He has taken all of my heart
After 25 years among Russian prisons and the Siberian steppe, there remains a profound certainty: through the hands of a priest, you encounter Christ.
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«Fraternity and mission» is the magazine of the St. Charles Fraternity. Since 1995, it has collected witnesses and meditations from our missionaries.
Freedom is dependence on God
The high school and university students of Communion and Liberation in Mexico met in Atlixco, in the state of Pueblo, for a weeklong retreat with the theme: “This is the paradox: Freedom is dependence on God.” In the final days of their gathering, they were joined also by their families and by other adults of […]
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The strength of perseverance
The adventure of education is made up of successes and failures. For this reason, there must be a communion that sustains it. A testimony from the Colombian capital.
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Your name was born from what you gazed upon
From the 2nd to the 5th of July, before the Pacific OCean at El Quisco, there was the winter vacation of the young people of the parish Blessed Pietro Bonilli of Puente Alto. The story of St. Francis of Assisi was the golden thread of the invernal event, with the title “Your name was born […]
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What are you afraid of?
The real questions of friends can open the path to the discovery of one’s own vocation: the story of Matteo Pagani, ordained to the priesthood this past June 22nd.
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What remains is only the offering of self
Life is fulfilled only in the complete gift of self: a meditation from the rector of the House of Formation of the Fraternity of St. Charles.
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A new church at Cuidad de Sol
The mission of the Fraternity of St. Charles in Santiago, Chile recently grew. This past 7th of July, on Sunday, there was the first Mass celebrated in the new church of Ciudad de Sol, dedicated to Mary, Mother Admirable. At the celebration, presided by the Episcopal Vicar, there were over 800 people.
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An experience of communion and friendship
From Trento, to Bologna, to Rome, the discovery of a friendship whose aim is to serve the glory of Christ. The story of Martino Zavarise, ordained to the priesthood this past June 22nd.
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A home everywhere
João Brito was ordained to the priesthood last June 22: between Portugal, Italy, and Chile, the intuition of a call and the discovery of a great home as large as the world.
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I too want to abandon myself to Christ
Among the recently ordained priests of the Fraternity of St. Charles is Giovanni Barrani. His story teaches us that vocation is also an experience of salvation, just like in the movies.
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The promises of God
The great promises of God prepare us to welcome the vocation that He has thought of for us: the story of Ignazio Beghi.
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First Mass
On Sunday July 23rd, at the church of Santa Maria in Domnica in Roma, Fr. Giovanni Barranni celebrated the first mass of the newly ordained priests of the Fraternity of St. Charles. With him were also concelebrating Ignazio Beghi, João Brito, Matteo Pagani and Martino Zavarise, all of whom were ordained the day before.
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Ordinations 2024
On Saturday, June 22nd, in the papal basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Giovanni Barrani, Ignazio Beghi, João Brito, Matteo Pagani and Martino Zavarise received priestly ordination through the imposition of the hands of Cardinal Sean O’Malley. In the same liturgy, Tommaso Benzoni, Andrea La Piana and Simone Moretti were ordained deacons.
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Spiritual Exercises of Taiwan
The 25th and 26th of May, over 40 people participated in the spiritual exercises of Communion and Liberation in Taiwan, preached by Father Paolo Costa. The retreat was held at the Wencui Center in New Taipei City, in the district of Xindian.
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Mission is being reborn
Being on mission does mean only communicating life but also receiving it.
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George’s Baptism
In the darkness of a tin shack, a bright and joy-filled afternoon. A story from Africa.
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Pfarrfest!
Every year, on the occasion of the Solemnity of Corpus Domini, the parishes of Rossau (entrusted to the care of the Fraternity of st. Charles) and Lichtental in Vienna, organized a Mass in the park and a procession through the streets of the city. The liturgy was followed by a parish party: a day of […]
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Under the gaze of Christ
In preparation for the Solemnity of Corpus Domini, our parish of St. Charles at Ca’ Granda hosted Msgr. Mario Delpini. The archbishop of Milan, after having celebrated the Holy Mass and presided over Eucharistic Adoration, spoke at a presentation of the book Davanti al Re: sotto lo sguardo di Cristo (“Before the King: Under the […]
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Candidacy for Admission to Holy Orders
On Saturday, May 25th, the seminarians Matthew Conte and Matthew Tobin, originally from New York and Washington D.C., respectively, were admitted as candidates for Holy Orders, the first step towards the priesthood. The rite took place during a Holy Mass celebrated at the House of Formation. After the ceremony, there was a celebration and a […]
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An impassioned defense of the indefensible
To discover that Christ wants us to be happy, two weeks of adventure between camp leaders and young drug dealers: an account of the Colonia urbana in Puente Alto.
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“Promise” of the Knights
On Saturday, May 11th, the priests and seminarians of the Fraternity of St. Charles accompanied groups of Knights (middle school students) from Rome and the Lazio region to the city of Anagni for the traditional ceremony of the “promise”. About 70 kids renewed their decision to follow Jesus through the company of the Church.
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Finding Christ in the City
For a group of young people, participating together in a gesture of charity becomes an occasion for a renewed encounter with Christ. A story from the suburbs of Denver.
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An overflowing love
On April 8th, in Rome, Sr. Jennifer professed her final vows. Everything began in Minnesota with a desire for “something more".
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The small flames that light our life
From an encounter with a priest, the return to the faith and the beginning of a new path: the story of Sr. Raffaella, who, on April 8th, professed her final vows with the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles.
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