June 2007

COVER: Fr. Ron MacDonell coaches an Apurina child at a language workshop in Manaus, Brazil (2006). The Apurina who have moved to Manaus, a city of more than two million people, hope that their children will learn their ancestral language in this modern urban context.
Credit: Luisa Fernandes.

• The world of linguistics
  By Ron MacDonell, S.F.M.
  Assisting Brazil's indigenous in their efforts to revitalize their language
• Let God be God
  By Karen Lueck, F.S.P.A.
  With a wealth of language we embrace the One who is beyond all names
• On learning Japanese
  By Gerald Curry, S.F.M.
  Mission in Japan meant learning a one-of-a-kind language
• The language of Pentecost
  By Jack Lynch, S.F.M.
  Pentecost invites us to look for the Spirit of God in every human heart
• Language as a tool for peace
  By Shahid Akhtar and Dr. Barbara Landau
  The language of diplomacy and conflict resolution
• The language of interfaith dialogue
  By Larry (J.W.) Windland
  Mindful language expresses our common humanity and pursues peace
• A circle story
  By Kate Marshall Flaherty
• The language of silence
  By Ron Rolheiser, O.M.I.
  Discovering the hidden wholeness at the heart of things
• The vocabulary of social interaction
  By David Warren, S.F.M.
  Words have different meanings from one culture to another
• A fresh start
  By Danny Gillis
  The challenge of learning a new language in another land and culture
• Up for the challenge
  By Anne Harty
  Plunging into the unknown waters of mission in Thailand
• Editorial
  By Kathy VanLoon