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The Christian Life Community is an international association of Christians: men and women, adults and young people, of all social conditions, who want to follow Jesus Christ more closely and work with Him for the building of the Kingdom. Members make up small groups, which are part of larger communities organised regionally and nationally, all forming ONE World Community. The CLC is present in all five continents, in almost sixty countries.
The charism and spirituality of CLC are Ignatian. Thus, the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius are both the specific source of our charism and the characteristic instrument of CLC spirituality. The CLC way of life is shaped by the features of Ignatian Christology: austere and simple, in solidarity with the poor and the outcasts of society, integrating contemplation and action, in all things living lives of love and service within the Church, always in a spirit of discernment.
In order to understand our identity more deeply, it is important to know about our development. Throughout the
past four centuries, many generations have prepared the way for us in the Sodalities of Our Lady. Christian Life Community was not just a new name, given in 1967, but represented the rebirth, almost a new beginning. This new identity of CLC was expressed in the General Principles, approved in 1971 and revised in 1990. Besides the General Principles, CLC has prepared other
documents concerning its charims and mission.
The World Christian Life Community is governed by the General
Assembly, which determines norms and policies, and by the Executive
Council, which is responsible for their ordinary implementation.
The bulletin "Projects" serves as a link between the Executive Council and each national community. Additionally, the CLC publication
"Progressio" offers reflections on our spirituality and provides a forum for experiences of CLC from around the world.
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