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==The life of CL==
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The experience of life proposed by Communion and Liberation revolves around what Giussani considered to be the dimensions of Christian life: culture, charity, and mission.<ref name=":0" /> CL continues to be represented in secondary schools under the name of GS, while Communion and Liberation - University (CLU) informally encompasses the university students involved.<ref name=life>{{Cite news|url=https://english.clonline.org/cl/t218/life-in-the-movement|title=Life in the Movement|date=2016-06-27|work=English|access-date=2018-07-23|language=EN}}</ref> Different forms of consecrated life are also present in the movement: ''Memores Domini'', the Fraternity of St. Joseph, the [[Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo|Priestly Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo]], and the Sisters of Charity of the Assumption.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.clonline.org/cl/t218/lay-and-religious-associations|title=Lay and Religious Associations|date=2017-01-13|work=English|access-date=2018-07-23|language=EN}}</ref>

=== School of Community ===
A recurring activity in Communion and Liberation is [[catechesis]] through the School of Community (SoC), typically focusing on a text by Giussani or the Magisterium, organized by individual communities and open to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/what-is-communion-and-liberation/|title=What Is Communion and Liberation?|first=Sofia|last=Carozza|website=Church Life Journal}}</ref>

Since the early stages of GS, Giussani had established his primary goals to be education to Christian maturity and collaboration in the mission of the Church in every aspect of life. The School of Community aims to be a method to verify the presence of [[Christ]] in one's life, delving into the relationship between faith and reason and, more specifically, how human reason can approach the mystery of God and the [[Incarnation (Christianity)|Incarnation]]. Participants help each other grow in awareness of how communion with Christ can give birth to a new humanity.

=== Prayer and the liturgy ===
Giussani always followed the Catholic Church's prayer and liturgy. He recommended the [[Liturgy of the Hours]], in which Communion and Liberation pray in ''[[recto tono]]''. In the early Seventies, a condensed version of the Ambrosian breviary was compiled; this version follows a weekly cycle rather than a four-week one and is still used today in Communion and Liberation communities. However, the consecrated religious within the movement used the official Catholic breviary for prayer. The [[rosary]] is recited frequently, and praying the [[Angelus]], the [[Regina Coeli]], and the [[Memorare]] is often encouraged, as is the use of the invocation to the Holy Spirit, ''Veni Sancte Spiritus, Veni per Mariam.''

=== Culture ===
Giussani's desire to encourage readership of both Catholic and secular writers who could aid in further comprehension of the Christian experience led to the "Book of the Month," a series of texts regularly recommended by Communion and Liberation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.clonline.org/books/recommended-books|title=The Word Made Flesh. Foreshadowed, Fulfilled, Forever|date=2018-03-15|work=English|access-date=2018-08-08|language=EN}}</ref> Music proposals are instead compiled in the ''Spirito Gentil'' collection.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.clonline.org/pubblications/video-dvd/cd-spirto-gentil-series|title=Voi ch'amate lo criatore. Mediaeval Lauds|date=1970-02-10|work=English|access-date=2018-08-08|language=EN}}</ref>

=== Charity ===
Members of Communion and Liberation are educated to charity through "charitable work," a recurring time to serve those in need.<ref name=life/> Charitable work might constitute activities such as assisting people who are elderly or disabled, tutoring immigrant children, or providing support for families in need.

=== Mission ===
The movement of Communion and Liberation is, in its essence, a missionary movement, meaning its adherents dedicate themselves to bringing the living presence of Christ to all men.  Its consecrated men and women live out the missionary life as missionary priests and sisters.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.clonline.org/cl|title=The Christian Proposal as the Adventure of Life|date=2016-06-27|work=English|access-date=2018-08-08|language=EN}}</ref>

===Cultural and social presence===
Communion and Liberation communities regularly engage in local cultural initiatives, occasionally giving life to events that have become popular in time. The largest and most famous of these cultural initiatives is the [[Meeting for friendship among peoples|Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples]], an international cultural festival that takes place annually in Rimini, Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meetingrimini.org/eng/default.asp?id=826|title=the Rimini Meeting|last=Foundation Meeting for friendship amongst peoples|first=Via Flaminia 18, 47900 Rimini, Italia - Tel. (+39) 0541 783100 fax (+39) 0541 786422|website=Meetingrimini.org|language=EN|access-date=2018-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207090634/https://www.meetingrimini.org/eng/default.asp?id=826|archive-date=7 December 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Among other smaller recurring events inspired by the Rimini Meeting are the [[New York Encounter]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newyorkencounter.org/|title=Home|website=New York Encounter|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref> Encuentro Madrid,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encuentromadrid.com/em/|title=Inicio {{!}} EncuentroMadrid|website=EncuentroMadrid|language=es-ES|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref> Rhein Meeting,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rhein-meeting.org/|title=Rhein-Meeting|website=Rhein-meeting.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref> Meeting Lisboa,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meetinglisboa.org/|title=meetinglisboa2018|website=meetinglisboa2018|language=pt|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref> and the London Encounter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelondonencounter.co.uk/|title=The London Encounter – The Human Being: A Paradox of Freedom|website=Thelondonencounter.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-08-08}}</ref>

The official magazine of Communion and Liberation is ''Traces'', a monthly publication that is available in eleven languages, including English.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.clonline.org/traces/traces-archive|title=July/August 2018|date=2018-07-13|work=English|access-date=2018-08-08|language=EN}}</ref> Until the 1980s, Communion and Liberation's official publishing house was Jaca Book. Since then, publications tied to the movement have been published by various publishing houses, including [[University of Notre Dame Press|Notre Dame Press]], [[McGill-Queen's University Press]], and [[RCS MediaGroup]].