Cardinal Séan Brady has recommended as Christmas reading, Chiara Lubich’s “Essential Writings.”
Last weekend, in one of his first official functions as Cardinal, he launched the book at the Methodist College, Edgehill, in Belfast.
“Chiara Lubich: authentic witness of vital contribution of laity in Church” – Archbishop Martin
[more]Mary McAleese, President of Ireland: “The message of Christ, a message without frontiers, simple and direct, commanded us to love one another. That commandment challenges us to transcend denominationalism, to rise above difference, to offer love to those whom we find it most difficult to love”
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Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, Message to Stuttgart
[more]President Mary McAleese’s address on the 10th anniversary of the Focolare Centre in Curryhills House, Prosperous
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Focolare, friends.
It is good to be here. It is good to be here to celebrate a big birthday, a tenth birthday. A remarkable birthday actually, in a remarkable place and among wonderful people.
I was […]
