Fraternity and mission

«Fraternity and mission» is the magazine of the St. Charles Fraternity. Since 1995, it has collected witnesses and meditations from our missionaries.

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Lectors and Acolytes

An important step in the formation of four seminarians from the Saint Charles Fraternity.

  • House of Formation
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Ring the bells

A story of mission in the capital of Emilia.

  • Gianni Varani
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Grace can be touched

From Grenoble to Rome for the Jubilee: on a journey to discover the concreteness of grace.

  • Mariagiulia Cremonesi
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Temporary Incorporation

On Saturday, Oct. 26, the temporary incorporation of four young seminarians from Italy, Spain and the United States took place in the chapel of the House of Formation.

  • House of Formation
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40th anniversary at María Inmaculada

In Mexico City, María Inmaculada Parish is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Saint Charles Fraternity.

  • Città del Messico
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Something that transforms life

Cultivating relationships can lead to a shared path. Stories of the life of mission in the parish of Sacred Heart in Boston.

  • Mattia Ferraresi
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The flowers of Bogotá

The proposal of a place of authentic relationship to rediscover that “God is a good father.”

  • Marco Sampognaro
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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.

  • Massimo Camisasca
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The story to which we belong

Three days in the footsteps of Fr. Giussani to get to know the history of the Movement of Communion and Liberation.

  • Milan
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What God is doing

The testimony of Fr. Gianluca Carlin, in Germany since 1994, witness of “years of pure grace” in the context of an Old Europe that is constantly less and less Christian.

  • Leone Grotti
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Who is the priest?

A meditation of Msgr. Camisasca on the origin and the purpose of priesthood.

  • Massimo Camisasca
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The richness of unity

Life in a Pontifical University grants the possibility of breathing in the greatness of the Church and of proposing what is dearest to one’s heart

  • Giovanni Ferrari
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Vacation in Xinzhu

Four days of retreat for the community of Communion and Liberation in Taiwan.

  • Taipei
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Quiet Revival

In old and secularized England, the young and the not so young are knocking at the door of the parish in Eastleigh, asking to return to the Catholic faith.

  • Raffaele Cossa
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A small, bright star

Sometimes a few words are enough to sustain hope, even in prison.

  • Francesco Montini
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Welcomed with a smile

When we meet others, we are welcomed into “someone's home.” A story from the charity at the Bambin Gesù pediatric hospital.

  • Fabrizio Carnino
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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.

  • Massimo Camisasca
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A yes lived together

The Missionary Sisters of St. Charles just marked 20 years from their founding. Since then, four houses of mission have sprung up, located in Italy, France, Kenya and the United States.

  • Filippo Boscagli
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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.

  • Card. Sean O'Malley
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