Protecting vulnerable lives
An interview with theologian Dana Dillon about a consistent life ethic. According to Pew Research, the religiously unaffiliated in the U.S. population now stands at 26%, up from 17% in 2009.
My higher purpose
A visually impaired young woman transforms suffering to help others. I’m 26 and study electronic engineering. When I was 8, I had an illness which was misdiagnosed as a brain tumor. This left me with a damaged optic nerve and poor eyesight. As a result, I often wondered about suffering and the reasons for it.
Accessibility and Inclusion
December 11, 2021 2 pm (Rome time – UTC 13) | This webinar will take place in five editions, according to language (Italian, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese), on different dates and times to meet the needs of the various time zones. In this way, we can facilitate the exchange and sharing of ideas without translations.
Equal dignity for all
Charles Camosy, author of Resisting Throwaway Culture and Losing Our Dignity, on society’s changing view of life’s meaning and the value of suffering. We learned a lot of things from the pandemic — but one negative trend that we saw is definitely how easy it is to value one life over the other.
COP 26
Si parla molto di #COP26, ma capiamo davvero cos’è e perché è così importante? Il #ClimateChange sta peggiorando: abbiamo visto aumentare inondazioni, forti tempeste, incendi, desertificazione, erosione del suolo, inquinamento dell’aria e dell’acqua e altri disastri naturali.
Focus #Pathway Verde
Networking for an Integral Ecology WHEN? October 30 and 31, 2021. Between 12:30 and 4:30 p.m. (Italian time).
WHAT?
A formative and collaborative meeting on Pathway Dare To Care - for an Integral Ecology, to:
Life’s fragility
I went in for a routine, 20-week ultrasound. At this point, most expectant parents find out their baby’s gender. Since I was a high-risk patient due to my four previous C-sections, I was scheduled a little earlier to make sure that the baby was growing well and that there was no placenta accreta (a dangerous condition when the placenta becomes embedded).
Choosing forgiveness helped me to move on
A young woman shares her journey of healing after sexual assault. I had met a young man, and we started hanging out together. That night, circumstances led to him being in my apartment alone with me.
Covid calls for creativity
A psychologist discusses how to cope with pandemic stress and family options. Much has been written and discussed about pandemic-driven anxiety in our families and local communities.
Marathon for solidariety
Sabato 15 maggio 2021 si svolgerà la maratona di solidarietà a supporto della ONG indiana Shanti Ashram, impegnata in attività sanitarie, educative e socio-economiche nel distretto di Coimbatore.
Cooperare per un'assistenza centrata sulla persona
Un modello di cura per rispondere alle nuove sfide sanitarie
23 Aprile 2021 ORE 20:00 | Per seguire la Diretta
The Chiara Lubich Centre for the elderly in Amazonia
From the commitment of a small Focolare community to the most vulnerable, a Centre for the elderly has been opened in a village in the Peruvian jungle, named after the Movement’s founder.
Learning to be a doctor: just notions?
How does one become a doctor? What does it mean to become able to help preserve the health and sometimes the life of someone else?Even today, at a time when technology plays an essential role in all areas of medicine,
Promoting peace at home
A marriage and family therapist shares effective strategies for building resilient unity in our relationships.
Sustained by grace in the end
As her father lay dying from Covid, a daughter helped bring family reconciliation. In March, my 78-year-old father was admitted to the hospital. John, my youngest brother, had called me, explaining that Dad had a fever and was struggling to catch his breath.
