«Ogni volta che avete fatto queste cose a uno solo di questi miei fratelli più piccoli, l’avete fatto a me» (Mt 25,40).

Castel Gandolfo, 14 November 2002 Christ’s Resurrection. A unique event in history that most characterizes Christianity and identifies its founder. It is an opportunity to renew faith in the Life that does not pass. Dear everyone, The spiritual thought this month concerns one precise characteristic of the Christian life. Since our Movement also includes the faithful of other world religions as well as people who do not have any particular religious affiliation, I would like to begin with a suggestion and a recommendation precisely for them. As you all know, we are all part of the same Movement where what must triumph among us is the “Golden Rule” present in our Scriptures: “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” or “Do not do to others as you would not have them do to you.” This requires loving one another, and therefore, getting to know one another better. For this reason, I encourage all of you to derive benefit from what I will say now. It is part

Lake Constance (Switzerland), 16 April 1981 In the life and thought of Chiara Lubich, the most precious moments of the year are in Holy Week. We are now living through the most precious moments of the year. They are precious for the Church that re-lives the liturgy of Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection. They are precious to all of us in the Movement because we have a spirituality that is centered on unity and on Jesus forsaken. Today is Holy Thursday, our feast day. Like today, many years ago, Jesus gave his disciples the new commandment, the commandment which is the fundamental law and the basis of every other rule for each of us. Like today, Jesus prayed for unity: “May they all be one.” Like today, he instituted the Eucharist which makes him present among us and in fact brings about our unity with Him and with one another. And like today, he instituted the priesthood that makes the Eucharist possible. All of this in one day. What more do

Washington, D.C. November 10, 2000 Part of the lecture given by Chiara Lubich on 10th November 2000 at the Catholic University of America in Washington, on the occasion of the conferral of the honorary doctorate in education. Our Movement can also be viewed from theological, philosophical, cultural, social, economic, educative and artistic standpoints, as well as from ecumenical or interreligious perspectives. I would like to share with you now some of the ways that the more significant points of this spirituality have had an impact in the area of education. Actually, our Movement and the stages of its development can be viewed as one continuous, extraordinary educational event. All the necessary factors are present, including a well-defined educational theory and method which underlie our efforts in this field. But first let us ask ourselves: what is education? Education can be defined as the itinerary which a subject (either an individual or a community) pursues with the help of one or more educators, moving toward a goal considered worthwhile both for the

Loppiano, 6 May 1995  An answer to the inhabitants of the little town of Loppiano. It is God’s dream that Chiara Lubich sees taking place... What will the united world be like, really, according to the plans of God? Chiara: ... You see, everyone is going towards the recapitulation that Christ will bring about of all people, of all things. The united world is not a imaginary thing that we in the Focolare came up with; it’s Christian imagination, it’s a Christian thing. So we are going towards the united world. Whether world events bring it nearer or not, we are going towards a united world. We don’t know whether it will happen sooner or later, but we are going in this direction. How do I envisage it? I envisage that all peoples will remain, of course, all the cultures, traditions and languages. In this unity of the world, many peoples will mingle with other peoples.  For example, there are immigrants in Italy; in future a culture will emerge that is