Nicole M. Perone is the national coordinator of ESTEEM (a leadership formation program for young adults on college and university campuses) as well as the chair of the board of the National Institute for Ministry with Young Adults. She resides in Connecticut with her husband, NCR digital editor John Grosso, their daughter and golden retriever.
America's fate depends on engagement on a micro level, "Join or Die" insists, and committed community gatherings will save our democracy. At the core of this film is a very Catholic concept: commitment to the common good.
Jimmy Buffett's music challenges us to set aside productivity in exchange for rest and renewal, and to see the beauty in the ordinary. His storytelling crafted a universe in which a slower pace becomes like a retreat.
