| Gratitude |
132 |
| Thoughts: Heaven on earth |
133 |
| Mary, the Flower of Humanity |
135 |
| As a heavenly plane sloping |
135 |
| “Explanation” of God |
136 |
| My soul magnifies the Lord |
137 |
| How beautiful the Mother |
137 |
| Two hearts of flesh, clothed in virginity |
138 |
| Thoughts: The Desolate |
139 |
| I have only one mother on earth |
139 |
| Because I want to see her again in you |
140 |
| The All-Beautiful |
141 |
| The Holy Spirit, the Unknown God |
143 |
| Mary and the Holy Spirit |
143 |
| You sanctify |
144 |
| Often love is not love |
144 |
| Thoughts: The inner Master |
146 |
| The abyss inside me |
147 |
| Thoughts: With Mary |
147 |
| Like an empty chalice |
148 |
| Living Life |
150 |
| Life |
150 |
| Whatever happened to boredom? |
151 |
| The light of a candle in the sun |
152 |
| If a soul gives itself to God sincerely |
153 |
| You are everything, I am nothing |
154 |
| What really matters |
154 |
| But you not pass |
155 |
| The Final Hour |
157 |
| Still more beautiful |
157 |
| Thoughts of gold |
158 |
| Stars alight in heaven eternally |
159 |
| Death which is the beginning of Life |
161 |
| Toward our homeland |
161 |
| A love that continues |
164 |
| Thoughts: The rehearsal |
164 |
| Part Three: Reflections of Light upon the World |
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| Basic notions of the charism of unity and their practical applications in the Church and the world |
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| The Attraction of Modem Times |
169 |
| Alongside others |
169 |
| “Have faith, I have conquered the world” |
169 |
| Invasion of love |
171 |
| We have a great responsibility |
172 |
| The resurrection of Rome |
173 |
| Like a rainbow |
177 |
| The Family: Treasure Chest of Love |
179 |
| A living cell |
179 |
| Family and Love |
180 |
| As in the family, so in society |
183 |
| The family is our future |
185 |
| The Talents and Gifts of Women |
195 |
| In the School of Jesus: Philosophy and Theology |
201 |
| The charism of unity and theology |
204 |
| The charism of unity and philosophy |
209 |
| Persons in Communion |
215 |
| Jesus the teacher |
215 |
| The charism of unity and education |
219 |
| Every life calls for love |
224 |
| The charism of unity and psychology |
225 |
| The Charism of Unity and Politics |
230 |
| People of God |
230 |
| Mary, bond of unity among nations |
231 |
| Divine diplomacy |
233 |
| More wisdom in government |
235 |
| Reflections: Universal brotherhood |
235 |
| The Movement for Unity in Politics |
236 |
| A united Europe for a united world |
247 |
| Politics based on communion |
257 |
| For an interdependence based on fraternity |
264 |
| The Charism of Unity and Economy |
269 |
| The “Magna Carta” |
269 |
| Underdeveloped Christians |
269 |
| The heavens protest |
273 |
| Toward an Economy of Communion |
274 |
| Fundamental concepts of the Economy of Communion |
278 |
| What kind of work is done by the Economy of Communion? |
286 |
| The Charism of Unity and the Media |
290 |
| Communication and unity |
290 |
| Mary and communication |
298 |
| The Charism of Unity and the Arts |
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| The Madonna of Michelangelo |
304 |
| Art, “a new creation” |
306 |
| The Beautiful |
307 |
| God who is beauty, and the Focolare Movement |
307 |
| Artistic vocation — a talent for unity |
317 |
| 360° Dialogue |
320 |
| With Movements and various charisms within the Catholic Church |
320 |
| With other Christians |
325 |
| With our elder brothers |
333 |
| With the world religions |
337 |
| The Focolare Movement’s experience of interreligious dialogue |
344 |
| With Muslims |
348 |
| With people of convictions not based in religion |
354 |
| On reasons to share our lives |
358 |
| To the Youth |
360 |
| A united world: an ideal that becomes history |
360 |
| To the children |
366 |
| Epilogue |
369 |
| The vineyard of Jesus forsaken |
369 |
| The secret |
369 |
| Simply “Thank you”! |
370 |
| Bibliography |
371 |
| Significant Dates and Events |
383 |
| The Focolare Movement |
395 |
| Notes |
401 |
| Index |
413 |