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.
A companionship that is possible
The encounter with Christ in confession becomes the occasion to be reborn, even in the rooms of a hospital in the periphery.
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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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Santiago, a new church, a new beginning
The construction of a new neighborhood enlarges our mission in Puente Alto. The first celebration in the new church shows us that Christ remains what we await most deeply.
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Ten Years at Santa Giulia
The parish of Santa Giulia celebrated ten years of the presence of the Fraternity of St. in Turin.
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The piece that was missing
We educate to the faith through concrete gestures. A story from our parish in Turin.
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Anniversary of Foundation
This September, the Fraternity and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles celebrated, respectively, the 39th and the 19th anniversaries of foundation. To celebrate this occasion, like every year, we organized a large gathering at the parish of St. Mary of the Rosary, in the neighborhood of the Magliana, in Rome. The program began with the […]
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Celebration in Bad Godesberg
The parishioners of Bad Godesberg (Bonn, Germany) and the friends of the German community of Communion and Liberation celebrated the 39th anniversary of the foundation of the Fraternity of St. Charles. After the celebration of the Holy Mass, the celebration continued with games and songs in the external spaces of the parish. It was also […]
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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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Mission is being reborn
Being on mission does mean only communicating life but also receiving it.
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Retreat in Subiaco
To begin the new social year, the House of Formation of the Fraternity of St. Charles spent a few days at the monastery of St. Scholastica, in Subiaco.
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The Lord placed a seed
The offering of oneself in the earth of the community makes our life come to fruition and renders it fertile. A meditation from the Vicar General.
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The “physical” channel for encountering God
In Mexico City, a group of university students organizes a “missionary camp” that includes games, catechesis and abundant charity.
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A walk around Rome
To reopen the heart, a day of charitable work among the beauty of the Eternal City.
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The faithfulness of a daughter
In the suburbs of Denver, an encounter full of joy and gratitude.
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Meeting 2024
Like every year, the Fraternity and the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo participated in the 45th edition of the “Meeting for friendship among peoples.”
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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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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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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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