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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 - April/May 2012...

 
 

Staring at postcards, cut-out pictures, or simply hearing about these great natural treasures, satisfies one’s curiosity, while it generates excitement, anticipation and wonder, and especially, feelings of eternal gratitude for the Divine Artist who created them out of love.
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WORD OF LIFE

May 2012


“I have come to set the earth on fire,
and how I wish it were already blazing!”
(Lk. 12:49).

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PLAIN TALK

 
 

I am a Christian and I want my child to grow up not only as a good human being, but also as a good Christian. Is there a connection between Christian and human formation?


There is more and more talk of a period of a “prolonged adolescence”, or even of a new intermediate age as “emerging adults.” Are these phenomena a “sign of the times” or are we witnessing the rise of some new yet ancient ideological model? What is the single most important element that clearly distinguishes youth from adulthood?


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EVENT

 

Asia One@Thailand 2012: Witnesses of a New Culture

For the first time ever, men and women focolarini from all over Asia meet together for an extraordinary gathering.

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Youth URL: Chiara Lubich and the new generations

A play of words from the internet was the title of a Manila gathering where more than 2,000 youths remembered Chiara Lubich and her strong relationship with the new generations.

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ISSUES

 

 

 

 
The Word of God is a key point of the spirituality of unity. In this article, Maria Voce, Focolare’s President, recalls Chiara Lubich and her early followers’ new understanding of God’s Word as a possible response to issues the world is facing today.
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SPIRITUALITY

 
 

Just as the Redemption
freed us from divisions, it also reunited us to God. Christ has placed God in us and us in God. For this reason he
commanded us to love one another, for where there is love, God is present:
“God is love, whoever is in love
is in God, and God is in him.”
An Easter meditation by Igino Giordani

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EXPERIENCE

 
 
“I noticed that my friend’s brothers were very uneasy and almost lacking in courtesy and respect towards me. A shadow hung over us that can only be described as the absence of peace.” Elizabeth Nguyen tells her story of suffering and healing
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PROFILE

 
 

A modern, lively girl with a wide range of interests, who lived her Christianity even to the point of violent death
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LIFE TO THE TEST

 
 
One Saturday morning I was driving into town and asking God to find me a parking space quickly, as usual…
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PAGNINILAY

 
 

Ito ang ikatlo at panghuling bahagi ng salaysay ni Marilen Holzhauzer, isa sa mga
unang focolarina kasama ni Chiara Lubich. Sa kanya ibinigay ang responsabilibidadng aspetong “asul” o ang kaayusan at kapaligiran. Noong 1983, ibinahagi niya sa Montet, Switzerland kung paano n’ya isinabuhay ang kulay na ito. Nais naming ibahagi ang ilan pang karanasan ni Marilen upang lalu nating maintindihan ang aspetong ito.

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LATEST NEWS

The Way of the Cross 2012:
Focus on the Family
Anna Maria and Danilo Zanzucchi have been asked by Pope Benedict XVI to prepare the meditations for the "Way of the Cross" on Good Friday. It's the first time that a married couple has undertaken the task.
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Holy Week 2012

"A constantly renewed love": Maria Voce’s Easter greetings from Guatemala.
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Innovation, Market and Society
An interview with Prof. Luigini Bruni who teaches at Bicocca University of Milan and at the International Sophia Instititue. He is world coordinator of the Economy of Communion Project.
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No fear of diversity

Muslims and Christians in dialogue: 80 met on 12 February in Baar, Switzerland, in the Eckstein Centre for meetings and formation. Mutual prejudices were overcome.
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The Amazon Project
Good news that rekindles hope: youths and families for six years.
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At home in Algeria

The visit of the President of the Focolare Movement to the community in Algeria, who are mostly Muslims. Despite the cold, there is a breath of Spring.
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The Economy of Communion
at the United Nations
On 3 February 2012 a presentation on the Economy of Communion Project was welcomed with interest within the framework of a United Nations conference on eradicating poverty.
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Enough wasting time,
I’m changing direction.

How do you face suffering when it comes unexpectedly and without solution? Antonio was able to go beyond it, discovering its meaning in living the Gospel.
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Nigeria: saved at the last minute
A young Nigerian speaks about a profound change in mentality: approaching the other, especially in conflict zones where it may entail a lot.
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Cinema At The Bar

An original activity for deepening dialogue among people of diverse convictions, which took off at from “cineforum” held at a bar in downtown Punta Alta, Argentina.
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In Portugal: What Makes the Difference”

The secret to being fulfilled, protagonists of the present and builders of the future. Seven hundred youths gather from all over Portugal for a day dedicated to the living Word.
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Petite Flamme: The Fire of Charity in Action

A Social Project spread to many places in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A “little flame” which today involves 1,900 children and their families who are living in extreme poverty. A medical center is inaugurated.
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“Skip a Meal” to raise
money for Africa
In Costa Rica, the young people of the Focolare Movement adhere to the Skip a Meal campaign in favour of the Horn of Africa that has been hit by drought.
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Angola, Going Against the
Current in the Finance World

When transparency and integrity lead to unexpected solutions. The courage of a group of workers connected to an NGO in Angola makes them a reference point of reliability and honesty.
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Dario Porta:
“Always Love Your Neighbour”

Conclusion of the diocesan phase for the canonization process of the priest focolarino Father Dario Porta, who died in 1966.
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