New York Encounter Opens

We live in a time of uncertainty. We like to think that we live in a peaceful, ordered society, but again and again we have discovered that the darkness of blind violence can envelop us at any time, like in Newtown or in Boston. We take comfort in our general prosperity, but we have an uneasy feeling that the current economic crisis, with its high un-employment rate, is different from others in the past, and that things may get worse rather than better.

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“Life Belongs to Something Greater” (Msgr. Luigi Giussani)

The human heart’s cry in witnesses, poetry, and music, with opening remarks by Msgr. Lorenzo ALBACETE, theologian, and a staged reading by Tony HENDRA, writer and author.

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Guided Tours of Exhibits

Guided Tours:
The Face of Jesus: From that Gaze, the Human Person is Born Friday: 8:00PM, 9:15PM
Humanity: The Strangest Thing in the Cosmos Friday: 8:00PM

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“We the People…”

A historical journey through the American experience of being a people, with music, readings, and images, featuring Tony HENDRA, writer and author, and David HOROWITZ, musician and composer.

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New York Encounter Opens

Guided Tours:
The Face of Jesus: From that Gaze, the Human Person is Born Saturday: 10:00AM, 11:15AM, 12:30PM, 145PM, 3:00PM, 4:15PM, 5:30PM, 6:45PM
Humanity: The Strangest Thing in the Cosmos Saturday: 12:30PM, 1:15PM, 7:00PM

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Hoping Against Hope

An eyewitness account by Fr. Samir Khalil SAMIR SJ, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Saint Joseph, Beirut, about the current suffering and challenges of Christians in the Middle East, and the role of Christian people in overcoming hatred and division.

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Václav Havel: Champion of the Heart, Builder of a Nation

Homage to the playwright and first President of the Czech Republic with Martin PALOUS, President of the Václav Havel Library Foundation.

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Is it Possible to Work This Way?

A presentation of a new approach to work, business, profit and competition, with Michael NAUGHTON, Director of the John A. Ryan Institute for Catholic Social Thought, University of Saint Thomas, and Bernhard SCHOLZ, President of Compagnia delle Opere, an international network of 35,000 profit and non-profit entities.

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Lost?

A discussion on youth alienation and the need for education in the wake of the Newtown and Boston tragedies with Fr. Jose’ MEDINA, teacher and U.S. coordinator of Communion and Liberation, and Pedro NOGUERA, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education, New York University.

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That Hidden Companionship, Stronger than Loneliness

A conversation about the nature of the self and its relevance in the formation of a people between Fabrice HADJADJ, writer and philosopher, and David SCHINDLER, Dean Emeritus of the Pontifical John Paul II Institute at Catholic University of America.

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"A Choir is the Place Where the ‘I’ and the People Meet” (Msgr. Luigi Giussani)

An evening of traditional and folk songs performed by choirs from Italy, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, and the Ukraine. Paid admission, open seating. Tickets are $20 and are available online and at the door. Click here for purchasing information.

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New York Encounter Opens

Guided Tours:
The Face of Jesus: From that Gaze, the Human Person is Born Sunday: 11:00AM, 12:15PM, 1:30PM, 2:45PM, 4:00PM, 6:00PM, 7:15PM, 8:30PM
Humanity: The Strangest Thing in the Cosmos Sunday: 12:00PM, 1:00PM, 6:00PM, 7:00PM, 8:00PM

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Holy Mass

Celebrated by Archbishop Carlo Maria VIGANO', Apostolic Nuncio to the United States; with the Choir of Communion and Liberation.

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"Go Out, Head for the Periphery” (Pope Francis)

A public conversation with Sean Card O’MALLEY, Archbishop of Boston, on his experience of the Church and her love for the human person, led by Msgr. Lorenzo ALBACETE.

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Abraham: The Birth of the I, the Birth of a People

A Jewish and Catholic perspective on the relationship between belonging and individual identity, with David FLATTO, Associate Professor of Law, Religion, and History at Penn State Law, and Fr. Rich VERAS, Pastor of the Church of Saint Rita, New York.

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Ferenc Fricsay: The Greatness of the Person

A screening of conductor Ferenc Fricsay’s last rehearsal of Smetana’s “The Moldau”, recorded shortly before his death, presented by Jonathan FIELDS, musician.

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From “I” to "We”: The Time of the Person. The Origins of a People.

Fr. Peter CAMERON, O.P., Editor-in-Chief of Magnificat, engages Fr. Julián CARRÓN, President of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, on this year's New York Encounter theme.

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Big Sound Juice

A musical celebration to end the New York Encounter weekend. A night dedicated to all NYE attendees and volunteers and to the joy of making music. Featuring the NYE House band and Saxophonist “Blue” Lou Marini.

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