The kid who makes you want to quit
Every teacher knows the kind of students that are able to distract the whole class in a minute, without caring about reprimands. A third-grade-teacher discovered her first and most important task…
By Maria Villar
October 2013
Better when done together
Four Dominicans and one Argentinian who cook together for the first time — with slightly different ingredients than at home. The result is a tasty Dominican pastelón…
By Victor J. Echavarria
Even better than a goal
Water polo is a rough and competitive game. A high school team discovers the key to playing it successfully.
By Cecilia Dos Santos
In praise of paper
Handwritten letters are a special and purposeful gift – especially in this digital world.
By Annamaria Gatti
A saint dressed in jeans
Blessed Chiara Luce Badano has an impact all over the world: Three young people from Michigan, Germany and Ohio tell how an Italian 18-year-old influenced their lives and helped them to go ahead.
God's sense of humor
I had decided to stay out of the way to avoid gossiping and negativity, but the words of a Gospel reading at Mass changed my mind.
By Cristina Tortalla
More than words
How is it possible to interview someone of whose language you do not understand? A German cameraman remembers an interview in Japan that turned out to be historic.
High tech and tradition
Despite the rapidly increasing availability of modern means, “town criers” and other traditional forms of communication retain their importance in Africa. It is all about weaving the social fabric, not about loading up with technology…
The height of communication
Modern means and messages: Focolare founder Chiara Lubich proposes Jesus on the cross, the silent word, as a role model for communicators.
More than connected
The Year of Faith ends in October. Did it have an impact? Fr Stanislao Esposito tells how it changed his parish’s life — and his own…
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