At the Heart of New York Encounter

In a letter to Pope John Paul II on the occasion of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the birth of Communion & Liberation, Msgr. Luigi Giussani described what was at the center of both his life and the life of the movement he founded in this way: 

“Not only did I not intend to ‘found’ anything, but I believe that the genius of the movement that I saw coming to life lies in having felt the urgency to proclaim the need to return to the elementary aspects of Christianity, that is to say, to the passion of the Christian fact as such, in its original elements, and nothing more.”

 

This same passion for the Christian fact lies at the heart of New York Encounter.

This year, an area of the Manhattan Center will be devoted to documenting the life of Msgr. Giussani and Communion and Liberation. There, New York Encounter participants will witness some of the cultural and charitable initiatives born from the life of CL and, if interested, will find information on how to get involved with this charism.

The 2012 schedule for New York Encounter is now available. This year, the opening keynote speech will be given by Mary Ann GLENDON, the Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University, President of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See.