No Thorn Without a Rose: 99 Sayings by Chiara Lubich

By Chiara Lubich and Julian Ciabattini (ed.)

Chiara Lubich was a significant figure in the development of spirituality. Her groundbreaking discoveries do not touch upon solely the realm of the spirit but bring the Gospel to bear upon every... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565482956
• ISBN13: 9781565482951
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: New City Press
• Length: 99 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.4" x 7.3"

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The Charism of Unity

In the early twentieth century, Chiara Lubich founded the Focolare movement, now numbering more than 2 million members around the world. One of the hallmarks of the movement is the spirituality of unity, which editor Julian Ciabattini calls "the charism sent through Chiara to the Church and to all humankind." In 2001 Pope John Paul II praised Lubich as "a messenger of unity and mercy among many brothers and sisters in every corner of the world." Lubich's words on mercy, love, and unity are featured prominently in this new 99 Sayings book. Examples on unity include (1) "When unity among us becomes difficult, we must not break, but bend..." (2) "Better what is less perfect, but in unity with our brothers and sisters, than what is more perfect, but in disunity with them..." (3) "Unity lived among us must be brought into our political parties, among the parties, into the various political institutions and into every sphere of pubic life and into the relationships among nations." [...]