Christian Life Movement standing in solidarity with Chile
Mar 05, 2010 at 07:25 PM
Santiago, Chile, Mar 5, 2010 / 02:51 pm (CNA).- The Christian Life Movement has launched a solidarity program to assist those affected by the earthquake in Chile, providing food, medicine and spiritual counseling.
The Christian Life Movement (CLM) is an international association of the faithful that was recognized by the Holy See in 1994. With members in 25 countries around the world, the CLM is the largest ecclesial movement born in the Americas.
Members of the movement have set up a website at http://mvcsolidario.org/en/ where people can donate to the cause as well as offer prayers for the Chilean people.
Luis Fernando Figari, founder of the CLM, urged the faithful to pray for the victims of the tragedy and to help with their urgent material needs. He then noted that catastrophes like those in Chile and Haiti ought to lead believers into a deeper reflection on the true meaning of human existence.
“Tragic situations such as these should lead us to meditate on the fragility of life and the eternal horizon to which the human being is called,” Figari said. “Together with our prayers, which are essential,” he continued, a concrete, fraternal love for the victims must arise from our hearts.
Founder of CLM: New movements help preserve Catholic identity amidst relativism
Dec 14, 2009 at 07:34 PM
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Dec 14, 2009 / 10:05 pm (CNA).- Catholic News Agency recently interviewed L.F. Figari, the founder of the Christian Life Movement (CLM), at the conclusion of the movement's third Plenary Meeting. The CLM is an international association of the faithful that was recognized by the Holy See in 1994.
With members in 25 countries around the world, the CLM is the largest ecclesial movement born in the Americas.
The third Plenary Meeting of the CLM, held in Guayaquil, Ecuador, brought together 250 delegates from 17 of the 25 countries where the movement is present worldwide. The theme for the gathering was, "I have chosen you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide (Jn. 15:16).”
Following the meeting, L.F. Figari spoke with CNA about the impact of Christian Life Movement and its decision to focus greater energy and resources on defending the right to life and human dignity.
Thousands participate in encounter with the Founder of the CLM in Santiago de Guayaquil
Dec 07, 2009 at 04:12 PM
Close to four thousand people met with the Founder of the Christian Life Movement, Luis Fernando Figari.
At five in the evening, the ample space of the Simon Bolivar Convention Center was filled to capacity with enthusiastic participants who flew flags of blue and white, the colors of the city. They also sang cheers of the CLM while they awaited the entry of Luis Fernando.
The applause and songs intensified when the Founder of the Movement made his entrance into the auditorium, affectionately greeting the thousands of people who received him standing. In continuation of the celebration, a group of CLMers walked towards the stage in procession style with an image of Our Lady of Reconciliation. It was a liturgy of thanksgiving for the encounter.
Afterwards Luis Fernando addressed those present with a beautiful address about the apostolic mission of the CLM members in the world of today.
On the Pillars of the Lay Mission - An interview with L.F. Figari
Mar 10, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Zenit News Agency has published an extensive interview with the Founder of Christian Life Movement on the occasion of the publication his recent book, Formation and Mission - The English translation is ready to be published soon, as are the Italian and Portuguese ones.
CLM Resouces team is proud to announce that Longing for Infinity, a very important text of Luis Fernando Figari, Founder of CLM, is now fully available for online reading in our website. Using the mouse, clicking in the page corner, or dragging and dropping the pages, you may "flip" through the online book as you would with any printed one.
Longing for Infinity is a succinct reflection on a Catholic anthropology for our times, based on man's quest to fulfill his desire to enter into communion with God, a desire engraved in his heart by the Creator.
Last Updated ( Feb 18, 2009 at 12:26 PM )
Youth gather for first Convivio in Sydney
Dec 02, 2008 at 12:00 AM
From 28th until 30th of November, Bethlehem College held for the first time Convivio, a post WYD activity for high school students. 50 participants took part on the congress that reflected on Pope Benedict XVI’s words “Do not be afraid, He takes nothing away and gives you everything”.
In a joyful and festive environment, the students reflected about the challenges of nowadays world and how the youth has an important role on it. It was also an opportunity to go deeper in their faith and personal encounter with Jesus Christ.
Our Founder receiving the Holy Communion from the Holy Father in the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls during the Holy Mass for the Inauguration of the XII Ordinary General Assembly of Bishops, about The Word of God in the Life and the Mission of the Church, to which he has been invited by Pope Benedict XVI.
Last Updated ( Oct 12, 2008 at 04:33 PM )
Fides Agency interviews L.F. Figari on the Sodalit Family
Aug 10, 2007 at 12:00 AM
The Fides Agency, of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples of the Holy See, has published a Dossier which includes an interview with Luis Fernando Figari, Founder of the Sodalit Family. The publication has been released in Italian, Spanish and English by the news agency.
"Authentic discipleship is an integral commitment with the Lord, an intimate communion that seeks to know his teachings and follow Him, carrying out the mission of preaching the Gospel, as Saint Paul used to say. And like him, it is to experience the drama he expressed when he said: 'Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!' (1Cor 9:16)".
Read here this new article from Luis Fernando written in preparation for the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Last Updated ( Apr 14, 2007 at 11:54 PM )
A Martyr of Reconciliation
Jan 10, 2007 at 10:48 PM
"Edith Stein, author of The Science of the Cross, untiring contemplator of the mystery of the Reconciliation, was invited to offer her life as a Christian of Hebrew origin, and she gave it, full of faith and hope, with her heart lovingly united to the Reconciler. When the moment arrived she embraced the terrible cross she was presented with. Fifty-six years later the Church confirmed her as a beloved daughter who had triumphed and heroically kept the faith bearing witness to the love that surged in torrents out of her heart."
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Last Updated ( Jan 10, 2007 at 10:50 PM )
30 Years since Medellin
Oct 30, 2006 at 11:22 PM
"The real Medellin can only be understood well when seen as an ecclesial event. Within the conference’s fundamental lines, what must be emphasized is a concrete option for the human being according to the faith of the Church, an issue that sealed the Bishops’ reflections. Medellin did not postulate a fractured vision of man, nor one reduced to one of his aspects; its vision is integral."
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Pope names Bishop J.A. Eguren Archbishop of Piura and Tumbes
Jul 11, 2006 at 11:54 AM
July, 11 (NE - eclesiales.org) The Holy See announced today that Bishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, has been named Archbishop of Piura and Tumbes by Pope Benedict XVI.
After having participated in the International Theological Pastoral Congress for Families which took place from July 4 – 7 in Valencia, Bishop Eguren, along with more than 50 cardinals and around 450 bishops from around the world, accompanied Pope Benedict XVI in the Fifth World Meeting of Families, attended by more than one and a half million people.
Fides Agency interviews L.F. Figari on the Fifth World Meeting of the Families
Jul 07, 2006 at 12:00 AM
Valencia (Fides Agency) - During his intervention in the International Theological-Pastoral Congress on the Family in Valencia, Spain, Luis Fernando Figari, the founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, pointed out that the “family is the path to holiness and the first line of evangelization in the Church”, highlighting that the systematic siege on family life resulting from globalization, is becoming a world evil. The Fides Agency has had the opportunity to ask him a few questions after his intervention.
The Family is a “Path to Holiness and First Line of Evangelization”
Jul 05, 2006 at 10:43 PM
Valencia, 5 (NE - eclesiales.org). The Family is a “Path to Holiness and First Line of Evangelization.” Thus affirmed today Luis Fernando Figari, Founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, in his intervention in the International Theological-Pastoral Congress that is taking place in Valencia as part of the activities of the Fifth World Encounter of Families with Pope Benedict XVI. Highlighting the importance that the evangelization of families has for the Sodalit Family, the founder of several ecclesial associations offered some reflections as well as practical propositions with regards to the family and its development in society.
Vatican Radio interviews L.F. Figari on the Encounter of Ecclesial Movements
Jun 09, 2006 at 12:33 AM
On its June 2nd Italian program, Vatican Radio has interviewed L.F. Figari, Founder of Christian Life Movement, on his participation in the world encounter of the Holy Father with the ecclesial movements and new communities. Luis Fernando highlights how this has been "a very valuable occasion of ecclesial communion around the Successor of Peter", as well as "an occasion of giving testimony to the world of the vitality of the Church, of proclaiming with one’s own life experience that the Lord Jesus is the only answer to all the human being’s longings and that we need not have any fear of opening the doors of our heart to Him."
L.F. Figari addressed the Holy Father at the Encounter with Ecclesial Movements
Jun 03, 2006 at 12:00 AM
Rome, 3 (NE – eclesiales.org) A true encounter of faith took place today in St. Peter's Square, during the celebration of the Meeting of Pope Benedict XVI with members of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities from all over the world. "You belong to different peoples and cultures, and here you represent all the members of the Ecclesial Movements and New Communities. Spiritually gathered around the Successor of Peter, you proclaim the joy of believing in Jesus, and renew your commitment as his faithful disciples in our time", said the Pope in the homily, which he pronounced during the celebration of Vespers.
Luis Fernando Figari, founder of the Christian Life Movement, thanked Pope Benedict XVI, speaking in front of the tens of thousands of persons present in St. Peter's Square. After addressing the Pope they approached the Holy Father to express their respect and personal gratitude. The founder of the CLM kneeled before the Pope, expressing his devotion and fidelity to the Successor of Peter, in a particularly moving moment in the celebration.
Founder of the CLM speaks at II World Congress of Ecclesial Movements
Jun 02, 2006 at 09:04 PM
Rome, June 1 (NE – eclesiales.org) Offer the Lord Jesus to the youth “as the definitive key to understand the meaning of life, the path to reach their personal realization, and to reach fulfillment in the definitive encounter with God” was the invitation made today by Luis Fernando Figari, Founder of the Christian Life Movement, while participating in the Second World Congress of ecclesial movements and new communities, which is being held in Rocca di Papa (Italy). The Congress, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity and taking place under the theme “The beauty of being a Christian and the joy of communicating this”, began yesterday, May 31st, and will conclude June 2nd. It constitutes a preface for the encounter of ecclesial movements with Pope Benedict XVI on June 3rd, occasion in which Luis Fernando Figari will address the Pope in St. Peter's Square.
"Today is a celebration of faith, hope and love. Today is the feast in which we celebrate the great mercy of God who in His love has looked upon us and has opened the way to the fullness of reconciliation, already begun in this earthly journey, even though with its tribulations, but which, after the transformation, finds its way towards the horizon of true plenitude and joy."
Happy Easter! We invite you to read this all new article from Luis Fernando here.
Last Updated ( Apr 17, 2006 at 06:40 PM )
Topics for a Theology of Reconciliation
Mar 20, 2006 at 11:34 PM
We are very proud to begin our Online Library with a document of paramount importance in the history of Theology of Reconciliation: the Conclusions Document of the International Congress on Reconciliation in the Thought of John Paul II, held in Arequipa, Peru, January 11th to 13th, 1985.
"It seems appropriate to talk a little about what has been called Japan’s "Christian Century." Perhaps it would be better to call it the Heroic Period of its Evangelization; because it was during this very period that centuries of the persecution of Christians began. Considering its example of heroic fidelity to the faith, for the glory of God, could we be mistaken in calling it a glorious history?."
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Christian Life Movement UK new website
Feb 10, 2006 at 03:41 PM
Christian Life Movement in the United Kindgom has a new website!
"Despite her popularity, which instead of declining continues to increase, O'Connor is not well understood. The books and studies of her work that continue to be published from dissimilar perspectives are by no means few. There already exist tens of books, numerous chapters of many more, and perhaps hundreds of articles that try to capture the meaning of her life and work."
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Christmas - Incarnation
Dec 23, 2005 at 12:54 AM
"Christmas is a feast of joy, but it is also an occasion for a little reflection. It’s a beautiful occasion to think about the meaning of the Incarnation, it’s significance and consequences, trying to open ourselves to grace in order that we may capture its dynamism and that it may allow us to see ourselves conformed – day by day – with Jesus Christ, Our Lord."
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Last Updated ( Dec 23, 2005 at 12:55 AM )
Christmas Screensavers
Dec 13, 2005 at 01:35 AM
In preparation for Christmas, download one of the inspiring screensavers we have prepared on CLM Resources.
On December 8, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Church commemorates the 30th anniversary of the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi, by H.H. Paul VI. In this special date, CLM Resources presents the article which Luis Fernando Figari wrote five years ago remembering this document of utmost importance for the Evangelization of today's world according to the spirit of the Second Vatican Council.
The Thought of Pope Benedict XVI An Introduction to the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger by Aidan Nichols This important and illuminating book written before Cardinal Ratzinger became Benedict XVI focuses on his status as one of the preeminent Catholic theologians of the 20th century. Aidan Nichols provides a full-scale investigation of his theology as it develops from the 1950s onward. The Thought of Pope Benedict XVI is a comprehensive introduction to a major theologian in his own right, quite apart from his significance in the Church.
Last Updated ( Dec 06, 2005 at 03:22 PM )
The Family: Cenacle of Love
Nov 28, 2005 at 12:00 PM
“Marriage, a vocation of human encounter in love, is a reality that can verify the truth of the we, a dimension which, being rooted in love, belongs to a dynamism of openness and communion towards others... Marriage and the family are sublime realities that must be understood and valued in the light of the Lord’s revelation so that they can be lived to their fullness in conformity with the loving Salvific Plan of God.”
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Last Updated ( Nov 28, 2005 at 12:01 PM )
Church and Family
Nov 09, 2005 at 07:56 PM
"Marriage is no state of egoism-for-two. It's rather a call to overcome egoism and open oneself to the Lord's transforming love, assume this love within the family nucleus, and project it into all of social life. In this perspective the raison d'être of conjugal love is to be found not only in itself and its social dimension but in God's salvific design itself from which it receives its fundament and orientation."
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Last Updated ( Nov 10, 2005 at 09:21 PM )
New! CLM Canada Website
Nov 04, 2005 at 03:07 PM
Christian Life Movement members in Canada have a new website!
DCR interviews Luis Fernando about his recent experience on Synod of Bishops
Nov 02, 2005 at 08:20 PM
"It was a very intense experience that has helped me to love the Church even more and to grow deeper in my Christian life... The mere fact of being so near the Pope for many days is an extraordinary blessing that brings me to give thanks to God from the depths of my heart."
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church This 200-page volume offers a quick synopsis of the essential contents of the faith as promulgated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. An essential tool for youth and young adults, the Compendium is the perfect companion to a youth or young adult's Bible, spiritual reading, or textbook.
"A privileged means of growth in the knowledge and joyful acceptance of this divine gift. A fundamental vehicle of education in the faith!" -- H.H. Benedict XVI
The Way to Christ: Spiritual Exercises by Pope John Paul II The Way to Christ offers a unique opportunity to experience inspiring sermons Pope John Paul II preached during spiritual retreats he led while he was still a cardinal. These deeply scriptural, very personal talks celebrate the reality and the immediacy of Christ, offering rich insights and solid guidance for Christians living in today's world.
Last Updated ( Oct 31, 2005 at 12:13 AM )
Three new translated articles from Luis Fernando Figari
Oct 29, 2005 at 08:16 PM
Resignation of the Human Cases arise of people who act as though they really have resigned from their condition as human beings. This conscious or unconscious relinquishing from being a person has serious effects that seem not unconnected from the horrors committed against people during the 20th century. A retrospective glance justifies its being called the “century of horror.”
Who do you say that I am? There’s a question that turns out to be fundamental in our approach to the mystery of the Lord Jesus. In the region of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked: “Who do men say that the Son of Man is?” “Who do you say that I am?” This question repeats itself throughout history and confronts men and women of all times, nations and cultures.
At the Threshold Humanity finds itself submerged in pressing concerns. At the threshold of the 21st century the world is more “global” and technological, but marvelous scientific and technical advances haven’t responded to the serious problems that still weigh upon millions of people, and, by disconnecting themselves from their proper fundament and orientation, can become a threat to man.
Last Updated ( Oct 29, 2005 at 08:17 PM )
Founder of CLM speaks at the Synod of the Eucharist
Oct 12, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Luis Fernando Figari spoke during the 16th General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops in Rome. The following is a summary of his intervention:
Mr. Luis Fernando FIGARI, Founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (PERU)
In these days of magnificent experience of ecclesial life, wonder before the mystery has spread from repeated glances at the Eucharist.
One observes that it is fundamental to deepen in the understanding of the value of the loving and gratuitous sacrifice of the Son of Mary, the awareness of what the miracle of the Real Presence means, how one lives the dimension of the sacramental sacrifice, the participation in Sunday Mass, the connection between Penance and communion, the Adoration of the Lord Jesus who remains as Emmanuel in the Blessed Sacrament, the ars celebrandi, spiritual communion as a value in itself and as an answer to painful pastoral situations, and so many other fundamental themes.
The impact of functional agnosticism, secularization and so many evil currents which mark the "culture of death" demands an increasing and ardent New Evangelization ad intra Ecclesiae, before the weaknesses that are observed.
Faith, the key of the Christian life, is the foundation that allows us to draw near to the Eucharist, and therefore merits special attention. It demands an upright anthropological and cultural perspective, as well as a careful look at the process of how the human person's longing for infinity and the quadruple reconciliation are snatched away by the many substitutes which the ideologies and the praxis of this time offer.
The look of faith at the gift of the Eucharist should lead one to continuous amazement and to cry out: "My Lord and My God!"
The present time, as with others, has characteristics and demands which are a challenge for the Christian life and evangelization. But with the help of God, they will not be insurmountable. Yes, we must be aware of our frailties, and from them be open to the light and strength that comes to our aid, and thus live and give reason for our hope to the world.
Last Updated ( Oct 13, 2005 at 07:26 PM )
Saints, today
Sep 16, 2005 at 08:23 PM
The numerous canonizations which have taken place in the final years of the twentieth century constitute a reminder of the call to holiness that the Church continues to ring out. The path to holiness is not only for some, it’s for all. This is no novelty: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification,” we read in 1 Thessalonians.
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Holiness: A Calling for Everyone
Aug 12, 2005 at 03:56 PM
With notable timeliness, in an era that sees the increasing manifestation of the active participation of peoples in history, the Second Vatican Council very clearly and repeatedly reminds us that holiness is a vocation open to all the Church's faithful. It is the entirety of the People of God, as such, and in each one of its members, independent of juridical situations or states of life, that is summoned to holiness.
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Last Updated ( Aug 12, 2005 at 04:03 PM )
Woman, this is Your son! Son, this is your Mother!
Aug 01, 2005 at 03:27 PM
From the Cross on high. From out of suffering. From out of the forgetting and betrayal of so many, the incomprehension of so many, the Lord Jesus draws words charged with sweetness and prophetic meaning for his Mother. "Woman, this is your son!" He says to Mary. It's a word whose echoes ring forth from the threshold of history, when God promised man that Salvation would come...
Read this newly translated article from Luis Fernando here.
Last Updated ( Aug 01, 2005 at 03:31 PM )
Four new Theme Packs for Pocket PC
Jul 26, 2005 at 07:21 PM
We have just added to our downloads section 4 new sets of Pocket PC themes:
12 Roman Landscapes Beautiful collection of 12 Today Themes featuring pictures of the Eternal City - Rome.
20 Assis Landscapes Beautiful collection of 20 Today Themes featuring pictures of Assis.
Landscapes of The White City 10 Beautiful Themes with amazing pictures of the White City of the Highlands of Peru.
Last Updated ( Jul 26, 2005 at 07:23 PM )
An inexplicably forgotten thinker: The reappearance of Dr. Allers
Jul 15, 2005 at 07:18 PM
Luis Fernando has written this very informative article about Dr. Rudolf Allers (1883 - 1963), Catholic psychologist, renowned psychiatrist, outstanding philosopher, patrologist, self-sacrificing teacher, but inexplicably forgotten.
This article appears here for the first time in English, translated from the original Italian text.
For the first time in English, a translation of the interview which CLM Founder Luis Fernando Figari gave to Ya es Hora (This is the hour!) about his impressions of - and his hopes for - the youth of today.
"There are youth who aspire to the great interior adventure, who discover that which is spiritual in existence, and they are not scarce. They are not a few, like some communications media - cultivators of the diminishment of the human - would have us believe. They are millions and millions of young people who treasure their spiritual hunger and search for someone who can satisfy it."
We have prepared a whole new screensaver, commemorating the day of the Pope with a prayer for his apostolic mission as Shepherd of the Universal Church.
The official website of the Marian Community of Reconciliation (Fraternas) is now available in English! They have put together a beautiful website with lots of information about their identity, their apostolate and their current projects. You may also want to visit their picture gallery.
On November 10, 2003, Luis Fernando Figari, Founder of the Christian Life Movement, gave the lecture "The Lay Faithful and Christian Life" at St. Mary's College in London. The conference was part of a lecture series on "Mission and Evangelisation" sponsored by the Catholic College, founded in 1850.
For the first time, CLM Resources offers the complete text of this previously unpublished lecture.
Pocket PC users will find new downloads at CLM Resources. We have just added a set of 20 Pocket PC Themes on some of the most renowned Catholic celebrities of the 20th Century:
Charles Peguy
Christopher Dawson
Dietrich von Hildebrand
Emmanuel Mounier
Etienne Gilson
G.K. Chesterton
Henri de Lubac
Hillaire Belloc
Jacques Maritain
Jean Danielou
Jean Guitton
Leon Bloy
Leonardo Castellani
Maurice Blondel
Michele Federico Sciacca
Paul Claudel
Romano Guardini
Rudolf Allers
Thomas Merton
V.A. Belaunde
More themes coming soon...
Last Updated ( Jul 24, 2005 at 01:50 PM )
Digital New Dawn
May 29, 2005 at 11:57 PM
At last we have published the first edition of Digital New Dawn. The first number is dedicated to the memory of German Doig. He was the General Coordinator of CLM International from 1985 to 2001. On February 13th of 2001 he was called by God to His presence. Thousands of CLM members, as well as of the Sodalitium, and members of religious families and other movements, for three days visited his mortal remains in endless numbers. He was also Vicar General of the Sodalitium. This publication shows his life in images. Download it here.
Last Updated ( Jul 24, 2005 at 01:50 PM )
A new website is born!
May 27, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Welcome to CLM Resources!
We are proud to offer this website to all English-speaking CLM Members and visitors from all around the world. We are working hard to offer you a one-stop repository to find the resources you may need for your personal formation and your apostolic work.
Your feedback is welcome! Please, let us know what you think about our work and what you would like to see included in our resources.
May God bless you abundantly and our Blessed Mother protect you!
News Archive
Santiago, Chile, Mar 5, 2010 / 02:51 pm (CNA).- The Christian Life Movement has launched a solidarity program to assist those affected by the earthquake in Chile, providing food, medicine and spiritual counseling.
Guayaquil, Ecuador, Dec 14, 2009 / 10:05 pm (CNA).- Catholic News Agency recently interviewed L.F. Figari, the founder of the Christian Life Movement (CLM), at the conclusion of the movement's third Plenary Meeting. The CLM is an international association of the faithful that was recognized by the Holy See in 1994.
Close to four thousand people met with the Founder of the Christian Life Movement, Luis Fernando Figari.
Zenit News Agency has published an extensive interview with the Founder of Christian Life Movement on the occasion of the publication his recent book, Formation and Mission - The English translation is ready to be published soon, as are the Italian and Portuguese ones.
From 28th until 30th of November, Bethlehem College held for the first time Convivio, a post WYD activity for high school students. 50 participants took part on the congress that reflected on Pope Benedict XVI’s words “Do not be afraid, He takes nothing away and gives you everything”.
The Fides Agency, of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples of the Holy See, has published a Dossier which includes an interview with Luis Fernando Figari, Founder of the Sodalit Family. The publication has been released in Italian, Spanish and English by the news agency.
"Authentic discipleship is an integral commitment with the Lord, an intimate communion that seeks to know his teachings and follow Him, carrying out the mission of preaching the Gospel, as Saint Paul used to say. And like him, it is to experience the drama he expressed when he said: 'Woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!' (1Cor 9:16)".
"Edith Stein, author of The Science of the Cross, untiring contemplator of the mystery of the Reconciliation, was invited to offer her life as a Christian of Hebrew origin, and she gave it, full of faith and hope, with her heart lovingly united to the Reconciler. When the moment arrived she embraced the terrible cross she was presented with. Fifty-six years later the Church confirmed her as a beloved daughter who had triumphed and heroically kept the faith bearing witness to the love that surged in torrents out of her heart."
"The real Medellin can only be understood well when seen as an ecclesial event. Within the conference’s fundamental lines, what must be emphasized is a concrete option for the human being according to the faith of the Church, an issue that sealed the Bishops’ reflections. Medellin did not postulate a fractured vision of man, nor one reduced to one of his aspects; its vision is integral."
July, 11 (NE - eclesiales.org) The Holy See announced today that Bishop José Antonio Eguren Anselmi, of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, has been named Archbishop of Piura and Tumbes by Pope Benedict XVI.
Valencia (Fides Agency) - During his intervention in the International Theological-Pastoral Congress on the Family in Valencia, Spain, Luis Fernando Figari, the founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, pointed out that the “family is the path to holiness and the first line of evangelization in the Church”, highlighting that the systematic siege on family life resulting from globalization, is becoming a world evil. The Fides Agency has had the opportunity to ask him a few questions after his intervention.
Valencia, 5 (NE - eclesiales.org). The Family is a “Path to Holiness and First Line of Evangelization.” Thus affirmed today Luis Fernando Figari, Founder of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, in his intervention in the International Theological-Pastoral Congress that is taking place in Valencia as part of the activities of the Fifth World Encounter of Families with Pope Benedict XVI. Highlighting the importance that the evangelization of families has for the Sodalit Family, the founder of several ecclesial associations offered some reflections as well as practical propositions with regards to the family and its development in society.
On its June 2nd Italian program, Vatican Radio has interviewed L.F. Figari, Founder of Christian Life Movement, on his participation in the world encounter of the Holy Father with the ecclesial movements and new communities. Luis Fernando highlights how this has been "a very valuable occasion of ecclesial communion around the Successor of Peter", as well as "an occasion of giving testimony to the world of the vitality of the Church, of proclaiming with one’s own life experience that the Lord Jesus is the only answer to all the human being’s longings and that we need not have any fear of opening the doors of our heart to Him."
Rome, 3 (NE – eclesiales.org) A true encounter of faith took place today in St. Peter's Square, during the celebration of the Meeting of Pope Benedict XVI with members of Ecclesial Movements and New Communities from all over the world. "You belong to different peoples and cultures, and here you represent all the members of the Ecclesial Movements and New Communities. Spiritually gathered around the Successor of Peter, you proclaim the joy of believing in Jesus, and renew your commitment as his faithful disciples in our time", said the Pope in the homily, which he pronounced during the celebration of Vespers. 
Luis Fernando Figari, founder of the Christian Life Movement, thanked Pope Benedict XVI, speaking in front of the tens of thousands of persons present in St. Peter's Square. After addressing the Pope they approached the Holy Father to express their respect and personal gratitude. The founder of the CLM kneeled before the Pope, expressing his devotion and fidelity to the Successor of Peter, in a particularly moving moment in the celebration.
Rome, June 1 (NE – eclesiales.org) Offer the Lord Jesus to the youth “as the definitive key to understand the meaning of life, the path to reach their personal realization, and to reach fulfillment in the definitive encounter with God” was the invitation made today by Luis Fernando Figari, Founder of the Christian Life Movement, while participating in the Second World Congress of ecclesial movements and new communities, which is being held in Rocca di Papa (Italy). The Congress, organized by the Pontifical Council for the Laity and taking place under the theme “The beauty of being a Christian and the joy of communicating this”, began yesterday, May 31st, and will conclude June 2nd. It constitutes a preface for the encounter of ecclesial movements with Pope Benedict XVI on June 3rd, occasion in which Luis Fernando Figari will address the Pope in St. Peter's Square.
"Today is a celebration of faith, hope and love. Today is the feast in which we celebrate the great mercy of God who in His love has looked upon us and has opened the way to the fullness of reconciliation, already begun in this earthly journey, even though with its tribulations, but which, after the transformation, finds its way towards the horizon of true plenitude and joy."
We are very proud to begin our Online Library with a document of paramount importance in the history of Theology of Reconciliation: the Conclusions Document of the International Congress on Reconciliation in the Thought of John Paul II, held in Arequipa, Peru, January 11th to 13th, 1985.
"It seems appropriate to talk a little about what has been called Japan’s "Christian Century." Perhaps it would be better to call it the Heroic Period of its Evangelization; because it was during this very period that centuries of the persecution of Christians began. Considering its example of heroic fidelity to the faith, for the glory of God, could we be mistaken in calling it a glorious history?."
"Despite her popularity, which instead of declining continues to increase, O'Connor is not well understood. The books and studies of her work that continue to be published from dissimilar perspectives are by no means few. There already exist tens of books, numerous chapters of many more, and perhaps hundreds of articles that try to capture the meaning of her life and work."
"Christmas is a feast of joy, but it is also an occasion for a little reflection. It’s a beautiful occasion to think about the meaning of the Incarnation, it’s significance and consequences, trying to open ourselves to grace in order that we may capture its dynamism and that it may allow us to see ourselves conformed – day by day – with Jesus Christ, Our Lord."
On December 8, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the Church commemorates the 30th anniversary of the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi, by H.H. Paul VI. In this special date, CLM Resources presents the article which Luis Fernando Figari wrote five years ago remembering this document of utmost importance for the Evangelization of today's world according to the spirit of the Second Vatican Council.
The Thought of Pope Benedict XVI
“Marriage, a vocation of human encounter in love, is a reality that can verify the truth of the we, a dimension which, being rooted in love, belongs to a dynamism of openness and communion towards others... Marriage and the family are sublime realities that must be understood and valued in the light of the Lord’s revelation so that they can be lived to their fullness in conformity with the loving Salvific Plan of God.”
"Marriage is no state of egoism-for-two. It's rather a call to overcome egoism and open oneself to the Lord's transforming love, assume this love within the family nucleus, and project it into all of social life. In this perspective the raison d'être of conjugal love is to be found not only in itself and its social dimension but in God's salvific design itself from which it receives its fundament and orientation."
"It was a very intense experience that has helped me to love the Church even more and to grow deeper in my Christian life... The mere fact of being so near the Pope for many days is an extraordinary blessing that brings me to give thanks to God from the depths of my heart."
Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Way to Christ: Spiritual Exercises
Luis Fernando Figari spoke during the 16th General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops in Rome. The following is a summary of his intervention:
The numerous canonizations which have taken place in the final years of the twentieth century constitute a reminder of the call to holiness that the Church continues to ring out. The path to holiness is not only for some, it’s for all. This is no novelty: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification,” we read in 1 Thessalonians.
With notable timeliness, in an era that sees the increasing manifestation of the active participation of peoples in history, the Second Vatican Council very clearly and repeatedly reminds us that holiness is a vocation open to all the Church's faithful. It is the entirety of the People of God, as such, and in each one of its members, independent of juridical situations or states of life, that is summoned to holiness.
From the Cross on high. From out of suffering. From out of the forgetting and betrayal of so many, the incomprehension of so many, the Lord Jesus draws words charged with sweetness and prophetic meaning for his Mother. "Woman, this is your son!" He says to Mary. It's a word whose echoes ring forth from the threshold of history, when God promised man that Salvation would come...
Luis Fernando has written this very informative article about Dr. Rudolf Allers (1883 - 1963), Catholic psychologist, renowned psychiatrist, outstanding philosopher, patrologist, self-sacrificing teacher, but inexplicably forgotten.
We have just added a new pack of eight Pocket PC Themes with images of Lord Jesus.
For the first time in English, a translation of the interview which CLM Founder 
The official website of the Marian Community of Reconciliation (Fraternas) is now available in English! They have put together a beautiful website with lots of information about their identity, their apostolate and their current projects. You may also want to visit their picture gallery.
Quickly insert verses from the Douay-Rheims Bible in any MS Word document with this simple but most useful macro!
Charles Peguy
At last we have published the first edition of Digital New Dawn. The first number is dedicated to the memory of German Doig. He was the General Coordinator of CLM International from 1985 to 2001. On February 13th of 2001 he was called by God to His presence. Thousands of CLM members, as well as of the Sodalitium, and members of religious families and other movements, for three days visited his mortal remains in endless numbers. He was also Vicar General of the Sodalitium. This publication shows his life in images. Download it 
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