Let's be the change
Everyone cries out for transformation … for the better, of course! And this happens especially in situations that are difficult, or without hope. With a nod to Gandhi, this issue affirms that we all can be the change.
April 2013 Articles Archive
Love doesn’t need a remote control
After a family reunion, a little disturbance can change the mood – but there’s a remedy…
By Jim Smith
Exchange
" Thank you Living City and the Szczesniak children for sharing with us vignettes of this remarkable man’s life."
Inviting God into my dilemma
An ongoing conflict with the cleaning lady, a penalty fee, and no possibility to communicate – but then an unexpected encounter happened…
By Raya Novak
Last chance to sign the petition!
The United World Project collects signatures to promote a network of fraternal actions
By Rosa Kim
A very special Italian final
Many ingredients bring together not only a delicious menu, but a single dish of friendship – more effective than the standard language exams.
By Maria Luce Ronconi
Father G’s leaven of love
How do you prevent kids from joining a gang? Not with words. Not with punishment, but maybe with a job and trust…
By Susanne Janssen
Unity as strategy
A secret revealed: how to win with the slowest player in the league.
By Billy Villacorta
A win-win situation
Being committed in the parish is often limited to liturgical celebrations, bible studies and youth meetings. Instead, a family discovered what can be done concretely to build a community – a gift for everyone.
By K. L.
A new road to travel on
Five years after the passing of Chiara Lubich: what does the charism of unity bring to the church?
By Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz
Be the change
We might think our actions are small, without any effect. But, like a stone thrown in the water causes ripples, our daily choices can have a reverberating impact.
By Chiara Lubich
Steps toward healing
A community devastated by a colleague’s suicide learns to cope with the suffering.
By Martina Hart
When faced with suicide
Walk with those who are suffering
By Maria Luce Ronconi
Keep society in balance
Individual rights vs. the common good: are they in contradiction? Look up at the stars to gain a new perspective.
By Jerry Hearne
Chasing the melting ice
Amazing. Miraculous. Horrible… A documentary captures the glaciers’ retreat and shows how this unique landscape is in danger…
By Susanne Janssen
Open to everyone
Reflection on love of neighbor: We can discover the Golden Rule in every religion – and also seeds of the Word…
By Maria Voce