Mystery, Manners, and High School English
LettersHigh school teacher Tom Tobin reflected on Flannery O'Connor's essay, "The Teaching of Literature," and its implications in the modern classroom.
Letters - 2014
On the Sacred Ground in Front of that Girl
LettersA girl, raised protestant, who is introduced to the movement. How "something as fragile as an encounter" made her certain of the truth.
The Vacation That I Cannot Attend
LettersWe are great activists; we try to do everything ourselves. Then, one comes to the realization that life is in His hands...
Before Reality, A Catch Phrase is Not Enough
LettersA month ago, my wife was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that needed to be removed. This is the kind of news that “cuts you at the knees."
I Lost My Job, But Discovered Hope
LettersAngelo's hope despite losing his job.
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A Pizza Party Just to Share Who We Are
LettersThe introduction of the movement in Taichung, Taiwan.
The Fraternity Exercises Enrollment
LettersIn the face of debt, marital frustration, and the struggle to simply make ends meet, how do we still find Christ's face?
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Ukraine: Only a Presence Can Change the Heart
LettersBelow is a letter with which a girl of the Moscow CL community invited her friends to join the peace march that took place on March 15th, in the Russian capital.
A Life-Giving Breath of Fresh Air
LettersA reflection on the Page One section of Traces’ March issue, “Witness and Recounting.”
My Disabled Child is Happy
LettersThe dispute of euthanasia made personal within the workplace and how one women who "faced the circumstance with truth."
Job-Hunting and An Unexpected Possibilty
LettersBelow is the letter that a friend wrote to Alberto, the Director of Retemanager, an association helping people over age 40 to find jobs.
That Beauty We Need to Look For in Everything
LettersA woman who was able to find the "silver lining" in her illness and now considered it a gift rather than a defeat.
We Have To Live This Way Everyday
LettersLiving the life of the Movement among financial frustration and familial dissaproval, yet conquering all of this to remain in front of Him and the friends that bear his face.
I Want to Be One of His Own Too
LettersA reflection on the 2014 GS vacation.
Builders of Cathedrals in Prison
LettersA reflection from an inmate, who is determined to continue his faith unwaveringly.
Now My Father is My Friend
LettersCamilo describes how encountering Christianity allowed him to be fearless in front of reuniting with his father.
"One Day at the Angelus, I Took a Step Ahead"
LettersPeople can attack the Movement right and left, but I only care about what I met and saw: friends who live in Jesus and for Jesus, bearing witness to His presence with their daily lives...
Rediscovering the Value of Money
LettersA reflection on the common fund: distinguishing what is mine and what is given.
A Testimony: A Life Given Freely
LettersBelow is a letter written by Maria Grazia Beghin (a member of the Fraternity of Saint Joseph) a few weeks before dying, after a long illness, on December 15, 2013.
For a Knight, "The Journey of Life is a Feast"
LettersA middle schooler's experience of the movement. How despite moving to another city, her determination to find meaning and true happiness did not fade.
A Priceless Freedom in the Face of Discovery
LettersA recent Crossroads event in Houston, where Dr. John Lienhard spoke of "The Engines of Ingenuity."