The New York Times called Chiara Lubich "one of the most influential women in the Catholic Church." This biography transports readers inside the story of a young woman, born to a poor family in Trent, who felt called to dedicate her life to God. Against the backdrop of WWII's devastation, Lubich shared her passion first with a group of young women her age. Torno presents a forthright account of Chiara Lubich and her friends' collective mystical experience and their resulting life, both profoundly spiritual and deeply human, which always aimed at fulfilling Jesus' prayer "that all may be...
The New York Times called Chiara Lubich "one of the most influential women in the Catholic Church." This biography transports readers inside the story...