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Vivimos en sociedades donde el individuo constituye el centro de la mayoría de nuestras reflexiones y acciones, ya sean políticas, morales o de otro tipo. Esto es así, por lo menos, en las sociedades occidentales, aunque vemos cómo otras culturas, en las que lo colectivo tradicionalmente ha tenido un papel relevante, van experimentando cambios que tienden a orientarlas hacia ese paradigma individual. Decir que esto último sea positivo o negativo no es fácil, y tal vez es imposible. Lo que sí podemos asegurar, sin miedo a equivocarnos, es que el derecho no escapa de esa realidad —ya impuesta o que va imponiéndose— del paradigma individualista. En este sentido, advertimos que los s...
Bishop John Shaw was importing priests from Europe when he discerned the need for a seminary for the Diocese of San Antonio, TX. A locally-formed clergy was key to the support of the Catholic faith in the young diocese. Relying on five diocesan priests as faculty, Shaw dedicated St. Johns Seminary in 1915. A frontier, make-do attitude energized the first faculty as they taught and guided the seminarys first class who lived and studied in what had been the bishops residence. In its first century, St. Johns Assumption Seminary has trained nearly 800 priests for service in arch/dioceses across the US and foreign lands. With the guidance of arch/diocesan priests in the first 25 years, the Congre...
La investigación y el estudio de la contratación internacional en las facultades de derecho y en los cursos de especialización es una necesidad impostergable. Colombia, mediante la ley 518 de 1999, aprobó la Convención de Naciones Unidas sobre Compraventa Internacional de Mercaderías de 1980. Ya se han efectuado seminarios, conferencias y diplomados sobre la materia; han asistido profesores de diversas latitudes para aportar conocimiento y experiencia; sin embargo, en la mayor parte delas facultades de derecho del país, el tema continúa siendo esotérico. Considero que aún subsisten muchos temores infundados en nuestro medio;valdría la pena tener en cuenta las experiencias de algun...
O coração do ser humano, as instituições sociais e a energia cósmica anseiam, na sua essência, por uma cultura de paz, Apesar das circunstâncias históricas revelarem em distintos períodos a ausência de paz, essa é sempre proclamada como um projeto civilizatório decorrente do amor, da liberdade, da fraternidade e da justiça, Esse propósito foi cantado pelo salmista (Sl 84,11): "A verdade e o amor se encontrarão e a justiça e paz se abraçarão", e também foi anunciado pelo profeta Isaías (Is 48,18): "Então a tua paz seria como um rio e a tua justiça como as ondas do mar", Inspirados por essas sugestões e pelas reflexões do Dicionário, todos estão sendo convidados a ser protagonistas de cultura de paz e de encontro,
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING BENICIO DEL TORO, PRODUCED BY LEONARDO DICAPRIO Cuba, 1961. A failed invasion at The Bay of Pigs results in Fidel Castro tightening his hold over Cuba. José Miguel Battle Sr., a former cop and member of the counter-revolutionary group intent on overthrowing him, is captured. Miami, 1962. José Miguel Battle Sr. travels to the USA, chased from the island by revolution, and is renamed The Godfather. A 2,500 strong Cuban-American criminal alliance is established. Known on both sides of the law as 'The Corporation', its powerful members were fellow outcasts and enemies of Castro. A hero to many Cuban-Americans, The Godfather created a unit of trusted m...
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "I had the choice to come back ... or not. I chose to return when I realized that 'heaven' is a state, not a place" In this truly inspirational memoir, Anita Moorjani relates how, after fighting cancer for almost four years, her body began shutting down—overwhelmed by the malignant cells spreading throughout her system. As her organs failed, she entered into an extraordinary near-death experience where she realized her inherent worth . . . and the actual cause of her disease. Upon regaining consciousness, Anita found that her condition had improved so rapidly that she was released from the hospital within weeks—without a trace of cancer in her body! Within this enhanced e-book, Anita recounts—in words and on video—stories of her childhood in Hong Kong, her challenge to establish her career and find true love, as well as how she eventually ended up in that hospital bed where she defied all medical knowledge. In "Dying to Be Me," Anita Freely shares all she has learned about illness, healing, fear, "being love," and the true magnificence of each and every human being!
Bill Willingham, the bestselling author of DC/Vertigo's Fables, reimagines the most iconic characters of the Dynamite stable in a gorgeous and expansive Steampunk universe! A mysterious woman named Magna Spadarossa searches the many kingdoms of her world to find her missing sister, Sonja. From glamorous airships to clockwork cities to primordial jungles, Magna evades the pursuit of strange and dastardly villains, thanks to the help of many brave heroes. Featuring Red Sonja, Vampirella, Green Hornet, Kato, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Silver Star, Captain Victory, The Six Million Dollar Man, and Zorro, as you've never seen them before!