The Perosi Festival continues with the Passion according to St. Mark to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Don Lorenzo Perosi

The Perosi Festival it doesn’t stop. After the success of the first two appointments on the bill and the unscheduled event on the occasion of the National Convention of the Italian Association of Santa Cecilia, the festival dedicated to the Tortonese priest and composer, in the year of the 150th anniversary of his birth, continues … Read more

The obsession to leave a mark of Pablo Pérez

“When I die it will be known that I have been more a writer than a photographer,” he declared in an interview Pablo Perez-Minguez (1946-2012, Madrid)—PPM as he used to sign—after receiving the National Photography Prize in 2006. Ten years after his death we know that he spoke about his diaries. “A life log”, as … Read more

Hegira: The 1,400 years of exile that mark the beginning of Islam

an hour ago Edison Veiga, From Bled (Slovenia) for BBC News Brazil Photo credit, Getty Images Religions need founding myths. In the case of Islam, this milestone is known as the Hegira – the migration of the Prophet Muhammad (571-632) and his followers from the city of Mecca to Medina, both located in present-day Saudi … Read more

Review of “Paddleton”, the deconstruction of male friendship according to Mark Duplass and Ray Romano | WritingCinema

paddleton (2019) offers that contemporary vision of the friendly and authentic relationship between two mature men who simply share what they like and what bothers them. It is an independent film that deals with the story of Andy, played by Ray Romano himself (yes, the one from Everybody loves Raymond), and his great friend Michael, … Read more

“The Lion of Alexandria”, a book to get to know Saint Mark better

Jean-Philippe Fabre, priest, initially a graduate of Essec, exegete and teacher, is a specialist in the evangelist Saint Mark, whom he has been studying for three years. He delivers us to the Lion of Alexandria, a story that includes some elements of fiction. A bold approach that hits the mark. Your novel is devoured in … Read more