- Orienting life towards God
- "Inspirer and cooperator of faith and charity"
- A month to know the Heart of Christ
- One hundred years ago in Lugano
- God's Architect
- Bringing colors back to life
- Reflecting on history to act in the present
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Orienting life towards God
reflections of the superior
The root of Don Guanella's charity (and ours) is a gaze toward God served in the poor. Discovering the contemplative dimension of Guanellian life. Read more -
"Inspirer and cooperator of faith and charity"
reflections
Saint Luigi Guanella said this about his sister Caterina, who died on June 13, 1891. He had a biography written and promoted the process of her beatification. Read more -
A month to know the Heart of Christ
sacred Heart
Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te: Francis transmits to Pope Leo the care of the poor as the mission of the Church. He must remember his two-thousand-year history of charity. Read more -
One hundred years ago in Lugano
stories of providence
In January 1926, Bishop Aurelio Bacciarini raised up a group of women consecrated to God and the apostolate. His was a prophetic intuition. Read more -
God's Architect
witnesses of charity
Faith and genius were united in the life of Antoni Gaudí, who in Barcelona made the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia an act of love for God and personal penance. On April 14, 2025, Pope Francis declared him Venerable. Read more -
Bringing colors back to life
review
The Pious Union of the Transit of Saint Joseph has dedicated this book to the memory of Don Mario Carrera (1935-2025), to express its gratitude. Read more -
Reflecting on history to act in the present
The events reconstructed in the opening article of issue 5 of "Pagine Guanelliane," the historical journal of the Guanellian Studies Center, are exemplary. The protagonists are Luigi Guanella, Clelia Merloni (1861-1930), founder of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart, beatified in 2018, and Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1939-1905), bishop of Piacenza and founder of the Missionaries of St. Charles, canonized in 2022. Read more
young Guanellians
There's no stopping: the Guanellian Youth Movement in Messina
The National Meeting of Guanellian Youth brought together two hundred young people from various Guanellian parishes. The slogan was Don Guanella's call to courage.
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expand the tent of charity
Hope and trust in God's plan
The first ten years of the presence of the Servants of Charity in Romania: charitable achievements also blessed by vocations
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expand the tent of charity
Guanellian charity and “street children”
In the metropolis of Kinshasa, the Guanellians run five centers for abandoned minors. Despite enormous problems, there is a great desire to welcome these children.
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Guanellian life
"We are happy in the Lord when we meet again."
From Spain to Romania, the Guanellians live out their Founder's charisma in various European countries. Memories and impressions of the European Delegation's annual assembly in Barza d'Ispra (Varese).
good news from the houses
In India, a sanctuary of hope among the hills
The Guanellian mission in Nazareth Illam, near Thalavadi, where charity overcomes personal and environmental limitations.
The reality of street children in Congo
Solidarity is taking charge of promoting the good of people, making one's own personal contribution
Spending one's life doing good is the dearest consolation and the most elect blessing that the Lord grants to his children, because to do charity is to do it to God whose favorite children are the poor. Don Luigi Guanella
Before the eyes of God we are all equal and if we entrust ourselves to Him, Divine Providence will be Light and hope in our lives
To donate to our works
We are all called to holiness and we will be light for the world if we love our neighbor at least as much as ourselves St. Luigi Guanella
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