“No to the Christmas play because it disturbs the different religious cultures present in the institute. This is the decision of one school director of Terni which prohibited the holding of a Christmas initiative linked to staging of living paintings starring children and themed on the birth of Jesus“.
He continues: https://www.adnkronos.com/fatti/cronaca/2018/11/17/disturba-altre-religioni-recita-natale_izpU9AbHKQDYFnlqnDXDXN.html
Reporting of BastaBugie editorial teamWe have already underlined the inspiring principles of Don Bosco's Preventive System, widely and effectively applied across time and space (the Salesian family and the work of the oratories are a widespread reality in many countries around the world, that never stops bearing fruit), find complete application and usefulness not only in the field of pastoral action in favor of the education of young people in parishes, in the oratories, in the activity of catechesis, but like these “key principles” have undisputed educational validity in all educational contexts, including family.
It is our belief that the pedagogical directions of the Saint pedagogue are not only transferable to parent-child relational dynamics, but that precisely they can constitute those correctives that are so indispensable in ours, often dramatic, educational emergencies, in addressing the educational problems that challenge us and often defeat us as parents. This is the thesis that is closest to our hearts: Don Bosco is a shining light in our families too: he also guides and restores our children to goodness, if we understand, we welcome and apply the message it communicates to us.
REASON, RELIGION, LOVINGNESS
We have already argued “passing by” on the three key words that inspire his thinking: reason, religion, kindness, and how these three aspects, if well combined in the teacher-student approach, ensure the trust of our children towards the educator, achieving the much desired “educational success”. I wondered which of these three elements our current reality is most lacking in, farthest from the proposed model: in reason, in religion, in loving kindness? I tried to hypothesize what Don Bosco would tell us today by observing our boys, looking inside our families.
A first awareness: Perhaps, in our experiences as educators there is no lack of reference to “reason” e all'”kindness”, but it is no longer central there “religion”. It actually happens, in an increasingly convinced and widespread way, That, in the name of an undisputed principle of secularism of the public school service, for example, or in the name of freedom of choice of one's religious belief, of the fundamental inspiring values of one's life, be overlooked, even setting aside the spiritual aspect of the education of our children, delegating all responsibility to the parish and entrusting a blank delegation to the catechists who work in the area, or waiting for our boys, once they grow up, do “freely” their own choices.
Don Bosco teaches us that this is a failure, if immediately, and permeating every experience, activities and knowledge, a dialectical connection is not created between what is immanent and what is transcendent, if we don't give to our actions, choices, plans the direction that God, in His infinite goodness he inspires us, if in our daily reality we do not enter into dialogue with Him. Read More
We also took action, come “Circle Christ the King”. Ci siamo attivati per un’amica. We have activated through all our main awareness channels, in the name of three fundamental freedoms. The defense of being, Silvana defends herself. While awaiting the trial in which she is charged 18 July (n.d.r.). Above, Silvana De Mari e Matteo Castagna a Verona il 19/03/2017
Of Andrea Zambrano
The will appear 18 luglio davanti al giudice di Torino. Silvana De Mari, scrittrice fantasy e medico, will have to answer for defamation for his statements on “sex” homoerotic, dragged to court by Torino Pride and mayor Appendino. She relies on an entirely medical defense brief and receives the support of thousands of people. His lawyer, criminal lawyer Mauro Ronco explains to Nuova BQ why this trial marks a turning point in Italy: “For the first time in our country, three fundamental human freedoms are at risk together: of opinion, di divulgazione scientifica e di religione”. Read More
Of Flavia Corso
Source: Heretically
“The psychopath is someone who is capable of carrying out even terrible gestures without his feelings registering the slightest emotional shock. The heart is not in tune with thought and thought with gesture”
(U. Galimberti, The disturbing guest)
If you think that psychopaths are necessarily serial killers well present in the collective imagination, you are very wrong. The psychopath is not necessarily a murderer; in many cases, on the contrary, it is an individual well inserted within society, apparently gifted with charisma, fascino and know-how, mask that he uses effectively in social contexts in order to hide the total absence of conscience and empathy. Who suffers from psychopathy, he persistently manipulates everyone around him to achieve his own selfish ends. The people the psychopath uses, they are therefore simple tools in his hands, victims for whom he will never feel guilt, shame or remorse. For this natural predator, the end always justifies the means e, almost as if it were a computer rather than a human being, each of his actions is the result of mere calculation based on the achievement of a single objective: personal interest (money, sex, fame and self-gratification
and in general…). The psychopath is an almost amoral individual: on a cognitive level, He knows very well what is right and wrong, good and evil, but without this involving any emotional participation. He understands very well what emotions like love are, the pain, sadness and even empathy, but he can't try them.
Where the emotional element is neglected for the benefit of the exclusively rational one, you are, there can be no good ethics, since reason and feeling together contribute to the development of moral judgment. It is estimated that psychopaths make up 1% of the world's population. This would be reassuring news, if it weren't for their great ability to quickly rise to the top of the social pyramid, using their manipulative skills. Being totally devoid of empathy, Indeed, these subjects will have no qualms about behaving incorrectly towards their peers, just to get to positions of power. We will therefore often find them at the head of large companies, but not by virtue of their actions, but exclusively thanks to their predatory and parasitic nature. The term "Corporate Psychopath" is used by scholars precisely to outline the profile of the corporate psychopath who maneuvers within the working environment, arousing admiration around him, simply because he was disguised as a skilled businessman. To disguise yourself socially, the psychopath mimics the emotional states of normal people by acquiring and reproducing their facial expressions and body language. Act, because he cannot do otherwise. But what are the causes of psychopathic personality?? Research in the field of neuropsychopathology has highlighted how psychopathy is determined by a real brain anomaly: the areas predisposed to the processing of emotional material (parts of the limbic region, the hippocampus and the amygdala) they would not function adequately in the psychopathic brain. Read More
Saturday 17 all 17.30 Danilo Quinto will be our guest Circle Christ the King – Tradition a Verona presso la sede G.S.V.V. in Via Albere 43 and will be available to the press to answer any questions also relating to his judicial ordeal.
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Il 22 February, if there are no further postponements, Danilo Quinto, he will be tried for defamation in the press. Quinto, former treasurer of the Radical Party, he is the author of a book entitled From servant of Pannella to free son of God (Faith and Culture, Verona 2012, with a preface by S. E. mons. Luigi Negri), in which he tells in detail the background to the power of the Radical Party, in whose ranks he spent a significant part of his life.
After having already been condemned for having stolen from the Radical Party the salaries it had not collected, he has now been sent to trial by decree (without ever having been heard, Therefore) After 4 years since the publication of his book, per 2 words written in italics (foolish servant), referring to a former radical deputy.
A metaphor, written in a book in which he himself defined himself as Pannella's servant and which contained harsh and documented accusations against the radicals and many characters - who define themselves as Catholics - still currently connected to them. Marco Tosatti, On his blog, he rightly observes the style of the Court: "In the 2018 in Italy it is possible to have to undergo a trial for writing such sentences, and perhaps even be convicted, when every day in the newspapers, on social media and on television we witness accusations of attacks of a much different gravity? Unfortunately we fear we are good prophets if we say that the mainstream mass media, those who tear their clothes over every shadow of possible –ism, especially if the reality is very weak, they won't deal with it; and certainly not in a critical way, since the counterpart is the Radical area, which as we know has permeated newspapers, political class and has extended its branches even under the Dome. Just as the Order of Journalists will certainly remain silent - let's hope we're wrong, who should recognize such accusations as a serious attack on freedom of expression and opinion". Read More