Coronavirus: "Ask with me for the gift of perseverance”
LettersA patient in one of the hospitals in Lombardy writes to her friends. In her fatigue "all I can do is ask for good and the ability to do the will of the Lord”.
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"The virus? A magnifying glass upon me."
LettersOrganizational stress, misunderstandings, patient discomfort. In a ward that has become a field hospital, Luisa feels herself sinking into the difficulties of working as a nurse. And she asks herself: "What changes by being Christian?”
"What sustains me, even in quarantine."
LettersLuciano has just finished his period of quarantine. Gratitude for Carrón's letter in Corriere della Sera. And the surprise of realizing, in such difficult circumstances, that "I am You who are making me".
"My day in the Coronavirus ward."
LettersHe is one of the many doctors in Lombardy who were asked to substitute their infected colleagues. Airtight overalls, double mask, glasses, gloves. Then hours treating the sick. And the discovery, within this drama, of what conquers fear and despair.
Encountering Our Wounds
LettersJaisy's work on the Baldwin Exhibit for the New York Encounter helps her confront her own wounds at the "level of the heart."
The Power of Forgiveness
LettersAmy shares what happened when friends gathered to hear the witness of Fr. Marcel, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide.
RISK of EDUCATION: Testing Tradition
LettersFr. John shares how the Risk of Education work is transforming the way he encounters others.
Uganda: “My perfect imperfections”
LettersSpending the afternoon in the hotel working or taking the community vacation proposal seriously, starting with a few hours of games together? This was Mauro's choice and the story of what he discovered.
Kobe Bryant and that burning question
LettersThe death of the American basketball player vibrated among the students of a Milanese technical institute. Between dialogues and discussions in class, nothing seems to add up. The question ‘why?’ remains, and it cannot be shut out.
RISK of EDUCATION: Life on the Line
LettersAfter he joins the Risk of Education work, Mark discovers that he has been invited to more than just a book study.
Paraguay: when the heart overlooks the ocean
LettersThe CL young workers’ holiday in the mountains, which are reflected in the Atlantic. A beauty before their eyes that ignites a certain nostalgia and, at the same time, a fullness.
“Without Him we cannot do anything”
LettersA letter from the retreat with Fr. Carrón in the UK, which recounts the experience of a family that is discovering what really corresponds to their desire.
Brazil: friendship along the river
LettersA few days of vacation are an opportunity for Silvia to go to the Amazon to visit some friends who had ignited curiosity in her. This is what she brought home from Parintins.
USA: Follow Through
LettersJohn recounts how the proposal of studying the Risk of Education via ZOOM helped him to understand slowly that he wants "to be willing to allow obedience to Christ to overcome the fickleness of my feelings."
Christmas in Texas: He is Here
Letters"We have lived the truer part of Christmas: Christ made flesh here and now, God with us through the flesh of our friends.”
Buenos Aires: A greeting that everyone needs
LettersThe CL community of Buenos Aires was in their diocese's “Christmas Mission”. A simple gesture: handing out small images of the nativity and greeting those passers-by who are caught up in a frenzy during the holiday period.
Cambodia: "You must call me ‘daughter’”
LettersTwelve years of mission on the banks of the Mekong River. Where, one face after another, you discover that you are only yourself in a relationship. After returning to Italy, a PIME missionary recounts his experience in Cambodia.
Finland: A surprising preference
LettersAfter living in Finland for three years, Giuseppe perceives a preference for his life through the companionship of the Church, and recognizes his need for a place that he can call Home.
UK: "Glimpses of liberation and freedom from above"
LettersJill recounts the richness of her encounter with Communion and Liberation. The precious realisation that Christ is a reality that she can encounter is "very real but also very beyond me".
Brazil: Christmas without masks
LettersMass and dinner in a parish in the center of São Paulo, with some of the thousands of people who live on the street and who, before God, "do not hide who they are".
"Joy allows us to face everything"
LettersA group of Italian high school students met Andrea Monda, director of the Osservatore Romano, in Rome. He answered some of their questions.