Messages - Living City December 2019
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December 2019 Articles Archive
Adjusting to a different climate
A Lebanese family finds challenges and blessings in Canada
I saw he was sad
How Giada Paras, 6, from California put into practice “share the other’s hurt or joy”
To paradise and back - Part 5
Focolare founder Chiara Lubich experienced something extraordinary during the summer of 1949. Living City is featuring a series by the Italian theologian Fr. Fabio Ciardi, OMI, who explains the meaning and impact of her writings about “Paradise ‘49.” Part 5 features the Mother of God: a new understanding of Mary, all clothed in the Word of God.
Christmas tarte Amandine
A well-tested recipe that can easily be prepared ahead of time
Our search for meaning
“How can you explain the value of life to someone who doesn’t believe in God?” A. R.
A time of peace and encounter
From St. John XXIII to Pope Francis: What the recent popes say about Christmas
Hope amid the exodus
A visit to the Respite Center founded by Sr. Norma Pimentel in Texas near the Mexican border
Not executive power, yet powerful
All about synods, and why we need others (who think differently) for us to come closer to the truth
Thrift swap
Can dorm life be a space for communion? Here’s what a college student initiated…
So many ways to change
The Synod on the Amazon called for many kinds of conversion
A miracle race for survival
The Great Alaskan Race tells the true tale of a remarkable race against death in a family-friendly, suspenseful film
Focused on the plight of immigrants
A young man who grew up binational in border country decides to take action