CROSSROADS CULTURAL CENTER
Crossroads Cultural Center is an initiative of Paideia, Inc., a (501)(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. It was established in New York in 2004 by a few members of Communion and Liberation, the international movement in the Roman Catholic Church that was founded in Italy in 1954 by Msgr. Luigi Giussani. These friends shared an interest in the relationship between religion and culture, more specifically on the ways in which Christianity, by revealing the ultimate meaning of reality, gives new impulse to the human desire for knowledge. Crossroads currently operates through local branches in New York, Washington (DC), and New Bedford (MA).
OUR GOAL AND IDEALS
Our goal is to offer opportunities for education, making it possible to look with openness, curiosity and critical judgment at every aspect of reality.
Our ideals are summed up by the suggestion of Saint Paul: “Test everything; retain what is good.” In our experience, the mark of a Christian culture is that it fosters interest in the full spectrum of reality, rather than focusing on a predetermined set of “religious” issues. A sign of its authenticity is the ability, or at least the desire, to encounter people from all walks of life, and to look for and appreciate everything that is true, good and worthwhile in the various expressions of human life. These expressions include science, the arts, politics, journalism and the media, theology, history, economy, sociology, and education.
For us, this openness and desire is the fruit of the education received in the Roman Catholic Church.