An Alternative Hypothesis
StoriesLucy finds herself bouncing from obsessive micromanagement to nervous distraction. What would happen if she put down the phone and took Christ at his word?
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Confronting His Gaze
Stories"Beginning Day meant saying that I need to be saved, then letting myself be saved."
We Showed Up Anyway
Stories"I found myself recognizing beauty not so much in the things that I saw or felt, but more in the significance of these things."
Emptying Yourself Means Being Open to Being Loved
StoriesAfter months of being "zoomed out," Monica discovers precious opportunities with her friends in Boston.
What Saves Me From Nothingness
Stories"It’s not sunshine and roses; instead it’s funerals and COVID. Yet I know this is given to me."
A Narrow Path?
StoriesMaria's children asked her and her husband to remain in strict isolation until the pandemic is over or there is a vaccine. The unexpected outcome.
Michelangelo and My Nihilism
StoriesIn the face of the temptation to nihilism, the sense that she is but an empty shell, Irene follows the master artist's path.
I Want to Be Happy Now
StoriesHaving just learned of her father's cancer, Silvia meets with friends and discovers the freedom to tell Christ exactly what she wants.
The Grace of Distractions
StoriesAfter months of meeting others digitally, "I had come to expect the mundane." How Marc's daughter's excitement at their flesh-and-blood friends reawakened him.
A Journey Rather Than a Miracle
StoriesThrough the accompaniment of her friends in Ergon, Ellynore has come to "see as the other sees." It has changed her approach to her boss, her work, and the value of engaging her circumstances.
USA. What is next?
Current EventsThe presidential election in November, political polarization, unemployment, and racism... these are all part of a single challenge facing American society: “Choosing reality instead of the world of ideas.” From October Traces.
Daryl's encounters
Current Events“How can you hate me if you don’t even know me?” This question has stayed with him throughout his life. From September Traces, the story of Daryl Davis, the African American musician who has befriended members of the Ku Klux Klan.
A New Blessed for a Local Church
StoriesPaul shares how he has discovered a compelling witness in Knights of Columbus Founder Michael J. McGivney.
I Belong to a People
StoriesThe experience of belonging expressed in Father Giussani's beloved Russian Folk songs permeates Cristina's day, transforming her relationships with her hospital colleagues.
A New Day for the World?
StoriesDavid Brooks highlights the dramatic societal shift we are experiencing. His intervention from Rimini, August 22, 2020
Society is changed by those who have been changed already
Current EventsThe US presidential elections, anti-racial protests, and an increasingly polarized country. What is the contribution of Christians today? A conversation with Stanley Hauerwas and John Zucchi to revisit Fr. Giussani’s "From Utopia to Presence."
A New Lens
StoriesWhen Steph moved to Minnesota with her family, she felt overwhelmed with stress and resentment. While attending the International Assembly with others, her heart began to revive.
Ascending the Path Together
StoriesAfter George Floyd's death, Jen was seeking a new way to look at the situation. She found it in the company of friends who are meeting to study Catholic Social Teaching together.
"From Utopia to Presence": A Conversation with Hauerwas and Zucchi
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Reflecting on "From Utopia to Presence"
StoriesAn interview with Mark Painter on the upcoming NYE/Crossroads Event
Where does hope originate from?
Current EventsA preview of the September issue of Traces. The full text of the dialogue between Bernhard Scholz, President of the Meeting, and the head of CL from this year's special edition of the Rimini Meeting.