Sidbe Sempore, OP, Presentation at the 2010 General Assembly

The contribution of Brother Sidbe Sempore, o.p., to this meeting is three-fold. Initially, as an introduction, he gives an overview of the African context: the state of society and Church; then he dwells on the life and commitment of men and women religious in this context; finally, he talks about promising paths for the future of religious life.

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Elaine M. Prevallet, SL, Presentation at the 2010 General Assembly

Elaine Prevallet, SL, looks first at the energies themselves and puts them in context of the wide-lens, broadened understanding of our human role in the forward movement of life on the planet. Then she invites women and men religious to read the gospel and see what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and to live the vows of poverty, chastety and obedience. Prevallet challenges religious to radically change their perspective.

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Lorraine Caza, CND, Presentation at the 2010 General Assembly

Lorraine Caza, CND, reflects on the presentations by Brother Sidbe Sempore, OP, and Sister Elaine M. Prevallet, SL. She identified the main challenges given to religious communities in Canada.

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Rick van Lier, OP, Presentation at the 2010 General Assembly

Rick van Lier, OP, attempts to respond briefly to a question he is often asked: What is the current state of religious life in Canada? Despite a rising age curve and decreasing demographics, he noted a paradoxical vitality within religious life today.

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Session Journeying Together in Hope - Supplementary Reading

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Religious Poverty a Prophetic Challenge to First World Economics

A lecture given by Sandra M. Schneiders, IHM, in Montreal, on September 27th. Sister Sandra Schneiders was invited by the Association des Trésorières et Trésoriers des Instituts Religieux (ATTIR). CRC is grateful to Sister Schnieders and ATTIR for giving the permission to publish her talk on this website. The French version of the lecture, under the title Pauvreté religieuse : défi prophétique à la première économie mondiale, is being published in two parts in the magazine on consecrated life, En son Nom. Part A is now available in the January-February 2010 issue. Part B will be published in the March-April issue of the French magazine. To obtain a copy of En son Nom, write to ensonnom@bellnet.ca.

To read Sr. Schneiders lecture on Religious Poverty, open this PDF document.

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Retreats Programme at Marguerite Centre

Throughout 2010, silent guided and directed retreats will be given at the Grey Sisters of the Immaculate Conception's Marguerite Center in Pembroke.

These retreats are open to all who seek to deepen their relationship with God. Here is an overview of the themes:

Greening Spirit: Cultivating a Christian Spiritual Ecology
Listening to Your Life
Praying with Meister Eckhart: Discovering the Mystic and the Prophet Within

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New Document On Line

We draw you attention to a new document recently published on the CRC web site: Autority and Obedience in Religious Life by Father Rovira.

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Mission Formation Service

In light of the CRC Mission Statement, the focus of the Mission Formation service is to address the challenge to religious life “to be a prophetic sign in the world”. To do this, this service offers support to leadership teams of religious congregations in keeping the mission of religious life alive in our world in the midst of the numerous challenges it faces today.

 

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