Chiara Lubich: Divine Adventurer, Ecumenist, Activist, Theologian (A Handful of Catholics Book 4)
Description
“Be aware that the fire that does not grow is extinguished.†- Chiara Lubich
The movement built a meeting house in 1959: Mariapolis in the Dolomite Mountains. It was here in 1960 that Chiara addressed a group of politicians inviting them to go beyond the boundaries of their respective nations and to “love the nation of the other as you love your own.â€
This e-book is a short biography on the life of Chiara Lubich. Following the biography are excerpts and quotes from speeches given by Chiara Lubich, and from her extensive writings.
About the Handful of Catholics series:
It is my intention in this series of books to do no more than introduce the reader to some Catholic thinkers, Catholic doers, those whose Catholic faith was a work in progress and mystics; both converts and cradle Catholics. Very little of this work is original; it is mostly a distillation of the work of others who have devoted years of their lives to the lives of these women and men. It is not meant to be hagiography or the last word on the subject. Rather its simple goal is to make you want to delve further.
Over the past six decades, ever since a Salesian priest told me that in order to make sense of history read about the actors, I have read the biographies of a large number of men and women, both secular and religious. The five potted biographies in this first volume are of people I consider to be somewhat overlooked in the annals of Catholic writings, and all of whom are compelling in different ways – as I hope you will see.
The movement built a meeting house in 1959: Mariapolis in the Dolomite Mountains. It was here in 1960 that Chiara addressed a group of politicians inviting them to go beyond the boundaries of their respective nations and to “love the nation of the other as you love your own.â€
This e-book is a short biography on the life of Chiara Lubich. Following the biography are excerpts and quotes from speeches given by Chiara Lubich, and from her extensive writings.
About the Handful of Catholics series:
It is my intention in this series of books to do no more than introduce the reader to some Catholic thinkers, Catholic doers, those whose Catholic faith was a work in progress and mystics; both converts and cradle Catholics. Very little of this work is original; it is mostly a distillation of the work of others who have devoted years of their lives to the lives of these women and men. It is not meant to be hagiography or the last word on the subject. Rather its simple goal is to make you want to delve further.
Over the past six decades, ever since a Salesian priest told me that in order to make sense of history read about the actors, I have read the biographies of a large number of men and women, both secular and religious. The five potted biographies in this first volume are of people I consider to be somewhat overlooked in the annals of Catholic writings, and all of whom are compelling in different ways – as I hope you will see.
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