An analysis of the development of the concept of communion throughout the Second Vatican Council

Chiara Lubich is now being called a great Catholic mystic of our times. In these letters we encounter the mystical charism of unity given to Chiara, the unity that Jesus asked for us from his Father: May they may be one as we are one, I in them and you in me (Jn 17: 22-23). Chiara invites her readers to believe in Love -- to convert to Love. Her words are full of fervor, but also simplicity and practical common sense.

What does love for Jesus forsaken entail? What place should it have in the practice of the Christian life? The purpose of this book is to show that love for Jesus forsaken is an act of theological faith; as a consequence, it has ecclesial, sacramental, and social dimensions.In the first part the author analyses what constitutes love for Jesus forsaken according to Chiara Lubich. She then tries to understand how the faithful can participate in this mystery of Christ by studying two authors of the New Testament, St. Paul and St. John. The author is Florence Gillet with an introduction by Piero...