As church president, I never get tired of calling members to dialogue and coexistence of different visions, which is not easy in a time of political and religious polarization, relaxation on gun control, hatred, violence and discrimination. It can currently be seen in the parishes of the IECLB that the political situation in Brazil is …read more

Reflections on the balance of power When two equally strong opponents face each other, then violence is usually avoided. The potential attacker must be afraid of his own heavy losses, this will have a deterrent effect. Stability is achieved. The “other” is predictable. An important principle of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is based …read more

At this point we are suggesting a breathing meditation. It is five by five breathing sequences that can be carried out as follows: Sitting up straight; taking a deep and calm breath, deep into your pelvic base; Holding the good breath in your lower belly and tense it – in this short phase of tensing …read more

First of all, one should probably ask oneself, what is justice? When everyone is treated equally or when everyone treats equally? And why is there injustice? Whenever we were given a bag of gummy bears as children, all the bears had to be counted so that no one really had more than the other. I …read more

There have been many peace efforts in recent decades, but the world has not become more peaceful. Warlike conflicts have led to more and more people being killed and more and more people fleeing violence. The cause of violence are almost always experiences of scarcity: Lack of access to land and resources, lack of social …read more

not me carries the cross the cross carries   me   (is) hard and inappropriate I lie nevertheless down on it   do not see the cross   see that what does not exist   abstract values facing the heaven   unattainable just like it   nothing what mankind can maybe even nothing God can …read more

Reflections on Psalm 85 Connection of heaven and earth In the cross we can see the meeting of a vertical and a horizontal axis. The vertical axis shows the justice of God faithfully connected to the earth and its people. The horizontal axis represents justice and peace between people on earth. Both belong to a …read more

Did you know … … that there are 17 internationally agreed goals for global development by 2030 – the Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs? The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, launched in 2015, formulates 17 goals and a joint action plan for a good life everywhere in the world. These major common goals are based on the realisation …read more