Dialogue does not diminish people, but makes them stronger
Christians and Muslims from Ireland and UK meet to build bridges of understanding at Focolare Centre of Unity, London.
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Admit One in Limerick
On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of February the youth for Unity will spend a weekend in the Millford Care Centre in Limerick. As youth for unity we want to build bridges across all the barriers that divide e.g. age, class, culture to make a united world, following Pope Francis’ invitation to reach out to others.
We are going to a centre for the elderly who are so often forgotten in our society and look forward to getting to know them and build friendships with them.
Imagine a world enriched by diversity
An open evening in Belfast to explore themes of multiculturalism, interfaith, and dialogue in relation to the society we live in: Thursday, 26th February, 8-10 pm.
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Being Eucharist for others
A meeting for priests organized by the Focolare Movement on Friday 20th February 2015, in the Focolare Centre of Prosperous, Co. Kildare, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
All priests are welcome.
This year’s meeting will explore the Eucharist both from the point of view of priests’ spirituality today and the ministry to young people who face the challenges of an increasingly secular culture. There will be opportunity for discussion and feed-back.
Opening ceremony of the “Cause of Beatification and Canonization” of Chiara Lubich.
On http://live.focolare.org you can review the broadcast from the Cathedral of Frascati, of the Opening ceremony of the sainthood cause for Chiara Lubich.
The video is available in 6 languages: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Italian.
Remembering Tom O’Gorman one year on
In the early hours of the morning of 12th January 2014, Tom O’Gorman was killed in a frenzied attack. Tom was a member of the Focolare community in Ireland working tirelessly for years to foster its projects for universal fraternity and trying to build relationships with people.
An anniversary Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm Tuesday 13th Jan in St Stephen’s Chaplaincy UCD Belfield – Dublin.
Elisabeth Ohlbock pays tribute to Tom with a poem.
New year – new hope
Every year people make resolutions at this time. Among the favourites are losing weight, getting fit, earning more money, spending more time with family, de-cluttering……At a deeper level, people experience new hope at the start of a new year.
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‘Baby Jesus’ generates funds for rehabilitation of Typhoon Haiyan survivors
Children of Focolare raise €800 in Dungarvan through donations for ‘Baby Jesus’ . The children offered the hand made plaster cast figures of the infant Jesus lying on straw in a small basket, along with a message to people to “bring Jesus home for Christmas” to the public at a busy shopping centre in Dungarvan on 13th December.
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