Alice Carwardine, an Australian Catholic, began her ecological conversion during Lent 2018, by writing a list of exactly forty changes. In seeking a Gospel text to serve as inspiration for this conversion, she chose the moment when Jesus enters the temple and overturns the tables of the money changers and the chairs of the dove sellers (Mt 21:12).
La historia de una familia “ampliada” que se abre a un amor que no es automático
The Focolare Movement is a partner of the Laudato Si’ Movement for the Care of Creation. Tomas Insua, the Executive Director, speaks of the great synergy in the commitment to improve our common home.
The Loreto School, the freshness of the first 40 years.
This year five families from four continents are attending the school, which was inaugurated by Chiara Lubich, who also indicated the name “Loreto”. Since 1982, 500 others have participated, while almost 1,500 families have stayed for shorter periods.
The 10th World Meeting of Families just concluded. “Be the seed of a more fraternal world” was Pope Francis’ mandate to all those families present.
The existence of struggling couples, separated couples and those in new unions is a cry for help in the world. The “New Families Movement”, a branch of the Focolare, endeavours to support these families.
A couple from Croatia and their experience with the Focolare Movement’s “Paths of Light” project
(Italiano) L’estate 2023 è stata caratterizzata da una serie di visite della Segreteria di Famiglie Nuove nei paesi dell’Est, che hanno mostrato la vitalità delle famiglie in questi paesi.
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Our “internal operating models”, developed during childhood, determine our style of attachment by strongly influencing our adult behavior and our relationships with others, first of all with our partner.
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The Family Format appointment of 2023 took place at Loppiano in the weekend 28-29 January and about 77 people, including 15 children / teenagers, participated.
[more]This publication now brings together in a single printable digital version the 10 guides, accompanying the special edition with the collection of 10 videos of the pope in dialogue with families (already individually available on the website www.amorislaetitia.va).
With these words the Holy Father introduces us to the theme of the education of children, which is “a call, a challenge, a joy”.
Developed within the Focolare Movement, Up2Me has been piloted so far in 28 countries. It grew from the need frequently expressed by children and youth who find themselves facing big issues like life, health, sexuality, modern life styles, emotions, future life choices … without adequate tools to deal with them.
The Holy Father speaks about “foreverness” in marriage, in this fifth video of the 10-part series prepared as part of the celebration of the «Amoris Laetitia Family» Year. This time Pope Francis addresses himself particularly to spouses.
“Don’t be afraid to fail: fear is the greatest obstacle to welcoming Christ and His plan for our lives! Be careful of fear!”, the Holy Father powerfully warns us.
A love story: Marriage, the birth of a daughter and then separation. Yet even separation can become an experience of God, with the help of a seven-year-old girl. This story is narrated by the mother.
[more]The seventh-year crisis used to be the most delicate period for couples. This was often due to a series of causes of a physiological nature typical of this early developmental phase such as the birth of children, the need to reconcile family and work, to redefine boundaries in relations with the families of origin.
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We invite everyone to donate generously to help the families who have been affected by this tragedy.
You can donate the amount of 5, 10, 20, 50 Euros to the following Focolare Movement’s Emergency Coordination account
Action for a United World ONLUS (AMU)
IBAN: IT 58 S 05018 03200 000011204344 at Banca Popolare Etica
SWIFT/BIC Code: ETICIT22XXX
Action for New Families ONLUS (AFN)
IBAN: IT 92 J 05018 03200 000016978561 at Banca Popolare Etica
SWIFT/BIC Code: ETICIT22XXX
Reason for payment: Middle East Earthquake Emergency
Tax benefits are provided for these donations in many countries of the European Union and in other countries of the world, according to the various local regulations.
Italian taxpayers will be able to obtain deductions and deductions from income, according to the legislation envisaged for non-profit organizations
