Focolare Word of Life

NOVEMBER 2024 | EXPERIENCES | «But she [this widow] out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on» (Mk 12:44) 14.11.2024 15:22 ↓

In this episode, Marcy Bautista shares a powerful experience about a car accident that he was involved in and how he gave his all to perform in a concert despite the pain he was in. Katie Novak’s initiative to share clothes with friends and family is an inspiration to all of us. Hashem Fudaeel shares about his visit to Rome as he participated in an interfaith conference and about his efforts to be...

NOVEMBER 2024 | "But she [this widow] out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on" (Mk 12:44) 29.10.2024 7:14 ↓

«But she [this widow] out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on» (Mk 12:44)

OCTOBER 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant..." (Mark 10:43-44). 16.10.2024 18:55 ↓

In this episode Giovanni Lo from Australia tells us about his demanding work schedule and how he was able to manage and find a way to be of service and at the same time find a balance. Deacon James Martin from Atlanta GA tells us what it means for him to become “great” and how serving others is the way. And Eliana Gonzalez shares about her family’s challenges in obtaining their documents to be abl...

OCTOBER 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON 07.10.2024 6:34 ↓

 "The Upside-down Leadership of Jesus"

AUGUST 2024 | “Lord, it is good for us to be here” (Mt 17:4). 31.07.2024 7:38 ↓

Focolare Word of Life — August 2024   “Lord, it is good for us to be here” (Mt 17:4).

JULY 2024| EXPERIENCES | “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” (Ps 23:1) 13.07.2024 17:23 ↓

1.   In the first experience, Linda Specht shares how after a serious accident she relied greatly on Psalms 23 to help her get through her ordeal. 2. The second experience is by Camille who shares how she shepherds her “flock”, the disabled members of the L’Arche community where she works. 3. In the third experience Dennis Clifford tells us about a neighbor that he and his wife helped get back on...

JULY 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON 05.07.2024 5:23 ↓

Giving control to the Shepherd

JULY 2024 | “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” (Ps 23:1) 29.06.2024 7:07 ↓

“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.”  (Ps 23:1) Psalm 23 is perhaps the most well-known and best loved of all the psalms. It is a song of trust in God, but also a joyful profession of faith by someone who is part of the people of Israel, to whom God, through the prophets, had promised to be their shepherd. The psalmist also expresses his personal happiness in knowing that he is protected b...

JUNE 2024 | EXPERIENCES | “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground... (Mk 4:26-27) 18.06.2024 20:40 ↓

The first experience is by Gary Hauk from Atlanta who shares how during his lifetime, various people have "planted seeds" in his heart, which ultimately helped him to understand his calling.  The second experience comes to us from Long Island, New York. Elisa Fontana shares about her work at a soup kitchen. The third experience is by Lucy Bujnoch from Houston TX. She shares how together with her d...

JUNE 2024 | REFLECTION BY FR. TYLER MATTSON 11.06.2024 6:29 ↓

Cultivating Confidence in God

JUNE 2024 | “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day... (Mk 4:26-27) 31.05.2024 7:51 ↓

Focolare Word of Life — June 2024 “ The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how .” (Mk 4:26-27) The kingdom of God is at the heart of Jesus’ message. In fact, in his Gospel, Mark wants to announce this good news. He describes it in a parable Jesus used, in which he compared th...