Chapter,Paragraph,Number
1 Intro, 0,1 | religious communities for the life and holiness of the Church,
2 Intro, 0,1 | in societies of apostolic life, bearing in mind their specific
3 Intro, 0,1 | character which "fraternal life in common" manifests in
4 Intro, 0,1 | characteristic of this same fraternal life lived in community. In some
5 Intro, 0,1 | the whole of the Christian life and to the primitive inspiration
6 Intro, 0,1 | partial or weak, fraternal life has run risks and suffered
7 Intro, 0,1 | framework, and religious life cannot exempt itself from
8 Intro, 0,1 | repercussions.(2) Religious life is a vital part of the Church
9 Intro, 0,1 | proposals on "fraternal life in common" must take this
10 Intro, 0,1 | decisive influence on religious life; not only by virtue of the
11 Intro, 0,1 | the quality of fraternal life and its ways of being lived
12 Intro, 1,2 | re-evaluation of "fraternal life in common" and to a renewed
13 Intro, 1,2 | affirmed that religious life belongs "undeniably" (inconcusse)
14 Intro, 1,2 | undeniably" (inconcusse) to the life and holiness of the Church
15 Intro, 1,2 | Church and placed religious life at the very heart of the
16 Intro, 1,2 | divine charity. Fraternal life in common, as an expression
17 Intro, 2,3 | determinations concerning community life. ~When it speaks of "common
18 Intro, 2,3 | When it speaks of "common life", it is necessary to distinguish
19 Intro, 2,3 | speaking of "living a fraternal life in common".(12)~Thus, in
20 Intro, 2,3 | Thus, in community life, two elements of union and
21 Intro, 2,3 | underlines "communion of life" and interpersonal relationships;(13) -
22 Intro, 2,3 | the other, more visible: "life in common" or "community
23 Intro, 2,3 | in common" or "community life", which consists of "living
24 Intro, 2,3 | and in "leading a common life" through fidelity to the
25 Intro, 2,3 | must apply to community life the patrimony of every institute
26 Intro, 2,3 | is clear that "fraternal life" will not automatically
27 Intro, 2,3 | norms which regulate common life; but it is evident that
28 Intro, 2,3 | it is evident that common life is designed to favour fraternal
29 Intro, 2,3 | designed to favour fraternal life greatly.~
30 Intro, 3,4 | direct impact on religious life in general and on religious
31 Intro, 3,4 | impact on the way fraternal life is lived in religious communities.~
32 Intro, 3,4 | The Church and religious life were not immune from such
33 Intro, 3,4 | repercussions for community life as well.~A one-sided and
34 Intro, 3,4 | thus weakening the ideal of life in common and commitment
35 Intro, 3,4 | had many repercussions on life in Christian communities
36 Intro, 3,4 | deeply affecting religious life, almost everywhere women'
37 Intro, 3,4 | seeking forms of common life judged more suitable for
38 Intro, 3,4 | society, Church and religious life.~d) The communications explosion,
39 Intro, 3,4 | of personal and community life which are a clear evangelical
40 Intro, 4 | Changes in religious life~
41 Intro, 4,5 | the style of their common life and requires a change in
42 Intro, 4,5 | leaving less time for common life.~b) The increase in the
43 Intro, 4,5 | given rise in religious life to responses of admirable
44 Intro, 4,5 | spiritual dimension of religious life, to the point that fraternal
45 Intro, 4,5 | the point that fraternal life in common has become for
46 Intro, 4,5 | understood as fraternal life built more on the quality
47 Intro, 4,5 | on the kind of religious life and the kind of institute,
48 Intro, 4,5 | traditions and ways of common life, and on various ways of
49 Intro, 5,6 | quality of their fraternal life. This will be done by offering
50 Intro, 5,6 | to the need for fraternal life in common for those consecrated
51 Intro, 5,6 | in a society of apostolic life.~
52 Intro, 5,7 | human project, fraternal life in common is part of God'
53 Intro, 5,7 | and he wishes to share his life of communion.~b) Religious
54 I, 0,8 | mystery of the Church, for the life of the world.~
55 I, 2,10 | very beginning, consecrated life has cultivated this intimate
56 I, 2,10 | disciples, to share his life and his destiny (cf. Mk.
57 I, 2,10 | way to be a sign of the life and communion begun by him.
58 I, 2,10 | Jerusalem as their ideal of life. Like the nascent Church,
59 I, 2,10 | unifying dynamism in the life of unity of the Persons
60 I, 2,10 | signs of the times, give life to new religious families --
61 I, 2,10 | The history of consecrated life witnesses to a variety of
62 I, 2,10 | forms it takes, fraternal life in common has always appeared
63 I, 2,10 | experience of communion of life, prayer and apostolate --
64 I, 2,10 | their form of consecrated life -- they are a sign of fraternal
65 I, 2,10 | love, of a programme of life and activity which is theirs
66 I, 2,10 | communion with her doctrine, her life, her pastors, her faithful,
67 I, 2,10 | women. For them, fraternal life has broader and deeper dimensions
68 I, 2,10 | of selfishness.~Fraternal life in common, in a monastery,
69 II, 0,11 | affected the profile and life of religious community.~
70 II, 1,12 | patiently building fraternal life. This life can sometimes
71 II, 1,12 | building fraternal life. This life can sometimes seem beyond
72 II, 1,12 | foundation of all community life, starts from contemplation
73 II, 1,12 | significant moments of the life of our religious families
74 II, 1,13 | attending to the quality of its life. Sometimes men and women
75 II, 1,14 | shared difficulties of daily life together, and mutual encouragement
76 II, 2,21 | entire dynamic of community life, Christ, in his paschal
77 II, 2,21 | the point of giving up his life for us. Our life is a sharing
78 II, 2,21 | up his life for us. Our life is a sharing in the charity
79 II, 3 | community is brought to life as a gathering of people
80 II, 3,22 | various aspects of communal life have been studied. Much
81 II, 3,23 | fraternal and shared common life has a natural attraction
82 II, 3,23 | in the real conditions of life can become a heavy burden.
83 II, 3,24 | tries to live an independent life, detached from community,
84 II, 3,24 | themselves so that fraternal life may be born.(36)~Thus community
85 II, 3,27 | monotonous texture of daily life. A joyless fraternity is
86 II, 3,27 | themselves to fraternal life, trusting in the action
87 II, 3,27 | commanded the blessing, life for evermore" (Ps. 133:1-
88 II, 3,27 | attraction to religious life, a source of new vocations
89 II, 4,28 | increased importance for the life of a religious community.
90 II, 4,28 | need to enhance fraternal life in community is accompanied
91 II, 4,30 | development of fraternal life, especially in larger communities.
92 II, 4,30 | to concern for community life, these meetings are also
93 II, 4,30 | broader framework of religious life, Church life and the life
94 II, 4,30 | of religious life, Church life and the life of the world
95 II, 4,30 | life, Church life and the life of the world to which we
96 II, 4,30 | respect their own style of life.~
97 II, 4,31 | fraternal correction, review of life, and other forms characteristic
98 II, 4,32 | compatible with religious life can enhance the growth of
99 II, 4,33 | of mass media on modern life and mentality has its effect
100 II, 4,33 | a mentality and model of life in constant contrast with
101 II, 4,33 | limited and indeed consecrated life itself can be damaged.~A
102 II, 4,33 | their specific state of life, characterised by a more
103 II, 5,34 | of a radiant evangelical life, is a process which knows
104 II, 5,35 | the ways of God, nourish life with solid doctrine and
105 II, 5,35 | it is useful throughout life, in order to foster "growth
106 II, 5,36 | 37. Affectivity~Fraternal life in common requires from
107 II, 5,36 | that gives true meaning to life, and to cherish consecration
108 II, 5,36 | rich and warm fraternal life, one that "carries the burden"
109 II, 5,36 | maturity is necessary for life in community, a cordial
110 II, 5,36 | community, a cordial fraternal life is equally necessary in
111 II, 5,37 | disturbance in community life.~We must first of all ask
112 II, 5,37 | needs to remind members that life in common sometimes requires
113 II, 5,37 | incapable of living community life due to problems of insufficient
114 II, 5,37 | experienced with religious life and its dynamics. So much
115 II, 5,41 | individualism which makes fraternal life in common difficult, other
116 II, 5,41 | enter into a fraternal life where individuals make themselves
117 II, 5,42 | permanent formation in daily life. Religious community is
118 II, 5,42 | consequences for community life. From this arises the realisation
119 II, 5,42 | into one single community life, in such a way that these
120 II, 5,42 | fraternal and apostolic life of their communities.~Based
121 II, 5,43 | whom they share their daily life. ~There is here a convergence
122 II, 5,43 | one single community of life. Consecrated together --
123 II, 5,43 | injure and weaken fraternal life.~"Poverty of spirit", humility,
124 II, 5,43 | realities such as "the hidden life with Christ in God," respect
125 II, 5,43 | unitive aspects of fraternal life and spring from the poverty
126 II, 5,43 | grows through fraternal life. Thus, those who live consecrated
127 II, 5,44 | the growth of fraternal life.~"Religious consecration
128 II, 5,44 | developed throughout the life of the institute,(62) thus
129 II, 5,44 | enrich the Church "for the life of the world." For this
130 II, 5,44 | conditions surrounding religious life, cultural currents and various
131 II, 5,45 | which reduces religious life to a colourless lowest common
132 II, 6,46 | the maturity of fraternal life in communities. In many
133 II, 6,46 | communities, the climate of life in common has improved:
134 II, 6,46 | been a move from a common life based too much on observance
135 II, 6,46 | much on observance to a life that is more attentive to
136 II, 6,47 | unnecessary to community life, and others have reduced
137 II, 6,47 | complete breakdown of community life; it tends to give priority
138 II, 6,47 | the growth of fraternal life in community and for the
139 II, 6,47 | entire tradition of religious life.~If the widespread democratic
140 II, 6,47 | and also, in religious life, to the authority who reminds
141 II, 6,48 | building up of fraternal life in community.~Every community
142 II, 6,48 | this reason that religious life has within it various ways
143 II, 6,49 | with respect to personal life and for the development
144 II, 6,49 | development of fraternal life; in other words, he or she
145 II, 6,49 | various aspects of community life -- between prayer and work,
146 II, 6,49 | best interests of fraternal life and of mission.~When a decision
147 II, 6,50 | participation in community life and in its mission in various
148 II, 6,52 | essential force for all family life.~Religious life has always
149 II, 6,52 | all family life.~Religious life has always lived from this
150 II, 7,53 | relationship between fraternal life and apostolic activity,
151 II, 7,53 | effectiveness of religious life depends on the quality of
152 II, 7,53 | quality of the fraternal life in common".(69)~
153 II, 7,54 | that it promotes fraternal life among its members, makes
154 II, 7,54 | takes to heart the fraternal life of religious communities:
155 II, 7,54 | themselves.(70) Fraternal life is not the "entirety" of
156 II, 7,54 | essential element. Fraternal life is just as important as
157 II, 7,54 | as important as apostolic life.~The needs of apostolic
158 II, 7,54 | justify defective community life. Activities undertaken by
159 II, 7,55 | build any form of fraternal life.~Moreover, in the context
160 II, 7,55 | difficulties inherent in common life, is in itself a sign that
161 II, 7,55 | communities, who by their life proclaim the joy and the
162 II, 7,56 | The quality of fraternal life has a significant impact
163 II, 7,56 | poor quality of fraternal life has been mentioned frequently
164 II, 7,56 | reason for leaving religious life, so fraternity lived fully
165 II, 7,56 | serene climate of sharing life, of understanding, and of
166 III, 0,58 | converting sinners to a good life, or blessing children and
167 III, 0,58 | strongly centred on common life so that their apostolate
168 III, 0,58 | It follows that "common life lived in community" does
169 III, 0,58 | and religious of active life have maintained legitimate
170 III, 0,58 | fruitful tension of religious life, which is designed to cultivate
171 III, 0,58 | community character of religious life.~All of this has a considerable
172 III, 0,58 | considerable impact on the life of the institute and on
173 III, 0,58 | profound impact on fraternal life in common, to the point
174 III, 0,58 | integral part of religious life.~The consequences of this
175 III, 0,58 | rich reality of religious life.~
176 III, 1,59 | consecration, of their fraternal life and of their charism.~By
177 III, 1,59 | the richness of Christian life but as a unit it constitutes
178 III, 1,59 | with no organic link to its life or to its pastoral programme
179 III, 1,59 | Moreover, if religious life tends more and more to emphasise
180 III, 1,59 | particular Church or of religious life, and of the responsibilities
181 III, 1,59 | the bishop for religious life.~It is earnestly recommended
182 III, 1,59 | theology of consecrated life, including study of its
183 III, 1,60 | difficult to co-ordinate parish life and community life.~In some
184 III, 1,60 | parish life and community life.~In some regions, the difficulties
185 III, 1,60 | charism and to community life, to the point that parishioners,
186 III, 1,60 | particular nature of religious life.~Urgent pastoral needs must
187 III, 1,61 | the quality of its prayer life, to the relevance of its
188 III, 1,61 | intensity of its fraternal life. A religious community should
189 III, 1,61 | mystical -- of religious life and of the institute can
190 III, 1,61 | itself and the unity of life of each of its members are
191 III, 1,61 | Candidates for the religious life... place themselves... under
192 III, 1,61 | of the personal spiritual life of the religious or on the
193 III, 1,62 | their hearts. Religious life has seriously faced the
194 III, 1,62 | as an ideal of religious life has developed in a context
195 III, 1,62 | point of real danger to life. Their great courage is
196 III, 1,62 | must be helped to live a life of community. This requires
197 III, 1,63 | close contact with the daily life and problems of people --
198 III, 1,63 | be given a programme of life which is solid, flexible
199 III, 1,63 | communities: cultivating the life of prayer and celebrations
200 III, 1,64 | religious living alone. Common life in a house of the institute
201 III, 1,64 | essential for religious life. "Religious should live
202 III, 1,64 | house, observing a common life. They should not live alone
203 III, 1,64 | fraternal sharing, review of life, and prayer, for breathing
204 III, 1,64 | consecrated in this common life and it is in this form of
205 III, 1,64 | and it is in this form of life that such men and women
206 III, 1,64 | apostolate; it is to this life that they return, in heart
207 III, 1,64 | this kind of "community life" can be advantageous for
208 III, 1,64 | the obligation to common life. Nor is it sufficient to
209 III, 1,64 | the practice of fraternal life in common.~
210 III, 1,65 | mission territories~Fraternal life in common has special value
211 III, 1,66 | alive an authentic fraternal life and attention to the needs
212 III, 1,67 | situations which community life faces more often today is
213 III, 1,67 | consistent with consecrated life those means of spiritual
214 III, 1,67 | continue to feel a part of the life of the institute, sharers
215 III, 1,68 | Fidelity to the contemplative life requires the members of
216 III, 1,69 | concrete perception of the life of the world, of culture,
217 III, 1,69 | characteristic of religious life, such as the radicality
218 III, 1,69 | their different style of life, inviting them to discover
219 III, 1,69 | and different styles of life proper to religious and
220 III, 1,69 | by observing its common life.~
221 Conclu, 0,70| co-responsible for fraternal life in common, so that it will
222 Conclu, 0,70| effectiveness of religious life depends on the quality of
223 Conclu, 0,70| quality of the fraternal life in common. Even more so,
224 Conclu, 0,70| Church and in religious life is characterised by a search
225 Conclu, 0,70| again to rebuild fraternal life in common may appear daunting,
226 Conclu, 0,70| theologal sense of fraternal life in common, of being convinced
227 Conclu, 0,70| Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic
228 Conclu, 0,70| and Societies of Apostolic Life and authorised its publication.~
229 Abbr, 3 | Contemplative Dimension of Religious Life, Sacred Congregation for
230 Abbr, 3 | s Teaching on Religious Life, SCRIS, 1983.~MR Directives
231 Abbr, 4 | Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic
232 Abbr, 4 | and Societies of Apostolic Life.~OR L'Osservatore Romano.~
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