Each moment counts
“I know that our way to God is through love of neighbor. But sometimes it’s easier for me to love God alone first, and then to love my neighbors. Is that wrong?” B. M.
Love of neighbor
Positive messages
Positive messages
By Vittorio Pastore, 13
(Illustration by David Alejandrino, 16)
One day at school I was walking to my first period class when I encountered a boy I had last seen some years ago in my sixth-grade music class. I remembered him perfectly. He had an attitude that most people didn’t like, and I did not like it either.
The best preparation
Before going to be the sponsor of a girl at her confirmation, I realized: Loving my neighbor was more important than my attire.
What does love of neighbor really mean?
Being there for the other, and at the same time, being torn apart between different tasks. A leading theologian and philosopher shares some answers about love of neighbor by looking at Jesus as a model.
By Klaus Hemmerle
Open to everyone
Reflection on love of neighbor: We can discover the Golden Rule in every religion – and also seeds of the Word…
By Maria Voce
Share someone’s hurt or joy
Certainly, Christianity is not lived out with a few donations or a bit of compassion. What is the measure of love, and what we can learn from a hen and her chicks?
Take the initiative
We are all children of the one father: Maria Voce, Focolare’s president, reflects on one of the main tenets of the spirituality of unity: love of neighbor – Part 2. By Maria Voce
Jesus in our neighbors
Focolare’s president reflects on one of the main tenets of the spirituality of unity: love of neighbor – Part 1. By Maria Voce
