Francesco il Papa della gente

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 127 pages
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Francesco il Papa della gente

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Publisher : Rizzoli
ISBN 13 : 8858648439
Total Pages : 313 pages
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Download or read book Francesco il Papa della gente written by Evangelina Himitian and published by Rizzoli. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vaticanista argentina e intima amica della famiglia Bergoglio, Evangelina Himitian è una delle persone più vicine a Jorge Bergoglio ed è tra i pochi ad aver seguito da presso lo straordinario percorso che lo ha portato fino al soglio di Pietro. Riportando per la prima volta le parole dei familiari e raccontando episodi decisivi che ci mostrano il cuore più autentico della scelta d'amore di papa Francesco, questa commovente biografia ne rivela il lato privato e meno conosciuto: la migrazione dei genitori dall'Italia all'Argentina, l'infanzia nei quartieri popolari di Buenos Aires, la passione per lo studio e i maestri giovanili, gli anni di formazione tra i gesuiti, la nomina a vescovo e la volontà di testimoniare quotidianamente il Vangelo prendendosi cura degli ultimi. Nel ripercorrere i momenti cruciali dell'esistenza di Bergoglio, l'autrice ci accompagna all'origine del suo impegno per costruire una Chiesa povera tra i poveri e tocca le corde più intime dell'uomo che con la sua stupefacente bontà ha riacceso la gioia e la speranza nei cuori di milioni di fedeli in tutto il mondo. "Questa è la prima parola che vorrei dirvi: gioia! Non siate uomini e donne tristi, non lasciatevi prendere dallo scoraggiamento. La nostra gioia non nasce dal possedere tante cose, ma dall'aver incontrato Gesù. E, per favore, non lasciatevi rubare la speranza. La speranza che ci dà Gesù!" Papa Francesco

Storia di Francesco

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Publisher : De Agostini
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 75 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (212 download)

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Download or read book Storia di Francesco written by Aa.Vv., and published by De Agostini. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dieci anni dalla sua elezione, un libro che ripercorre i momenti più emozionanti della vita di Papa Francesco, narrati a partire da quando era solo un bambino. La primavera è appena iniziata e il giovane Jorge corre per le strade di Buenos Aires. È in ritardo per l'appuntamento con gli amici, che lo stanno aspettando per divertirsi alla Festa dello Studente. Ma arrivato di fronte alla chiesa di San José de Flores, una forza invisibile lo spinge a fermarsi ed entrare. E mentre attraversa le navate, immerso nella penombra, Jorge non immagina che la sua vita, da quel momento, cambierà per sempre. Da ragazzo con la passione per il tango e la chimica intraprenderà un cammino che lo porterà a trasformarsi in "medico dell'anima". Sarà accompagnato da persone speciali, come nonna Rosa, emigrata in Argentina dal Piemonte, che gli insegna a pregare e sa leggere dentro il suo cuore. Ci saranno molte strade da percorrere a piedi, nei quartieri dove vive la gente più povera, ma grazie al carattere umile e gentile e alla sua incrollabile fede saprà superare tutte le prove che si troverà davanti, fino a diventare uno dei Papi più amati di sempre. Francesco.

L'amore prima del mondo

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Publisher : Rizzoli
ISBN 13 : 8858683757
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (586 download)

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Download or read book L'amore prima del mondo written by Jorge Mario Bergoglio and published by Rizzoli. This book was released on 2016-02-25T00:00:00+01:00 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Che cosa ti fa felice nel tuo lavoro come Papa?” “Mi fa felice stare con la gente. Questo mi fa felice. Se non riesco a stare con la gente sto con Gesù e gli parlo della gente. Io non mi immagino solo.” Ryan, João, Natasha, Emil, Yfan, Alessio... I bambini di tutto il mondo, dalla Cina alla Russia, dall’Europa all’Equatore si rivolgono ogni giorno a Papa Francesco per chiedergli aiuto, consigli, risposte ai propri dubbi e spiegazioni sul senso più profondo della fede e dell’esistenza, inviandogli lettere e disegni. Che cosa faceva Dio prima di fare il mondo? Che cosa ne è dei nostri cari dopo la morte? Abbiamo davvero tutti, anche i malvagi, un angelo custode? E ancora: qual è stata la scelta più difficile che il Papa ha dovuto fare nella sua missione e che cosa farebbe se potesse realizzare un miracolo? A queste e altre domande contenute in una trentina di lettere provenienti dai cinque continenti, Papa Francesco risponde con parole semplici e straordinariamente intime, come un padre premuroso, accogliendo e confidando ai più piccoli la sua riflessione sulla vita e sulla fede. Sono corrispondenze indimenticabili che faranno bene a tutti, anche a chi ha perso l’innocenza dei bambini. Perché Dio è semplice, e semplice la sua presenza in mezzo a noi.

The Mind of Pope Francis

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Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 0814687911
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Book Synopsis The Mind of Pope Francis by : Massimo Borghesi

Download or read book The Mind of Pope Francis written by Massimo Borghesi and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A commonly held impression is that Pope Francis is a compassionate shepherd and determined leader but that he lacks the intellectual depth of his recent predecessors. Massimo Borghesi’s The Mind of Pope Francis: Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s Intellectual Journey dismantles that image. Borghesi recounts and analyzes, for the first time, Bergoglio’s intellectual formation, exploring the philosophical, theological, and spiritual principles that support the profound vision at the heart of this pope’s teaching and ministry. Central to that vision is the church as a coincidentia oppositorum, holding together what might seem to be opposing and irreconcilable realities. Among his guiding lights have been the Jesuit saints, Ignatius and Peter Faber; philosophers Gaston Fessard, Romano Guardini, and Alberto Methol Ferrer; and theologians Henri de Lubac and Hans Urs von Balthasar. Recognizing how these various strands have come together to shape the mind and heart of Jorge Mario Bergoglio offers essential insights into who he is and the way he is leading the church. Notably, this groundbreaking book is informed by four interviews provided to the author, via audio recordings, by the pope himself on his own intellectual formation, major portions of which are published here for the first time.

Screening Religions in Italy

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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1487503474
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (875 download)

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Book Synopsis Screening Religions in Italy by : Clodagh J. Brook

Download or read book Screening Religions in Italy written by Clodagh J. Brook and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2019 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion has had been foundational in shaping Italy. Home to the Vatican State, the Italian peninsula is the religious centre for one billion Catholics globally. It is also increasingly home to those of other faiths, especially Islam. Italy's development as a contemporary post-secular and multi-religious society is fraught and fascinating. The recent return of religious discourse from the margins of Western society to a central position is a sign of what German philosopher, J?rgen Habermas, has defined as the post-secular condition. Habermas and others have questioned what most people in the West had, up to a few years ago, taken for granted: the unstoppable forward march of secularization and the subsequent marginalization of religion. Instead, one of the greatest global fault-lines in the contemporary world - the divide between absolutist extremist Islamic faith and liberal, but Christian-inflected, secular values - has religious identity at its core. The first book-length study to examine religion in contemporary Italian cinema and television fiction, Screening Religions in Italy identifies two key issues: how Italian filmmaking constructs the continuing position of religion in the public sphere and why religion persists on Italian screens. It spans genres such as horror, comedy, hagiopics, and TV fiction, and explores both commercial and art-house filmmaking. It treats films and television series that range from Moretti's Habemus Papam to Sorrentino's The Young Pope.

The Business Francis Means

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Publisher : Catholic University of America Press + ORM
ISBN 13 : 081322974X
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Book Synopsis The Business Francis Means by : Martin Schlag

Download or read book The Business Francis Means written by Martin Schlag and published by Catholic University of America Press + ORM . This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of Pope Francis’s teachings on money and morality that bridges the gap between political sides. Pope Francis, generally speaking, has thus far chosen to concentrate his papacy on social justice issues, as opposed to doctrinal or liturgical issues. This has led to Francis being hailed as a hero to many on the left, while it has made some conservative supporters of St. John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI disappointed and uncomfortable, even as they love and appreciate his person and gestures of mercy and compassion. Some find his teachings difficult to embrace, especially those concerning business and the economy. Pope Francis has spoken of building bridges as part of what it is to be Christian, but aspects of his message seem to be just constructing walls between the Holy Father and groups of the faithful. The Business Francis Means aims to break through these walls, showing that Pope Francis has something to say to all Christians. His message, taken as a whole, keeps us from dividing the “seamless garment” of Christ: he reminds the conservatives of the problems of inequality and poverty, and the liberals that social justice is not enough—the Church is the bride of Christ, not a social institution or an NGO. Martin Schlag summarizes and explains the message of Pope Francis on business and the economy in this compact volume. The Business Francis Means will be of great interest to the Catholic layperson, especially one involved in political or economic life.

Bergoglio's List

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Publisher : TAN Books
ISBN 13 : 1618906275
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Bergoglio's List written by Nello Scavo and published by TAN Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dictator. An Uprising. A Priest Who Saved Lives. In 1976 when Fr. Jorge Bergoglio was just 39 years old and serving as provincial superior of the Jesuits of Argentina, the military overthrew the government in a coup. The dictatorship went to work against subversives and communist adversaries through abductions, tortures, and even murders resulting in the disappearance of about 30,000 people. Scavo uncovers how Bergoglio built an elaborate network consisting of clandestine passageways, secret hideouts, and covert automobile rides, all in attempt to save what has been estimated at more than 100 people. Bergoglio’s List is a collection of personal stories of the now-Pope of those who knew him during the days of the dictatorship, including: • three students hidden for weeks by Fr. Bergoglio • how he saved a prominent, dissident politician under the cover of darkness • his bold march into an Argentine prison • and much more For the first time in English, experience not only the untold story of Bergoglio’s courage and heroism, but gain an insider’s view of the place where he was born and grew into the man we now know as Pope Francis.

Francesco. Il papa della povertà e del cambiamento

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Publisher : Luigi Pellegrini Editore
ISBN 13 : 8868220520
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (682 download)

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Download or read book Francesco. Il papa della povertà e del cambiamento written by Francesco Maria Provenzano and published by Luigi Pellegrini Editore. This book was released on 2013-05-27 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fondendo abilmente cronaca, storia e spiritualità, il testo costruisce un profilo composito e completo di Papa Francesco, preso alla fine del mondo, attento, prima che al credente, all’uomo, di cui, con un atto d’amore, autenticamente cristiano, comprende ed esprime con grande forza bisogni, ansie, speranze. Le testimonianze di politici, giornalisti e di Don Marino Poggi, direttore della Caritas di Genova e grande conoscitore dell’America latina, rendono ancor più vibrante e coinvolgente la narrazione e, mettendo ordine fra le tantissime notizie circolate all’indomani dell’elezione, aiutano il lettore a comprendere la personalità e il pensiero del nuovo Pontefice, che ha subito incominciato a parlare di una Chiesa dove i cristiani non devono “costruire muri, ma fare i ponti”, e devono riacquistare il coraggio, perché “Quelli che non camminano per non sbagliare fanno uno sbaglio più grave!”

The Pentecostal World

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000871223
Total Pages : 743 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (8 download)

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Book Synopsis The Pentecostal World by : Michael Wilkinson

Download or read book The Pentecostal World written by Michael Wilkinson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-04-01 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pentecostal World provides a comprehensive and critical introduction to one of the most vibrant and diverse expressions of contemporary Christianity. Unlike many books on Pentecostalism, this collection of essays from all continents does not attempt to synthesize and simplify the movement’s inherent diversity and fragmented dispersion. Instead, the global flows of Pentecostalism are firmly grounded in local histories and expressions, as well as the various modes of their worldwide reproduction. The book thus argues for a new understanding of Pentecostal and Charismatic movements that accounts for the simultaneous processes of pluralization and homogenization in contemporary World Christianity. Written by a distinguished team of international contributors across various disciplines, the volume is comprised of six parts, with each offering a critical perspective on classical themes in the study of Pentecostalism. Led by a programmatic introduction, the thirty-six chapters within these parts explore a variety of themes: history and historiography, conversion, spirit beliefs and exorcism, prosperity, politics, gender relations, sexual identities, racism, development, migration, pilgrimage, interreligious relations, media, ecumenism, and academic research. The Pentecostal World is essential reading for students and researchers in anthropology, history, political science, religious studies, sociology, and theology. The book will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as culture studies, black studies, ethnic studies, and gender studies.

Merchants in the Temple

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Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1627798641
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book Merchants in the Temple written by Gianluigi Nuzzi and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a bestselling author with unprecedented access to Pope Francis, an investigative look at the recent financial scandals at the highest levels of the Vatican A veritable war is waging in the Church: on one side, there is Pope Francis’s strong message for one church of the poor and all; on the other, there is the old Curia with its endless enemies, and the old and new lobbies struggling to preserve their not-so-Christian privileges. The old guard do not back down, they are ready to use all means necessary to stay in control and continue the immoral way they conduct their business. They resist reforms sought by Pope Francis and seek to delegitimize their opponents, to isolate those who want to eliminate corruption. It’s a war that will determine the future of the church. And if he loses the battle against secular interests and blackmail, Pope Francis could resign, much like his predecessor. Based on confidential information—including top secret documents from inside the Vatican, and actual transcripts of Pope Francis’s admonishments to the papal court about the lack of financial oversight and responsibility—Merchants in the Temple illustrates all the undercover work conducted by the Pope since his election and shows the reader who his real enemies are. It reveals the instruments Francis is using to reform the Vatican and rid it, once and for all, of the overwhelming corruption traditionally encrusted in the Roman Catholic Church. Merchants in the Temple is a startling book that will shock every reader. It’s a story worthy of a Dan Brown novel, with its electrifying details of the trickery and scheming against the papacy—except that it is real.

Il papa vicino

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (955 download)

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Pope Francis Among the Wolves

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231540086
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Book Synopsis Pope Francis Among the Wolves by : Marco Politi

Download or read book Pope Francis Among the Wolves written by Marco Politi and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A behind-the-scenes view of the power struggles within the Vatican and “a look inside the byzantine halls of the institutional Catholic Church.”—Publishers Weekly A journalist who has long covered the Vatican, Marco Politi takes us deep inside the struggle roiling the Roman Curia and the Catholic Church worldwide, beginning with Benedict XVI, the pope who famously resigned in 2013, and intensifying with the unexpected election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, now known as Pope Francis. Politi’s account balances the perspectives of Pope Francis’s supporters, Benedict’s sympathizers, and those disappointed members of the laity who feel alienated by the institution’s secrecy, financial corruption, and refusal to modernize. Politi dramatically recounts the sexual scandals that have rocked the church and the accusations of money laundering and other financial misdeeds swirling around the Vatican and the Italian Catholic establishment, and how Pope Francis’s attempts to address these crimes has been met with resistance from entrenched factions. He writes of the decline in church attendance and vocations to the priesthood as the church continues to prohibit divorced and remarried Catholics from receiving Communion. He visits European parishes where women perform the functions of missing male priests—and where the remaining parishioners would welcome the ordination of women, if the church would allow it. Pope Francis’s emphasis on pastoral compassion for all who struggle with the burden of family life has also provoked the ire of traditionalists. He knows from experience what life is like for the poor in South America and elsewhere, and highlights the contrast between the vital, vibrant faith of these parishioners and the disillusionment of European Catholics. As Pope Francis and his supporters are locked in battle with the defenders of the traditional hard line and with ecclesiastical corruption, the future of Catholicism is at stake—and it is far from certain Francis will succeed in saving the institution from decline.

Papa Francesco

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Publisher : Salani
ISBN 13 : 8867154885
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (671 download)

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Book Synopsis Papa Francesco by : Jorge Bergoglio

Download or read book Papa Francesco written by Jorge Bergoglio and published by Salani. This book was released on 2013-03-27T00:00:00+01:00 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Il 13 di marzo 2013 il cardinale Jorge Mario Bergoglio è stato eletto successore di Joseph Ratzinger al soglio di Pietro, con il nome di Francesco. Questo libro è la testimonianza diretta, unica e personalissima del nuovo papa sugli avvenimenti che hanno segnato la sua vita. In queste pagine, con parole semplici e ispirate, Jorge Bergoglio racconta ai giornalisti Sergio Rubin e Francesca Ambrogetti l’arrivo della sua famiglia al porto di Buenos Aires nel 1929, gli eventi che hanno accompagnato la sua nascita e la sua infanzia, la grave polmonite che minò il suo fisico ma che allo stesso tempo portò alla luce i primi segni della sua vocazione religiosa. In queste conversazioni, svolte nell’arco di tre anni, papa Francesco ricorda l’età del seminario, la sua esperienza di docente di psicologia e letteratura, il dramma della dittatura in Argentina, il suo lavoro tenace e appassionato che Giovanni Paolo II riconobbe e consacrò con la nomina a cardinale. Ma soprattutto da questo libro emerge la personalità più profonda e autentica del nuovo pontefice: sincero, mite e impavido. Papa Francesco illustra il suo pensiero con la lucidità e la schiettezza che lo hanno caratterizzato sin dall’inizio, affrontando i temi più caldi: l’esperienza della preghiera, il dialogo interreligioso, il valore della povertà, dell’umiltà e del perdono, il lavoro pastorale della Chiesa fino agli scandali e alla volontà di rinnovamento che animano oggi l’intera comunità cattolica nel mondo.

Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 153811948X
Total Pages : 751 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema written by Gino Moliterno and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 751 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italian cinema is now regarded as one of the great cinemas of the world. Historically, however, its fortunes have varied. Following a brief moment of glory in the early silent era, Italian cinema appeared to descend almost into irrelevance in the early1920s. A strong revival of the industry which gathered pace during the 1930s was abruptly truncated by the advent of World War II. The end of the war, however, initiated a renewal as films such as Roma città aperta (Rome Open City), Sciuscià (Shoeshine, 1946), and Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), flagbearers of what soon came to be known as Neorealism, attracted unprecedented international acclaim and a reputation that only continued to grow in the following years as Italian films were feted worldwide. Ironically, they were celebrated nowhere more than in the United States, where Italian films consistently garnered the lion's share of the Oscars, with Lina Wertmüller becoming the first woman to ever be nominated for the Best Director award. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on major movements, directors, actors, actresses, film genres, producers, industry organizations and key films. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Italian Cinema.

Papa Francesco. Il papa della beatitudini

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Publisher : Editrice Velar
ISBN 13 : 8871358457
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (713 download)

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Download or read book Papa Francesco. Il papa della beatitudini written by Feliciano Innocente and published by Editrice Velar. This book was released on 2013 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

La saggezza del tempo

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Publisher : Marsilio Editori spa
ISBN 13 : 8831744259
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (317 download)

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Book Synopsis La saggezza del tempo by : Papa Francesco

Download or read book La saggezza del tempo written by Papa Francesco and published by Marsilio Editori spa. This book was released on 2018-10-25T00:00:00+02:00 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Il messaggio di Francesco per costruire un’alleanza tra le generazioni. Un coraggioso appello per rifondare la fiducia nel futuro. Le storie di tante vite incontrano in un racconto corale la luce delle parole semplici e accoglienti del Papa, per generare una nuova apertura al domani. Un progetto universale sui grandi temi dell’esistenza – amore, morte, speranza, lotta, lavoro – per ridare senso ai punti di riferimento smarriti, per orientarsi nell’avventura della vita, per migliorare noi stessi e il mondo che ci circonda, per rispondere a quelle domande che a nessuno avremmo il coraggio di fare, se non al Papa. Durante le sue preghiere Papa Francesco ha ricevuto un’ispirazione: illuminare il ruolo fondamentale svolto dai nonni e dagli anziani nelle nostre vite. Sempre più spesso ha preso a parlare della necessità che il mondo presti loro maggiore attenzione e ha espresso il desiderio di un libro per dare voce alla preziosa saggezza che è in grado di offrire alle nuove generazioni la comprensione e i consigli di cui hanno bisogno. Se infatti ci sono domande che non trovano risposta, il solo fatto di porle, di affrontarle insieme dona sollievo. Specialmente se si tratta delle parole confortanti di Papa Francesco. Come reagire a un fallimento? Come sentirsi amati da Dio anche quando ci si reputa incapaci di amare? Come recuperare slancio quando tutto intorno a noi sembra crollare? Da dove attingere la forza per lottare e realizzare i propri sogni? Come superare una grave perdita? Come ritrovare la pace anche di fronte a tragedie inimmaginabili? Il Papa condivide con generosità la sua esperienza di vita mescolandola a quella di tanti nonni, genitori e adulti che hanno conosciuto gioie e dolori, ferite e cambiamenti con i quali ciascuno di noi si trova a fare i conti nel corso dell’esistenza. «Che cosa chiedo agli anziani? Noi, nonni e nonne, dobbiamo formare un coro. Io vedo noi anziani come un coro permanente di un grande santuario spirituale, dove la preghiera di supplica e il canto di lode sostengono la comunità che lavora e lotta nel “campo” della vita. Ma chiedo loro anche di agire! Di avere il coraggio di contrastare in ogni modo la “cultura dello scarto” che ci viene imposta. E che cosa chiedo ai giovani? Chiedo ascolto, vicinanza agli anziani; chiedo di non mandare in pensione la loro esistenza nel “quietismo burocratico” in cui li confinano tante proposte prive di speranza e di eroismo. Chiedo uno sguardo alle stelle, quel sano spirito di utopia che porta a raccogliere le energie per un mondo migliore.»