No Room for Indifference

From Traces magazine:

Thousands of people crowded the Manhattan Center for four days of concerts, exhibitions, and discussions on subjects ranging from euthanasia to the economy. At the heart of the Big Apple, we found a beauty that is an invitation to "come and see"–in order to discover its origin: a Presence.

by Peter Stockland

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Flannery Returns Home

From Traces magazine. This article was a preview of the Flannery O'Connor exhibit, which was featured at the 2011 New York Encounter.

The exhibit on the American writer Flannery O’Connor presented at this summer’s Meeting of Rimini will be brought to the New York Encounter event, January 14-16, 2011, while later showings are planned in other U.S. cities. In the curators’ words, it is a “powerful antidote to the North American way of thinking about life, its limitations, and the fruits of Grace.”

by Peter Stockland*

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Crossroads Cultural Center is Publishing Transcripts from NYE 2011

• Infinite Desire: An Homage to Leopardi January 17, 2011, New York
• Reality, Reason and Freedom: At the Root of the Religious Quest January 16, 2011, New York
• Can an Accomplished Scientist Be a Genuine Believer Today? January 16, 2011, New York

Crossroads Cultural Center Transcripts

Being Entrepreneurial Beyond Limits

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Charitable work and the challenge of business: a new path of development in service to the whole person. A presentation by the founders of Los Angeles Habilitation House, Inc., Guido Piccarolo, President/Founder and Nancy Albin Vice-President/Founder. Presented Sunday, January 16, 2011 in the Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center.

The Design Seen in Tidings

From Traces magazine. This article previewed the play, The Tidings Brought to Mary, which was performed during the New York Encounter 2011

Written almost 100 years ago, Paul Claudel’s profound commentary–the play, The Tidings Brought to Mary–on the depths of fulfillment the heart can reach impacts on the post-modern world with force, setting the stage for the upcoming New York Encounter, a four-day cultural festival entitled: “Reality, Reason, Freedom: At the Root of the Religious Quest.”

by Giacomo Maniscalco

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A New York Night

Pure NYC Juice from the Big Apple. Hosted by "Blue Lou" Marini, experience New York talent at its best. Poetry, prose readings, and a city sights slide show are interspersed throughout the night. Sit back and prepare to be blown away by the incredible performances of:

• "Blue Lou" Marini on saxaphone
• Blackfire Percussion Drumline (student marching band with creative rap and acrobatic street moves)
• The Ebony Hillbillies (Five African-Americans playing bluegrass that will get you on your feet)
• The Drumadics (more than just drums — pulsating rhythm with loads of energy)
• Up All Night (not your average barbershop quartet — get ready for humor mixed with high intensity)
• Doc Scanlon (amazing Django style jazz trio)

Performed Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 8:30pm in the Hammerstein Ballroom of the Manhattan Center in New York.

Can an Accomplished Scientist Be a Genuine Believer Today?

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A discussion exploring the boundaries of faith and science. Presented Sunday, January 16, 2011, at 5:30pm in the Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center in New York. Speakers: Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete, Theologian and Author; Kenneth Miller, Professor of Biology, Brown University; Charles Townes, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics.