Letter to the reader

Year 14 - 696 - November 15, 2020

There is a purpose, a goal, for a child to come into the world


If the child's arrival is in any way frustrating, the normal course of child´s life is interrupted and the purpose of his/her coming is not fulfilled. This is what happens with the practice of abortion, the theme of the Special written by the doctor Americo Domingos Nunes Filho, president of the Medical-Spiritist Association of the State of Rio de Janeiro. In the article, which is one of the highlights of this edition, the columnist lists the various reasons why abortion without cause must be avoided. In the end, referring to those who defend abortion, he says: "Some pro-abortion comments really surprise us, due to their certainly pathological and inhuman content".

Another highlight of the edition is the interview given to us by professor Cesar Sátiro dos Santos, born in São Paulo, who lived and worked in the spiritist movement in the city of Catanduva (SP) for some time, until he transferred his residence to Canada. Professor of Chemistry and Master of Science Teaching, he is the current president of the Centre Spirite Chico Xavier, from the town of Sherbrooke, where he lives.

In an interview with journalist Giovana Campos, doctor José Henrique Rubim de Carvalho, president of the Nova Friburgo Medical-Spiritist Association (RJ), presents the relationship between the feeling of guilt and its spiritual implications for integral health. In the interview, he also indicates what is the best therapy for people who blame themselves easily, whether for small errors of their own or others. The article is one of the highlights of this issue.
 

  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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