Perlas en el desierto

A magnificent literary work, full of beautifully detailed figures. A moving retelling of the effect caused by the historical Christ. Because we need to believe in hope again. Because we need not offer any more arguments to affirm divisions, deepen the wounds and justify more wars. Because we need not separate and segregate because of our beliefs. Because we need acts that can bring us together and produce in us the miracle of fellowship again. Because we need to dust off the Christ of our customary religions and bring Him to the streets by putting our faith in action every day. Because you...

Read the book that predicted the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI one year in advance and the election of "The Final Pope." How did the authors know this would happen, and what does it mean for the future? For more than 800 years scholars have pointed to the dark augury having to do with “the last Pope.” The prophecy, taken from St. Malachy’s “Prophecy of the Popes,” is among a list of verses predicting each of the Roman Catholic popes from Pope Celestine II to the final pope, “Peter the Roman,” whose reign would end in the destruction of Rome. First published in 1595, the...

Anselm Grün reconoce: "Soy sacerdote por vocación, pero me pregunto por el significado actual del sacerdocio, por lo que esta opción de vida lleva consigo". Para responder a esta cuestión se remonta en primer lugar a las imágenes arcaicas, tomadas de las religiones, y traza después una imagen positiva del sacerdote como introductor y guía en el camino del encuentro consigo mismo. Es un libro que anima a decidirse por el seguimiento de Cristo, en el que todos los cristianos se pueden inspirar, pues todos participan del sacerdocio de Jesús.