Chiara Lubich: 90 Years Since Her Birth

Written by Michele Zanzucchi Friday, 22 January 2010 15:21

Lubich, who gave the inspiration for the EoC project, was born in Trent, Italy, on January 22, 1920.

Chiara Lubich: 90 Years Since Her Birth

Published on Cittá Nuova Online on 22/01/2010

How can we remember her on this day? By reporting the interview which Michele Zanzucchi of Citta Nuova Online had with Maria Voce, current President of the Focolare Movement and who is currently traveling in Asia.

E' online il nuovo Notiziario di Economia di Comunione

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Wednesday, 30 December 2009 11:19

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Con un nuovo layout grafico

E' uscito il n.30 della rivista "Economia di Comunione - una cultura nuova"

In questo numero potrete trovare le riflessioni che vari studiosi vicini ad EdC hanno condiviso durante la Summer School di Rocca di Papa, le 11 nuove tesi di laurea discusse, gli sviluppi del nostro sito Internet, ora disponibile in cinque lingue grazie a traduttori volontari l’annuncio del nuovo sito B2B che viene messo a disposizione delle aziende EdC per rendere viva una rete a livello mondiale e testimonianze di vita EdC.

Vai all'edizione online

EdC n. 30 scarica il notiziario in formato di stampa

Bringing Jesus Back to Christmas

Written by Chiara Lubich Monday, 21 December 2009 16:18

Christmas is almost here;

Paul Samuelson has died

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Monday, 14 December 2009 11:44

The first American to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1970

Paul Samuelson, one of the greatest economists of the 20th century, has died

Paul Samuelson died at 94. He was an economist who contributed much to the writing of contemporary economy, without ever losing touch with reality and with real people. In his memory, we report the conclusion of a 2004 interview he gave with Piergiorgio Odifreddi:

What are the political and ethical responsibilities of an economist?

Personally, they including being against unequality and in favor of governmental action that minimizes the number of people dependant on the mechanisms of the market. Not cradling Napoleonic dreams, not pretending that everyone agrees with me, but I have to say that the economists of the latest generation are becoming much less altruistic, the farther away we get from the Great Depression, which taught us dependance and mutual help.

2010 Desktop Calendar

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Wednesday, 09 December 2009 00:00

2010 Desktop Calendar

On Earth, Everything is in a Relationship of Love with Everything

Once again, Rosa Di Mauro has created a desktop calendar in collaboration with Cittá Nuova Publishers and Elisabeth Schabler. The theme of he 2010 Calender is Ecology.

The texts are from Chiara Lubich, Maria Chiara Benassi, Luigino Bruni, Antonio Camilli, Luigi Castiglioni, Pasquale Ionata, Pietro Isolan, Gianfranco Ravasi, Sergio Rondinara and Nicasio Scuderi. You may buy the calendar through Cittá Nuova Publishers. A great gift idea, for home or business, that brings with it a message to last throughout the year.

Books that tell about the first 18 years of the EOC

Written by Maria Júlia Pinto Wednesday, 17 June 2009 21:41

Presentation of two books from Cidade Nova on the occasion of the Brazilian EOC Congress

Books that recount the first 18 years of EOC

Among the many initiatives for the anniversary of the EOC, the Brazilian publishing house Cidade Nova launched two books that document highlights of the first 18 years of the EOC project.
Pessoas que fazem a Economia de Comunhão (People who make-up the Economy of Communion), by journalist Marcello Riella Benites, gathers interviews of more than 49 "protagnists" of the Economy of Communion.  They include scholars, people who receive or have received help, entrepreneurs, employees and shareholders. It´s a book-interview which starts from the love that those interviewed had towards the poor even before the beginning of the project. It then continues to tell how each of them met the EOC and how this encounter changed their lives. The chapters analyze the variety of experiences within the project and give a voice to its protagonists.

François Neveux: empresário economicamente incorreto (Francois Neveux: An Economically Flawed Entrepreneur) by Isaline Dutru tells the story of the great protagonist of the French EOC who died in 2006. He was an inventor and very successful and generous entrepreneur.  Within in the Economy of Communion project, he found the right opportunity to carry out his own project of social inclusion. Francois offered his own technology to EOC businesses in Brazil, but he didn´t stop there.  Personally involved in one of these Brazilian businesses, often traveling to Brazil, he left an indeliable mark among the local entrepreneurs for his strong and puntual determination to make profits that would be sent to the poor. In the book´s title, the phrase "economically flawed" refers to his "lack" of the capitalistic ethic created by self-centered accumulation. The pages of this biography, written by Dutru, are filled with emotion.

The new Economy of Communion Newsletter is online

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Wednesday, 25 February 2009 18:19

Issue 28 of the magazine "Economy of Communion - a new culture" is online

In this issue, the first after Chiara Lubich´s "departure" for heaven, what comes to light are various reflexions of representatives of the churches, of civil society and of culture about the relevance of her charism for economy world, and we report other news about the developments of the EOC project throughout the world.

The issue also contains a draft of the new "Guidelines on running and Economy of Communion business" and the abstracts of 20 new graduate theses about the Economy of Communion.

Go to the online edition

EdC n. 28 scarica il notiziario in formato di stampa

Un calendario da tavolo sull'EDC

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Tuesday, 23 December 2008 23:44

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Per una Economia di Comunione

Calendario da tavolo 2009

Rosa Di Mauro ha realizzato con Elisabeth Schabler, che è direttore della fotografia, un calendario da tavolo tematico su Edc. I testi sono di Vera Araujo, Luigino Bruni, Pasquale Ionata, Pierangelo Romersi e Chiara Lubich. E' possibile acquistarlo tramite la tipografia Cittanuova.

Merry Christmas

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Tuesday, 23 December 2008 17:26

A new order

when the verb of God became a man,
he got accustomed
to the way of living of the world
and he was a kid, and a son
and man and worker
but he brought about
the way of living
of his heavenly homeland
and he wished that men and things
could come back together
in a new order
according to the law of Heaven: love.
from "E torna Natale" by Chiara Lubich

Un nuovo video su Economia di Comunione

Written by Antonella Ferrucci Friday, 03 October 2008 16:36

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Un nuovo documentario DVD a cura della Charisma Productions 

Economia e Comunione si incontrano

Uscito ad ottobre 2007, il DVD è frutto della collaborazione tra Charisma Productions e la Commissione Internazionale di Economia di Comunione. Tramite eventi significativi, realizzazioni, aziende e interviste, il video vuole documentare  gli sviluppi di questi anni ed il presente del Progetto EdC. Il DVD è acquistabile sul sito di Città Nuova Editrice.

Un nuovo video su Edc