The house of my heart is open to all
Jesus to Marthe Robin
The Foyer of Charity
The Foyers of Charity are families of men and women gathered around a priest who is the “father of the Foyer”. The members share a simple and fraternal life. They have chosen to commit their lives to evangelising others through their work, prayer, and hospitality.
“A Foyer that is resplendent in Light, Charity, and Love”
– Marthe Robin
The Foyer of Charity welcomes those who find a need for peace and truth, and who seek these in the living God and in his love. Through week-long retreats the Foyer seeks to give men and women today an opportunity similar to that of those who first heard the Gospel in Galilee: to get away for a time, to focus on Jesus and His word, and to return to the concerns of life enlightened and enriched by Him.
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Foyer of Charity Retreats
The retreats try to reply to the great questions which face men and women: the meaning of human love, of work, of suffering and of death. It looks at these in the light of scripture and the teaching of the Church, especially Vatican II.
The retreats are 5-day silent retreats. The length of the retreats and the quality of the silence are important for an increasing freedom of mind and joy in the Spirit of God.
As in the first Christian communities, all are welcomed at the same time – men and women, single and married, young and old, religious and lay, baptised or not.
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Church Approval of the Foyer of Charity
The Foyer of Charity was founded in 1936 in Chateauneuf-de-Galaure, France through an inspiration from the Lord received by Marthe Robin and shared with Fr. George Finet.
On 8th December 1999 the Foyer was approved by the Pontifical Council for the Laity in Rome as “A Private Association of the Faithful of International Character”.