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When an Encounter Changes Everything

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When Waiting Becomes Encounter

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"I Decided"

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A Thousand Colors in the Canvas of Friendship

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Dialogo Aperto Letters n. 172

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Edith Stein and the Courage of Knowledge

Reflections from a conference on a twentieth-century thinker who challenged her time and looked to the future

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Breaking Ground

From Richmond Hill to Castel d'Asso in the Viterbo region: from L'Arche in Canada to the Volta la terra farm, teaching us to see struggle as spiritual opportunity

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A Light in Pompei: A Journey of Faith and Friendship

A heartfelt story from the Fede e Luce pilgrimage, between memories, prayer, and shared emotion

Interview · Faith and Light

Why We Do What We Do

A conversation with Antonio Piscitelli on formation and community in Campania

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 171

Voices from our readers: their experiences and discoveries. This issue: Nora steps out of her glass shell, Daniela encounters Faith and Light in Argentina, and Giulia remembers Monica. Plus, a poet celebrates a barrel.

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At the Little March of Assisi

What I experienced this year at the Little March of Assisi

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Loyola University

When a delegation from Fede e Luce Roma visited the American university, it became an unexpected break in Giovanni's routine

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Faith and Light at Fifty: A Journey Still Burning Bright

From Lourdes to Pompeii, fifty years of communities walking together in fragility and joy — and a Jubilee to give thanks.

Editorial · Faith and Light

My son has friends

The words of a father of a young man with autism explain why it’s worth celebrating 50 years of Faith and Light in Italy.

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A Beautiful Spring Feast—With Room for Improvement

Fede e Luce's Spring Festival brought Rome's communities together, but organizational lapses undermined its spiritual message

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Here and Now

The story of the Little Pilgrimage to Assisi, an inclusive journey born to welcome young people with disabilities, where the path becomes an experience of brotherhood, faith, and reconciliation.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Stories Entrusted to Us

A priest's personal account of pilgrimages with Faith and Light between Lourdes and Loreto, where the journey becomes an experience of friendship, prayer, and inner transformation.

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Keys and Doors

Two new "seeds" of Faith and Light are taking root in Castellammare di Stabia and Acquaviva delle Fonti, nurtured by families, friends, and bishops. Signs of hope and growth for the movement in Southern Italy.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Among My Father's Last Gifts

A worn prayer booklet, a rediscovered smile, a friendship that changes everything—this is how Faith and Light was born, and a pilgrimage became shared hope.

Editorial · Faith and Light

Fifty Years of Pilgrimage

What meaning is there in taking to the road again?

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The Pilgrimages of Faith and Light

A brief chronology spanning more than fifty years of movement

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Toward a Lasting Peace

When a design becomes a journey

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The Encounter That Changes Everything

From Cottolengo to the Sunflowers: one woman's calling and the joy of an extended family living with intellectual disability

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Transcending limits to embrace every limit

At the roots of the vocation of a young woman, today an Augustinian cloistered nun

Interview · Faith and Light

A Vitamin Among the People

Sister Camelia El Khoury, a Lebanese nun in the Holy Land and spiritual companion to Faith and Light communities

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Keeping the Circle

An interview with Pietro Vetro, newly elected president of Fede e Luce onlus

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Walking Together With You

Young people gathering for formation at Lignano Sabbiadoro

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The Word Made Flesh

In Naples's neighborhoods: "Us, not them"

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Doing and Being There

My Journey from Scouting to Fede e Luce

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The Mad Woman of Piazza Giudia | A Review

Gaetano Petraglia's reconstruction of Elena Di Porto's life (Giuntina, 2022)

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A Gift to Pass On

In memory of Bruno Galante (1947-2023)

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When an Afternoon Lasts Forty Years

Celebrating Ombre e Luci's Birthday

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue n. 165

Letters received in the editorial office

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A Beautiful Surprise

Celebrating twenty-five years of marriage for a beloved Fede e Luce couple

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Pages of Fall and Recovery

From the Premio Pieve Saverio Tutino

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Care and Civilization

How we care for the most vulnerable measures a society's progress. But do we truly believe it?

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"They Call You"

Living with Faith and Light in the Aosta Valley

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Witnesses to Faith and Light

Antonietta and Federico speak about what Faith and Light means to them.

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The Music of the World

Faith and Light gathers in Strasbourg for its international assembly

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Hand in Hand, Together

A Beautiful Day at the Synod in Rome

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I Never Thought I Could March in a Wheelchair

Four Days on the Little March to Assisi

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The Light of Community Lives in Us

The Hikari Camp at Bicoca

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 162

Letters to the Editor

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With the Three Siblings

A training weekend for vice-coordinators and young people of Faith and Light

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Where Zenia Met Borys: The Story of Casa Emmaus in Lviv

How a bishop's vision and a woman's dream built a community that teaches the meaning of dignity

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When I Knocked on the Door at Lyn's House

An Unusual Bridge Community in Cambridge Since 2013

Testimonial · Faith and Light

What Thirteen-Year-Old Giorgia Would Find Now

Reflections on an Unlikely Concert

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Alfedena in Pictures

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Pino and Conny Say "I Do"

"We know that marriage is an achievement that not everyone can reach," Conny and Pino tell us. "But we believe that with God, all things are possible, and we knew we could do it."

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Breaking the Silence

Nanni Bertolini on the founding of *Ombre e Luci*: from our dining room table to the digital age

Testimonial · Faith and Light

The Real Bill to Pay

It is right and beautiful to celebrate, but it is also good to look back and see the story of these forty years, the first steps, our forebears

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The Early Years: "Insieme," 1974–1981

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Four Cardinal Points: Ombre e Luci's Homes Across Rome's Neighborhoods

From Portuense to Prati to Valle Aurelia—tracing the magazine's history through the spaces that sheltered it

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Digitizing Ombre e Luci: A Family Album Comes Online

Four years of painstaking work—scanning, correcting, linking—has yielded surprises and hard questions about how we preserve a magazine's past while reckoning honestly with how much has changed.

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A Visit to Loyola University Rome

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Twenty Years Later—The Same Embrace

A photograph that speaks to an extraordinary friendship

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Playgrounds

When Ombre e Luci Goes on Holiday

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 159

Letters from Our Readers

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A Day at the Quirinal

President Mattarella's invitation gave Rome's Fede e Luce communities an unforgettable afternoon

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Sometimes I Want To, Sometimes I Don't

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Does Prayer for Peace Actually Work?

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The Language of Hope

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 158

Two readers share stories of a graduation and our new home

Interview · Faith and Light

The Foundations Are Laid. Now We Rebuild.

Editorial · Faith and Light

A Cry for Peace

Testimonial · Faith and Light

On the Cross, Like Jesus

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Something Nobody Saw Coming

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Valle Aurelia Boulevard

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Sister Ida Maria Ferri's Candies and Courage

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Loïc's Blessing, Then and Now

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A Letter to My Former Colleagues

Testimonial · Faith and Light

How Do We Hold On to What We've Lived?

Editorial · Faith and Light

Amazed and Grateful

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Efrem's Working Life

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 154

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A Week at Roccamonfina

Summer Camp Diary

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A River the Length of the Mediterranean

A pilgrimage from Monviso to Galilee

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Chronicles from the Lunigiana

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In Dario's House

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Not GAC but SAC!

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A Pencil in His Hands

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Together – Newsletter No. 30

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Network Through the Network

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A Guide for the Communities

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A Heavy Summer on My Heart and Mind

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Being Community – Newsletter No. 28

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 153

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Ogni tanto salvo, sennò finisce male

Io con il computer sono una scheggia e posso fare il sindaco di Roma e pure la preside.

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In Memory of Aldo

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Life in the Provinces: Issue 152

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The Questions That Haunt Us – Newsletter No. 26

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It Feels Like Yesterday

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A Magazine, a Woman, a Convent

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We, Not I

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Slow Down

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Our Steps — Summer Newsletter No. 22

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A Ship's Log

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Life in the Provinces — No. 151

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 151

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Summer Together: Summer Newsletter No. 21

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Two Steps Forward, One Step Back — Newsletter No. 20

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A Time to Speak and a Time to Be Silent

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A Moment of Awakening

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How "Insieme" Was Born: The Newsletter of Faith and Light

Before Ombre e Luci came Insieme. It was the 1970s, and that's when the seeds were planted for a small but mighty magazine.

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Between Two Tsunamis — Newsletter No. 19

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Close from a Distance

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The Invisible Paths - Newsletter No. 18

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Concrete Answers for Real Needs

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Letters from Moscow: Faith and Light on Zoom

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Growing Together: The Story of a Magazine That Keeps Expanding

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"Insieme" Is Born: The Newsletter of Fede e Luce

Stefano recalls the early days, the vision, and the people behind a movement that would eventually become Ombre e Luci

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The Ages of Miss Uffa – Newsletter No. 17

Editorial · Faith and Light

We've Reached 150

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The Cat on the Desk – Newsletter No. 16

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Life at Montemigliore

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Newsletter No. 13 – New Soundtracks for Our Cities

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Newsletter No. 12 — A Whole Country's Story

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Life in the Provinces - No. 150

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Newsletter No. 11 – When We Cannot Say Hello

Testimonial · Faith and Light

What a Mess! Coronavirus and People with Disabilities

How the spread of the virus has disrupted the lives of people with mental and physical disabilities—and their families

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News from the Provinces, No. 149

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Forty Eyes Fixed on You

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Newsletter n. 10 - When an Unbelieving Director Looks at Lourdes

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A Garden for Ophelia

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Tender and Magnetic

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Building a World Where Everyone Belongs

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Who Answers the Call

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 148

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Fede e Luce Life, Issue 148

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One of a Kind

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Naming the Fear

Editorial · Faith and Light

Christmas in Light and Shadow

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 147

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Faith and Light, Issue No. 147

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Always

A vacation is when you have fun and feel good. So when do I feel good? Always!

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Between a Conclave and a Session of Self-Discovery

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"Come On, Benedetta!" "You Got It, Champ!"

A week of sports: rhythmic gymnastics, soccer, and Olympic champions

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From the Provinces, No. 145

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 145

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The Painter Who Understood Everything

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A Taste of Old Age

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A Promise Kept

Testimonial · Faith and Light

January 27 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Editorial · Faith and Light

In Motion

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The Curiosity to Tell the World

Editorial · Faith and Light

Windows of Hope

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Fano 2018 - The best of our youth

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Sunbeams

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The Mystery of So Much Good

Interview · Faith and Light

My Name Is Lucia

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Better Than Expected

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #144

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News from the Provinces: Issue 144

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Roots and Wings

Interview · Faith and Light

Beyond the Headlines: Living Close to Ordinary Life

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My Eyes and Heart Witnessed Wonder

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What Holds Us Together

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From the Provinces: Regional Updates

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Faith and Light: One Great Family

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News from the Regions (No. 142)

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 142

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, Comments, Critiques for the Magazine... Problems and Questions

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Come and See: Faith and Light's Youth Formation Week in Fano

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Our Meeting with Liliana Segre

Giulia Galeotti recalls Liliana Segre's testimony at the international Faith and Light gathering in Assisi, 2005

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Blazing a Trail in Albania

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Updates from the Provinces

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue n.141

Editorial · Faith and Light

The Road Behind Us

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Mother in Community

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Open Dialogue No. 140

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, critiques for the magazine... questions and concerns

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From the Provinces: Issue 140

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Faith and Light Communities Around the World

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Back Covers

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Despite My Handicap

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Come and See: The Youth Meeting in Alicante

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum #139

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From Our Provinces

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 138

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From the Communities, Issue 138

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A Vigil-Workshop for Holy Thursday

The vision, structure, and signs of last year's vigil-workshop, organized by Fede e Luce's La Vigna community

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Waited For, Beloved... Transformed

I praise you, Father, because you have revealed these things to the little ones...

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Viola and Mimosa No. 137

For days on end, my mother could think of nothing but Anna Lapper. Do you remember her?

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #137

Your Perspective: Suggestions, Comments, and Criticism for the Magazine—What's on Your Mind

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From the Provinces, Issue 137

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Fede e Luce: A School of Selflessness

Gaelle, mother of five, has been connected to Fede e Luce since girlhood—and brought her husband and children along. She tells the story of how one community changed her family's life.

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Four Days Hand in Hand

Understanding what Faith and Light is doesn't always come easily. The vision must take root in each local community, and the work is hard, the questions persistent. But we must always invest time to clarify who we are.

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God's Gifts

This year's <a href=https://www.fedeeluce.it/carnet-de-route/>carnet de route</a>, titled "You Have Called Me, Here I Am," invites communities to encounter young people, to know them, to let them "do"—to express themselves in their own way.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue n.136

From your point of view: suggestions, comments, critiques for the magazine... problems and questions

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From the Communities: Issue 136

Updates from Faith and Light Communities

Editorial · Faith and Light

You Called Us. Here We Are.

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The Message of the Jubilee: A Conversation with Archbishop Rino Fisichella

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Can a Single Gesture Hold So Much Meaning?

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Faith and Light's Jubilee

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Monsignor von Galen: The Courage of a Clear Conscience

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Two New Faith and Light Communities Celebrate in Umbria

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What Do You Hope For?

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The Gift of Walking Together

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What Warms the Heart

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Called to Bear Fruit

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From the Provinces: Issue 135

Updates from Faith and Light Communities

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 135

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All Aboard

Paolo Tantaro, National President of Associazione Fede e Luce, reflects on his encounter with Pope Francis during the Jubilee of 2016

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A New Love Story Begins: The Jubilee Year 2016

The Chicco community's powerful mime performance at Sant'Andrea della Valle

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Beyond the Limit

A festive and welcoming atmosphere under the Tents of Mercy, where associations and movements working with illness and disability shared their stories

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A River of Peace, a Sea of Jubilees

If Christianity is an encounter with the risen and living Christ, the Jubilee offers a precious chance to experience his nearness and his forgiveness.

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The Passion of Patience

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 134

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From Our Communities (No. 134)

Updates from Faith and Light communities around the world

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Finding Beauty in Hidden Places

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A Few Rays of Sunlight in Syria

Despite truces, Syria continues to suffer. Two hospitals in Aleppo were bombed at the end of April, killing civilians and doctors—including the city's last pediatrician.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

United in Prayer

I know that when we visit the Faith and Light communities in Cyprus, we will be treated like royalty—as always happens on that beautiful island

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Viola, the Captain, and My Little One

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Through a Child's Eyes

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Do You Remember, Brother?

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Children of the Stars

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A Facebook Wall of Remembrance

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Accompanied and Cared For

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Our Scoop!

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There Are No Words

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Meeting Them Halfway

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Full of Purpose

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How a Pilgrimage Is Born in Faith and Light

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Happiness Is Imperfect

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Scraps of Paradise

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Viola and Her Grandmother

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A New Shape for Summer Camp?

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What a Summer!

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I Feel at Home with Them

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I Learned to Swim

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A Whirlwind of Moments

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Despite Everything, a Few Disappointments

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One Name

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Relationship and Family

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A Beautiful and Generous Simplicity

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Four Decades With Fede e Luce

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Ready to Live It Again

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A Hundred Faces in One Moment

Editorial · Faith and Light

Precious Gifts

Beniamino's mother speaks: I have learned, and every day I must learn again, to recognize the value of what I have been given and I ask that it be given back to me each day

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Lift Your Eyes

Testimonial · Faith and Light

For Me, It Is Happiness

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Never Alone: Three Stories

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A Father's Calling

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What Is Faith and Light?

Faith and Light Association is the birthplace of this magazine. Founded in 1971 at Lourdes, it arrived in Italy a few years later, establishing itself officially in Rome in 1975.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A Sacred Trust

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Never Alone: Three Stories

"Together we can go out into the world, freed from our fears, freed from the oppression that wounds our fragile way of being"

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How Was All This Possible?

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The Shock of Vulnerability

Cardinal Ravasi marks forty years of Faith and Light by invoking Chesterton: "Our world will not perish for want of wonders, but for want of wonder"

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I'm at Home with Them

Fede e Luce matters deeply to me, and I feel close to everyone here, from the first member to the last

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Voices from Camp

We want you to feel the color, the fragrance, and the joyful noise of Faith and Light camps: images, emotions, adventures, quarrels, fears, excitement, long nights, jokes, walks—and countless stories.

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Fragile!

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All Together!

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And It Gets Lonely

We parents of children with disabilities pour everything we have into giving our kids a dignified, happy life. But then the social life falls away.

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A Prophecy

Father Marco Bove reflects on his experience with Faith and Light, where—as he puts it—he was welcomed simply, without roles or labels, in the simplicity of being together

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From the Aquarium to the Ocean

A proposal to make Fede e Luce gatherings more engaging. Emanuele from the Don Orione community offers it, drawing on the story of little Nemo.

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Keeping Pace Together

What makes a real vacation? Everything that happens at Fede e Luce camp

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Why We Celebrate: Twenty-Five Years of the Carro

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Opening Our Hearts to Other Families

Carla and Sante, parents of four children—Benedetta, their third, living with disability—share their experience with Faith and Light

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The Web

In Cassano delle Murge (BA), Puglia's communities gathered for a rich and moving time of formation.

Faith and Light

The Blessedness of Poverty

The rejection, suffering, and condemnation that Jesus endured in his public ministry find their echo in the lives of those with intellectual disabilities

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Witnesses to Encounter

Mons. Nunzio Galantino calls on Faith and Light to renew its commitment to building a culture of encounter, starting with those the world discards

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Treasuring Every Person

On the 40th anniversary of Faith and Light, Sister Veronica reflects on the themes closest to our hearts

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What I Have Learned

I can say with joy that my personal friendship with disabled people and their families has deepened my humanity and strengthened my faith and my joy in priestly ministry.

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The Gift of Unity

All Faith and Light communities are called to be ecumenical—that is, all must desire and work for the unity of all Christians.

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Faith and Light: Becoming a Small Sign

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A Treasure Beyond Price

The charism of Fede e Luce finds its heart in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount—where suffering births hope, loneliness becomes communion, and affliction turns to consolation.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #130

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From the Provinces: Issue 130

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How Did You Grow Up?

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Me? Really Me?

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Faith and Light: A Movement

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Invisible Barriers to the Heart

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I've Come to Understand

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I Think I've Figured It Out

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Why I Learned to Trust

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With Pride and Tenderness

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A Girl Apart

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Do You Love Jesus? Then That's Enough

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A Different Way of Seeing

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The Light in Your Eyes

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A Teacher of Letters—Gateway to Life

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I'll Give It a Try

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So, have you made up your mind?

"But how can I? I'm not capable... I'm different from you..." — Anna Maria recalls how Faith and Light began in Milan

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Awakening Hope

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The Alfedena Effect

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Brave Mothers

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A Wealth Given Freely

I remember perfectly that day at Lourdes, by the pools, when we stood side by side immersing our daughters in the blessed water

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A Safe Guide on the Path

I first met Mariangela in 1983, when I knew nothing yet of what Faith and Light was

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So Much Work to Do

I remember that first year when my daughter and I were alone at home, and you invited us to your New Year's Eve party in your garage with your whole extended family

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That Gesture

A moment with Mariangela—a few seconds that I believe few people know about

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Those Who Sow in Tears Will Reap in Joy

Years after leaving Fede e Luce, a memory of Mariangela stays with me in prayer, each time I read Psalm 126

Faith and Light

The Birth of Ombre e Luci

Mariangela tells how they decided to launch a magazine for people with handicaps, their families, and their friends

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"Only If"

At editorial meetings we often clashed. Whenever I pointed to the power of a particular choice, she would add her uncompromising, principled "only if"

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Blueberries

I think it was the last word I heard her say. I love that word—it sounds like her, and it captures perfectly the contrast between her tenderness and her strength.

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Small Talk, But EXTRALARGE!

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Mariangela and Santa Silvia: Where It All Began

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Il Carro: A Home for Everyone

For Mariangela, the shared family home was the dream—born from years building Faith and Light

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The Mosaic: Colored Stones

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True Connections

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Praying on a Chair Both Grand and Simple

Giulia Galeotti recalls her first encounter with Mariangela—a white-haired woman with clear eyes who, in a few tender yet decisive words, managed to name and give voice to so many things

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A Summer of Faith and Light Camps

Communities from "A River of Peace" share their summer initiatives

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From Our Communities

Updates from Faith and Light around the country

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Thank You, Mariangela

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Quicksilver

Marta De Rino remembers Mariangela. I admired her. Her vibrant, burning ardor swept me away, and I envied her courage, her wild fury—yet so passionate.

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A Bearer of Good News

Homily by Don Paolo Ricciardi, Pastor of Saint Sylvia, delivered at the funeral of Mariangela Bertolini

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Fede e Luce: "We Are Here Too!"

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From Our Communities, No. 126

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 125

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticism of the magazine—problems and questions

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Emotion Has No Voice

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At the World's Edge: A Life for Others

The new president of Faith and Light International is from New Zealand; her life is dedicated to people with handicaps

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Faith and Light in the Holy Land

Who would have imagined that one day I would stand in those sacred places where Jesus was born, lived, taught, suffered, died, and rose again for all humanity?

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From the Provinces: Issue 125

Updates from Faith and Light Communities

Faith and Light

A Sacred Story

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From the Provinces, No. 124

Updates from Faith and Light Communities

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 124

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, critiques for the magazine... problems and questions

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Faith and Light — All in Leeds!

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 123

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... questions and concerns

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From Our Communities

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 122

Your Voice: Suggestions, comments, and critiques for the magazine—the questions and concerns on your minds

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You Are Loved by God Just As You Are

In November, community coordinators from the Mari and Vulcani province gathered in Cosenza for formation and renewal.

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From the Provinces: Issue 122

Updates from Fede e Luce Communities

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #121

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... problems and questions

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Faith and Light — Regional Updates, Issue 121

News from Faith and Light Communities

Editorial · Faith and Light

Never Alone Again

Three simple words at the heart of Faith and Light. But how did a handful of people grow into a global movement?

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #120

From Your Point of View: Suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... problems and questions

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Explorers of the Mystery of the Small

Paolo Chirichigno attended a formation day for Fede e Luce spiritual assistants held on April 28 at the Augustinian College of Santa Monica in Rome

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News from the Communities

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Fede e Luce: Loyalty That Restores Joy

Against the resigned belief that nothing more can be done stands God's promise: "I will not forget you!"—a promise that asks us to trust in one another.

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Faith and Light: Voices from the Provinces

Angela and Carlo, coordinators of the northern province "A River of Peace" and the southern province "Sea and Volcanoes," report on the state of their communities

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Faith and Light in Iraq

Mirna Hayek, international vice coordinator of Faith and Light, reports on Iraq, where the movement does not officially exist—but a community lives by the same principles.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Faith and Light in Armenia and Iran

Carla Waked, international vice coordinator of Faith and Light, shares what Faith and Light means to the three communities in Armenia and the sole community—for now—in Iran

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #116

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... problems and questions

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Letters to Jean: Don Marco Bove

This time, it falls to Don Marco Bove to write to Jean. What does he have to say?

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Three Questions and a Pilgrimage

"Why do you come to Faith and Light if you say you don't believe in God? I don't think you should be here."

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Messengers of Joy

1971–2011: Fede e Luce at Forty. Voices from three pilgrimages, carrying in their hearts encounters, faces, small confidences shared in friendship.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

The Idea of Not Going

Silvia, 15, has been part of Faith and Light since before she was born—but that doesn't make her an expert, she says.

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A Life with Faith and Light: The Beginning of a Journey

What drew me to Faith and Light was a desire to know people who live daily with disability—and to see how faith can illuminate that reality.

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Why Not Me?

What drew some of us—young people and adults—to join Faith and Light?

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Fede e Luce Marks 40 Years: 1971–2011

Let the Celebrations Begin

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The Secret God Shared with Me: How My Friends Taught Me to Listen

Writing about how I came to know Faith and Light requires deep humility, because I must reveal a chapter of my life—a beautiful one now—that began in a way I'm still ashamed of, more than twenty-five years later.

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Faith and Light: The Spring Released

Twenty spare words from my parish vicar, Don Filippo Morlacchi, in 2000—and my long journey with Faith and Light began

Editorial · Faith and Light

Gaia, Puccio, Emanuela—and So Many Others

Three young people show us how to face life's hardships with grace. Their stories can light our way.

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Forty Years of Faith and Light: A Celebration

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A Letter to Jean: From Natalia

I wish I could find words to express all my gratitude for what I have received from you—through your books, our meetings, and your remarkable work.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 113

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, Comments, Critiques for the Magazine... Questions and Concerns

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Emanuela and Alessia

"Faith gave my husband and me tremendous strength. Without it, we would have lived in despair."

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Why I Said Yes: A New Leader Takes the Helm at Fede e Luce

Editorial · Faith and Light

A Special Wish

Autumn arrives with its distinctive colors—colors that suit perfectly the people to whom this issue is dedicated: those in their later years, my dearest traveling companions on this journey.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Mom, What a Camp!

I thought a Faith and Light camp with small children would be exhausting, and that I might only get in the way. I was wrong.

Editorial · Faith and Light

"We Had No Idea"

For most people, summer means carefree days. But for many, it is a season of profound loneliness—a summer without vacation.

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Faith and Light, Issue 110

The Seas and Volcanoes Province Sets Sail

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 110

From Your Point of View: suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... questions and concerns

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Being a Mother: What Meaning Does My Son Paolo's Life Have?

Paolo is a nine-year-old boy with autism. After her husband's death, his mother has raised their children alone. She shares the anguish of some essential questions.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

The Silent Crucifix: An Image of Christian Revolution

Faith and Light

Faith and Light in Galilee: A Community Takes Root in Eilaboun

The diary of a community in motion—experiences, stories, and witness

Editorial · Faith and Light

At the Cradle of Jesus

What does that Child's gaze—full of boundless love—seem to tell us as He looks upon us?

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue n.108

From your point of view: suggestions, comments, feedback for the magazine... your concerns and questions

Editorial · Faith and Light

An Open Letter to a Teacher

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Scouting for Me

Alice shares her path within a scout group

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Fede e Luce Transforms

Final national gathering in Cattolica brings structural changes to the Italian movement

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Lobsters and Fractals

A gathering in Cattolica described as national-provincial turns out to signal a profound shift for the Fede e Luce movement

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #107

Your Voice: Suggestions, Comments, Criticism — and Questions About Life with Disability

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 106

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, Comments, Critiques for the Magazine... Problems and Questions

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Yet the Sun Still Shines

1982. Two hundred members of Faith and Light climb Monte Tranquillo together

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #104

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, Comments, Criticisms for the Magazine… Questions and Concerns

Testimonial · Faith and Light

The Hidden Treasure

A young friend reflects on a meaningful vacation at a Faith and Light camp

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Many Voices, One Heart

Faith and Light has a new international coordinator after two years. Enza, the Italian director, tells us what happened

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The Years That Pass

On October 7, we celebrate the return of our workshop activities with an outing outside Rome. We're visiting a friend who lives in Bracciano.

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Encounter at San Giuseppe della Pace

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Do You Remember Nicole?

Who was Nicole, and what remains of the moments spent together? A delicate and profound reflection on the power of memory, the importance of inclusion, and how even the most fragile story can become a gift for others.

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Voices from the Ombre e Luci Archives

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Inside the Ombre e Luci Newsroom

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Romanian "Invasions"—Not Barbaric at All

I want to tell you a story I witnessed, one that filled my heart with joy and moved me deeply.

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Imagine...

A national training gathering, "Fede & Luce and the Alchemy of Our Lives," brought together friends, parents, and young people from communities across Italy. One participant shares the atmosphere of these days.

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Eyewitness

This month marks a singular anniversary: on February 11, 1858, Bernadette Soubirous announced her encounter with "the Lady dressed in white"

Editorial · Faith and Light

Journey of Unchanged Affection: Celebrating 24 Years of Faith and Light

Hundredth issue of Faith and Light! Twenty four years together with you and our little great masters have transformed us into “one big Family”

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue no. 100

From your point of view: suggestions, comments, criticisms for the magazine... problems and questions

Testimonial · Faith and Light

The Great Family

To mark the hundredth issue of Ombre e Luci, we've gathered and now publish the testimony of the many friends who have helped carry this magazine forward over the years

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A Magazine in Our Building

From the neighbors who hosted the editorial office all these years

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Sick with Love

A word from the technical director of Quintily Press, who prints Ombre e Luci after all the writing and editing is done

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Upstairs Neighbors

A word from the people who have housed our offices all these years

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Faith and Light, L'Arche, Ombre e Luci

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum No. 99

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, comments, criticisms of the magazine... problems and questions

Editorial · Faith and Light

Read Without Rushing

For this issue, we've gathered several articles—all deeply meaningful and rich with significance

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All Together Wholeheartedly

Which activities bring together disabled young people, their parents, friends of all ages, and the many children in our community — really together?

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Such Courage! Such Hope!

Corinne Chatain, General Secretary of Faith and Light, shares her experience at the International Council in Madrid

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 98

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... problems and questions

Editorial · Faith and Light

Bells of Celebration

When I was a child—which was many years ago now—we drew Easter on our school notebooks: ringing bells, flowering peach branches, swallows diving through the sky.

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Remembering Nicole - The Most Honest Gift Is the Gift of Yourself

The seed that Nicole and her friends planted bore many fruits.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #97

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... the questions and concerns on your minds

Editorial · Faith and Light

Dear Nicole

"Dip your pen in your heart," you would say when you saw me anxious before writing an editorial. Never has your advice seemed more fitting, more heartening, more necessary than now—as I find the courage to write about you.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #96

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, Comments, Criticism for the Magazine... Problems and Questions

Testimonial · Faith and Light

What If I Had Listened to My Despair?

Reading the latest issue of Ombre e Luci, I find myself reliving my life's journey—and only now do I see its meaning and find answers to so many things that happened.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

What If I Had Listened to My Despair?

Reading the latest issue of Ombre e Luci, I find myself reliving my life's journey—and only now do I understand its meaning and find answers to so many things that happened along the way.

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I Had to Rethink Everything

My conflicted and contradictory reactions to the last issue of Ombre e Luci on the theme of "A Difficult Waiting"

Testimonial · Faith and Light

My First Fede e Luce Camp

This past summer I attended a week-long camp in Penna in Teverina from August 12 to 20. Here's how it went.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Faith and Light in Madrid: "Hola Madrid"!

This summer brought together Faith and Light members from around the world. Here's what it was like to be there.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 95

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticisms for the magazine... problems and questions

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum #94

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, Comments, Criticism for the Magazine... Our Questions and Concerns

Faith and Light

Roberto's Clothespins

Valeria talks with Roberto about his time in the Faith and Light community

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 22

Your Voice: Suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... your questions and concerns

Faith and Light

We visited the editorial office of Ombres et Lumière in Paris

We organised a trip to the French capital to understand how the magazine that is something of our "older sister" works

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Ivana's Choice: My Life at the Carro

Editorial · Faith and Light

In Assisi's Waters

To pursue hearts as we do at Faith and Light is beautiful and dangerous because among the 1,300 pilgrims in Assisi, we will never know whether there are more wounded or healed.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Elena and the Mystery

Elena's mother, Luisa, left us last May. A friend remembers her, giving thanks for her testimony

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 89

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, comments, critiques for the magazine... the questions and concerns on your mind

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Christmas at Fede e Luce: How the Communities Celebrate

We asked the leaders of three communities how they mark the season. Here's what they told us.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

When My Disabled Child Lights Up: Parents Speak

How awareness of struggle need not eclipse the joy. Which is real. Always.

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A Week from God (and No Disrespect to the Movie)

I hadn't attended a Fede e Luce retreat in eighteen years. I returned this summer to Foligno—and it was beautiful.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A Child to Know

I remember her story well: born too soon, months in an incubator, endless hospital visits, and eyes that cannot even see shadows.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 87

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, Comments, Criticism for the Magazine… Problems and Questions

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A Perfectly Terrible Faith and Light Camping Trip

Spring has arrived—and with it, the pressing question: Will there be a camp this year? Where? When do we leave?

Editorial · Faith and Light

Living Together, Not Just Side by Side

How to take the right steps forward when fatalism sets in—when it feels like nothing can be done anymore.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

It Was Hard Because I Kept Thinking of Him

Giulio speaks about his father, shortly after his death

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Happy to Be Alive

A poem by Myriam (15 years old)

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A Nativity Scene at Fede e Luce

Someone has argued that non-believers have no place at Fede e Luce. I see it differently.

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Christmas Letters — A Special Conversation with Our Readers

Through these letters, we of the editorial team want to say to our readers: Thank you with all our hearts for the support and engagement with which you follow us.

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Thank You, Mother Pantanella

On October 18, 2002, Mother Annarella Pantanella, a Religious of Nazareth, entered into Light.

Editorial · Faith and Light

I Decided Not to Love My Brother

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Marahba! Kiffak? — Hello! How Are You? Faith and Light in Beirut

Valentina recounts her experience at a Faith and Light training week in Beirut—amid fears, joys, and many surprises

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A Letter to Mariangela and So Many Others

I am trying, gathering the pieces, to discover God's design for my life. While you live from day to day, you dare not look at the whole picture. That is what I am doing now.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #83

Your voices: suggestions, comments, and criticism for the magazine... your concerns and questions

Editorial · Faith and Light

What Is Faith and Light?

Why we devoted an entire issue to Faith and Light

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Siblings of Children with Disabilities: What Do They Think? What Do They Feel?

The brothers and sisters of children with disabilities don't have an easy life. They don't experience a carefree childhood—and that shapes every phase of their lives.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

The Santa Silvia Bus

Filippo has led the Santa Silvia community for over a year. His testimony

Testimonial · Faith and Light

How Can I Answer You, Alberto?

The hard things we live and struggle to say

Testimonial · Faith and Light

We Picked the Olives

A working holiday in a human and humanizing place

Testimonial · Faith and Light

I Get Along with Everyone

I've been part of a Faith and Light community since 1996

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Until the Last Breath

A Story of the Journey

Testimonial · Faith and Light

I'll Come After Mass

At Faith and Light, even just for the light

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A Path Toward the Person

Antonella shares her experience leading a Faith and Light community

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Irene, Laura, Gabriele—A Growing Experience

Bringing my three children to Faith and Light felt natural, a way to share with them the peaceful and joyful moments of community life.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Why I Bring My Children to Fede e Luce

But Different Needs Must Remain Clear

Testimonial · Faith and Light

What Six-Year-Old Dario Understands About Faith and Light

He shrugs the way he does when he means yes but doesn't want to show too much eagerness—or let on that he's a little scared. Ready? Let's go.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

What Enchants Me When I Bring My Children to Fede e Luce

They belong in the world, and when they come, I find myself spellbound by how they observe some of the young people there—as if standing before a mystery.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

A School of Life — Not Always Easy

My marriage began in Fede e Luce, and it was natural for our children to grow up in our community

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A Priest's Journey with Faith and Light

"If you want to be truly spiritual, you must be truly human"

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The Road Ahead

What the Lord Asks of Faith and Light Communities

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A Priest's Mission in the Fede e Luce Community

"The infinite worth of every person lies in this eternal love that enfolds them"

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How Faith and Light Teams Work Together

Building a living community takes more than good intentions. Jean Vanier offers practical wisdom.

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New Families: A Guide

How to welcome a new young person and family with sensitivity when they need support?

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How to Build a Faith and Light Community

Father Klaus identifies three essential pillars—deeply rooted—for new seeds of hope to flourish

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Taking On Leadership in Faith and Light: Yes or No?

In Faith and Light, leadership roles are elected, diverse, and essential to the community's health. Yet accepting responsibility is not always easy.

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Ecumenism in Fede e Luce: A Gift

I was afraid of losing my faith

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Faith and Light Across the World: 1,454 Communities in 77 Countries

The International Assembly of Faith and Light convened in Rome in September 2003, taking stock of the movement's global reach

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Faith and Light in Eastern Europe

Olga Gurevitch describes Faith and Light in the former Soviet states—small flames of unity and love burning across a vast region

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Faith and Light in Africa

Faith and Light now has more than 1,500 communities worldwide. In this 2003 article, we told the story of Africa's dire circumstances.

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Encounters

Our presence has worth. It can give life to those who have been deeply wounded and have the right to know they are loved.

Faith and Light

Staying in This Boat

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Encounters

We rarely notice it, but often what transforms our lives is not events—it's the people we meet.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Christmas in My Heart

Written years ago by Camille Proffit, mother of two severely disabled children, who together with her husband Gerard, supported by Jean Vanier and Marie Hélène Mathieu, founded the international movement Faith and Light.

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Bearing Fruit — Faith and Light Delegates Gather from Around the World, 2002

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 79

From your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... problems and questions

Editorial · Faith and Light

Vacation: A Time to Rest, Restore, and Come Alive Again

How to rethink your summer break and discover what you actually need

Faith and Light

Ethical Banking: A Quiet Revolution in Finance

What Banca Etica is, how it started, and why it matters. We asked one of its founders.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #78

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... the problems and questions we face

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #77

Your Voice: Suggestions, Comments, Criticism for the Magazine... Questions and Concerns

Editorial · Faith and Light

And a Star Lights Up: from Fear to Hope, Navigating a Changed World Since September 11

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Stars of the East—Images from Faith and Light Communities in the Middle East

Among the stars lighting this year's dark Christmas sky, glimpses of Faith and Light communities in the Middle East.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum No. 76

From Your Perspective: Suggestions, comments, criticism of the magazine... problems and questions

Faith and Light

Thank You, Ingrid. We Will Not Forget.

A remembrance of a friend who devoted her life to serving people with disabilities with love and skill

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 75

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticisms for the magazine... questions and concerns

Editorial · Faith and Light

The Children Were There

Never before had so many children gathered—some disabled, with their parents—and their presence opened hearts to a hope that had seemed impossible only years before

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum No. 74

From your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticism about the magazine... the questions and concerns on your mind

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Uncle Giorgio

Uncle Giorgio came in August to spend a few days with us, in the family house where he grew up.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

How to Separate a Wave from the Sea

My friendship with people who are disabled, and my life as an adult

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Those Hours Changed Me

My time with Faith and Light was truly a season of living—of faces, of joy—held carefully in the heart and visited often by memory, a place to greet friends who shaped me.

Testimonial · Faith and Light

They Opened My Eyes

A friend invited me to spend a different kind of vacation with disabled children and their families. It was an experience that changed everything.

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When Chance Is Not Chance

Speaking of Faith and Light means, for me, going back a long time, finding the roots of my faith and my twenties

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Silent Vigils in the Night

Yvette's encounter with Faith and Light: "I continue my journey transformed by that priceless gift"

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Scouts at Lourdes

Hospital service taught me that the most important thing in the world is helping others who need us.

Faith and Light

International Pilgrimage to Lourdes for Easter — April 12–16, 2001

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum #73

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticisms of the magazine… problems and questions

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Everything Is Possible — A Letter from Chiara

Dear brothers and sisters of Fede e Luce, I am Chiara, writing to you from my hospital room, looking out a window onto a world I will have to face, with courage, sooner or later.

Editorial · Faith and Light

Drawing Near to Truth

We can only bow our heads before the mystery of every human life—each person, every age, every condition. A mystery we are given to recognize, not to penetrate.

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #71

Your perspective: suggestions, comments, criticism for the magazine... questions and concerns

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The Gift of a Face

Easter Recital at Istituto Sacra Famiglia

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Tommi's Victory

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The First Night at Camp

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It Ends

Faith and Light

"Jesus, Enough Water!"

Editorial · Faith and Light

When Nature Brings Us Back to Life

Summer is here. Don't let laziness or fear keep your children and grandchildren from the healing power of nature. Let us sing with Saint Francis: "Praised be you, my Lord, through all your creatures."

Faith and Light

The Public Health Service Goes to the Mountains

A public health initiative that brings the mountains to people facing mental illness and disability—using nature as both therapy and rehabilitation

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"Il Testardo" Rehabilitation Center — Healing Through Donkeys

What donkeys can teach us about accepting difference — a lesson some humans have yet to learn

Faith and Light

The Scent of Mint

Garden therapy for cognitive, psychological, and motor disorders at the Don Guanella Institute for Women in Rome

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum No. 70

Faith and Light

The Logic of Utopia: The Birth of the Capodarco Community

Angelo Maria Fanucci - Cittadella Editrice, 1998, pp. 226

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Floating on an Inner Tube

A Fede e Luce camp memory: one unforgettable first swim in the lake

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A Village Without Barriers: A Welcome Surprise

A village free of architectural, psychological, and cultural barriers—a place to share life together

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Life, Faith and Light No. 65

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 65

Faith and Light

Francesco Gammarelli: A Life of Witness

Faith and Light

Life, Faith and Light No. 66

Editorial · Faith and Light

Fausta

Faith and Light

Faith and Light, Issue 64

Editorial · Faith and Light

The Art of Wonder

Faith and Light

Facilitated Communication—Frankly, We Were Skeptical

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 63, 1998

Faith and Light

Faith and Light, Issue 63

Faith and Light

The 1998 World Congress of Ecclesial Movements

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum No. 64

Editorial · Faith and Light

Wait for Me, I'm Coming!

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum #62

Faith and Light

Living Faith and Light, Issue 62

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Life, Faith and Light Issue No. 60

Editorial · Faith and Light

How to Take a Real Vacation

Faith and Light

Life, Faith and Light No. 58

Editorial · Faith and Light

When They Leave Before Us

Testimonial · Faith and Light

Godparent to Mario

Editorial · Faith and Light

So Many Are Waiting

Faith and Light

After We're Gone — Many Are Still Waiting

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum No. 55

Faith and Light

An Evening at the Pizzeria

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue no. 53

Faith and Light

Jean Vanier: Building Christian Unity

Editorial · Faith and Light

Five Loaves and Two Fish

Editorial · Faith and Light

A Word of Thanks

A people on pilgrimage gives thanks: memory, hope, and shared responsibility

Faith and Light

A Pilgrimage of Gratitude

Faith and Light

"Bring Fraternity, Joy, and Understanding of the Faith"

Faith and Light

A Conversation with Cardinal Martini

Faith and Light

Cardinal Martini Speaks to Faith and Light

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You Set Us Free From Evil

Faith and Light

From Darkness to Light

Faith and Light

My Time in Assisi

Faith and Light

The Craft Workshop of Bastia Umbra

Faith and Light

I Was So Afraid!

Faith and Light

Keep Your Eyes on Enza

Faith and Light

The Tractor Cooperative

Faith and Light

The Workshop: Association News

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Faith and Light, Issue 48

Faith and Light

Life in Faith and Light No. 47

Editorial · Faith and Light

August in the City

Faith and Light

For All the Sabinas of the World

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue no. 47

From your perspective: suggestions, comments, feedback for the magazine... questions and concerns

Faith and Light

Betrayed

Faith and Light

Casa Loïc Opens Its Doors: A Workshop School for Young People with Handicaps

Faith and Light

Try Again. Try a Different Way

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Life, Faith and Light No. 45

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Signs of Hope

Faith and Light

Building the Capacity to Hope (in a Psychiatric Hospital)

Faith and Light

Two Small Islands of Light

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Faith in Action: How These Children Learn

Faith and Light

Try Again, Try Another Way: Sex and Affection

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 44

Faith and Light

Try Again

Editorial · Faith and Light

When Evening Falls

Courage, hope, trust. These three dispositions of the heart are what we must seek always, everywhere, in every circumstance—to prepare ourselves calmly for life's night.

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Living on Our Own

Testimonial · Faith and Light

We Did It

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 43

Faith and Light

"I Cleaned the Table"

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Living with the Rejected

In Vicenza with the Papa Giovanni XXIII Community: sharing life with the last and least, not just offering help.

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Vida, Faith and Light No. 42

Faith and Light

Ten Years of Ombre e Luci: More Than a Magazine, a Family

Faith and Light

Alone, Then Reborn

Faith and Light

A World in Transition

Faith and Light

Forbidden to Love Him

Faith and Light

We Help Each Other Walk

Faith and Light

Workshops: Stories of Work and Friendship

Faith and Light

The Hive: A Workshop for All

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Fede e Luce, Life and Light — Issue 41

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Houses of Charity

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Faith and Light Gathers at the Crossroads: The Alps-Danube Meeting

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #40

Testimonial · Faith and Light

"I Couldn't Become a Sister Because I Couldn't Read"

Faith and Light

Faith and Light Camps as a Formative Experience

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Forum No. 39

Testimonial · Faith and Light

How to Be a Friend

Faith and Light

Roberta

Editorial · Faith and Light

Understanding More Deeply

Faith and Light

Lourdes 1991: A Pilgrimage That Changed Everything

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue No. 37

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #34

Faith and Light

What a Week!

Editorial · Faith and Light

With Your Help

Testimonial · Faith and Light

What Our Children Needed

Open Dialogue · Faith and Light

Open Dialogue #33

Editorial · Faith and Light

A Dance Lesson, Together

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A Walk in the Countryside

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A Just and Human Solution: Maso San Pietro

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Faith and Light: A Journey of Hope Beyond Disabilities

Breaking the Silence, Embracing Joy - Exploring the Unique Community Where Families, People with Disabilities, and Friends Discover Solidarity, Union, and the Power of Love

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A Path of Love

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A Gathering of Faith and Light

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The Fourth Moment: Between One Meeting and the Next

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The Coordinating Team: How It Works

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Summer Camp Days

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Faith and Light: Day and Night

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Growing Together on the Journey

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A New Way of Seeing Life

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A Wedding Like No Other

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A Heart Full of Gratitude

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When Life and Love Returned

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They Are Our Children Too

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Edinburgh: The International Gathering, August 1–9, 1990

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Out of the Catacombs: Faith and Light in Eastern Europe

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Faith and Light in Switzerland: A Different Set of Values

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Faith and Light in Lebanon: Choosing Hope in War

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Mirella, Pablo, Silvia, Claudia, Patrizia

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Faith and Light: A Global Family

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Questions and Answers About Faith and Light

Testimonial · Faith and Light

My Life: What Fulfills Me, What I Want

Francesco has had spasticity since birth, a condition that worsened over the years. Now approaching forty, he shares what has given him satisfaction—and what he still desires.

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Do Good Work Well

Nostra Famiglia's center in Conegliano welcomes children and young people ages 3 to 20 with disabilities of every kind and degree.