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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Lasting Glow

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          Luciana knew her name was special, but she wouldn't fully grasp why until her summer with Grandma Laura in the mountains of Turin Italy. At first, she had doubts about spending a summer outdoors, away from her friends and hometown summer activities. In her skepticism, Luciana didn't know how she would feel about a quiet summer in the mountains. What could be so special about them? Her cynical heart was soon going to be very surprised by the things she discovered in this special place.                                                         Her Grandmother,  Laura Hidalgo, once was in love with a young man named Pier Giorgio but their bond went deeper than that, they were also best friends. Pier Giorgio's sister, Luciana Frassati became like a sister to Grandma Laura. Laura's granddaughter was na...
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An Old Love Remembered

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  "Will you tell me the story of your first love?", Luciana eagerly asked her grandmother. "Mio amore," Grandma Laura replied, smiling, "the time will come when I will tell you all about a very special boy and an old woman's youthful days." Luciana explained, "I always like the stories of Grandpa but I also love hearing stories from when you were my age and in love. I just want to picture what he was like." Luciana always knew that Grandma had loved Grandpa Bob, but she could tell that the boy of her youth had always held a deeply precious place in her heart. She seemed happy when she talked of him, but along with her happy  reminiscence,  lingered an overhanging feeling of sadness--of a life and love lost.   "To start to understand the story, I want you to go to the mountains that he loved so dearly," Laura said. "My first love is so much a part of those Italian slopes, I sometimes feel as if he is still there in that cool air...
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To the Heights-Pier Giorgio Frassati

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An adventurer. Brave beyond the rest. What image comes to mind when you hear those words?  Is it a young Italian boy, his skin browned by time in the sun, growing up in a family where love was withheld-yet flowed endlessly from this little soul?  This is the story of a great adventure-one of resilience, radiant joy, and faith amidst the unknown.
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