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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.”
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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