The reduced importance given to the doctrinal study, fact that has generated difficulties and distortions in the Spiritist circle according to many confreres, is the central theme of this week’s editorial, entitled “Creed, faith and transformation”.

The subject-matter is also focused on the interview conceded by the confrere Graça Carneiro Leão Maciel, from Recife (PE), to our collaborator and editor Orson Peter Carrara. Spiritist since 1989, the interviewee is emphatic when she affirms that “the doctrinal distortions come from the lack of study”. The interview is one of the headlines in this edition.

Another headline this week is the special report “The temporary human evil”, in which the confrere Abel Sidney focus on the issue evil and says that, in accordance with Spiritism, evil is created by the individual himself and as himself has a temporary existence. The article was unfolded into two parts; the final part will be published in the next edition.

Late April in Curitiba city, administrators of the Southern Region Commission of the National Federative Council, which involves the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, have met themselves. 105 persons have attended to the meeting, as presented in the report by Claudia Rojas, another headline in this edition.

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In this edition, the methodical study of the book The Soul is Immortal by Gabriel Delanne is concluded, after being published in 27 parts by this magazine. Next week, we will start the study of the classical The Reason of Life, work by Léon Denis, based on the 14th edition release by the FEB press.

From this edition on, the editorial staff of this magazine gains two new friends, Marcel Gonçalves and Cristiane Parmiter, in replacement of Rosana Voigt Silveira and Patrícia Baptista Onodera, respectively, who had to leave the team due to the force of circumstances, being no longer able to continue the task they were performing with proficiency and goodwill. To the fellows that leave us, our hugs and sincere gratitude. To the newcomers, our greetings and wishes of success in the mission embraced.