Jesus Caritas

Herve and Josemari2020: a year marked by the continuing health crisis.... A source of anxiety, but also of new solidarity. 2020: a year also marked by Pope Francis' encyclical on "fraternity and social friendship". By sending us his greetings, Herve, our prior, gives us a beautiful reflection on the fraternity still to be built.  read more »

Advent letter to the Lay Fraternities : Writing of the importance of the Nazareth life in this difficult and uncertain time of COVID-19  read more »

One of the people Charles de Foucauld was closest to was his older cousin Marie and at her urging, near the end of life, during a trip to France he met with her son Francois, who had taken a wayward path. An account by Francois de Bondy of that meeting is included and it provides a telling sketch portrait of the man.

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1953 Bassa, Cameroun

Magdeleine writes about how racism is one of the most serious violations of love.  read more »

1962 With Father Voillaume

Little sister Magdeleine writes to Father Voillaume about her desire for complete openness with the Roman authorities.  read more »

With the youth

In central Lebanon, two Communities of little sisters started simultaneously in two villages scarcely 20 km from each other, but divided by generations of deep enmity. One of the villages, Ras Baalbeck, was Christian, the other Hermel, Muslim.

But for Little sister Magdeleine building up love should begin within the Community.  read more »

1956 On the road to Eastern Europe

Little sister Magdeleine felt the Lord was calling her to leave for Russia for good. She set out on 8 September 1957. 'Now I am going to carry Jesus where there is such a need for hope.'  read more »

1954 Vietnam

Already in 1956 Little sister Magdeleine puts the Little sisters in front of the challenges of living in the midst of the turmoil and suffering around them.  read more »

1949 Among travellers in France

The heart of the vocation is to love. It is to get rid of the illusion that one has always something to give to the other. It is to know how to receive especially from the 'poorest' in genuine friendship.  read more »