The 2013 Course on Dialogue with Eastern Religions was held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 1-3 February. The sacred Scriptures of these religions were explored as a contribution to world peace.
Diary from Syria
After two months of stay in Lebanon, some friends of the Focolare Movement, wrote to us from Syria. “The international politics seems miles away from the suffering of the people. The Syrians are exhausted”.
A merciful love that unites
Mary, originally from the Philippines, at the Genfest in Budapest (August 2012), shared with the audience of 12,000 young people who attended, the drama of her experience of separation from her parents.
A new world is in the making
But it requires a soul: love. Remembering World Peace Day with a message of Chiara Lubich.
January 2013
‘Go and learn what this means, “I desire mercy, not sacrifice” ’ (Mt 9:13).[1]
Christmas 2012: Time to Begin Again
Maria Voce’s best wishes for Christmas and the coming 2013, proposing a jubilee year with space for mutual forgiveness and a future of peace.
Fidelia and her 1,083 students
I had closed myself in my office in order to finish up some work when a six year old student knocked on the door. I decided to open the door and right away he began pouring out his pain. “Can you help me?” he asked.
Syria: We decided to stay
Beneath the bombs, upheld by faith, working for people in need and for the future of their country: the adventure of Jean and his family.
Children and the Gospel
A trip around the world finding out about daily events as told by the children themselves or by their parents. From Central Africa to Italy, Syria to Egypt, simple things done by the very youngest where love wins out.
Sophia Institute: Buddhism and Fraternity
The thesis of the first Buddhist student at the University Institute in Loppiano, comparing the thought of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu and Chiara Lubich.