April 2017

APRIL 15, 1817: FIRST SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF FOUNDED IN THE U.S.

APRIL 1, 1917: U.S. BUYS THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

APRIL 15, 1947: JACKIE STARTS FOR THE BROOKLYN DODGERS

How optimistic are we?

feature

April 2017

Here’s what the polls say

Delicious food, fond memories

food & community

Food and recipes

April 2017

A quick and easy recipe for lemon mousse

Staying family

family & faith values

Divorce

April 2017

A wrecked marriage, unbearable solitude, and a daughter in a fatal accident. Paola, from Italy, shares how she found the strength to forgive and keep the family united

Embracing the truth of our situation, with love

essay

Essay

April 2017

When seeing the human condition for what it is, a bit of light helps

The Kindness of Enemies

Leila Aboulela, 338 pp. Grove Press, 2015.

Even if the tablet got confiscated

children

April 2017

Children across the country and around the world learn the Gospel-based Art of Loving through the Cube of Love program. Here’s how fifth-grader Benson from Vancouver, Canada, put into practice “Be the first to love.”