Road to redemptionOur “porous” approach to dialogueSailing into the winds of environmental changeCrossing over, as Jesus didMore than perfect“Looking beyond yourself”God’s mercy behind barsLove, even for the unlovable

Road to redemption

Offering accompaniment and support in prison and beyond

Our “porous” approach to dialogue

The Hearth for the Human Family conference: what the Focolare can give to the Church and the world

Sailing into the winds of environmental change

Small steps toward a personal ecological conversion

Crossing over, as Jesus did

An interview on polarization in Church and society with Aaron Wessman

More than perfect

We are called to transform our humanity, not fleeing from it or altering it though technology

“Looking beyond yourself”

Hearthside chat: how living at the border changed the perspective of Brother Ron Sibugan

God’s mercy behind bars

How Gospel living inspires a group of inmates in a pretrial detention facility

Love, even for the unlovable

Shackled together with a notorious criminal became a special gift

Articles

Current Issue

Locked up

Yet inner freedom blossoms behind bars

Where is God when someone suddenly finds themselves behind bars, deprived of the freedom to move, to be with family and friends, and the enjoyment of the small pleasures of daily life? In this issue, we feature how some inmates in Texas rediscovered their faith, and their personal story of redemption in federal detainment. And while every society needs to find ways to punish those who disregard the law, as believers we also have a call: to show mercy, to help those who failed to do better and to give them a chance to reintegrate after their punishment, because God—as Pope Francis stated in a prison in Mexico in 2016—always gives us the possibility of writing a new story, he makes “everything new.”

Free articles

How Gospel living inspires a group of inmates in a pretrial detention facility

Accompanying support in prison and beyond

Shackled together with a notorious criminal became a special gift

An interview with Rev. Aaron Wessman, author of “The Church’s Role in a Polarized World,” about overcoming division in society —and in the Church itself

The Hearth for the Human Family conference: what the Focolare can give to the Church and the world

How living at the border changed the perspective of Ron Sibugan

We are called to transform our humanity, not flee from it or alter it though technology

Small steps we can all consider for a personal ecological conversion