The New York Encounter

The New York Encounter
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https://www.newyorkencounter.org/ The New York Encounter is an annual three-day public cultural event in the heart of New York City. The Encounter strives to witness to the new life and knowledge generated by the faith, following Pope Benedict XVI's claim that "the intelligence of faith has to become the intelligence of reality." In pursuit of this goal—and according to St. Paul’s suggestion to "test everything and retain what is good"—the Encounter aims to discover, affirm, and offer to everyone truly human expressions of the desire for truth, beauty, and justice. The Encounter, thus, becomes a meeting point for people of different beliefs, traditions, and cultures striving for reciprocal understanding, mutual building, and true friendship. Through a vast array of conferences, artistic performances, and exhibits, The Encounter is both a dwelling place and a point of departure for men and women wishing to live fully and to promote a society of truth and love.

  1. 2D AGO

    ‘Everything is waiting for you’ (David White) | McCann, Card. Pizzaballa

    ‘Everything is waiting for you’ (David White) The Encounter opens with music, a talk by Colum McCann, writer, and a reflection by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Patriarch of Jerusalem In the uncertainty of the moment, one thing is becoming clear. In a world of isolated global consumers, a core aspect of being human is resurfacing: the deep need for places of belonging. But not every place provides what our heart longs for. We need a dwelling place, not a refuge, where life and the world are imbued with meaning, truth is sought, and forgiveness is experienced. A place where freedom thrives in friendship, not in autonomy; where identity is discovered, not fabricated; where dignity is a given, not a goal. When we find such a place, we grow in certainty and openness to others. It is like a true home. Event link: https://www.newyorkencounter.org/2026-everything-is-waiting-for-you

    50 min

  2. 3D AGO

    Twice Called | Fr. Georgeon, Heck, Gustavson, Bp. Raica

    A tribute to the 19 martyrs of Algeria with Fr. Thomas Georgeon, postulator of the cause of beatification, Anne-Marie Gustavson, sister of Bishop Pierre Claverie, and Paul Heck, professor of theology and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, moderated by Msgr. Steven Raica, Bishop of Birmingham The event pays tribute to the 19 Algerian martyrs killed in terrorist attacks during the so-called Black Decade of the country (1992–2002) and aims to spread awareness of their sacrifice. The event will recount their faith, which led them to choose to remain in the country despite the threats, and their human commitment to dialogue and peace, offering a universal message of hope and reconciliation. The 19 martyrs were beatified in a ceremony at the Cathedral of Oran on December 8, 2018. The 2010 French film Of Gods and Men brought global recognition to the story of the monks of Tibhirine. Event link: https://www.newyorkencounter.org/2026-twice-called-event

    1h 2m

  3. APR 22

    Hungry for Belonging? | Brierley, Jackson, Rotolo, Vaidyanathan

    A panel discussion on the perceived religious revival in the West, featuring Justin Brierley, writer; Lauren Jackson, journalist for The New York Times; and Chip Rotolo, research associate at the Pew Research Center, moderated by Brandon Vaidyanathan, professor of sociology at The Catholic University of America Both in the U.S. and other Western countries, there are indications of a renewed interest in religion, accompanied by a growing desire for places where belonging can be experienced. This trend has taken many by surprise. To better understand its importance and future implications, speakers will examine the true scope of this phenomenon, explore its characteristics, and discuss potential underlying causes. Event link: https://www.newyorkencounter.org/hungry-for-belonging

    58 min

  4. APR 9

    A Fact in History | Haldane, O’Regan, Okediji, Prosperi, Card. Pierre

    A presentation of At the Origin of the Christian Claim, a seminal work by Fr. Luigi Giussani, on the occasion of its new translation, with John Haldane, chair of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, emeritus professor, St. Andrew University, U.K., Cyril O’Regan, Huisking professor of theology, University of Notre Dame, Ruth Okediji, Jeremiah Smith Jr. professor of law, Harvard University, and Davide Prosperi, president of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation, moderated by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Papal Nuncio to the U.S. In Msgr. Giussani's own words in the book's preface, "The book … exemplifies how one can adhere to Christianity consciously and reasonably according to an actual experience. Specifically, At the Origin of the Christian Claim, is the attempt to define the origin of the faith of Jesus' apostles." This work forms the second volume of a trilogy—together with The Religious Sense and Why the Church—which presents the core of Msgr. Giussani’s proposal, one that drew countless people around the world to the Catholic faith and led many to regard him, in Cardinal Ratzinger’s words at his funeral, as “a real father.” Speakers will offer essential insights into this work from different perspectives and illuminate how Msgr. Giussani’s pedagogical approach remains relevant to society’s common good. New York Encounter 2026 A Fact in History Event link: https://www.newyorkencounter.org/2026-a-fact-in-history

    1h 26m

  5. APR 1

    Time and the Temple | Lepori, Riches, High School Students

    A conversation between Fr. Mauro Lepori, Abbot General of the Cistercian Order, and high school students from Atchison, KS, involved in the exhibit “Cry Out to Him Who Is Now,” moderated by Aaron Riches, professor of theology, Benedictine College Time and the Temple is a collection of meditations on Christian vocation given by Fr. Luigi Giussani in the final decade of his life. The text, which has been pivotal in the vocational stories of countless men and women, is now available in English for the first time. Over several months, a group of Kansas high school students met weekly to discuss the book and contributed to this year’s Encounter exhibit about it. They will converse with the Abbot General of the Cistercian Order about topics from the text that they found especially relevant to their lives.

    1h 14m

  6. MAR 24

    A Home in the Storm | Bp. Honcharuk, Fr. Stasiewicz, Bp. Fernandes

    Witnesses by Msgr. Pavlo Honcharuk, Bishop of Kharkiv, and Fr. Wojciech Stasiewicz, director of Caritas-Spes of the Kharkiv-Zaporizhia Diocese, on the faith that sustains the Church in Ukraine, moderated by Msgr. Earl Fernandes, Bishop of Columbus Msgr. Honcharuk and Fr. Stasiewicz have been living amid the war for four years. They chose to remain close to the people who suffer, trying to provide a true home for those who are mysteriously called to endure the unspeakable horrors of the conflict. They will share stories of Christian hope and offer their own witness to how it is possible to live a truly human life even in a war zone.

    1h 10m
  7. Who Am I? | Cavadini, Carvill, and Zucchi on Giussani's 'Religious Sense' | New York Encounter 2023

    03/22/2023

    Who Am I? | Cavadini, Carvill, and Zucchi on Giussani's 'Religious Sense' | New York Encounter 2023

    A presentation of The Religious Sense, a seminal work by Fr. Luigi Giussani on the occasion of its new translation, with greetings by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York and a conversation with Fr. Michael Carvill, US coordinator of Communion and Liberation, and John Cavadini, director of McGrath Institute for Church Life at University of Notre Dame, moderated by John Zucchi, professor of history at McGill University, translator of The Religious Sense The event will introduce “The trunk is rooted where the truth lies,” an exhibit on the Self and the Other in the life and thought of the Servant of God Fr. Luigi Giussani.

    1h 19m
  8. Someone with Me | Arch. Christophe Pierre and Bishop Erik Varden | New York Encounter 2023

    03/19/2023

    Someone with Me | Arch. Christophe Pierre and Bishop Erik Varden | New York Encounter 2023

    A conversation on this year's Encounter theme with Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., and Msgr. Erik Varden, O.C.S.O., Bishop of Trondheim, Norway The 2023 Encounter, explores how—amidst growing uncertainty about how to face life, and especially the mystery of evil—many of us yearn to be seen and affirmed by someone in flesh and blood who defeats our loneliness. We long to be accompanied in life by a father or a friend who is certain of its meaning, and to discover our identity within this relationship. Bishop Erik Varden has reflected deeply on the most profound dimensions of our humanity in the course of his journey, as he describes in his book The Shattering of Loneliness. Here is an excerpt from his introduction: "I was close to 16 and I was developing an interest in Mahler. Having splashed my savings on a CD player, I bought a Bernstein recording of his Second Symphony, the Resurrection. The Christian significance of the theme was known to me but left me cold. Although I had been baptized, I had never affirmed belief. If anything, I was hostile. Christianity appeared to me a wishful flight away from the inner drama I was trying to negotiate, which was full of ambivalence, far distant from the studied certainties of preachers. Mahler, to me, was about harmonics and instrumentation. Nevertheless, as I listened to the symphony, I could not remain aloof. I had not expected to be so moved ... Before disbelief had time to configure, it was hushed by voices singing of a hope that must, in secret, have gestated in my depths, for I recognized it as mine: Have faith, heart, have faith: nothing will be lost to you. What you have longed for is yours, yes, yours; yours is what you have loved and fought for. Have faith: you were not born in vain. You have not lived or suffered in vain. At these words, something burst. The repeated insistence, 'not in vain, not in vain', was irresistible. It was not just that I wanted to believe it. I knew it was true. It sounds trite, but at that moment, my consciousness changed. With a certainty born neither of overwrought emotion nor of cool analysis, I knew I carried something within me that reached beyond the limits of me. I was aware of not being alone. There was no special warmth, no ecstatic inner movement. There were no tears. But I could no more doubt the truth of what I had found than I could doubt that I existed. The sense of it has never left me. That this should be so amazes me still." Bishop Varden will explore this year's Encounter theme in conversation with Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Papal Nuncio to the U.S. They will help the audience appreciate the meaning and relevance of being in a relationship with “someone who knows me and, inexplicably, cares for me.”

    59 min
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https://www.newyorkencounter.org/ The New York Encounter is an annual three-day public cultural event in the heart of New York City. The Encounter strives to witness to the new life and knowledge generated by the faith, following Pope Benedict XVI's claim that "the intelligence of faith has to become the intelligence of reality." In pursuit of this goal—and according to St. Paul’s suggestion to "test everything and retain what is good"—the Encounter aims to discover, affirm, and offer to everyone truly human expressions of the desire for truth, beauty, and justice. The Encounter, thus, becomes a meeting point for people of different beliefs, traditions, and cultures striving for reciprocal understanding, mutual building, and true friendship. Through a vast array of conferences, artistic performances, and exhibits, The Encounter is both a dwelling place and a point of departure for men and women wishing to live fully and to promote a society of truth and love.

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  • Creator
    The New York Encounter
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Copyright 2026 The New York Encounter
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