Encounters - 2019

Virginia's picture depicting her and her family doing charitable work.

A Contest within a Context

3.29.2019Encounters

We publish the winning drawing and essay from the 2019 Art and Essay contest sponsored by Benedictine College.

Jason Blakely. Photo by Amy Hickl (cropped).

From Formalism to Authenticity

3.20.2019Encounters

We publish the text of Jason Blakely's remarks on March 12, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.

"Reading Woman on a Couch" by Isaac Israels. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Marcie Stokman on The Life of Luigi Giussani

3.20.2019Encounters

We publish the text of Marcie Stokman's remarks on March 16, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.

Bishop Steven Raica. Photo by Tim Lilley.

Bishop Steven Raica on The Life of Luigi Giussani

3.19.2019Encounters

We publish the text of Bishop Steven J. Raica's remarks on March 17, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.

Educating: Introducing Children to the Father

3.18.2019Encounters

We publish the text of Stephanie Stokman's remarks on March 17, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.

Alvaré (left) and Savorana. Photo by Tierney Monahan.

Helen Alvaré: Everything in Service of Love

3.16.2019EncountersHelen Alvaré

We publish the text of Helen Alvaré's remarks on March 10, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.

Greg Erlandson (right) and Margaret Laracy. Photo by Tierney Monahan.

Greg Erlandson: "We Need Saints Who Are Poets"

3.11.2019EncountersGreg Erlandson

We publish the text of Greg Erlandson's talk on March 10, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.

We sat down with Elvira Parravicini, M.D., to discuss her Neonatal Comfort Care Program, a service of perinatal and neonatal palliative care which establishes plans of care for babies with life-limiting conditions.