We are all called to live the Gospel in every present moment. At this event, we will be joined by two women who left everything to live this ideal. We have invited Andreja from Slovenia and Manon from Montreal, currently assigned to live in Community in Bethesda, MD, to share their experiences and to meet our local group at Our Lady’s. We’ll share a little of what who we are and what our experience has been thus far with the Called to be Community group, and Manon and Andreja will tell their story: how they met the Movement and found their way of life in it, as well as an experience they’ve had recently of the Art of Loving. As always, we’ll feast on a delicious potluck meal as we talk. All are welcome. Please come!

The Focolare Movement, present everywhere in the world, is like a vast and varied family. It began in 1943 during the Second World War as a current of spiritual and social renewal.

‘A people born from the Gospel,’ is how it was defined by its founder Chiara Lubich (1920-2008), a charismatic and significant woman of the 20th century.

Its purpose: to work cooperatively to build a more united world, following the inspiration of Jesus’ prayer to the Father ‘May they all be one’ (Jn 17:21), respecting and valuing diversity. It focuses on dialogue as a method, has a constant commitment to building bridges and relationships of fraternity among individuals, peoples and cultural worlds.

Persons of every age, vocation, religion, conviction and culture belong to the Focolare.

Learn more at focolare.org.