Pope Francis the first Jesuit Pope

The first Jesuit pope in history was elected on March 13 of 2013. The new Pope was born in 1936. His nationality is Argentinean and he was archbishop in his country. I think the most interesting thing is that he is Jesuit. The fact that the Jesuits are been important in Catalonia since the order was found by St. Ignatius of Loyola. When Sant Ingatius of Loyola stayed in Manresa it was in a cave overlooking the mountains of Montserrat where he was inspired by writing "The Spiritual Exercises ". Later in that place was built the Church of the Holy Cave, a Baroque jewel.

We go on fighting for Catalonia

I live in Catalonia, I feel the sense of the country, my country is Catalonia and I am member of European community. There is a lot of problems due to the conflict in spain, we pay a lot of money every day, a lot of tax. The unemployement is growing every day and it is a really problem so much people. The people of Catalonia want the independence. If Catalonia was independence, it would be a rich nation. We have a lot of infraestructures, a lot of culture, we export and import a lot. The most important is that we have fought for many years and now we keep on doing it. It has been decided to call elections for November 25th of 2012. After that it is posible there will be a referendum for the indepencence, it depends on the government's winner. The problem is if the winners are socialists they want a federal state. for another hand if the winners are partido popular, it will be the same goverment and Catalonia will go on being part of Spain. There are many differents ideas from politics groups. It is difficult to guess what is the best. We are expecting of the situation and we don't lose the hope.

Mercè Rodoreda

I write because I like to do it. I think I write to like me myself. Whether it like to people, perfect. Perhaps is deeper. Perhaps I write to affirm me to feel that I am. I spoke of me and essentials things of my life with a bit decontrol and it scared me.

Mercè Rodoreda was the most influential writer woman of the contemporary Catalan language. She was born in Barcelona on 10 October of 1908, she wrote novels, poetry and stories for children. Her works have been published in 40 languatges.

When the civil war ended Mercè exiled in France.

Novels: Aloma, The diamond square, broken mirror, etc.

The silver sword of the princess’

There was a young woman that ran through the Wood. Three men were following her. The woman called Joana ran as fast as she could, and suddenly she found an old witch in middle the trail. Joana frightened and her heart began beating quickly, and she fainted. When she opened the eyes she was in a strange place full of peace and tranquillity. She stood up and she could see a wonderful castle in front her.  In that castle was the incredibly story of Joana.  She met some people there, a young woman of the same age that she was her best friend. Joana fell in love of the doctor to the castle and there happened a series of murders that changed her live.

A horrible beast got into the castle at nights to murder somebody, the people of the castle didn’t know that they could do. Joana was the castle’s heroine. She found out the beast that was a wolf man. The young heroine was bringing a silver sword that she had found days ago in the wood. She took the beautiful sword and she thought that it would be useful in case of the men that had followed to her appeared again. The wolf stared her and Joana without fear hit the sword into the wolf heart.

Since then she had become the castle’s queen. And in all springs the people of the near towns go to the castle to celebrate the silver sword princess’ day.

Patufet

Once upon a time there was a boy as small as a chickpea, his name’s Patufet. His mother asked him to buy bread and gave him a coin that was as big as the boy. Patufet was as happy that he went singing to do shopping “men and women that heard up don’t step to Patufet…” He was singing because the people warn of his presence. But Patufent didn’t think in the animals, a big cow ate him and the Patufet came inside in the cow’s stomach. Then the sun already hiding and his parents were concerned and go out to find the boy, “Patufet where are you?” his parents shouted time after time. The Patufet that was inside the cow heard them and answered “I’m in the stomach of the cow that isn’t snowing or raining.” The boy answered time after time. After his father realized that his son was inside the cow and he began to give food to the cow, more and more food. After the cow shit and the Patufet got out. And they happily embraced them.

Patufet is a traditional story of Catalonia, almost in all households has been explaining the patufet’s story since many years ago. I remember when I was child I sat down on the flat and my mother explaining me the story, I love this remind.

Return to the old house

I decided to return to the old house. I was stand in the middle of the dining room again, the prisms’ lamp were hanging over my head in the Saturday afternoon. I felt a cold air around me. Suddenly I saw a shadow passing in the kitchen. I walked slowly to there. There was anybody inside but I found a beautiful white rose over the old table. Who left the flower there? The house was solitary and I felt a bit scared. The flower remind me my childhood best friend, Sara, that lived in that house from he was born to she died that terrible summer that drowned in the swimming pool. Her parents found out her body surrounded with white roses.

-Sara! - My voice called her. I felt the cold air again and a door hit in other place of the house. I felt fear very fear. I decided to escape but I couldn’t, all the house’s doors were locked. I felt panic and in at that time I saw a figure in front me under the lamp, but it wasn’t my friend if not a tall dark man with bright eyes that stare to my eyes. Then I didn’t feel more panic if no peace and tranquility.

He was the most important man of my life… 

Pau Casals

The true respect for the music... consists in gives it life...

Music, this wonderful universal language, must be a source of communication between all people.

Catalonia is the land of my birth and I love her as a mother....

Pau Casals

Pau Casals was born on 29 December 1876 in the town of El Vendrell in Tarragona’s Coast. He was one of the 20th century's greatest cellists, internationally recognized as one of the finest performers and orchestra conductors of his times.

His best interpretations are “El cant dels ocells( The sing of the birds)” and “El Himne de les Nacions unides(the anthem of the United Nations)” between other important compositions.

Among its other initiatives, there are foundations in Barcelona, the Orchestra Pau Casals (1920-39), financed by him, and the Workers' Music Association (1926-39) with the first gave a big impulse Catalan symphony to life and carried out the second copy of an attempt to approach the world of music workers. In 1932 he was appointed by the Government Chairman of the Board of Music of Catalonia. His life undergoes a major change following the civil war of 1936-39 and the Second World War (1939-45): until then had only acted publicly as a musician, but since then became a tireless champion of peace, freedom and oppressed. 

Song of the birds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COR3lMXKAfg