The Christian Life Movement (CLM; es, Movimiento de Vida Cristiana, ''MVC'') is a
lay ecclesial movement, founded in 1985, in
Peru
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. At that time, a number of initiatives from members of the
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), or Sodalitium of Christian Life is a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right, according to the Code of Canon Law which governs the Latin Rite branch of the Catholic Church. It was founded in Lima, Peru, ...
had already begun.
Luis Fernando Figari
Luis Fernando Figari Rodrigo (born 8 July 1947) is a Peruvian Catholic layman, the founder and former superior general of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV). He also founded the Christian Life Movement and several other religious associations. He h ...
, the Founder of the Sodalitium, conceived the idea of gathering those people and initiatives together in an ecclesiastic movement. The Christian Life Movement forms part of the
Sodalit Family
The Sodalit Family is the group of people, institutions and works that are associated with the spirituality that has arisen from foundation of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV).
In the history of the Catholic Church there have been many spiri ...
, which shares a common spirituality, called the Sodalit spirituality.
"The spirituality of CLM, which offers its members a personal and community-based process of ongoing formation, is characterised by devotion to the Immaculate Conception, an intense participation in liturgical life, meditation on the Word of God as the light to direct their lives and as the key to a critical reading of human projects."
Figaro told an interviewer: "The ecclesial movements, such as CLM —each with own traits and style— offer ambits of Christian life where people deepen their adhesion to the Lord Jesus. Therefore, in the CLM one can: deepen, live and celebrate one's faith, discover the wonders and gifts of God, express charitable solidarity, strive to give glory to God with one's everyday life, share paths and faith experiences with their peers who are searching —hungry for the Bread of Life, thirsting for the Living Water that satisfies the deepest longings of the human being. In the center of the CLM member's faith experience lies the aspiration (I) to live holiness, (II) to commit with ardor to the apostolate, and (III) to serve God and fellow brothers and sisters with generous and fraternal donation. These three dimensions are an expression of the vision of the Christian Life Movement for its way of living the faith of the Church, and its contribution to the construction of a Civilization of Love in the world."
Following investigation of sexual and psychological abuse of members, including children, of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae by the founder of the SCV and