Padre Paulo Ricardo

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Father Paulo Ricardo de Azevedo Júnior (Recife, November 7, 1967) is a Brazilian Catholic priest, TV host,[1] writer, and professor.[2][3]

Priestly activity

He is currently Parochial Vicar of Cristo Rei Parish, in Várzea Grande (Metropolitan Region of Cuiabá, state of Mato Grosso).

As an extra apostolate, he is dedicated to evangelization through the media.

Ordination and Academic Life

He endorsed at the Cuiabá Seminary in 1985 and was ordained a priest on June 14, 1992, by Pope John Paul II.

Graduated in Philosophy from Faculdades Unidas Católicas de Mato Grosso, in Campo Grande/MS, he became a bachelor in Theology and has a master's degree in Canon Law by the Pontifical Gregorian University, in Rome.

Career

First years

In 1997, he went through a conversion experience, guided by the model of the Carmelite nun Therese of Lisieux.

In 2002 he became an avid reader of philosopher Olavo de Carvalho.

In 2005 he experienced an air incident between São Paulo and Cuiabá, which led him to have a different preaching, "a clearer preaching against the mainstream tendency".[4]

Regional and national presence

He hosted the weekly program The Eighth Day, on TV Canção Nova, in 2007.

He was one of the priests selected to preach at the World Youth Day 2013, in Rio de Janeiro.

Often he is invited to preach at the region of Cuiabá.

Conservative writer, author of nine books,[5] he has more than 1.5 million followers on Facebook, and 2 million followers on Instagram. He is a major conservative leader in Brazil.[6][7] The writer, journalist and philosopher Olavo de Carvalho was a major influence in his work.[8]

Censorship and persecution

In 2022, his Telegram channel underwent censorship by Brazil's Superior Court of Justice.[9]

As a professor

He teaches Theology at the Benedict XVI Institute of the Diocese of Lorena (state of São Paulo), since 2011.[citation needed]

Website

Father Paulo Ricardo also teaches courses related to the Catholic religion and conservatism.[10][11] Since 2006 he has dedicated part of his time to an internet apostolate by the name of PadrePauloRicardo.Org. Overall the website contains 44 courses on several topics, ranging from the lives of the saints to morality and spirituality. With a current reach on Facebook, YouTube and Spotify of over 3 million viewers, Father Paulo has been responsible for countless conversions in Brazil and worldwide.

Courses

Some notable courses, by online attendance.

Books

  • Uma Flor do Clero Cuiabano: biografia do Padre Armindo Maria de Oliveira, SDB (1882-1918). Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). São Paulo: Paulus. 1999. ISBN 9788534914819.
  • Um Olhar que Cura. Vol. 1. São Paulo: Canção Nova. 2008. ISBN 9788563160003.[12]
  • Vaticano II: ruptura ou continuidade?. Vol. 1. Campinas: Ecclesiae. 2009. ISBN 9788563160003.
  • Teologia Fundamental I. Vol. 1. Campinas: Ecclesiae. 2010. ISBN 9788563160010.
  • Teologia Fundamental II. Vol. 1. Campinas: Ecclesiae. 2010. ISBN 9788563160027.
  • Trindade. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Campinas: Ecclesiae. 2010. ISBN 9788563160133.
  • Cristologia e Soteriologia. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Campinas: Ecclesiae. 2011. ISBN 9788563160089.
  • A resposta católica. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Campinas: Ecclesiae. 2013. ISBN 9788563160386.
  • Os mártires de hoje. Vol. 1 (1st ed.). Campinas: Ecclesiae. 2013. ISBN 9788563160256.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fr. Paulo Ricardo Azevedo » Catholicism Anew". blog.cancaonova.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. ^ "Padre Paulo Ricardo de Azevedo Júnior". ArqRio - Arquidiocese de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  3. ^ "Malattie Spirituali - Don Paulo Ricardo" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  4. ^ Aquino •, Por Prof Felipe (2011-11-04). ""O silêncio não vai ajudar a Igreja", diz padre Paulo Ricardo - Cléofas" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  5. ^ "The lie". DN.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  6. ^ "Resumos do VII Congresso Internacional em Ciências da Religião" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  7. ^ Bedinelli, Talita (2015-06-11). "Católicos e evangélicos em cruzada contra a palavra gênero na educação". EL PAÍS (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  8. ^ "O mínimo que você precisa saber para não ser um idiota". padrepauloricardo.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  9. ^ Cuiabá; Federal, 23 Mar 22 / 12:25 pm-O. canal do Telegram do padre Paulo Ricardo foi posto sob monitoramento por ordem do ministro do Supremo Tribunal; Alex; oper, re de Moraes Moraes havia determinado o bloqueio temporário do aplicativo no país Para continuar; o; Brasileiros, A. Empresa Se Comprometeu a Monitorar Os 100 Principais Canais; Cuiabá, o que inclui o do padre de Cuiabá A. lista contém os canais que movimentam cerca de 95% de todas as visualizações de mensagens públicas do serviço de mensagens no país A. alegação das medidas de restrição é conter a propagação das fake news Pertencente ao clero da arquidiocese de; YouTube, padre Paulo Ricardo mantém um apostolado na internet desde 2006 No; Exemplo, Por. "Padre Paulo Ricardo vai ser monitorado no Telegram a mando do STF". www.acidigital.com. Retrieved 2023-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Ainda o padre Paulo Ricardo e as hostes da difamação. Ou: "Ou falem ou se calem" | VEJA.com". VEJA.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  11. ^ "Padre Paulo Ricardo - Cursos". Padre Paulo Ricardo. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  12. ^ Paulo Ricardo (Padre) (2016). Um Olhar Que Cura Terapia das Doenças Espirituais. Cachoeira Paulista: Editora Canção Nova. ISBN 978-85-7677-673-4. OCLC 1229930330.