The analysis – This time we're offering you the expert ourselves. With her credentials—forty years teaching middle school and thirty years raising a Roma fan with a disability—we asked Nicla Bettazzi to respond to a letter published in Corriere della Sera by Beatrice's mother, who describes how school failed her disabled daughter during COVID-19. Nicla accepted, and her piece widens the view of what school is not—but should and could be.
Testimony – The effects of COVID-19, more or less expected, have been and will remain severe in our lives, including for those living with disability, as we heard in worried accounts from various voices. Marina Vigliar was initially anxious about the sudden emergency, fearing her son might "lose control, as he has over smaller things in the past." But Marina discovered she had "so much still to learn, from him and from others." What she learned during quarantine—softened by Sergio's unexpected resources and the network of friends who, despite the physical distance, became an anchor—has been a balm for many wounds.
The video – The life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, told for children. We present a video created with texts by Benoît Machon and Noëlle Herrenschmidt (who also did the illustrations). Originally published in issue 63 of Ombre e Luci from 1998, they show how rich an archive can remain timeless.
Benedetta's Blog
How am I supposed to explain this to you?
I don't understand a thing. What am I supposed to do? No idea. They won't let me go out. They closed school, the gym, the choir. Read more...
Fede e Luce Life
Spring Festival – The traditional gathering of Fede e Luce communities in Rome will be held this year via live stream. Sunday, May 24, there will be two sessions: the first, a welcome at 11:30 AM, with a moment of reflection and prayer led by Paul Gilbert; the second, at 3:30 PM, will feature two hours of games, quizzes, songs, and other surprises.
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It costs you nothing; it means everything to us. Even through these difficult days, Fede e Luce communities have kept the hearth of friendship alive, reimagining meetings together and closing the distance. Show your friendship from afar.
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