Part,  Chapter, §

 1   0,  1  |      year 2000 is entitled: "The USG is on the road to the Third
 2   0,  1  |          official existence, the USG has had to face the challenge
 3   0,  1  |       motivated the birth of the USG, in order to re-read them
 4   0,  1  |         that requires us, as the USG, to renew our will to serve
 5   0,  1  |         a simple overview of the USG’s history. The second tries
 6   0,  1  |        that have accompanied the USG throughout its existence –
 7   0,  1  |       and pose questions for the USG at the beginning of the
 8   1      |        PART ONE ~OVERVIEW OF THE USG'S HISTORY ~
 9   1,  1,1|          the Kingdom of God, the USG sprang from a tiny seed.
10   1,  1,2|      Union of Superiors General (USG)~    In 1964, whilst the
11   1,  1,2|         and still is, called the USG.~
12   1,  2  |         II - ORGANIZATION OF THE USG~
13   1,  2,1|          other organization, the USG has drawn up a Constitution.
14   1,  2,1|         the Holy See.~    b. The USG Council. It was in 1961
15   1,  2,1|        and Vice-President of the USG began to have a real Union
16   1,  2,1| important in order to pursue the USG’s plans and projects. For
17   1,  2,1|          It was in 1968 that the USG appointed a full-time Secretary
18   1,  2,1|   Meetings and Assemblies of the USG, meetings of the Council,
19   1,  2,1|        bi-annual meetings of the USG; for relations with the
20   1,  2,1|         providing information to USG members; for financial administration;
21   1,  2,1|          that are members of the USG~    d. Commissions.~    
22   1,  2,1|     remember that almost all the USG commissions in fact pre-date
23   1,  2,1|         the collaboration of the USG in preparing what would
24   1,  2,1|      bi-annual assemblies of the USG~    The Joint Commission (
25   1,  2,1|            The Joint Commission (USG – UISG) on Justice and Peace.
26   1,  2,1|      Orthodox religious.~    The USG used to have an organ of
27   1,  2,2|         various Commissions, the USG has counted and still counts
28   1,  2,2|       Superiors General from the USG and eight from the UISG.
29   1,  2,2|     Arrupe, SJ, President of the USG.~    The role of the Council
30   1,  2,2|         its activities~    - the USG and the UISG will inform
31   1,  2,2|        and Vice-President of the USG. The Vice President was
32   1,  2,2|         a year. In any case, the USG and the UISG can request
33   1,  2,2|      absence of a Councilor, the USG or the UISG may choose a
34   1,  2,2|      elected respectively by the USG and the UISG from the Superiors
35   1,  2,2|      they are not elected by the USG, but appointed by the Holy
36   1,  2,2|        the Plenary Body.~    The USG played an active part in
37   1,  2,2|      During the preparations the USG was invited to put forward
38   1,  2,2|         delegates elected by the USG and a number of "observers"
39   1,  2,2|         See.~    Until 1990, the USG Executive Council took part
40   1,  2,3|      which has distinguished the USG from the beginning, is its
41   1,  2,3|        That is why, in 1967, the USG decided to organize regular
42   1,  2,3|        Bi-annual Assemblies, the USG has always been brave enough
43   1,  2,3|         highest authority of the USG. It meets once a year and
44   1,  2,3|          initiative shown by the USG in practical service to
45   1,  2,4|        invited to participate in USG meetings and vice versa.
46   1,  2,4|       America. Also in 1981, the USG gave its support to an International
47   1,  2,4|        the drug problem.~    The USG has also taken part in discussions
48   1,  2,4|       Bishops of Africa.~    The USG organized two important
49   1,  2,5|          services it offers, the USG encourages fraternal friendship
50   1,  2,5|    Institutes that belong to the USG.~ ~
51   2      |              The overview of the USG’s history has enabled us
52   2      |          examination of what the USG has achieved - and my overview
53   2      |          smaller measure, of the USG’s history. I think I really
54   2      |        have played a part in the USG have served with the greatest
55   2,  0,1|          shows the nature of the USG: the desire to meet the
56   2,  0,1|           Nor must we forget the USG’s research and studies in
57   2,  0,1|          the organization of the USG Secretariat. Fr. Anastasio
58   2,  0,2|         in today’s world~    The USG, especially since 1968,
59   2,  0,2|        Collaboration between the USG and the CRIS~    - Religious
60   2,  0,3|   ecclesial collaboration by the USG take place mainly through
61   2,  0,4|        is to evaluate fairly the USG’s service to the consecrated
62   3      |       motivated the birth of the USG, in order to re-read and
63   3      |          Religious. Although the USG is not a body with legal
64   3      |     world. This is a service the USG is called on to provide.~    
65   3      |    redefining the service of the USG Secretariat. In the light
66   4      |          in this overview of the USG’s almost 50-year existence
67   4      |   important for us to regain the USG’s original dynamism in order,
68   4      |         Church of communion. The USG of the coming years will
69   4      |    Maccise, OCD~President of the USG~ ~