“Do you believe this?” (Jn 11:26). Jesus was travelling to Bethany, the town where Lazarus had died four days earlier. When Martha, Lazarus’ sister, heard that Jesus was on his way, she was filled with hope and ran to meet him.
Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, in her greetings for Christmas 2024, invites us to ask the Child Jesus to open our hearts to ever truer and more welcoming relationships.
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“For nothing will be impossible with God” (Lk. 1: 37).
The Focolare President was one of the invitees at the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, October 2024
“They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything – all she had to live on” (Mk 12: 44).
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all (Mk 10: 43-44).
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says” (James 1: 22).
An excerpt from Chiara Lubich’s message for the Feast of Saint Clare on 11 August 2004.
“Lord, it is good for us to be here” (Mt 17:4).
Margaret Karram, President of the Focolare Movement, spoke during Genfest 2024 in Aparecida (Brazil) on the theme of peace. Her talk was part of a moment dedicated to this theme and to the commitment of young people to build it everywhere on earth.