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Sport Is Better Than War

On Sunday 7/13, the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro/RJ received Heads of State, government officials, and tens of thousands of fans for the closing ceremony of the Soccer World Cup. In the final match, a disciplined German team emerged victorious...

What have we done with the water?

Once again I am here to address the extremely serious water shortage problem that continues to demand our closest attention, followed by proper actions. In a series of talks I gave at the beginning of the 1990s about the Apocalypse of Jesus...

Do Not Fear the Crisis. It Will Pass, but You Will Remain.

In the current days, we are always facing insurmountable difficulties that challenge us along the way. Let us look at this example: when a financial crisis arises, attention is given to its consequences. Politicians, economists, businesspeople,...

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We Are Not Robots

On the evening of January 30, 1989, I spoke with an audience of young people about the value of life and the lessons it gives to us, a reflection I offer to those who honor me with their attention:

Young people, hear the teachings of Nature, the messages of plants and animals, as inexpressive as they may appear to you. It is not by chance that we are surrounded by flowers, bushes, trees, perennial attractions created by our Heavenly Father, our deeds. Become enchanted with the flight of birds and the sound of cicadas, with the wind rustling between the leaves and the exotic melody of crickets at dusk. Do not pass by so much beauty without noticing it. You are not robots! This will reinforce your humanity. Nature incessantly sings to your hearts. Where does the strength of the soul come from? It also comes from humble observation of all this... that is life, God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit and Nature itself.

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Arctic Thawing

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Andrew C. Revkin

Today, more than ever, to love one’s existence is to know how to value and defend Mother Nature, of which we are an intrinsic part. The contrary of that has consequences, as noted by Andrew C. Revkin in The New York Times on September 21, 2007:

“The cap of floating sea ice on the Arctic Ocean, which retreats under summer’s warmth, this year shrank more than one million square miles (about 2.5 million square kilometers)—or six Californias—below the average minimum area reached in recent decades, scientists reported Thursday (9/20).

“(…) The findings were reported by the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, and posted online at www.nsidc.org.

“(…) Mark Serreze, a senior researcher at the snow and ice center, said it was increasingly clear that climate change from the buildup of greenhouse gases was playing a role in the Arctic warming, which is seen not only in the floating ice but also in melting terrestrial ice sheets, thawing tundra and warming seawater (…)”.

What else needs to happen before the world fully awakes to the imminent danger that is stalking us? And then they deny the reality of the Apocalypse and the value of the great tribulation announced by Jesus. That is, when they read it...

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But thanks to the natural survival instinct of the human race, actions to improve the planet are appearing on a significant scale.

As we have always warned: the destruction of Nature is the extinction of the Human Race.

José de Paiva Netto (1941-2025), a writer, journalist, radio broadcaster, educator, composer, poet, the President Emeritus and Consolidator of the Legion of Good Will, and Spiritual Leader of the Religion of God, of the Christ, and of the Holy Spirit. He was an effective member of the Brazilian Press Association (ABI) and the Brazilian International Press Association (ABI-Inter), a member of the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Union of Professional Journalists of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Union of Writers of Rio de Janeiro, the Radio Broadcasters Union of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Union of Composers (UBC), and the Academy of Letters of Central Brazil. He became an internationally recognized author in the defense of human rights and in his concepts of Ecumenical Citizenship and Ecumenical Spirituality, which, in his own words, represent “the cradle of the most generous values that are born of the Soul, the dwelling of emotions and of reasoning enlightened by intuition; the atmosphere that embraces everything that transcends the ordinary field of matter and comes from elevated human sensitivity, such as Truth, Justice, Mercy, Ethics, Honesty, Generosity, and Fraternal Love. In short, the mathematical constant that harmonizes the equation of spiritual, moral, mental, and human existence. Now, without the understanding that we exist on two planes―not only on the physical plane―it will be difficult to build a Society that is truly Ecumenical, Altruistic, and Solidary, since we would still be ignoring that the knowledge of Superior Spirituality elevates the character of creatures and, consequently, leads to the construction of the Planetary Citizenship.”