Pain has become expectation
The suffering of the Madonna enters into our own, allowing us to look at the mystery of pain. A meditation from the rector of the House of Formation.
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“You have expanded my heart”
Christian life as imitation of Christ and total openness of heart. A meditation of Fr. Donato Contuzzi, Vicar General.
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Brother and friend
St. Francis and Giussani: two men divided by many centuries but closer to one another than it seems.
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Christ is Present
God comes into the world in the smallness of a baby, and continues to remain with us and in the world in the smallness of our human companionship: a meditation on the meaning of Christmas.
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What makes life bear fruit?
Advent as the possibility to say our “yes” again, which makes our life bloom again. A meditation by Fr. Stefano Tenti, Treasurer of the Fraternity.
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Living Icon of Jesus
Perché la Fraternità san Carlo si chiama così? Un parallelo tra don Giussani e il grande santo della Riforma cattolica.
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Who is the priest?
A meditation of Msgr. Camisasca on the origin and the purpose of priesthood.
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In the light of the Covenant
A reflection on the experience of God’s accompaniment in these 40 years of history of the Fraternity of St. Charles.
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The Power of the Cross
The sacrifice of Christ on the Cross saves us and sends us into the world to witness to this saving love: the homily given by Cardinal Sean O’Malley during the Mass for the Exaltation of the Cross, which coincided with the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Fraternity of St. Charles, at their house of mission in St. Paul, MN.
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A father is the one who points you towards God
“To love is to want for the other that which I cannot give them.” A meditation on the paternity to which all are called.
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“It is I, do not fear!”
On the occasion of the priestly ordinations of the Fraternity of St. Charles, a meditation from the rector of the House of Formation.
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Everything that is human has been exalted
Salvation passes through every aspect of our existence, if we live united to Christ.
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The Christian, a man alive
“Why are you looking among the dead for He who is living?”. A reflection on the presence of Christ, today.
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The friendship of the saints
God makes Himself known through His saints: this is the dynamic of encounter.
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All of this is the fruit of an embrace
This past December 20th, after 36 years of mission in Paraguay, Fr. Aldo Trento passed away. To remember him, we are publishing an interview he gave to the Fraternity of St. Charles in December of 2022.
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Lent: A New Measure
From the humility of Francis to the divine glory: Lent invites us to share in the beauty of Christ.
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The Short Way to Heaven
On the evening of Christmas, the Pope opened the Holy Door of the Basilica of St. Peter, kicking off the XXV Ordinary Jubilee in history. In this article, the path that brought us here.
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Our humanity is alive if we await
To begin the new year without heaviness, we place our hope again in Him who can respond to our expectation.
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If one enters, he will be saved
Christmas: Making yourself small to understand the greatness of life.
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“Let us see this thing that has happened”
In expectation of Christmas, a meditation on the event that changed the lives of a small group of shepherds (and our own lives as well).
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A heart to heart encounter
In front of a world in which people are always more alone, the road of Christian mission is that of friendship.
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Prophets and Witnesses
All Christians are called to be prophets in this world. A meditation on Elijah and Franz Jägerstätter.
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Mission is being reborn
Being on mission does mean only communicating life but also receiving it.
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