Focolare Movement in the Philippines, Tagaytay

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Focolare Movement

"May they all be one, Father, as you and I are one"

The first inspiring spark, the "mind-blowing discovery" of the One whom "no bomb could destroy"- God - took place against the backdrop of hatred and violence of the Second World War.

It was the experience of God as Love and He radically changed the life of Chiara Lubich...

Word of Life

October, 2011

"Follow me." (Mt 9:9)

While he was coming from Capernaum, Jesus saw a tax collector by the name of Matthew seated at the customs post. Mat ...

Focolare Regional Delegates Gather in Rome

Thursday, October 13, 2011

The annual meeting of Focolare delegates from around the world took place at the international headquarters of the Movement in Rocca di Papa, Italy (19 September – 9 October). They reflected on such topics as the Word of God, New Evangelization, the situation in the Middle East and in the Arab world, the African continent, inculturation, and the youth. As usual, the meeting began with three days of spiritual retreat, focused on the Word of God, one of the points of Chiara Lubich’s spirituality which will characterize the life of the Movement’s members during the coming year. They also reflected on the New Evangelization, in view of the 2012 Synod of Bishops which will ...

Facts of Life

Latest experiencies about the current Word of Life

Between Classroom and Sport Events: A Lie Left Unspoken

“We were halfway through the school year, in the middle of the school’s afternoon extracurricular activities. But since I’m in athletics, it was also the middle of sport preps for the season of competitions which was abo ...

Chiara Luce, 18 years old: a "bright masterpiece"

Heroism is possible at 18 years of age. This was recognised by the Pope when he approved a decree by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, which states that Chiara Badano practised the Christian virtues in a heroic way. According to the normal procedure of the beatification processes, the 18 year old youth is now declared a “venerable”. T ...

Mariapolis Peace

Model of a new society

In 1982, the foundress of the Focolare Movement, Chiara Lubich, came to visit the Philippines.

During one of her meetings with the members of the movement, particularly in the Development Academy of the Philippines in Tagaytay City, she told them that she has a dream.

It’s a dream she’s doing with open eyes. Her dream was to build a little “city” where the only law is the commandment of Jesus: “Love one another as I have loved you.."

For Chiara, this “Permanent Mariapolis” was to be a place of dialogue with other religions—whence came the name “Mariapolis Peace.”