«Fraternity and mission» is the magazine of the St. Charles Fraternity. Since 1995, it has collected witnesses and meditations from our missionaries.
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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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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In the darkness of a tin shack, a bright and joy-filled afternoon. A story from Africa.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Accompanying a young man in his last moments so that he might let himself go into the embrace of the Father. A testimony from Taipei.
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On Wednesday, May 1, during the Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. Paolo Sottopietra in the chapel of the House of Formation, Tommaso Benzoni, Simone Moretti and Andrea La Piana were definitively incorporated into the Fraternity of St. Charles. The three seminarians will be ordained to the diaconate on June 22 in the Basilica of St. […]
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True newness is to glimpse the Mystery in all things. A meditation on contemplation and on how to look at reality.
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An injustice suffered becomes an occasion for a path of grace and forgiveness. A story from Taiwan.
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Doing charitable work among nuns, wheelchairs and a “strange” fullness. A story from Tor Bella Monica.
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During Holy Week, at our parish of Immaculate Mary in Mexico City, some university students of Communion and Liberation put on a “village mission”: a week of catechesis, workshops, games and prayers for the children of the neighborhood. For the university students, accompanied by our priests, it was an occasion to experience the joy of […]
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Both albums of Antonio Anastasio, “Sei Tu” (“It is You”) and “Pochi Passi” (“A Few Steps”), are available online
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Why do you seek the living among the dead? It is the question that the angel asks the women on the morning of Easter. The same question is addressed to us, today.
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From March 23-27, Gioventù Studentesca (Student Youth) groups from across Mexico gathered at Cumbres del Ajusco National Park to spend several days together. The kids traveled from Mexico City, Oaxaca, Chihuahua, and Querétaro to take part in the vacation. The theme of the week, filled with games, hikes, prayer, and discussions, was “Called to Love”.
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In a country that is always on the brink of war, with less than 1% of the population that is Catholic, what is our task as Christians? A meditation on our mission in Taiwan
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Study is the adventure of learning that Truth that everything points to: this was the discovery of a group of college students in the United States
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On the occasion of Holy Week, we propose a mediation by Msgr. Massimo Camisasca on the Easter Vigil.
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The university students of Communion and Liberation in Chile held their vacation in Vilches, a locale at the feet of the Andes and in the center of the country. The young people, accompanied by the priest of the Fraternity of St. Charles, spent their days in hikes, games, singing and moments of sharing. The vacation […]
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