Help for America from Africa
WorldThe women of the Acholi Quarter broke rocks for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Patients dying of AIDS gave their own money and their prayers.
Stories - 2005
Looking for Work in the Washington, D.C., Area
US, UK and MoreThe WorkCenter began a year ago (in a cafeteria!) to deal with the immediate need of some friends who had to prepare for job interviews. Today, it systematically helps those looking for work.
The Scope of Science
EncountersAn interview with Professor Hodgson, a fellow at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, and head of the Nuclear Physics Theoretical Group of the Nuclear and Particle Physics Laboratory.
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Need for Each Other
EncountersIt was Archbishop Javier Martínez of Granada who conceived the idea of the theological convention, “Meetings for a New Beginning,” and was its chief animator
An Italian in America, and the Parable of the Talents
US, UK and MoreThe reflections of an Italian research physician who has spent the past twenty-five years in Connecticut. With the evolution of his professional work, a vocation has flowered
In Bethany, Among Samar’s Children
WorldShe is Palestinian and Christian. In her “home,” over one hundred orphan children learn to forgive, and a group of Palestinian women put their lives back together. Then, there’s a bread bakery where she tries to make money and create jobs
The Common Good
US, UK and More"A more adequate awareness of the nature of the common good teaches us to see education as fundamentally oriented toward realizing the fullness of the human person in freedom." A reflection by Professor of Law Paolo Carozza.
Sister Angela’s Choice: to Be a Companion to Those in Pain
WorldA missionary in Bangkok reports the dramatic testimony of a Saverian sister who aided the tsunami survivors, describing the pain of those who have lost everything, and their need–that someone give them a reason for living again.
Witnesses from “The Pearl of Africa”
WorldAt the end of the 18th century, 200 young lay people met with martyrdom. Twenty-two have been canonized by the Church. From then up to our own day, many more have been an example of deeply lived faith, announcing Christ.
He Challenged Me to Be Jewish with Indescribable Likeability
EncountersA question and answer with Fr. Giussani during an unexpected religion class forty years ago. Today, the former student of Berchet High School recalls the encounter which led her to the depths of herself; the discovery of her own tradition as belonging.
The Garden at Casa Juan Diego
US, UK and MoreAt a house for immigrant women, a report on the work of CL volunteers who launched into a new project, cultivating a garden that soon was able to feed the inhabitants of the house.