This past Saturday, the New York Community held a picnic with a few of our friends from Tuesday Night Food Runs at Grand Central and families from the Community run School of Peace. With more than 35 attendees it was a great day had by all.
Author: Alistair Field
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Francis visit cements Sant’Egidio as winner
By John L. Allen Jr. of The Boston Globe ROME – Political categories are an inexact fit for religious realities, but if we’re going to use them anyway, it’s tough to spot a bigger winner in Catholicism under Pope Francis than the Community of Sant’Egidio, whose commitment to the poor, to inter-religious dialogue, and to […]
By Allison Ciraulo of Today’s Catholic News SOUTH BEND — When Richard LaSalvia and Daniel Philpott first walked through the doors of Cardinal Nursing Home to inquire about visiting the residents, the staff was happy to welcome what it figured would be another short-term round of volunteers. LaSalvia and Philpott were interested in establishing a […]
Many will remember the moment when Pope John Paul II, during his pastoral visit to St. Louis 15 years ago this month, asked then-Gov. Mel Carnahan to commute the death sentence of Darrell Mease, who was scheduled to be executed in the next few weeks. To the surprise of many, Carnahan, who died in a […]
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Friendship warms up in the cold of New York!
In the cold emergency, the Community of New York brought warm meals, blankets, scarves, and gloves to our homeless friends at Grand Central Station.