The speed with which events occur and the accumulation of information that bombards us via mass media and the social networks of our time, often make us lose sight of the fundamentals. We can become distracted by the details of everyday life.

My very dear Team members,Sharing with the brothers in the Movement is always an enriching experience

My very dear Team Members, the experience of being able to share with so many couples and priests within the Movement means that my gratitude to God and to the Church has been converted into continuous praise and recognition of the Lord’s action in the hearts and spirits of His people.

Fifty years ago, the unforgettable and holy Pope Paul VI published the Encyclical Letter entitled Humanae Vitae that, undoubtedly, is a landmark in the Church’s history and, as will be recognised in the future, in the history of humanity. It is a text that presents the beauty of conjugal love and the value and grandeur of human life. It appeared at a time when technology and materialism strengthened the rupture between sexuality and love and between sexuality and life.

Greetings from the Counsellor

My Dear Couples, Pope Francis recently published an apostolic letter in the form of a “motu proprio” addressed to the Bishops, entitled “Learn to take your Leave,” governing the resignation, for reasons of age, of holders of certain offices subject to Papal appointment. The Pope referred to the fact that bishops are invited to resign upon reaching 75 years of age because, after a life dedicated to the service of the Church with the highest responsibilities, they need to rest and prepare for, according the Benedict XVI’s lovely expression, “the last voyage.”

During various the trips that I have made in the Movement’s service, I have found it comforting to find so many Team members who recognise me, because my face and my thinking are known to them through the photo and messages that I regularly send you in the International Leading Team’s Letter

At the International College in Florianopolis last July, the general theme was the verse from St John’s Gospel that says, “For without me, you can do nothing.” (Jn 15,5) This statement of Jesus means that we have an absolute need to be united to him in order to obtain eternal life, since He Himself is Life.

One of the topics under consideration in our Movement concerns the place of Spiritual Counsellors within the Teams of Our Lady.