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.
Coffee and Pick Up Soccer
Tuesdays at the Magliana: encounters and witness from “one of the best days of the week”
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The beauty of educating together
The possibility of educating in a new way beginning from a daily companionship. A witness from Kenya.
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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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Through the veil of darkness
We are called to bring the companionship of Christ to all situations of suffering: a witness from Paraguay.
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A friendship just begun
The gift of an encounter and the grace to begin again. Together because of need to seek out a path.
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XIV General Assembly
The XIV General Assembly of the Fraternity of St. Charles has concluded, confirming Father Paolo Sottopietra as Superior General. Here are the photos and the report.
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Without words
When there are no longer any words, the only adequate response is the presence of Christ.
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Useless, therefore, essential
A weekend in Xalapa, Mexico, to rediscover the gratuity of friendship.
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Educating to what matters
The involvement of a parishioner with our mission makes us recognize the richness of what we have received.
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Holy Week for Children
Six days of songs, games, workshops and catechism to prepare for the resurrection of Jesus.
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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 table of the King
In Vienna, a very special lunch at which Jesus Himself sits at table with us.
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Hearts begging for Christ
Young hearts with great questions: a testimony from Via Aurelia Antica.
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Way of the Cross in Taipei
A small group of faithful walk the streets of the great Asian metropolis.
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Way of the Cross for Children
A living procession along the streets of the neighborhood Las Aguas, in the center of the Colombian capital.
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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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The heart of confession
From catechism classes to the discovery of the value of the sacrament: the story of Maria Gabriella.
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Definitive Incorporations
The Fraternity San Carlo has definitively welcomed the seminarian Giovanni Ferrari among its members. Soon, the diaconal ordination.
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A true friend, a friend forever
Through the continued miracle of companions who reveal the presence of Christ, comes the discovery of a desire to give Him everything: the story of Sr. Giulia Parete.
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“Teresa, Who is Jesus?”
From an intensity of lived faith to the discovery of a personal missionary passion and the desire to introduce Christ to the world: this is the vocation story of Sr. Teresa Pedini, who will take final vows on March 25th along with two of her other fellow sisters.
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After all of these gifts…
Through the chance encounter in university with a newly arrived mission of priests comes the revelation and welcoming of a gift and of the Giver: the vocation story of Sr. Caterina Calvano, who will profess final vows on March 25th along with two of her fellow sisters.
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