CPA awards Living City

Dear Readers,

We are happy to share with you that Living City received two awards from the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada on May 29. The Best Special Issue Award was given to the one dedicated to Focolare founder Chiara Lubich (May/June 2008).

“An outstanding effort,” the judges wrote, “that expertly and seamlessly mixes analysis with the regular voices of people touched by her mission … it provides a call to action.”

First Place for Best Review was given to “The Beauty of Bella” (Feb. 2008). “Readers are pulled in right away. By the time you realize it, you’re already a page in and along for the ride,” the judges wrote.

Recent news headlines have announced that life flourishes and days bring happiness in as much as we give to others. In these troubled economic times, a lifestyle of giving, of seeing each person as the pinnacle of our actions, brings a method of doing business that offers hope to our world.

In this issue we bring you economics & communion.

The Economy of Communion in Freedom (EoC) is an entrepreneurial experiment where relationships of mutual concern bring about a culture of giving. Those who receive and those who give are placed on common ground, in a relationship of genuine reciprocity. More than 750 EoC businesses worldwide share part of their profits to help those in need and fund programs to promote a lifestyle of giving.

Whether you are employed, own a business or run the family budget, you are invited to explore this new initiative in our six-article series.

Enjoy this issue. We’d like to hear your comments,

Clare Zanzucchi