When looking in the eyes of elderly, you see your future

In a previous article I wrote about Cottolengo hospital, about its development and its founder. A tragic and touching experience was a source of emergence to one of the largest health facility in Turin. Until nowadays this hospital took care to thousands and thousands of people in need. We are not alone Me and Silva … Read more

From Cottolengo hospital: Love is our drive!

A desperate man knocked at the office door of canon Giuseppe Cottolengo. It happened on 2nd September 1827. “Canon, I do not know what to do! My wife lies at the barn, with three small children and one still in her abdomen. She is bleeding heavily and all she needs is a PRAYER and the blessing of a priest.”” … Read more

What can we learn form ‘Il Chicco’ boys and girls?

Our stay in the community ‘Il Chicco’ is ending, we are now heading to Turin in Cottolengo hospital. Although I have written few recent articles from the Ark community, in fact I never introduced the people we were living with. Well, now that we know them better, we can write a bit more about them. In the creation of this … Read more

Without inner freedom there is no healthy relationship

The question of setting the limits in the relationship with other people is an important issue. Setting boundaries to others may not be easy, but it is necessary for healthy relationships. When relationships evolve Parents meet this challenge very early, assistants and volunteers as soon as they enter the Ark community and start developing and consolidating relationships … Read more