PAGE 3 – EDITORIAL
PAGE 4 – DIALOGUE
Looking for the light
In the current political climate in Britain one important element is seriously lacking. Frank Johnson looks at the importance of dialogue.
PAGE 6 – MEDITATION
Making ourselves one
In this meditation Chiara Lubich explores the secret of true dialogue: the way of empathy, which she describes as ‘making ourselves one’
PAGE 7 – VIEW FROM A BUS
A rule is a rule
Lesley Ellison shares another true story from her home city of Liverpool
PAGE 8 – SPIRITUALITY OF UNITY
The Church is charity
We continue with this year’s theme on the Church and the Holy Spirit, through the writings of Chiara Lubich
PAGE 10 – WORD IN ACTION
A gift given and taken away
A young mother shares the trauma of miscarriage, believing in God’s love for her and her family.
PAGE 12 – SPIRITUALITY OF UNITY
Word of Life – November 2019
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep (Rom. 12: 15)
This Word of Life is an invitation to put ourselves ‘in other people’s shoes’ as a concrete expression of genuine love. A mother’s love is perhaps the best example of how to live this Word of Life. A mother knows how to share happiness with a happy child and cry with the one who is upset, without judging and without prejudice.
PAGE 14 – FOCOLARE
Treasures in Tagatay
This summer Pat Whitney travelled to the Philippines to teach English at the Focolare ‘town’ in Tagatay.
PAGE 16 – PROFILE
Face2Face with Mariline Nkafu
On a recent visit to Nairobi, Carlo Poggi caught up with Mariline Nkafu, from Fontem in South West Cameroon, West Africa. Due to the socio-political situation in Cameroon, many inhabitants have had to flee from Fontem to safety in neighbouring countries. (See New City February 2019)
PAGE 19 – REFLECTION
Things
Alex Gaffikin, who now lives in Australia, reflects on the nature of ‘things’ and what makes them meaningful
PAGE 20 – ARTS
Il Varco – working together in the Arts
Pat Kane & Duncan Harper report on a unique experience they made working collaboratively with other artists in Italy during the summer
PAGE 22 – THOUGHTS FROM THE KITCHEN
A little taste of India
On 12th November, Sikhs will celebrate Guru Nanak’s birthday. Carlo Poggi remembers his late friend, Chani Panesar and introduces a well-known Sikh recipe
PAGE 23 – POETRY + SUDOKU
Endless
By Jim Deeds
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