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Social life, the true meaning of incarnation

Human beings are gregarious, what does that mean? It means that we need to live in groups, to seek companionship and to feel comfortable in different social situations. This is precisely why the period of isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic was so difficult. We were forced to learn other ways of relating, of [...]

The divine source

“I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5) In life, we are situated in the evolutionary position resulting from our efforts and commitment over the millennia that have been available to us. We are not better and we have not yet managed to advance further along the path of spiritual progress by our own deliberation. Divine Justice, in the context of [...]

Complain less, thank more

“Give thanks for all things, for this is what God wants of you” (Paul/Thessalonians 5:18). Divine Providence, always in our favor, wise as it is, understands perfectly what is best for each one of us, providing the conditions for us to make our spiritual progress, towards the peace and happiness that [...]

Each teaching in its own time

“Why haven't the Spirits taught us what they teach us today? Do not teach children what you teach adults, and do not give a newborn baby food that it cannot digest [...]” (Kardec, The Spirits' Book, question 801). When we put a very bright light in front of someone's eyes, [...]

What would Jesus have written?

“And the scribes and Pharisees brought to him a woman caught in adultery. And they put her in the middle and said to him, ‘Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery, and Moses commanded us in the law that such women should be stoned. What do you say?’ They said this, tempting him so that they would have something to accuse him of. But Jesus bent down and wrote [...]

Spiritual friendships nurtured by attunement

“Do spirits influence our thoughts and actions? In this sense, their influence is greater than you suppose, because very often they are the ones who direct you” (The Spirits' Book, Allan Kardec, question no. 459). Here on Earth or anywhere in the Universe, we live under the discipline of the laws of affinities. [...]

Yesterday's slave, today's sick woman

“Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Paul, Galatians 6:7). Maristela, a young woman, mother of two young children, separated from her husband, has been fighting a terrible battle against abdominal cancer for some time. Several surgeries, long chemotherapy sessions, frequent hospitalizations and constant pain. When she was well [...]

Jesus did it, we can do it too

“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in me, the works that I do he will do also, and greater works he will do [...]” (John 14:12). Since Jesus taught and performed true wonders, within natural law, he dictated a manual of good conduct to human beings, which if put into practice will ensure that we [...]

Doing good at the limit of one's strength

“Is it enough not to do evil in order to be pleasing to God and ensure a future situation? No: it is necessary to do good, within the limits of one's own strength, for each person will answer for all the evil that has occurred because of the good that he has failed to do” (Kardec, question no. 642, The Spirits' Book). [...]

Living in peace

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). The peace we want in the world will come from the peace that each inhabitant of this planet keeps within themselves. No benefit or achievement will come for free or without any effort. In life, all prosperity will depend on commitment and dedication, if we really want [...]

Family relationships

“Since we have had many existences, does kinship go back to previous ones? It couldn't be any other way. The succession of corporeal existences establishes links between spirits that go back to previous existences; this is often the cause of sympathy between you and some spirits who seem strange to you.” (Allan Kardec, The Spirits' Book, question no. [...])

Would it be interesting to have the future revealed?

“Can the future be revealed to man? In principle, the future is hidden from him and only in rare and exceptional cases does God allow it to be revealed to him” (Kardec, The Spirits' Book, question no. 868). Living here on Earth, at our current stage of evolution, it's not at all easy to manage the present, with [...]

Who's with us

“Do spirits influence our thoughts and actions? In this sense, their influence is greater than you suppose, because very often they are the ones who direct you” (Question 459, from The Spirits' Book, Allan Kardec). Since we don't die, because it's only the body that perishes, it's quite natural [...]

Conquering is not easy, but it is possible

“In any area of our achievements towards the higher life, let us present Jesus with a few crumbs of our own effort and be convinced that the Lord will do the rest” (Emmanuel, Fonte Viva, item 133). In life, any conquest will only be achieved with a lot of sacrifice, effort and perseverance. Nothing we aspire to will come to us [...]

And where do we put our treasure?

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). Since God is sovereign justice and love, he has undoubtedly not created, within the divine code, any instrument or mechanism capable of harming or hurting any of his creatures. The entire structure of the Universe conspires in our favor. Being faithful to [...]

The importance of salt

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its flavor, how can it be restored? It will serve no purpose except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot” (Matthew 5: 13-14). At the dinner table, we often hear comments about the taste of food. This identifies the skill of those preparing the dishes, but [...]

To be happy... For a little while

“Don't forget that you will reap later, in your fields of love and light, but you will only reach the divine harvest if you walk forward, in sweat and trust, without ever losing heart” (Emmanuel, Fonte Viva, item 124). Any creature, in any condition, when in good conscience and with full lucidity of thought, wishes to be [...]

The story told by those who saw it being built

Marcelo Nobre, 55 I've been part of the Cairbar Schutel Spiritist Group (GECS) since I knew myself, in my mother Marlene Nobre's belly. From my participation in the lectures, taking passes, the Evangelization. Around the age of 15, I started working as a passer-by in the disobsession sessions. I had seen manifestations because I accompanied my [...]

Thirty-seven years of writing in the Spirit Sheet

At the beginning of 1986, having already written spiritist articles for the newspapers Diário de Votuporanga and A Cidade, also from Votuporanga (SP), aimed at a variety of readers, we felt the desire to write specifically for the spiritist public. So, boldly, without knowing anyone at the newspaper, we sent some articles to Folha Espírita. To our surprise, in October [...]

The care we should take with our thoughts

“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders us and the sin that entangles us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us” (Hebrews 12:1). Paul of Tarsus, the great spreader of the Gospel of Jesus, told us that we are surrounded by [...]

Work in the spirit world

“Spirits of the highest order, having nothing more to acquire, give themselves over to absolute rest or do they still have occupations? What would you have them do for eternity? Eternal idleness would be an eternal torment” (Allan Kardec. Question 562 of The Spirits' Book). Human beings have come a long way in recent times [...]

If we want a better world...

Understand the path and attitudes needed to build a better world by living the Spiritist Doctrine.

Animal shows. Who's having fun?

In retrospect, how did that context look? Today I remember it with regret! As a child and teenager, back in the 1950s and a few more years to come, one of the usual diversions was to go to the circuses when they came to town, and one of the attractions was represented by those animals that weren't part of the [...]

Let's make good use of the time

Time sends creatures the following warning at every dawn: “God will certainly grant you other days and other opportunities to work, but do all the good you can now, because you will only have a day like today once” (Emmanuel, Book of Answers). Time is a valuable asset that Divine Providence has given us [...]

The necessary evangelical revolution

“As we penetrate the secrets of pure love, we come to recognize that no one can be truly happy without making others happy on the path on which they advance” (Emmanuel, Divine Justice). We are not unaware that, at the moment, we live in a world of atonement and trials, where evil still outweighs good and the pain and suffering that result from it [...].

200 years of Independence and our role in the new era

Since September 7, 1822, when Dom Pedro de Alcântara, then Prince Regent, broke with Portugal and announced Brazil's independence, a lot has changed in our country. It's been 200 years of transformations in our society, which have made us evolve on fronts such as morals, health and education. In all that time, one thing [...]

18 de April de 2026

18/04/2026

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