A chat with Helena
Bertoldo Silva   

The Bible and the cell phone  is the editorial this week, and it is also the name of  an interesting message that has being conveyed by the worldwide network of computers, in PPS format.   

One of the highlights of this edition is the interview that our spiritist friend, Helena Bertoldo Silva, from Rio Grande do Sul, gave to our correspondent Antonio Augusto Nascimento. A retired teacher, she holds a post-graduation degree in Youth Education and Culture. Here she speaks to us about her participation in the tasks of spiritism and explains  the project “ Knowing and Managing the Environment in the Nature ”, under the umbrella of the Spiritist Federation of Rio Grande do Sul. 

Another highlight - in this Special Edition - is the contribution of José Carlos Monteiro de Moura, from Minas Gerais, in which in his article he talks about the importance of the mediumship issue in the legal area. He examines the case of Cesare Bonesana Beccaria, who was the Marquis of Beccaria, and was the author of an important book in which one can clearly notice the signals of it having been inspired by spirits. 

We would like to draw your attention to the article that we are here reproducing  of a text by Allan Kardec, in which he presents us with valuable lessons that all parents should bear in mind, in order to fulfil their children's education. The article was originally published in the Revue Spirite of February 1864.  

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To conclude, we are making a start with the methodical study of the book” The pathway to light” from Emmanuel – spirit and automatic writing, through the mediunship of Francisco Cândido Xavier. The book was written in 1938 and first published in 1939 by the Brazilian Spiritist Federation.