«Fraternity and mission» is the magazine of the St. Charles Fraternity. Since 1995, it has collected witnesses and meditations from our missionaries.
On Saturday, November 18, the priests of the Fraternity of St. Charles who are on mission in Puente Alto (Santiago, Chile), accompanied the local community of Communion and Liberation on a pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Virgin of Lo Vásquez. Photo by Josè Miguel Torres Garzon.
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Visiting the homes of the sick and elderly allows us to enter into the time of God and rediscover the power of Christ. A testimony from a small town in Le Marche (Italy).
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The heart of man is made to be interested in the whole world: an intuition between Cassino and New York
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On the occasion of the feast day of St. Charles Borroemo, on Saturday, November 4th, our mission in Puente Alto in Santiago, Chile celebrated the patron of the Fraternity with friends and parishioners. The program began with a witness from Sr. Maria José Viedma, followed by Holy Mass and an evening of songs and Italian […]
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On Saturday, October 21st, in the chapel of the House of Formation in Rome, five seminarians took part in the Rite of Temporary Incorporation in the Fraternity of St. Charles. The new temporary members are: Garrett Behr, Andrea Civita, Gianpaolo Gontero, Paolo Maurina, and Tiago Lucio.
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Three weeks of charitable work in the community of “L’imprevisto” become an occasion to discover the profound truth of oneself
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Encountering the students of a French school allows for the reexamination of one’s own history. A reflection from Grenoble.
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This past 17th of September was the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the founding of our parish of St. Joseph in Nairobi, Kenya. The celebration, which saw a great number of participants, was presided by Msgr. David Kamai, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Nairobi. On this occasion, the 50 years of mission in […]
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In the House of Formation, a series of evening encounters aimed at sharing the passions of each person and opening a window on the world. The account of a seminarian
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Friendship is the recognition of a grace of which we are the object. A meditation on the method and the fruit of mission.
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Our communion lets us experience God's presence in our daily life. A witness from a family vacation in the Rocky Mountains
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A short hike with a group of families becomes an opportunity to reflect on the communal dimension of education
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On Saturday, September 16, we celebrated the 38th anniversary of the foundation of the St. Charles Fraternity, and the 18th anniversary of the Missionary Sisters of St. Charles. The party took place at our parish, Santa Maria del Rosario, in the Magliana neighborhood on the outskirts of Rome. The event began with witnesses from Santiago, […]
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A weekend in Rome in the company of a group of young families becomes the occasion to be accompanied on the road towards sanctity
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One can offer everything to Jesus, even possessing nothing. A story from the parish of St. Joseph in Kahawa Sukari
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The house of formation started the new year of seminary with a retreat in Cotignac, France. The central moment of the trip was the pilgrimage to the sanctuaries of Notre-Dame de Grâce and Saint-Joseph du Besillon in Contignac. Priests and seminarians also went to visit places where, according to an ancient local tradition, Mary Magdalene […]
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Once again, the Missionary Sisters and the Fraternity of St. Charles met lots of friends this year at the Meeting of Rimini from the 20th to the 25th of August. At our stand, many people saw the poster entitled “By Means of Them: Paul and Barnabas, the first missionary voyage”, and listened to the witnesses of our priests, […]
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Every two years, the priests, seminarians and sisters of Saint Charles gather from all over the world to spend a week of vacation together. This year the title of the vacation was “Life is mission.” From July 17 to the 23 they spent their days in Corvara (NorthEast Italy). The days were filled with meetings, […]
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From the lakes of Minnesota, living an experience of communion in the family, to the call to the priesthood: the vocation of Philip Stokman, ordained in June.
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Mysterious things can happen to a German engineering student in Roman traffic: the story of Andreas Scholz, from Monaco in Baviera, a missionary in Milan.
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From a “multi-ethnic” family to the desire to give his life to the Lord: the story of the vocation of Giorgio Ghigo, who became a priest on June 24th.
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The discovery of the reality of Christ, the search for fullness, the communion that feeds life, the yes to the call: the story of Luca De Chiara, newly ordained priest.
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From Korea, to Canada, to Rome, following the golden thread of the vocation. This is the story of Andrew Lee, ordained to the priesthood on the 24th of June
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Daniele Bonanni was ordained to the priesthood this past June 24th. We propose the story of his vocation.
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