Letter to the reader

Year 12 - 609 - March 10, 2019

 
40 years without Herculano Pires


In short words, Wilson Garcia recalls part of life and work of José Herculano Pires, whose disincarnation occurred 40 years ago, March 1979. “The cemetery of São Paulo was full that afternoon on March 9, 1979. Family, friends, fans, curious people and authorities from spirit midst and society signed the farewell book of see you soon. The sun bathed the tombs with pale yellow light, already drawing its descending parable, as if to say that it would also close in the tomb of the night” – this is how starts the text that Garcia has written especially for this edition, a tribute to the beloved Herculano Pires, an icon who “still challenges the scholar of the good doctrine”. The report is one of the highlights of this number.

Another spot is the interview given by the confrere João Geraldo Vieira, who was born in São Paulo city but lives today in Campinas (SP), where he works as a volunteer at the Spirit Centre Allan Kardec. He is the leader of the mediumship meeting and speaker; he has been pointed out due to his Gospel´s studies, subject which is the main theme of the interview where he proposes “Gospel must be lived and not just studied”.

“The historic Jesus and spirit vision” is the title and the theme of the Especial signed by Marcus De Mario, from Rio de Janeiro (RJ). Opening the article, he explains that, in abstraction from the narratives found in the Gospel and in the Acts of the Apostles, his text seeks to give voice to witnesses who did not know the Master, did not live with Jesus, but made references to him. The article is one of the spot of the current edition.
  

  Astolfo O. de Oliveira Filho
Director of Writing
   

José Carlos Munhoz Pinto
Administrative Director

 

Translation:
Francine Prado
francine.cassia@hotmail.com

 

 

 
 

     
     

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