• Source: Padre Paulo Ricardo

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


      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

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      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".


      = Regional and national presence

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      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, he has more than 1.5 million followers on Facebook, and 2 million followers on Instagram. He is a major conservative leader in Brazil. The writer, journalist and philosopher Olavo de Carvalho was a major influence in his work.


      Censorship and persecution


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


      = As a professor

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


      Website


      Father Paulo Ricardo also teaches courses related to the Catholic religion and conservatism. 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

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      Some notable courses, by online attendance.

      Cultural Revolution and Marxism
      Frankfurt School
      History of the Church
      Therapy of Spiritual Illness
      The evil of pornography and masturbation
      The Inquisition
      The Way of Perfection
      Luther and the Modern World
      The Church and the Modern World
      The Secret of Saint Thérèse The Little Flower
      Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica
      G. K. Chesterton
      Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
      Louis of Montfort
      Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body
      C. S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia
      Philosophy of language


      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.
      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


      Cimbres Marian apparition


      External links


      Official website
      YouTube channel


      References

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