Mutual Love, Mutual Belonging, Mutual Giving

"In our history, we experience the words that Pope Francis wrote in Amoris Laetitia: “Even in cases where, despite the intense desire of the spouses, there are no children, marriage still retains its character of being a whole manner and communion of life, and preserves its value and indissolubility. motherhood is not a solely biological reality, but is expressed in diverse ways.” Lidia and Andrea Alessi, of the ACLI of Rome, stated this in their testimony at the Dublin World Meeting of Families, during the panel discussion on the theme “And the Greatest is Love: Pope Francis on 1 Cor 13.”

The ways—they both continued, referring to the Pope’s words—are “different and open to rich planning that leads to the maturation of a shared sense, projects action towards the future, adds social value to the service of the community. This interpretation is based on our history and makes us a generative family in the social sphere.” He is the manager of a multinational company, and she is active in the management of social projects: “In this light, Acli Family Point (today, 140 in Italy) was created to put the family at the center, as a protagonist capable of producing wellbeing for the entire community.” The best practices include “Generiamo lavORO” (Let’s create work)  for young people and “Il pane a Chi Serve 2.0” (Bread for those who need it)  that recuperates unsold but still good bread to put it on the tables of the poor.