Javier F. Chento
Author
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Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #8: Focus on Important Things and Put Aside Those that are Merely Accessories
During this pandemic, we are learning not to lose sight of the risks and our absolute dependence on God, to make the most of each day that we live, and that we use these days to share more love with our family members as well as those outside our family circle … to dispense with which is not important.
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Latest Issue of ‘Ozanam Network’ Digital Magazine
The Issue no 02/2020 of ‘Ozanam Network’ digital magazine, translated and edited by Council General International’s Communications Department, is now available.
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Grace that Transforms the Heart and Makes us Sisters and Brothers
There are Christian songs that have become universally known and that we know how to hum or at the very least, their melody is familiar to us. One of those songs that has surpassed its author is “Amazing Grace.”
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The Challenge that Young Vincentians Face During this time of Pandemic
During this time of pandemic, young people have been encouraged to come to the forefront and to assume great responsibilities.
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Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #7: Another Look at the Coronavirus Pandemic
More than four months have passed since the first positive case of COVID-19 was reported here in Rwanda.
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Lessons Learned During the Pandemic, #6: Community prayer and celebrations during the time of confinement
I live in a community of the Congregation of the Mission composed of older priests: four of us are over 70, another 80.
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A Lesson from the Labyrinth
One of the churches in our neighborhood chose to encourage reflective time by creating a beautiful meditation garden encircling a labyrinth
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Work and a Dignified Life
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has afflicted the world, has led us to a greater appreciation of men and women who engage in various professions that are socially indispensable, although the individuals who carry them out are rarely worthily remunerated.
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First UN Resolution on Homelessness
Earlier in February, before COVID-19 stopped the world, the United Nations adopted the first resolution defining homelessness.
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First Cuban Catholic Radio Station Debuts on Internet
The first Catholic radio station in Cuba to broadcast online 24 hours a day is born thanks to the commitment of a group of young communicators who spread the Church’s message through the internet.