The simple style, looking after a shared home, the possibility of leaving the children with experienced and capable animators, the daily celebration of the Eucharist, have allowed those present to experience a time of renewal.

This is an appointment which adults, children and teenagers look forward to: another 23 families this year were able to live together for a week from 16 to 23 March at Villa Capriolo, Selva di Val Gardena, in the building donated to the Jesuits by the Pedrali family. 

The couple Umberto and Maria Grazia Bovani led the reflection with the theme "the shadow of light". From the beginning of creation, the origin of which is yet unknown, the theme of “light” from the Book of Genesis to the Scriptures, is always synonymous with life and the Word. The emphasis was on "the light of the Self", referring in depth to the figure of Nicodemus and "the light of the Other and from the other", through the figures of Saul and Ananias. The final part was the relationship between the couple, comparing it to the relationship between the shadow and the light, in order "to bring out that God can be reached by everyone", and ending the experience with a night walk in the forest illuminated by the moon.

"I experienced deeply again the value of community” explains Filippo, who was in Selva with his wife and three children, "After years of relating only with young people I was missing the family bond which is so strong." "It was for me an experience that showed that living as community is possible and it foretold something greater," underlines Chiara. "A real rest for many stressed families who through this experience can feel renewed and return with more courage to their everyday life".