Living for the city foster children
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- Published: Wednesday, 31 August 2016 11:30
- Written by Paolo Balduzzi
The call went out....How a community cared for two children after their family’s tragedy...
Welcome to the Library section. Since the beginning of time, writers, artists, philosophers and thinkers in general have asked themselves the possible questions concerning social issues, and have spread them out, through articles, books, videos. In all the contributions the quality of social relationships is apparent, as the foundation of individuals, families, and communities happiness.
The call went out....How a community cared for two children after their family’s tragedy...
Those of us in the path of hurricane Sandy stored supplies, water, batteries, and made all possible precautions, not knowing exactly what we might encounter with Monday morning light.
Some had to evacuate, many lost power and phone service if not houses and cars. Since Living City offices in Hyde Park, NY were spared, we have tried to contact our friends....
By Marilyn Boesch (Usa)
The speech by the Focolare Movement’s president, Maria Voce at the High-Level Thematic Debate on “Promoting Tolerance and Reconciliation”.
Strangers becoming friends. A good neighboring project from Living City Magazine.
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On September 21 "La Civiltà Cattolica" published an interview, which Pope Francis granted to it and to some other magazines of the Society of Jesus.
The interview received a global echo, reported by various international media outlets.
Fierce as David against Goliath, 13-year-old Felix Finkbeiner electrifies audiences around the world. His message is simple: adults have been talking about environmental threats for more than 20 years, and now it is time to stop talking and start planting millions of trees in order to reduce the excess carbon dioxide that is warming the planet.
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Watch the video of the speech of Felix Finkbeiner at the United Nations (New York), in February 2011.
What is Faith’s contribution toward the building of a society whose priority is the common good? Pope Francis’ first encyclical, Lumen Fidei, answers this question; it shows that there exists a close bond between Faith and the life of a city.
How to be successful despite the present economic crisis? Here is the story of a law practice, one of the many businesses that are part of the Economy of Communion.
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by Clare DuMontier, Living City Magazine
The Church of Rome is depicted by the media as a museum of horrors. In the past it was even worse. But five hundred years ago a pope performed a miracle, which today the whole world admires. A lesson for the imminent conclave.
Caring for those with no health insurance.
Seventeen organizations and movements make a difference at a "health fair" in San Diego (USA).
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By Susanne Janssen, Living City Magazine