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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Definitive Incorporations
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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Against the tragedy of habit
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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God is not what you expect
Doing charitable work among nuns, wheelchairs and a “strange” fullness. A story from Tor Bella Monica.
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The songs of Anas on Spotify
Both albums of Antonio Anastasio, “Sei Tu” (“It is You”) and “Pochi Passi” (“A Few Steps”), are available online
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Where Christ is Living
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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The night of Easter
On the occasion of Holy Week, we propose a mediation by Msgr. Massimo Camisasca on the Easter Vigil.
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Way of the Cross of the Knights
The company of the Knights in Lazio met in the center of Rome for a public Way of the Cross.
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Ruinous falls and soaring impetus
Headphones, a pen, a notebook and the sea: a trip to Genova to rediscover a true gaze on young people.
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Retreat at San Giovanni Rotondo
From Wednesday, February 28th to Sunday, March 3rd, the House of Formation of the Fraternity of St. Charles took a retreat together at San Giovanni Rotondo. The seminarians and their formators were able to pray in the places where St. Pio of Pietrelcina lived, thus having the occasion to become closer to one of the […]
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“Young Priest” Retreat
As is usual, the recently ordained priests of the Fraternity of St. Charles gathered at Varigotti for a week of prayer, encounter and dialogue. From the 30th of January to the 6th of February, around thirty missionaries exchanged experiences and testimony from five different continents. To enrich their reflection, a few different guests spoke on […]
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Pilgrimage for Anas
On Saturday, January 27, the parish of St. Charles at Ca’ Granda (Milan) organized a pilgrimage in memory of Fr. Antonio Anastasio, called by all “Anas”. The day began with Holy Mass celebrated at the cemetery of Bruzzano, where our brother and friend was laid to rest, and continued with the visit to the tomb […]
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Lectors and Acolytes
On Saturday, December 16, in the chapel of the House of Formation, the seminarian Simone Moretti received the ministry of Lector. The following week, on Saturday, December 23, the seminarians Tommaso Benzoni, Andrea La Piana and Simone Moretti received the ministry of Acolyte. Both ministries are important steps approaching the diaconate and priesthood.
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Mass of St. Charles
As is tradition, on Sunday, December 17, close to Christmas, the Fraternity of St. Charles invited friends and benefactors to celebrate together with a Mass in the parish of St. Charles at Ca’ Grande. Besides the opportunity to celebrate with one another, the occasion was marked by a witness of Fr. Paolo Sottopietra, superior general […]
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The courage to ask
Living Advent entails rediscovering one’s own question, but also and above all, walking towards Him who can respond.
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“Taste and see”: about adoration and love
A meditation on the meaning of Eucharistic Adoration.
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The silent offering that sustains the world
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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Where God wants me to be
The heart of man is made to be interested in the whole world: an intuition between Cassino and New York
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Temporary incorporations
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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There is something more true than evil
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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The Passion Evenings
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 always a miracle
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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The right mother
A short hike with a group of families becomes an opportunity to reflect on the communal dimension of education
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