Day: February 3, 2026

The cruelty that reveals the world: what the Orelha dog case says about us

CLÁUDIA SANTOS ♦ The violent death of the community dog Orelha, in Florianópolis/SC, didn't just shock because of the brutality of the act of murder by teenagers. The episode made national news because it exposed a deeper wound: the moral, emotional and spiritual state of a society that still lives with the trivialization of violence, especially against [...]

Between talking and talking: why seeing your children changes everything

CLÁUDIA SANTOS ♦ In a time marked by information overload, omnipresent screens and increasingly noisy relationships, a simple - and deeply disconcerting - question crosses parents, educators and health professionals' minds: when we talk to our children, do we really see them? It is from this provocation that psychoanalyst and spiritualist author Adeilson [...]

Between productivity and meaning: a look at mental health

LUÍS GUSTAVO MARIOTTI ♦ Recently, a study published in the scientific journal The Lancet showed that the global burden of mental disorders has increased significantly over the last three decades. In 2019, research data already indicated that approximately 12% of the world's population suffered from a mental disorder. With the Covid-19 pandemic, the prevalence of [...]

How our choices shape our lives

CELI FARIA MAREUSE ♦ How do we usually react when we leave the house and encounter a rainy day? Do we start asking, already anticipating the puddles, the difficulty of carrying the umbrella along with other belongings and the heavier traffic? Or do we feel the freshness of the cleaner air, the satisfaction of the plants and the [...]

Grandparents, care and mental health: when love feeds the brain

TALITA JUNQUEIRA ♦ Far beyond the affection and joy visible in the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, science has been looking at an increasingly important aspect of this relationship: the impact of the care provided by grandparents on their own cognitive health. A recent study, published in the journal Psychology and Aging, analyzed data from [...]

The world has entered the era of global water bankruptcy

CARLOS ORLANDO VILLARRAGA ♦ The world's water supply has entered an era of bankruptcy, following decades of intensive and excessive use, pollution, soil degradation, deforestation and worsening climate temperatures. This is the worrying scenario presented in the report Global water failure: living beyond our hydrological resources in the post-crisis era , launched [...]

Why it's important to pray, with action....

WA CUIN ♦ “Through prayer, man obtains the assistance of the good Spirits who come to support him in his good resolutions and inspire him with healthy ideas” (Kardec, 2019, chapter XXVII, item 11). Prayer is the link that brings human beings closer to Divine Providence. Jesus, the divine friend, taught humanity on various occasions [...]

When “play” hurts inside

WALTER GRACIANO JÚNIOR ♦ Over the years as a teacher and youth evangelist, I've had the opportunity to spend time with many children and young people, listening to their stories, observing their behavior and closely following their emotional challenges. In the classroom and in Evangelization meetings, they have noticed some silent pains arising from situations that, to adults, seem [...]

Trust in the process! Courage and faith in the journey!

SANDRA MARINHO ♦ Lately, I've often heard the phrase “trust the process” in circles of friends and family. I decided to bring this up for reflection at the beginning of the year, just when we've decided to start new projects and also turn our attention to the range of others we've already started. I think you'll agree that many [...]

Evangelizing is educating hearts: a new year of love and learning

WALTER GRACIANO JÚNIOR ♦ It is with great joy that we begin another year of activities in Child and Youth Evangelization. A new cycle is opening, full of learning opportunities, spiritual growth and experiences of love. Today, we want to reflect together on something very important: Our greatest foundation is the Gospel of Jesus, understood in the light of the Spiritist Doctrine, [...]

Action, life and light

Chico Xavier/Espíritos Diversos EDITORIAL ♦ The book compiles messages from different spiritual mentors, giving the reader a tone of consolation, warning and hope. It emphasizes that the current times demand fewer “empty words” and more acts of faith and work for good, with the central aim of calling readers to responsibility and transformation [...]

Reception of canvases by the most famous artists through a Brazilian medium

Folha Espírita - February 1976 Folha Espírita, which had the privilege of revealing the young medium, will accompany the filming. On several occasions, we've published articles about the young medium Luís Antônio Gasparetto, who makes pictographs of the most famous disincarnate artists. Luís Antônio is capable of producing, at the same time, two [...]

Reception of paintings by the most renowned artists through a Brazilian medium

Folha Espírita - February 1976 Folha Espírita, which had the privilege of introducing the young medium to the public, will follow the filming. On several occasions, Folha Espírita has published reports on the young medium Luís Antônio Gasparetto, who psychopictographs paintings by some of the most famous artists who have already passed away. Luís Antônio [...]

AME-SP Education Department

https://www.amesaopaulo.org.br/ensino/#cursos The Teaching Department of the Medical-Spiritist Association of São Paulo (AME-SP) aims to study, teach and understand the Spiritist Doctrine, codified by Allan Kardec, as well as its phenomenology, considering its integration and application in the fields of science, philosophy and religion, and especially in [...]