The beauty of “Close to your enemy” and its dialogue between communists and Christians

I recently came to the catalog of filming this film, which recreates a little-known historical episode: what happened to him, after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War, to the former General Secretary of the United Socialist Party between 1971 and 1989 and President of East Germany from 1976 … Read more

Close: review of the film by Lukas Dhont

A splendid and intimate bond between two young people, which society tries to undo. Close, directed by Lukas Dhont, arrives in Italian cinemas on January 4, 2023. That of Lukas Dhont, a risky but not entirely out of place synthesis, is a cinema of liberation, the liberation of identities suffocated by external conditioning and (internal) … Read more

Paola, Benedict XVI was very close to San Francesco Patron of Calabria

The message of Pope Benedict XVI and the Order of Minims pronounced on the throne of Peter and sent to the then Corrector General of the Order of Minims, Father Francesco Marinelli – on the occasion of the fifth centenary of the death of Saint Francis – is authentic testimony of the to the patron … Read more

The meaning of the miracle of Khanukkà: from 18 to 26 December the Jewish holiday close to Christmas teaches us the spiritual and psychological qualities of oil

The lighting of a Menorah, during the eight days of Khanukkà, commemorates an ancient miracle, about 2300 years ago, which took place in the great Temple of Jerusalem. When the Temple was reconquered, it was necessary to proceed with the rededication. However, only one cruet of pure oil was found in the Temple bearing the … Read more

jm | The Gastronomic Festival always close to its loyal customers

Demonstration. The 36e edition of the Gastronomic Festival opened its doors this Saturday, December 10, at the Edgard-Pisani agricultural school in Choignes. The GIE “Richesses du Terroir” proves that it is good to live among producers and their products. A new place is always accompanied by new landmarks and new twists. The stress was still … Read more

Martinez: “The epilogue of the Golden Jubilee in Rimini: we won’t close a door, but we will open the RnS wide open to new beginnings”

“A call to help and accompany those who have the willingness to serve the Lord in the time to come” in their hearts”, but also an opportunity to look to the future with confidence and anticipate it in the present, without wasting any of the treasures that the Spirit has given us entrusted in these … Read more

Martinez: “The epilogue of the Golden Jubilee in Rimini: we won’t close a door, but we will open the RnS wide open to new beginnings” | AgentSIR

“A call to help and accompany those who have the willingness to serve the Lord in the time to come” in their hearts”, but also an opportunity to look to the future with confidence and anticipate it in the present, without wasting any of the treasures that the Spirit has given us entrusted in recent … Read more

Cardinal Baawobr, a bishop close to his people

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the college of cardinals presided on Monday, December 5, the mass for the repose of the soul of Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr, bishop of Wa in Ghana. In his homily, the dean of the college of cardinals praised his missionary spirit and his great spirituality. Marie José Muando Buabualo … Read more

[Noticias] The activities of the Cinematheque the best plan to close the year | go away

This 2022, the Cinematheque closes its programming in a special way with the Pop-80s Cycle: A trip to other worlds where the selection of films will allow us to return to the eighties through this exhibition that focuses on fantastic and science fiction cinema, which will make viewers rethink the current world -which was the … Read more

Matthieu Ricard: Close Up 15 (Interview)

Ewonder and compassion animate his magnanimous practice, infuse both his writings and his exhibitions. The Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard has lived in the Himalayas since 1972, where he takes photographs of his spiritual masters and of grandiose landscapes. He describes the splendor of life on earth in this way, which he sometimes adds to quotations … Read more