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JOURNEY INTO SELF-KNOWLEDGE – 6 – Gluttony – part two0

Let’s go on with our reflection on the passion of gluttony. In the previous speech, we stated that pursuing the pleasure in itself is evil, it is a vice, and this for two reasons: the first is a material one, the other is a spiritual one.
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JOURNEY INTO SELF-KNOWLEDGE – 5 – Gluttony – part one0

Let’s go on with our reflection on the awareness of our passions, also known as cardinal sins. “Cardinal” because they preside and influence many thoughts and many actions. After arrogance and pride, we will deal with the most common pass
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My 30 years of ministery… – Father Giuseppe Paparone op0

  Dear brothers and sisters,     the 27th of June of 1987 has been one of the most important days of my life.   I cannot say “the most important”, because this “title” is dedicated to the day of m
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Identity and life of the Christian0

Dear brothers, I think you would be happy to read this beautiful text on the identity and life of the Christian. Let us meditate it together and try to live it, if we want to make our contribution to the society we live in and not just c
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JOURNEY INTO SELF-KNOWLEDGE – 4 – Pride0

“On the stage, Han and Sophia (two robots) discuss about the future of human beings. «In twenty years robots will be able to accomplish all of humans tasks» Han says, with an arrogant look under his wide-brimmed hat.
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JOURNEY INTO SELF-KNOWLEDGE – 3 – Arrogance (hubris)0

Starting from a text from the Scriptures, from a teaching of Jesus, I invited you to look inside you in order to detect your recurrent thoughts, your worries, and the desires that normally occupy your mind.
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THE EVIL THAT WE MEET: WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? HOW CAN WE INTERCEPT IT?0

Recently, as a comment on the attack in Nice, I have written some notes on the evil inside man’s heart and I have invited you to discern its possible presence in our life since it is that evil, however small, that contributes to significant
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JOURNEY INTO SELF-KNOWLEDGE – 20

We talked about the fundamental importance of self-knowledge for our lives and we have stated that it should take priority over everything else.
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JOURNEY INTO SELF-KNOWLEDGE – 10

I read with great interest a recent article by Eugenio Scalfari in La Repubblica, (The ego strength on the path of Donald Trump and Matteo Renzi) in which someone finally felt the need to reflect on the close relationship between personal p
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