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Every month the New City Press through the New City Magazine brings you news from a unique perspective: UNITY, and informs you about the contribution of the Focolare Movement to the realization of a united world.

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THIS MONTH'S ISSUE - July 2009...

IN A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS

In the Newsweek issue of March 23, 2009, Mac Margolis wrote that with few job prospects in even the wealthiest countries, and a marked increase in anti-immigrant policy, would-be Third World emigrants have scrapped their plans to move “north’ to industrial nations. Perhaps even more significantly waves of foreign workers are starting to head back home. Joseph Chamie, the former head of the United Nations population division, says several nations are reporting net outflows of migrants including Spain, the Czech Republic, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. He says, “We may soon be seeing a tsunami of migrants returning home” How many? His conservative guess: millions. Waves of foreign workers are starting to head back home as they remain jobless even discriminated against, as host nations will prioritize first their own populace because of the global economic crunch.
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WORD OF LIFE

July 2009


“Sell your possessions, and give alms;
provide yourselves with purses 
that do not grow old, with a treasure 
in the heavens that does not fail,
where no thief approaches 
and no moth destroys”
(Luke 12:33).

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PLAIN TALK

Facebook FEVER
You’re Very SPECIAL

"I am happy and surprised to have found you on Facebook. It’s really a fabulous world where I easily find new friends. I don't understand why so many others, above all mature and serious people like you, are criticizing these new possibilities. For me it's a very innovative creation, because it allows me to meet so many people."

“I don’t know my real dad and I am really angry because I was the fruit of casual sex. It’s very difficult to accept this. What can I do?"
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		WORLD
		A Response to the Educational Crisis
		We have a crisis in education. Notwithstanding the growing awareness of many educational problems, it seems that adults are unable to offer today’s youth a clear sense of values. The need for adults to provide good moral examples cannot be overstressed. Adult hypocrisy is a huge roadblock to effective value sharing. How can we pass on enduring values to our teens? Read More

ISSUES

A Real Homecoming
A woman of DISTINCTION

An interview with Dr. Ninfa Medina-Saunders, executive vice president for Virtua Health Services, one of the leading health systems in the US. A member of the Advisory Committee of Obama’s Health Reform Forum, she is one of the most successful Filipina
Immigrants in the US.
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		EVENT
		Towards a Luminous Future When the charism of unity inspires
		On Chiara Lubich’s Theology: A note by Father Catalino. G. Arévalo, S. J. of Loyola School of Theology. Read More

PROFILE

A Clear Lake Reflecting the Blue Sky

The life of Carla Marchesoni, the former International Co-director of Education and Unity (EDU), a branch of the Focolare movement which promotes the spirituality of communion in the world of education.
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