Saturday, 16 May 2015 The question was asked by Iwona Langa, a woman consecrated to the ‘Ordo virginum’ [Order of Virgins], from the Ain Karim family home: “Marriage and Christian virginity are two ways of fulfilling the vocation of love.

Looking forward to the feast day of St. Camillus (14 July), Fr. Leocir Pessini, the Superior General of the Order of Camillians, has addressed a pastoral letter to all the members of the Institute, and in particular to our elderly

Taken from L’UMANO SOFFRIRE Etymology connects prayer to precariousness. Illness, which makes man feel the precariousness of his existence, dominated by forces which bear down upon him and his condition of being a threatened body, is a situation where at

The world of health poses numerous challenges to the Church community. When seen as appeals launched by God and addressed appropriately, these challenges offer an opportunity to communicate, with creative faithfulness, the message of the redemptive love of Christ not

By Angelo Scola Cooking is specific to the human family and eating food together is one of the high moments of shared living. Every tradition and every culture receives a value and a taste from it that ‘nourishes’ the person

Fr. Alfredo M. Tortorella At Building 15 of the Frederick II University Polyclinic of Naples on Tuesday 15 June, as a result of the initiative of a lecturer in ophthalmology, Dr. Paolo Lepre, a special lesson was given to students

In response to a request made by a Camillian ‘brother’ in order to prepare for a conference on the identity of a religious ‘brother’, our archives produced for us a valuable text which was written thirty-six years ago but which

An exchange of e-mails led almost by chance – I believe providentially! – to my meeting Sister Nadine Tenace, a French woman religious, even though her surname indicates her Italian origins. She is a member of the Congregation of Notre

Download here the Newsletter in PDF THE LONG MARCH We have dedicated the cover of this Newsletter n. 14 to the team of the Camillian Task Force (CTF) which is working in the emergency provoked by the earthquake in Nepal

Country: Nepal Location: The districts of Kathmandu, Gorkha and Dolakha. Beneficiaries: The most vulnerable families who have lost their homes because of the earthquake and children who are orphans. The Nature of the Project To assure to that part of the population that

Andrea Cardone, Quando l’amore prega, pp. 128-129 Spread out on a pile of cushions, which helped his difficult breathing – writes Fr. Degli Angeli, who was close to Nicolino during his last night – white, with large black eyes, made

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today we consider one of the conditions common to all families, namely, illness. Many times in the Gospels Jesus meets the sick and heals them. His desire to cure suffering is a central part of his