Madrid: an important step in life
LettersCollege ended in the middle of the pandemic. Then came illness, many uncertainties, and the desire to be able to relive the fascination of the encounter. Ana speaks of why she decided to join the Fraternity.
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Letters - 2021
God's caress in these moments
LettersFaced with her husband's leukemia, Valentina finds herself on her knees, drawn into a dialogue in which everything is illuminated.
Little Tommaso’s first vacation
LettersA hundred friends from the CL communities in the South East spent a few days together on the shores of a lake in Georgia. Enrico speaks about the testimonies, the games, the walks… and the baptism of their new arrival.
"Never alone, in every corner of life”
LettersGreen passes, masks and "bubbles" that do not halt the great desire to spend a few days with GS kids. And thirty years of vacations do not diminish a teacher's surprise at a mom's question: "Who are you people?"
Not a gamble in the dark
LettersThe seaside vacation of a group of friends (and others) who for months have met on Zoom. From the Angelus in the morning to games on the beach and cultural visits. Cristiano recounts the beauty he saw.
High school exams and answers that are not enough
LettersHigh school exams were different again this year too. Torn between those who tell you "do not worry, your health is everything, think of your future" and a desire for fullness that keeps you awake at night...
The promise of belonging to each other
LettersA weekend camping trip to Cape Cod. Free at last to go on vacation with her friends, Monica experiences nothing extraordinary but unexpected beauty.
Ireland: “God uses everything to reawaken me”
LettersThe word expectation has resonated in Hilda’s life since she was a child. “Getting married, having my children, meeting the movement…What more could I want? And yet this sense of expectation remained." And faced with Covid, everything came to a head…
The continuous task of being true
LettersMore than forty years of teaching celebrated with colleagues and with a letter to his students. A story made up of faces, moments, even mistakes. And a gaze that has changed over time.
Belgium: "My hope, within the yes of a friend”
LettersWork and the pandemic, the provocation of the Fraternity Exercises, open questions. Until realising, faced with the friendship between Eleonora and a Flemish couple, "what can rekindle my heart."
"Not my doing, but my waiting”
LettersOn top of Milan Cathedral at the end of 'a wonderful school year'. A teacher describes her amazement at her class accepting a slightly different proposal for the last day of school.
A flower that blossoms among books
LettersAn Indian girl asks for help in maths. Her friends also sign up for the classes with her. A volunteer speaks of the surprise of a change that happened before his eyes.
I saw the unexpected
LettersIt was Peter's first time following the Fraternity Exercises. What stuck in his mind was how much we need Christ to break through. A few days later he went to dinner at "My Father's House", a non-profit organisation that supports men on parole...
The adventure of the "radiance" in Japanese
LettersMarcia has just finished translating Carrón's book, which came out last year. It was a long and complicated job, forcing her to get to the bottom of what the text was saying. But it was worth it, even if it were just for one person.
Accompanied, In Every Step
LettersFor Monica, coming together to watch the Exercises is the chance to experience that "someone thinks about me."
Japan: discovering yourselves as companions
LettersThe Spiritual Exercises of the CL Fraternity have just been held for the Japanese community. Sako from Hiroshima and Michiyo from Yokohama recount what they experienced.
The sons and daughters of a Queen
LettersThe Massachusetts community began the month of May with a pilgrimage. "An amazing sense of a common understanding of what we were doing there and what had brought us together." Fr. Luis experiences the "taste of freedom" with his friends from Boston.
New, unforeseen traces
LettersHer first Fraternity Exercises after ten years. Her return to School of Community... Marilena speaks of how her hope was rekindled.
Tom's undefended heart
LettersHe met the movement in the mid-1980s and from there a great story of communion was born. This is how a friend remembered Tom Sullivan at his funeral a few days ago.
Macerata-Loreto: "Our journey handed over to the Pope"
LettersThe historic pilgrimage on foot will take place again this year in a special format, with a live gesture from the Holy House on Saturday, June 12. In the meantime, the organizers went to an audience with Pope Francis.
"The freedom to say 'Here I am'"
LettersThe desire to start over after a year of restrictions and exhaustion. Universities are slowly being filled again. Sofia shares her questions and the Archbishop of Milan's provocation during the vigil for university students.