"I Go to Prepare a Place for You"
EncountersJim Blum, founder of My Father's House, discusses his time in prison, his conversion, and his encounter with Communion and Liberation.
Encounters - 2019
From Alaska to Arizona: Signposts of God
EncountersFr. Arthur Roraff tells the story of his vocation as a priest in Alaska and his eventual encounter with Communion and Liberation.
Craving a Presence
EncountersWe publish an interview with historian Catherine O'Donnell, author of "Elizabeth Seton: American Saint." Her book was recommended as one of the summer readings in the United States communities.
A Kiss is Not the End
EncountersPsychiatrist Giovanni Stanghellini reflects on the question, “Is there something that lasts forever?" A dialogue about experience, relationships, waiting, evil, and repetition. And the unexpected that “touches me concretely.”
The Giussani Experiment
EncountersThe life of the CL founder transformed his way of teaching and of looking at the crisis of the Church. An interview with theologian Timothy O’Malley who spoke at the presentation on Giussani’s biography in Chicago.
A Contest within a Context
EncountersWe publish the winning drawing and essay from the 2019 Art and Essay contest sponsored by Benedictine College.
From Formalism to Authenticity
EncountersWe publish the text of Jason Blakely's remarks on March 12, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.
Marcie Stokman on The Life of Luigi Giussani
EncountersWe publish the text of Marcie Stokman's remarks on March 16, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.
Bishop Steven Raica on The Life of Luigi Giussani
EncountersWe 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
EncountersWe publish the text of Stephanie Stokman's remarks on March 17, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.
Helen Alvaré: Everything in Service of Love
EncountersWe publish the text of Helen Alvaré's remarks on March 10, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.
Greg Erlandson: "We Need Saints Who Are Poets"
EncountersWe publish the text of Greg Erlandson's talk on March 10, 2019, during the Life of Luigi Giussani book tour.
Before Death There is Life
EncountersWe 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.