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August/September 2005 Articles
The Beauty of Dialogue
By Maria DalgarnoTom Sherrard and Maria Dalgarno, Living City correspondents from Canada, interviewed Kazi Rahman, one of the symposium’s participants from Jacksons Pt. Lake Simcoe, Canada.
FAO Latest on Food Globalization
By living CityThe 19th session of the Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Agriculture was held in Rome in April 2005 offering some interesting international developments in the areas of safe food production and global marketing.
Our Conference Call’s Silver Anniversary
By living CityFor the past 25 years Focolare centers around the world have stayed connected through a telephone conference call. Thousands mark each occasion as a family reunion.
One Heart, One Soul
By living CityAn interview with Eli Folonari, who has coordinated the Focolare’s worldwide conference call since its beginnings
Holy Journey
By Chiara LubichExcerpts from one of the first spiritual thoughts by Chiara Lubich during the conference call on September 3, 1981
Water: A Vital Resource
By Lucia MartinezPositive results in drinking water research and water conservation
Fighting Anti-Semitism with Music
By living CityTwo young Jewish men from Rome tried to think of how they could transmit greater knowledge about Israel. They decided to use their musical talent.
Collaboration in Turkey
By living CityAcademics, scholars and religious leaders from Italy and Turkey met in Tarsus and Antioch last June for the 9th annual ecumenical symposium on Saint Paul.
Mennonites and Catholics in Colombia
By living CityMennonites and Catholics publish a joint document on dialogue.
The Saving Children Project
By living CitySince November 2003, Israeli facilities capable of handling serious diseases and medical conditions have provided medical treatment for 1000 Palestinian children. Thirty percent have had open-heart surgery.
Einstein’s Great Intuition
By living CityOne hundred years ago, a great German-born physicist published five astonishing articles that revolutionized scientific thought forever. This was the beginning of one of the most distinguished scientific careers in history.
A Golf Course For All
By living CityNBC's Today Show featured Special Olympics athlete John Espinoza and a backyard golf course that friends and strangers helped build to make John’s golfing dream come true.
Disabled Chinese Artists Visited Rome
By living CityThrough music and dance, members of the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe broke down barriers between culture and language and won the hearts of their Italian audience during a trip to Rome last May.
A Flame in the Darkness
By Susan KoppPrajwala, a model humanitarian aid relief project in the war against girl trafficking.
A Pledge of International Cooperation
By Clare ZanzucchiExploitation of human beings, particularly children, has been of particular concern for the Catholic Church especially in recent years.
The Wave of Love is Stronger
By So Youn Rosa KimMany people all over the world responded to the Tsunami disaster in South Asia as an expression of love and brotherhood. Here is the story shared by Andrea, a young woman of the Focolare Movement in India.
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