Movimento dei Focolari
United in His Name

United in His Name

“Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Mt 18:20). These words from the Gospel of Matthew, written almost two thousand years ago, have rarely been mentioned after the patristic era. In United in His Name, a spiritual-dogmatic study, Povilus explores this central element of Matthew’s gospel examining the new intuitions that have arisen from Chiara Lubich’s charism of unity. “The greatest witness to the existence of God that we can give the world,” Chiara says, “is that of living in such a way as to have his presence in our midst… It is a return to the spirit of the early Christians.” “Here is the pivotal point of the spirituality that characterizes the Focolare Movement: Jesus in our midst; the presence of God that is continuous, warm, silent, fruitful, luminous.”  Bishop Robert F. Morneau. Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay. Chiara Lubich has been described as the most influential Christian woman alive today. A Templeton Prize winner and recipient of the UNESCO Peace Education prize, she is the founder of the worldwide Focolare Movement. She is a leading figure in world ecumenism and a source of inspiration for millions. Her collaboration on a vast array of issues has been frequently sought by popes, ecumenical leaders and politicians.   New City (UK)

L’Art d’aimer en famille

L’Art d’aimer en famille

Chiara Lubich répond ici à des questions sur les aspects les plus variés de la vie du couple et de la famille. Elles ont été regroupées selon des thèmes : l’aspiration au mariage, la relation homme-femme, le mariage et Dieu, la vie de tous les jours, la dimension sociale de la famille, parents et enfants, les souffrances qui peuvent surgir. Ce sont des situations que connaissent toutes les familles. Consciente des difficultés qu’elles ont à affronter, l’auteur leur propose un moyen pour tenir bon : une forte spiritualité, une spiritualité communautaire enracinée dans l’amour. Là réside l’originalité du livre.

Lanciati all’infinito

  «I santi sono dei grandi che, vista nel Signor la loro grandezza, giocano per Iddio, da figli suoi, ogni loro cosa. Danno senza richiedere. Danno la vita, l’anima, la gioia, ogni terreno legame, ogni ricchezza. Liberi e soli lanciati all’infinito attendono che l’Amore l’introduca nei Regni eterni; ma già da questa vita sentono empire il loro cuore d’amore, del vero amore, del solo amore che sazia, che consola di quell’amore che infrange le palpebre dell’anima e dona lacrime nuove. Ah! nessun uomo sa chi sia un santo. Ha dato ed ora riceve; e un flusso interminato passa fra Cielo e terra, lega la terra al Cielo e cola dagli abissi, ebbrezza rara, linfa celeste che non si ferma al santo, ma passa sugli stanchi, sui mortali, sui ciechi e paralitici nell’alma e sfonda e irrora, solleva e attrae e salva. Se vuoi saper l’amore chiedilo al santo».   Chiara Lubich, “La dottrina spirituale”, Mondadori 2001, pag. 159-60 (altro…)