In an environment which is as fragmented and divided as the one we live in, we are often called to go towards the unknown, towards the peripheries. We are called to go out, sometimes even outside of ourselves, to enter the wounds of humanity. This is the testimony that comes to us from the neighbourhood of Yungay in Santiago, Chile.
Persevere!
With this reflection, inspired by the Gospel of Matthew, Chiara Lubich addressed the participants at the Congress of the Movement of Men Religious in 1995. It outlines the approach that draws us closer to our neighbour and closer to those in need, breaking down all distances and focusing on love.
Messages from Pope Leo XIV, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Margaret Karram, vice chancellor of the Sophia University Institute and President of the Focolare, opened an international seminar in Loppiano, the international little town of the Focolare Movement, organized by the Patriarch Athenagoras – Chiara Lubich Ecumenical Chair of the Sophia University Institute.
Chiara Lubich describes the day she consecrated herself to God
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