Exchange
Read reactions of our readers to the August/September issue dealing with our use of world resources
October 2013
Making someone smile
Is there a “generation gap”? Clearly yes: Lillian Mazalewski, 86, grew up without a phone, Ana Bambrick, 15, starts texting during breakfast. Can they communicate with each other?
What matters in media
Modern means and messages: Focolare founder Chiara Lubich proposes Jesus on the cross, the silent word, as a role model for communicators.
Bridging the trust gap
Journalists and religious leaders often misunderstand each other for myriad reasons — but mutual respect goes a long way
An opportunity to rediscover God
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…
Posting with a purpose
Are we only expressing ourselves — and our dinner plate on Facebook — or are we communicating what is really important to us? Dennis Cali, professor and chairman of a university communications department, explains how social media is changing our way of thinking and what really matters in media…
A family breakthrough
After years of emotional disconnect, my relationship with my mother changed forever. Here’s what got me to overcome my pride.
Returning the favor
Working hours were over — but a desperate couple stood there with their car that would not start. Was it really no longer my duty to help?
By Al Samson
Believing “that suffering is love”
A young Argentine medical student recounts how Chiara Luce Badano gives her the strength to keep trying
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