La biblio. du P. d'Alzon

This news item comes after a day of interruption! Sunday gave our group a breather. Thanks to Julio Navarro, the appointed organizer of leisure moments before the Eternal One, we were given a day to go in search of Etruscan civilization. The Etruscans were a people of uncertain origin who put their stamp on a part of Italy before the domination of the Latins. We visited Tarquinia about 90 kilometers from Rome under brilliant sunshine, exploring well-colored frescoed tombs as well as the museum which contains many artifacts of that civilization. A break spent at an inn allowed us to savor Italian cuisine, both simple and nourishing.

Excursion to Tarquinia
 

Excursion to Tarquinia

Priere

To speak of “sexual abuses” during a Council of the Congregation is to approach a topic which is of burning actuality in the media. We are thinking quite evidently of the victims and of the disastrous effects on the life of families. There is also the counter-witness of certain clerics which tarnishes the Church. “It is better to forestall than to mend,” such is probably the adage which guided our considerations because, even if the Assumption is not immersed in the heart of the turmoil, it behooves us to be prudent and to reinforce the human formation of the religious. We are fragile beings and our religious vocation cannot be fulfilled except with the grace of God and a good preparation.