Catholic Press Awards / Living City

The recently announced 2007 Catholic Press Awards includes a first place award for "Is Conscience King?," an essay I put together in part informed by our MOJ conversations about conscience and public policy.  I’d like to plug not so much the essay as the magazine. It can probably be said generally that the Catholic press is a real labor of love, and the Focolare’s monthly magazine Living City is no exception. Among the editorial staff, there is a genuine effort to live the spirituality of unity—which means listening to each other and welcoming the variety of perspectives which inevitably emerge as we comment on the issues of our times.  On the basis of this openness and love for each other, the hope is to demonstrate an approach to journalism which appreciates the seeds of a more peaceful, just, and united world.  I believe it is one of those lesser-known corners of the Church where the left-right polarization, and so many other divisions, are finding quiet but profound healing.... kind of like Eduardo’s recent description of Mirror of Justice.

Amy