A happy life for God and the King. A daily adventure in the reductions of Paraguay
A daily life defined by the Christian event: in short, this is the experience of the reductions in Paraguay. This experience developed in the space of 150 years, from the ... Read More
The adventure of knowledge in Masaccio, Beato Angelico and Piero della Francesca
Within a quarter of a century, in the middle of the Fifteenth Century, between Florence and Arezzo three figurative events happened that characterize the passage from the Middle Ages ... Read More
Things never seen before.Galileo, the struggle and wonder of a new gaze on the universe
On the occasion of the fourth centennial anniversary of Galileo’s first observations through his telescope, we chose a vertiginous human experience as topic: that which is proper of those ... Read More
Vocare. María Zambrano, a vocation to knowledge
In the year 2007, in Italy, Marietti published María Zambrano’s book Filosofia y educación [Philosophy and Education] with the Italian title Per l’amore e per la libertà. It is ... Read More
Nothing gets lost. The experience of Pavel Florenskij
Pavel Florenskij (1882-1937) died as a martyr in the Soviet Union, even though he hadn’t received a religious education; on the contrary, out of a mistaken human respect, his father ... Read More
Educar para a vida
The Association “Educar para a vida”, which was born in the context of the Association “Trabalhadores Sem Terra”, will be present at the Meeting with Marcos and Cleuza Zerbini and ... Read More
Saint Augustine. You can know only what you love
Still nowadays, Saint Augustine is the most widely read Christian author. The Confessions are his masterwork; the most widely sold religious text, even among the non-believers. Why this success? ... Read More
Punto Cuore. Love and give dignity to those who suffer
Punto Cuore is an international charitable organization founded in 1990 by French priest Thierry de Roucy. Its mission is carried out through 35 “Punto Cuore” houses in 20 countries and through the International Center for a Culture of Compassion (ICCC) in the United States.
What is Punto Cuore’s mission? To serve the poor, the suffering, and the most abandoned in the world; to offer friendship to those who are alone, approaching each person with an attitude of compassion; to generate and promote a culture of compassion that affirms the intrinsic value of every human being at all levels of society, through various initiatives in the fields of business, politics, science, and the arts.
The exhibition at the 2009 Meeting presents forty paintings, along with photographs and texts from the field, introducing visitors to this unique experience of compassion and presence. This visual journey concludes with the screening of three videos. A small team of volunteers will be present to provide a personal encounter with the work of Punto Cuore.In collaboration with Jean-Marie Porté.
From Constantine to Saint Paul. The birth of the Christian basilica
This exhibition shows the beginning of the great phenomenon of the Christian Basilicas in Rome, Milan and Aquileia, starting from the most ancient testimonies that, according to ongoing researches, ... Read More
Naples. You don’t need any other gift from Grace
In a city like Naples, in a district like Rione Sanità where there is a permanent crisis, facts, encounters, actions, words, and songs happened that in their simplicity show ... Read More