with this operation gave to someone at least a million votes, without the need to spend time and energy to do exhausting and expensive election campaigns. And this can even call: farsighted Church of the new course.

Indeed, Italian disadvantaged families who often pay with decent sacrifice supplies, if anything, wondering at times the rescheduling of the amounts due to suppliers, friends of Tarzan Okkupatore and those who support him, The vote will give him not even to die. Or to put it clear who was just hard to understand: Matteo Salvini, the terrible naughty boy of the so-called populism, Thanks to the Holy See from the heart!

To get out of this yet another poor showing, the Holy See has only one solution: put your hands in your pocket and pay to Caesar about 300.000 euro bills in back by those who Caesar believes not having anything, or, if not, Free give away a million votes to Matteo Salvini.

In short: to Caesar, except by what is due, He takes it back, forever and penalty with interest.

the Island of Patmos, 12 May 2019

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