PAGE 3 – EDITORIAL

PAGE 4 – DIALOGUE

Time to face those harder questions
Donna Kempt is a General Councillor member at the International Centre of the Focolare Movement in Italy. As an African American she shares her perspective on racism.
https://www.newcity.co.uk/time-to-face-those-harder-questions/

PAGE 7 – WORD IN ACTION

It’s what neighbours are for…
Veronica Towers shares her experience of Easter this year.
https://www.newcity.co.uk/its-what-neighbours-are-for/

PAGE 8 – ECUMENISM

My ecumenical journey – Lesley Rankin
Lesley Rankin, a Methodist local preacher in the city of Dublin and retired Spanish teacher, is involved in many ecumenical initiatives. Here she shares with Joan Patricia Back who, together with many others has walked along part of her ecumenical journey in Ireland.

PAGE 10 – SPIRITUALITY OF UNITY

Love radiates
We continue to explore the novelty of Focolare’s collective spirituality, as described by Chiara Lubich in her book A New Way. This month we explore Focolare’s outreach through mutual love.

PAGE 12 – SPIRITUALITY OF UNITY

Word of Life – June 2021
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven (Mt. 7: 21).
Moment by moment, we will compose the marvellous, unique and unrepeatable mosaic of our life that the Lord has always thought of for each of us.

PAGE 14 – POLITICS

Building community
Lucy Williams shares how she has been active in her local community as a community councillor.

PAGE 16 – ECUMENISM

Breaking boundaries
Paul Gateshill reports on the ways in which technology has enhanced weekly ecumenical prayers for unity in the wake of the pandemic.

PAGE 18 – FAMILY

Summer play
Susannah Robbins continues her series about the importance of learning through play with young children. This time, the joy of summer play.
https://www.newcity.co.uk/summer-play/

PAGE 20 – ARTS

Who is Bob Dylan?
Robbie Young explores the enigmatic Bob Dylan who will be eighty years old this year.

PAGE 22 – THOUGHTS FROM THE KITCHEN

Lemon curd
Anne Hynes from Castlejordan, County Offaly in Ireland shares her recipe for home made lemon curd.

PAGE 23 – POETRY + SUDOKU

To pass the living water
By Susan Gately
https://www.newcity.co.uk/to-pass-the-living-water/

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