{"id":341058,"date":"2012-04-15T18:09:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T16:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/argentina-intertwining-roots\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T12:06:30","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T10:06:30","slug":"argentina-intertwining-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/argentina-intertwining-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina: Intertwining Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Many years ago, trying to convey a vision of the various continents that underscored the human wealth of their peoples, in Latin America Chiara Lubich <\/strong>took the heightened sensitivity to sociality as a defining characteristic of this region of the world. During these first fifty years of the Focolare\u2019s presence in this land no one here has ever forgotten this vision. And this was the dimension that emerged so strongly at the festive gathering with Maria Voce<\/strong> and Giancarlo Faletti<\/strong> and the communities of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay<\/strong>), on April 14, 2012 in Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n

In a large tent auditorium that was filled with almost 3,500 people a parade of folkloristic music and dance accompanied by audiovisual shows presented the various countries that were represented, often referring to situations of poverty, inequality, marginalization\u2026 to which the Movement has often responded.<\/p>\n

Then Maria Voce and Giancarlo Faletti began an intense dialogue with the audience, responding to a series of questions. How to grow and be fruitful even in times of crisis? Maria Voce responded by saying: \u201cMoments of crisis are always moments of growth even when we\u2019re not aware of it. Mothers know well that when their teenage children are growing they feel awkward and uncomfortable. . . but they grow just the same, even though they aren\u2019t aware of it. I have found so much esteem and appreciation for our Movement in the Church. . . so let\u2019s trust in what others see in our Movement. In this land of hope we must also hope because it\u2019s a theological virtue. We mustn\u2019t lose hope because God, who is Love, is bringing things ahead.\u201d What about becoming involved in social issues? \u201cWe can\u2019t be dispassionate,\u201d Giancarlo Falleti responded. \u201cChiara has taught us to construct pieces of society that are renewed. We should bring forward whatever God may put in our hearts, with the help of others, together.\u201d And Faletti added: \u201cThe difficulties of today invite us to reinvent while remaining faithful to our spirituality, but being moved by new creative thinking in order to understand how to fit ourselves into today\u2019s history, today\u2019s Church and today\u2019s world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"dsc_0992\"Asked about the significance of the New Evangelization, Maria Voce stressed: \u201cThe Gospel should be our clothing, and living it should be our way of proclaiming that Jesus is alive. And not only must we proclaim it but permit others to actually encounter Jesus present among us because of the mutual love that we live.\u201d With so much cultural, social and ethnic difference, how are we to avoid exclusion? \u201cGod has made the universe with all these differences,\u201d replied Maria Voce. \u00a0\u201cWe should see them as He does, that they are all actually rich expressions of his unlimited ability to express Himself in an infinite of ways. This rich diversity of the Latin American peoples can be a gift for the whole world in discovering the beauty and the richness of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

What about difficult situations such as the breakdown of the family? \u201cThis spirituality is to be incarnated in the issues of today,\u201d Faletti insisted. \u201cWhen the Movement spread beyond the Iron Curtain, we were completely blocked, unable to run any activities. But this turned out to be one of the most fruitful periods. These difficult times in Latin America are a time of grace. Let us love: the answers to all problems are in God and they are born from an abundance of love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maria Voce concluded by saying: \u201cYou need to show the beauty of this diversity to the world, the beauty of these peoples whose roots are no longer separated but intertwined.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alberto Barlocci<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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