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Looking at Flannery and Chiara Lubich side-by-side

The contribution of the Focolare Movement to the Synodal Journey

My Experience at the Mariapolis of Shropshire, the summer gathering of the Focolare in Great Britain

Focolare founder Chiara Lubich had an extraordinary experience during the summer of 1949. Living City is now publishing a series of texts written by the Italian theologian Fr. Fabio Ciardi, OMI explaining the meaning and impact of these writings called Paradise ’49. 

Yes, Forever: A total gift of self, the name “Chiara,” a choice of God who is love, and understanding God’s will

“He had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread.” (Lk. 24:35)

Remembering Vatican II and its call for renewal

A reflection for Pentecost 

The birth of the first Focolare, a visit to Rome, and meeting Igino Giordani

Synods have a long tradition in the Church, but Pope Francis just revamped the process

Why are some young adults fascinated by the Latin Mass in the old rite? An interview with Theresa and Andrew Ivankovits from Pennsylvania. They are married for two years and have a 7-month-old daughter, and both prefer the Tridentine Mass

An international Baptist-Catholic commission met with Pope Francis

Responses from our audience to the questions: "When do you feel close to God? And when do you feel far away from God?".

“Many people have a custom of giving up something for Lent. Is giving up sweets or alcohol the best way to live the Lenten season? What do you do for Lent?”

“Can we experience the Mass in a more personal way, which will influence how our family shares it? What do we ‘get’ out of Mass?”

Like the twelve, we too “learn” to live Jesus in the exchange of our gifts, of our vocations, of our differences.

I acknowledge with gratitude and respect that I reside on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Kwikwetlem First Nation, a Coast Salish People.

On Friday night, June 20th, Jewish Sabbath blessings at a Mariapolis gathering in Malibu (CA), with a memorial dedication to the just announced death of a superb Focolare leader

“My 12-year-old doesn’t want to go to Mass. Should I force him to go?”

Thoughts from Focolare’s founder on productive ecumenical dialogue

Are we communities of Christ, transformed by Christ, or graying institutions that no longer affect our communities and society? 

An interview with Noreen McInnes, author of Keep at it, Riley!, about accompanying her father in his final months