The Grotto of Hope
StoriesA book review of April’s Book of the Month: The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel. Originally published in the April issue of Tracce.
A book review of April’s Book of the Month: The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel. Originally published in the April issue of Tracce.
Sarah reflects on her experience of CLU's “40 Days of Friendship.”
Giussani's reflections on Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, from Spirto Gentil, a collection of his commentaries on classical music
An interview with Tara Isabella Burton, a panelist at the New York Encounter’s “Can the Soul Remain Open When Life Settles In?” in conversation with Fr. Patrick Gilger and Stephen Adubato
Sometimes an answer to prayer comes through unexpected channels, in the course of everyday charitable work.
A review of the new film Cabrini by Angel Studios
The poet Christian Wiman opened the New York Encounter highlighting this year’s theme: “Tearing Open the Sleeping Soul.” The following morning we sat down for a conversation with him.
Pippo Molino, musician and composer, describes in a recent book the place of singing in the movement: “It is born in a living community. It is one with the experience we have. And a choir is pure charity.” From the January issue of Tracce.
"It has shown me the power of living in communion with others and, most importantly, with myself."
This month’s “Book of the Month” is The End of the Affair, published in 1951 by the twentieth-century English novelist Graham Greene.
The Tampa Bay Community hosted a panel to discuss the content of The Risk of Education and saw firsthand the grace of the charism given by the Holy Spirit to Fr. Giussani
The friends that organized the Leonard Cohen exhibit at the 2024 New York Encounter share their judgment on the work.
A book including Fr. Giussani’s meditations on the liturgy is now available in English through Slant Books
Friends in Houston, TX host a cultural event discussing the role of wonder in the dynamics of knowing.
A new publication by Human Adventure Books addresses the question: “How can you save someone who doesn’t want to be saved?”
An interview with Davide Bolchini, curator of the New York Encounter’s exhibit on Artificial Intelligence.
“The theme of the Encounter has never been more hopeful than it is this year.”
February’s book of the month: St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton
Changed by the friendship with a couple that moved away, Bill and his wife decide to open their home with the hope of meeting and embracing more of these friends.
“These days of knowing the Movement have educated me to a wovenness with the lives of others that is new for me.”
Invited to reconsider the value of Charitable Work, Laura begins a journey and experiences God’s caress.