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Sister Cleusa: an Eco Martyr in Defense of Creation and Indigenous Peoples

The Laudato Si’ MovementMovement, guided by the spirit of ecological conversion and in communion with the universal Church, proposes to recognize figures who embodied the call to care for the Common ...
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St. Jerome and St. Augustine: a friendship beyond differences

In this Friendly Word, Friar Alfonso Davila invites us to discover the friendship between St. Jerome and St. Augustine. A sincere relationship, with differences and debates, but always sustained by ...
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The Wedding at Cana: the first sign of Christ’s Glory

Today’s Gospel concludes with a phrase that deserves our attention. It is the commentary that the evangelist makes about the miracle he has just narrated: This that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee was ...
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The coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV: beauty, symbol and mission

The coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV is divided into two fields. In the upper part, a marian blue with a fleur-de-lison the lower one, the burning heart of Saint Augustinecrossed by an arrow and on an ...
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Vocation and mission: the challenges shared by the Recollect promoters in Rome

Rome, where the songs of the youth still resound after the Jubilee of this summer, was also the scene of the meeting of the General Secretariat for Vocation Ministry of the Order of Augustinian ...
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The Multiplication of the Loaves: Beyond the Miracle

The account of the multiplication of the loaves, together with that of the transformation of water into wine at the wedding feast of Cana and that of the miraculous catch of fish in the Sea of Galilee ...
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Bishop José Luis Azcona, a witness of service and evangelization, dies

With deep sadness, the Order of Augustinian Recollects has learned of the death today, November 20, 2024, of Monsignor José Luis Azcona Hermoso, who leaves a void that is difficult to fill and an ...
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St. Alonso de Orozco: a saint of the small and everyday life

St. Alonso de Orozco (1500-1591) was an Augustinian friar from Madrid who lived with radical simplicity. Known as “the saint of the everyday”, he discovered that the greatness of the Christian life is ...
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Three centuries of grace and mission: the pilgrim heart of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters

In the heart of the Jubilee Year convoked by Pope Francis, the Augustinian Recollect Sisters (ARS) have embarked on a historic pilgrimage on the occasion of the tercentenary of their foundation. From ...
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San Sebastian Basilica in Manila: the iron church

Its columns and walls are made of iron. The temple seeks help to undertake a thorough restoration that protects the metal from moisture and rust. The 400th anniversary of the arrival of Our Lady of ...
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Pier Giorgio Frassati: the new saint who speaks to the restless heart

In this article, Friar Alfonso Davila invites us to look at Pier Giorgio Frassati, proclaimed a saint today, not as a pious memory, but as a young man who continues to speak to a restless heart. A ...
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St. Magdalene of Nagasaki: Pilgrim of Hope

Within the framework of the Jubilee Year of Hope, Friar Willmer Moyetones introduces us to Saint Magdalene of NagasakiMagdalene of Nagasaki, a young Augustinian Recollect martyr who knew how to go on ...