At a Mass for the anniversary of Fr Giussani, Fr Mark Baumgarten preached on our desire for God. As contemporary culture demands more and more instant gratification, we can get in touch with our true selves through the event of an encounter. In the March issue of Tracce, the Norwegian bishop speaks about the search for love in today's world. The key to living it. And why Mary Magdalene would be “an excellent patron saint for the twenty-first century.” Jesus bursts into the closed room overcoming the apostles' fear: this is how Duccio di Buoninsegna depicts the Risen One. From the "Maestà" of Siena Cathedral, the image on the CL Easter poster. The poet Christian Wiman opened the New York Encounter highlighting this year’s theme. The following morning we sat down for a conversation with him. What happened in Russia on February 16 reopened a wound that we were getting used to. And it reminded everyone again that “nothing exists without freedom.” After the death of the opposition leader, here is the provocation that his life represents. An aggressive and rare cancer struck Laura and she fought for her life for 6 years. The memorial held in Melbourne this past September to commemorate her life became a testament that touched the hearts of communities across Australia.