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Shedding historical baggage

After living with the deep wounds of racism, that day in Harlem brought healing

By Mary C. Young

I grew up in Chicago amid a climate of racism during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, before the civil rights laws were enacted. Even if you thought in the depths of your being that you were not a racist, you drank in racism just listening to comments from around the dinner table, experiences of life, i.e., changing neighborhoods — middle-class, white neighborhoods becoming black slums — with homes being fire-bombed if a black family moved in.

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A solution for developed and developing economies

Using green plants to remove contaminants from air, soil and water



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Temple Grandin

The world of this renowned animal welfare scientist is different from many, precisely because she is autistic



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Heart: found

A Dominican priest follows his calling



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Following his own brave heart

Hollywood director Randall Wallace



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A soul as large as humanity

More than 30 years have passed since Igino Giordani concluded his earthly journey in April 1980, but his words and contribution to the development of the Focolare continue to resonate profoundly.



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The messenger

Moment by moment, François Rinfret lived out his holiness at a law firm.



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Chiara Luce Badano’s profile

A life of light



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From day one, love first

"The students felt like real people, and our class became a real class."



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Integral humanism

"We no longer doubted that God loves us immensely and looks after all our needs."



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