This apparent paradox of the Gospel opens us to trust in God’s action.
Chiara Lubich: “May peace return”
Missiles and bombs still obstruct peace in the world. A heartfelt appeal by the Founder of Focolare, taken from an editorial in Citta’ Nuova magazine in February 1991, affirms that God is Love. God alone can be the “spiritual bomb” in people’s lives.
Living the Gospel: “Whoever believes has eternal life.”
Christian life is a personal encounter with Jesus, which is meant to make us share in his very life.
Living the Gospel: “Sharing in God’s Life”
Jesus is the only one who can give the life that never dies, because he is the Life.
Living the Gospel: The Fountain of Life
By drawing on the Gospel, we ourselves can become generous sources of love for everyone.
Living the Gospel: Being a presence of Jesus
The word of life for the month sets us before the immediacy of Mary of Nazareth in adhering to God’s will. How can we be a presence of Jesus today? A glimpse of evangelical life.
We want peace
Igino Giordani wrote Catholic Revolt in 1925 after living in trenches during World War I and as threatening winds were blowing through Europe. This text is taken from the 2016 edition published by Comitato edizioni Gobettiane.
Living the Gospel : Jesus, the model to learn from
Imitating Jesus leads us to understand that our lives gain meaning when we live for others.
Córdoba has its Cube of Peace
The original “monument” was unveiled in the city’s Park of the Nations, in front of 750 children during a day of games and recreation. The “Cube” is an educational tool for teaching peace.
Living the Gospel: Following Jesus
September’s Word of Life is rather demanding. It requires forgetting one’s self in order to give precedence to the other person, as a necessary condition for being true disciples of Jesus.