News - 2004 - Page 2

'The Calling of St. Matthew' by Artist Caravaggio via Wikimedia Commons

Hope Is a Presence

1.2.2004Current EventsMichelle Riconscente

Society, study, work and family: these were the four themes dealt with in the testimonies accompanying the work of the American Diaconia.

Against Despair and Boredom the Certainty of Hope

1.1.2004ChurchRenato Farina

In the East, the fall of Communism revealed an absence of public and private morality. In the West, what triumphs is boredom; in other words, the interior demolition of the person. The only answer is the person of Christ, present in the Church.

The first Christian Martyr, Saint Stephen. Wikimedia Commons

Martyrs and Kamikazes: an Abyss of Difference

1.1.2004ChurchFidel González

One of the experiences closest to the heart of Christians is that of “martyrdom.” What does this word mean and how can we understand it?

'The Adoration of the Shepherds' by Artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo via Wikimedia Commons

The Stand at the Fair of Catholic Youth

1.1.2004Current EventsMike Eppler

Four days in Houston for a conference of youth from all over America. Days of meetings and testimonies of how the Movement happens along the most unexpected roads.

Freetown. The Carpenter, the Child Jesus, and Mary

1.1.2004Current EventsBepi Berton

The story of Mohamed, one of the 57,000 ex-combatants who are trying to rebuild their lives, his attachment to Fr Bepi, apprenticeship as carpenter and… an unexpected child.