EDITOR’S NOTES
SPIRITUALITY OF UNITY
Reaching for the Heights
An extract from one of the letters written by Chiara Lubich when the Focolare was emerging in war torn Trent. We only have one life and therefore we need to aim high by giving our lives to God, through love.
PROFILE
Face2Face with …
New City interviews sixteen year old Ollie Spencer about what motivates him and how he has to challenge his peers in his daily life as a young Christian.
VIEWPOINT
Facebook – For Better or For Worse?
Should social networking sites like Facebook be regarded as intrusive and dangerous or can they be harnessed for positive activities?
REFLECTION
St Valentine’s Day
Mary Gateshill reflects on whether it is a time for Christians to reclaim the true meaning of St Valentine’s Day.
CHURCH
The Joy of the Gospel
Frank Johnson reports on Pope Francis’s first document: Evangelii Gaudium in which he sets out the blueprint of his papacy. It is a call for conversion for all Christians and sets out how the Church needs to reform in the light of the Gospel.
SPIRITUALITY OF UNITY
Word of Life – February
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. (Mt. 5: 8)
To see God is one of the deepest longings of the human heart. It demands purity. A practical way of becoming pure is by living the Word.
REFLECTION
The Place Where the Light Enters.
David White reflects upon the place of suffering in our lives and how, if viewed positively, can strengthen the human spirit.
PROFILE
Diamonds in the Mud
Frank Johnson reflects on the life of Manfred Kochinky (1957 – 2013) who gave his life to God through his thirty-four years in the Focolare in Great Britain.
FOCOLARE
The Hurricane on our Doorstep
Experiences of believing in the love of God and his providence following the devastating typhoon in the Philippines.
ARTS
Music is the Essence of God
Paul Gateshill pays tribute to Sir John Tavener, composer of English choral music who died in November 2013.
THOUGHTS FROM THE KITCHEN
In Honour of Mandela
As a tribute to Nelson Mandela, Sally Collingwood cooks up one of her favourite South African dishes: Bobotie.
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