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
October 2013 Articles Archive
A family breakthrough
After years of emotional disconnect, my relationship with my mother changed forever. Here’s what got me to overcome my pride.
Exchange
Read reactions of our readers to the August/September issue dealing with our use of world resources
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.
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 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.
In praise of paper
Handwritten letters are a special and purposeful gift – especially in this digital world.
By Annamaria Gatti
Bridging the trust gap
Journalists and religious leaders often misunderstand each other for myriad reasons — but mutual respect goes a long way
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
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.
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
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?
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
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.
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…
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…
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…
Believing “that suffering is love”
A young Argentine medical student recounts how Chiara Luce Badano gives her the strength to keep trying
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