NUMBER 3 / 2020
APRIL 2020
Manalive! Newsletter for the Friends of the Scuola Libera G.K. Chesterton
NE Minneapolis Stronghold Fr. Spencer Howe is the initiator of our relationship and is the pastor of a lively Catholic community in North East Minneapolis! Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, a true disciple of Jesus.
Building Home For twenty-six years the community of the Tipi Loschi of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati have sought to live intentional, traditionally Catholic lives in a post - Christian world. They are perhaps one of the best examples of what Rod Dreher would call the “Benedict Option” - a community rooted in the faith, living in the world but not “of” the world. In this community every action is rooted in Catholic tradition, and everything is done for the greater glory of Jesus Christ. Marco Sermarini speaks about the community as if it were a family: “To grow a garden, one must have a seed. To grow, one needs a garden. To educate, one must have a teacher. And to build a family one
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BUILDING HOME
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Even under a time of quarantine the American TIpi Loschi is going strong!
To grow one needs a garden, to have a family one needs a home...
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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati was born in Turin (Italy) in 1901, the son of a distinguished Italian family. His father was Italian Senator and Ambassador, founder of a daily newspaper and his mother a painter with a strong attitude. His life was brief as a comet but just as sparkling. He left a very strong mark that has come down to us. His life was full of adamant faith and unending charity.