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501 Intro,1,b | teaching suffered a similar fate. In such circumstances a
502 I,0,2 | administrative systems can and should favor courageous decisions about
503 I,0,4 | those who express their fear - and they are quite up-front
504 I,0,4 | to confuse the issues and feed unfounded fears.~We undertake
505 Conclu,2,1| What are my thoughts and feelings in regard to way in which
506 I,0,4 | mission that the Institute feels itself being called to today.
507 I,0,4 | of invitations to attend festivities for schools celebrating
508 I,0,4 | schools and your sports fields available for use by those
509 II,1 | the life of me, I can't figure out why administrative jobs
510 I,0,5 | coming from a new world order filled with innovative developments.
511 I,0,4 | these needs used to be financed by raising student tuition
512 I,0,2 | to clearly separate the financing and budgeting of costs for
513 III,2,4 | when a surplus results, finding out to what extent you can
514 II,1 | information he has at his fingertips, he can help us to check
515 III,3 | outside, public auditing firm. It's an exercise in control,
516 III,2,3 | investments in order to meet your fiscal responsibilities. However,
517 Intro | beginning of Advent is a fitting time to provide you with
518 Intro | How can you restore its flavor? …Your light must shine
519 I,0,4 | families who lobby for lots of fluff and frills in our academic
520 II,1 | giving it the attention and follow-up that we do indeed lavish
521 Intro,1,c | ideas under three headings, followed by a concluding section.
522 I | the common good. We can fool ourselves, thinking and
523 I,0,5 | exclusively driven by market forces, we run the risk of getting
524 III,2,1 | prudence in mind - yet not forgetting about the dimension of economic
525 III,2,1 | Province maintain in the form of a reserve fund? ~b.
526 II,1 | isn't it a just a mere formality? Personally, I really don'
527 III,1 | work is taking on other forms in many countries today,
528 I,0,3 | budgets and the need to formulate community responses to uplift
529 II,1 | religious family and be more forthcoming about their expenditures
530 II,1,1 | about amassing a financial fortune. What we're interested in
531 Intro | Brothers of Mary when he founded us.~My reasons for writing
532 I,0,4 | obligations. At the time of our founding, Father Champagnat's criteria
533 I,0,1 | Constitutions, and the last four General Chapters, which
534 Conclu,2,1| guided our reflection and fraternal sharing: What are realities
535 II,1 | catechizing, animating Marist Fraternities, moderating youth groups,
536 III,1 | at odds with charity and fraternity. Maybe all points of view
537 I,0,4 | that ownership gives us a free and independent hand in
538 III,2 | they also restrict our freedom considerably.~We can't "
539 I,0,4 | this analysis with more frequent reference to our Constitutions
540 I,0,4 | lobby for lots of fluff and frills in our academic programs,
541 I | Brothers no longer live off the fruits of their labor. Some Provinces
542 III,3 | have clear ideas about the functioning of its administration, about
543 I,0,4 | as class trips and social functions that are beyond the means
544 I,0,5 | Christians, it turns out to be a fundamental preference. It is not an
545 I | teachings of the Gospel.~Furthermore, easier access to money
546 Conclu,1 | to clarify or redirect?~ g) Looking ahead to the next
547 I,0,5 | between the lure of personal gain and the need for social
548 I,0,4 | we are continuing to play games with words, without getting
549 I,0,5 | the UN has noted that the gap between the richest and
550 Conclu,2,1| and Religious Life. We gave written responses to the
551 III,1 | or indulging in sweeping generalities. How would you assess what
552 I,0,4 | negative publicity that can be generated by the construction of lavish
553 I | profitability.~New ways of generating money and enlarging stock
554 I,0,6 | continuing to grow. Indeed, the generosity of Administrative Units,
555 I | to serve as a mission "ad gentes." Frequently they lack sufficient
556 III,1 | they are offered to us as gifts or on sale at bargain prices,
557 III,1 | alone, an orphan boy or girl, someone just released from
558 III,1 | some new item that at first glance seems to be useful for the
559 I,0,5 | possibilities! In this age of "globalization," we find enormous differences
560 I | our institutions were the goal of our lives. ~
561 Intro | women so that they may see goodness in your acts and give praise
562 I,0,4 | of Calcutta, penniless, got involved in a host of charitable
563 Intro,1,a | another. For example, some governments do not pro-vide social security,
564 II,1 | all this responsibility.~I gratefully acknowledge the service
565 I,0,4 | apply the axiom that "the greatest support is earmarked for
566 I,0,4 | although situations vary greatly from one country to another.~
567 Intro | you to not only be firmly grounded in the present, but to travel
568 I,0,5 | to children enslaved in grown-up work; to generation after
569 III,2,2 | Identify needs to "cover" and "guarantee" anything having to do with
570 I,0,4 | with the times, and more guaranteed collateral. Why go through
571 II,1 | Treasures more than from any guarantees from the system that we
572 Conclu,2,1| passive one? Do we offer guidance, or do we remain on the
573 III,3 | or how far their spending habits are from the stated aims
574 I,0,5 | apostolic projects, how do we handle our resources? Do we give
575 I,0,5 | Jesus. Since 1993, what has happened in your Province in regard
576 III,3 | costly, the members are happy because it gives them security
577 I,0,2 | we ought to take a good hard look at include the location
578 I,0,4 | sites and communities in harmony with the calls of our 19th
579 I | reality, especially from the harsh reality lived by that segment
580 Intro,1,c | present my ideas under three headings, followed by a concluding
581 III,1 | serious study of our financial health, sincerely recognize what
582 III,1 | you all aspire?~It is a healthy sign when individuals and
583 III,2,4 | are springing up. Have you heard about ethical Funds? In
584 I,0,5 | vivid the calls that we are hearing today! Differences are more
585 Intro | and give praise to your heavenly Father. (Matthew, 5: 13
586 I,0,4 | in which the Institute is heavily involved, require special
587 I | can raise questions and heighten concerns for us in the area
588 I,0,3 | parish problems. ~· A heightening of awareness concerning
589 | himself
590 III,1 | number of people that we hire to work for us. Little by
591 I,0,2 | upscale cars, expensive hobbies, and living standards associated
592 I,0,4 | terms of the values that we hold dear.~There are those who
593 II,1 | increasing" the material holdings of the Institute in sound
594 Intro,1,a | has its tradition of the holy mendicant; in Africa, wealth
595 II,1 | saying that he needs to be an honest man, transparent in his
596 II,1 | their responsibilities with honor and integrity.~If our administrations
597 Intro | and their Councils. I was hoping to develop these ideas further
598 I,0,5 | hunger in countries held hostage by foreign debt. In its
599 I,0,5 | of workers laboring long hours for next to nothing; to
600 II,1 | stewards of our material household, exercising their responsibilities
601 III,2 | working for the good of humanity.~
602 I,0,5 | development; to millions dying of hunger in countries held hostage
603 III,2,4 | of the risks involved in hunting for huge profits, but also
604 Intro | contingency planning and hypotheti-cal emergencies; the part played
605 I | personal integrity and the idealism of consecrated men-on-a-mission
606 III,2,2 | and go nowhere. ~· Identify needs to "cover" and "guarantee"
607 III,2,3 | objectively describing and identifying: ~ your sources of financial
608 Intro | going to the heart of our identity as Brothers today.~Poverty
609 I,0,1 | led us to justify standing idly by and endorsing situations
610 III | III~ASPECTS CALLING FOR DISCERNMENT
611 I,0,4 | things into practice. To illustrate this point, I will offer
612 I,0,5 | It is part of a Gospel imperative. As such, for Christians,
613 Intro | contagious enthusiasm to others, implanting in them the charismatic
614 I,0,4 | resources are made available to implement them. Naturally, to be credible,
615 I,0,2 | this is already being fully implemented, albeit for a variety of
616 I,0,5 | Chapter 25 is of the utmost importance, even more so for religious,
617 I,0,4 | construction of lavish and imposing buildings. ~· Promote
618 Conclu,1 | Based on your knowledge and impressions, what aspects concerning
619 III,2,4 | undertaking new construction or improving facilities at schools for
620 Intro | is both individuals and in-stitutions that live and witness to
621 Conclu,0,a| the Province community. It in-volves motivating ourselves, discerning
622 I,0,4 | General Chapter and the inclination of today's Religious Institutes
623 II,1 | so often considered to be incompatible with tasks directly tied
624 I,0,2 | means and ends is not an inconsequential one, and it merits serious
625 I,0,4 | ownership gives us a free and independent hand in running them. However,
626 Intro,1,a | national economies, etc. India has its tradition of the
627 I,0,1 | Institute~7. Our Constitutions indicate the preferred places for
628 Intro,1,c | Neither is the Circular indicative of a consensus on the Council.~ ~
629 I,0,4 | education, directly and indirectly. ~· Steer clear
630 Intro | the concern of Brothers individually - it has a very definite
631 III,1 | Maybe I am mistaken or indulging in sweeping generalities.
632 III,1 | demanding and a bit lazy and inept at taking care of things
633 III,2 | ministries and institutions, are inextricably bound up with our cultures
634 I,0,1 | formation, the houses of study, infirmaries and retirement houses, to
635 I | not at all unusual that inflation pressures raise returns
636 III,2 | cultures and societies are influencing us as individuals and as
637 II,1 | for keeping the Brothers informed and helping them to reflect
638 I | the dangers that such an inheritance can pose to personal integrity
639 I,0,4 | evangelization, and yet it has no inherited wealth, and I don't think
640 I,0,4 | competition. ~· Innovate, try a new way of examining
641 I,0,5 | world order filled with innovative developments. These are
642 I,0,4 | without great financial input, is at the very heart of
643 I,0,1 | and solidarity. They also insist on both personal and communal
644 Conclu,1 | atmosphere of openness to God's inspiration. ~2. Time for sharing~The
645 I | economic resources. In most instances, what they have at their
646 | instead
647 II,1 | train these co-workers and instill in them our spirit. Any
648 I,0,4 | inclination of today's Religious Institutes to "refound."~In this whole
649 Intro,1,b | con-tracted tuberculosis from insufficient nourishment. Brothers already
650 Intro | poverty, for it is not my intention here to invite every Brother
651 I,0,2 | positioned ourselves to interact in a prophetic way with
652 I,0,5 | Institute that lives in an interdependent world. ~Let's take a look
653 III,2,4 | the Brothers' salaries, interest payments from banks and
654 II,1,1 | financial fortune. What we're interested in is using money well,
655 II,1 | also keep in mind the best interests of our Institute, its goals
656 I,0,5 | Both domestically and internationally, countries are struggling
657 I,0,3 | new community dynamic in interpersonal relationships, in faith-sharing,
658 I,0,1 | moderation, etc. ~The key to interpreting Article 167,7 in our Constitutions,
659 I,0,5 | our Father's definitive intervention in history through the Resurrection
660 III,1 | psychological ones and those of intimacy, and spiritual ones proper
661 II,1 | aspect, and we must not be intimidated by the topic. Sometimes
662 Intro | Intro~Dear Brothers, ~A few months
663 III,2,4 | programs in which you can invest a part of the capital in
664 Conclu,1 | meeting concludes with an invitation to join in praying the Our
665 I,0,3 | neighborhoods. ~· Greater involvement in the local Church, educating
666 I,0,6 | and acting in solidarity, involving both Brothers and lay people.~
667 I,0,5 | siren calls of the various "-isms" - economic rationalism,
668 III,1 | block to purchase some new item that at first glance seems
669 Conclu,2,2| the plenary sessions of January-February 2000, we concluded by concretizing
670 Conclu,1 | concludes with an invitation to join in praying the Our Father
671 III,1 | couldn't have been more joyful when I listened to the Provincial'
672 I,0,4 | General Chapters, in order to judge our plans, budgets, and
673 Conclu,2,1| during our plenary session. ~ JUDGING. As a second step, we did
674 I,0,1 | same criteria for making judgments about these two realities,
675 Conclu,2,2| the plenary sessions of June-July 1999.~* Then, during the
676 III,2,4 | capitalization." ~· justifying education costs, and when
677 I,0,5 | Cain, "Am I my brother's keeper?"~What plan does your Provincial
678 II,1,1 | may be similar to these kinds of enterprises in some ways,
679 I,0,6 | administrative and economic know-how, bringing about greater
680 II,1 | challenges all around us. Knowledgeable in his field, and with the
681 Conclu,1 | suggestion you would like to make known to the Chapter?~ 3. Time
682 I,0,5 | To millions of workers laboring long hours for next to nothing;
683 II,1 | charity, and the apostolic labors of the Brothers. (Cf. Constitutions,
684 Intro,1,a | a step up on the social ladder, or come from a life already
685 I,0,4 | making new plans, involve the laity and the local community
686 I,0,4 | perception that we are investing large sums of money on big schools,
687 Intro,1,b | international blockade that lasted until 1955. I think that
688 | latter
689 I,0,1 | Capitalization." Later, the Council launched a study of this topic, and
690 I,0,4 | He began communities in LaValla, at the Hermitage, and elsewhere.
691 II,1 | in today's world. Plus, laymen must commit themselves to
692 III,1 | quite demanding and a bit lazy and inept at taking care
693 III,3 | administrative records. I've learned that, based on a decision
694 I,0,6 | children and young people with learning disorders and those coming
695 I,0,5 | concerning the Last Judgment leaves no doubt that what counts
696 Intro | cap" on savings to allow leeway for times of uncertainty
697 | less
698 I,0,4 | action. To a greater or lesser extent, the setting up and
699 II,1 | and spending money without letting anyone else know what they'
700 III,1 | I would like to take the liberty to offer you a few suggestions
701 Intro,1,b | the advantages of a simple life-style which lead me to feel more
702 Intro,1,a | decisions, the means we use, and lifestyles-which has more of an impact, the
703 | likely
704 I,0,2 | for a variety of reasons. Likewise, there is a clearer separation
705 I,0,1 | and documentation. I will limit myself to recalling a few
706 III,1 | do something along these lines? ~· Community budgets -
707 I,0,5 | would be interesting to list these occurrences and reflect
708 Conclu,1 | important from the start that we listen to each Brother. No questions
709 Conclu,1 | questions or comments. Just listening attentively. 1. Time for
710 Conclu,1 | the Institute, or other literary sources inspire you in your
711 I,0,4 | select group of families who lobby for lots of fluff and frills
712 I | lowest possible cost for the localities involved. We too will need
713 III,1 | country in which they are located. It seems to me that many
714 I,0,4 | leave behind the "man-made" logic that only sees as "viable"
715 I | most of the Brothers no longer live off the fruits of their
716 III,2,4 | diligently and be on the lookout for financial benefits;
717 II,1,1 | manufactured nails and had looms for weaving. Today, our
718 Intro | earth. But what if the salt loses its taste? How can you restore
719 I,0,2 | life will experience the loss of power, influence, and
720 I,0,2 | but it will find these losses more than offset when it
721 I,0,5 | neoliberal environment, are not lost on the minds and hearts
722 Intro,1,a | communities and apostolates has a lot to do with this. And so
723 I,0,4 | of families who lobby for lots of fluff and frills in our
724 I,0,5 | strike a balance between the lure of personal gain and the
725 I,0,5 | realities, plus the dangers lurking in a freewheeling neoliberal
726 Intro,1,a | sacrifice, and they live in luxurious surroundings? How is it
727 III,2,3 | expenditures on newspapers, magazines, etc. the comfort-level
728 I,0,5 | unexpected discovery of our main objective, the presence
729 III,1 | surroundings, and away from mainline schools. Doubtless they
730 I | by their families and the majority of the population in their
731 II,1 | in the family" system, a makeshift way of doing things; work
732 I,0,4 | try to leave behind the "man-made" logic that only sees as "
733 II,1 | our spirit. Any old money manager won't do. We need individuals
734 II,1,1 | well, being aboveboard and managing it wisely, and above all,
735 III,1 | around the house. Perhaps manual work is taking on other
736 II,1,1 | religious life. Marcellin manufactured nails and had looms for
737 I,0,5 | them. Solidarity is on the march, urging us to turn our talk
738 I | an ecclesial presence in marginalized areas and to serve as a
739 II,1,1 | religious institutions are markedly different from them. We
740 II,1,1 | by banking institutions, marketers, and consumer groups.~We
741 II,1,1 | considerations and those of the marketplace, we have Gospel values and
742 I,0,5 | at home." "Trust in the markets." And then there are the
743 III,2 | our busy lives. We need to marshal all our faith, talents,
744 Intro | aspects of the way we use mate-rial goods. Also, of course,
745 II,1 | his Councilors see these matters as "too complicated," and
746 III,1 | nothing but water at their meals. On the day of the Assembly,
747 I,0,4 | them with very different meanings.~Our earliest Marist days
748 I,0,2 | today.~Our possessions are meant to express who we are and
749 Intro,1,a | pro-vide social security, medical care, or pensions for Brothers.
750 Intro | can't survive on nostalgic memories nor become bogged down in
751 I | idealism of consecrated men-on-a-mission in the service of needy
752 Intro,1,a | its tradition of the holy mendicant; in Africa, wealth is considered
753 II,1 | checks - isn't it a just a mere formality? Personally, I
754 I,0,2 | inconsequential one, and it merits serious thought and discernment.
755 I,0,5 | from the Gospel are the messages we hear from the "world." "
756 I,0,4 | poorer students in your midst. ~· Make the facilities
757 Intro,1,a | other mission. The social milieu that surrounds our communities
758 I,0,5 | environment, are not lost on the minds and hearts of a great many
759 III,1 | Constitutions define the minimum commitment that the vow
760 Intro,1,a | happens with schools and ministerial projects. We have very different
761 Intro,1,a | quality and effectiveness in ministry and the possession of economic
762 Intro,1,a | disagreements and financial mis-management, and yet some of their individual
763 Intro,1,a | projects and to maintain their mis-sion commitments. Over and above
764 III,1 | need to rectify financial mismanagement and demonstrate with deeds
765 Intro | its simple lifestyle and mobility for going to places where
766 I,0,2 | practice of our simple and moderate lifestyle. Communities having
767 II,1 | animating Marist Fraternities, moderating youth groups, working on
768 III,1 | haven't always seized the moment to reclaim a new way of
769 Intro | structures (the transparency of monetary operations, and the distinction
770 Intro | Intro~Dear Brothers, ~A few months ago, I shared the contents
771 I,0,5 | or leave it" proposition. Morally speaking, we must embrace
772 Conclu,2,1| After the intentions at morning prayer, we had time to write
773 III,2,1 | is a surplus? How can we motivate ourselves and make decisions
774 I,0,4 | succeeded in bringing peace to Mozambique), providing food for the
775 I,0,5 | sisters, you did it for me." (Mt. 25, 40)~For Christians,
776 I,0,4 | Brothers. ~· When we mull over the use of our material
777 I,0,6 | It's my impression that mutual confidence and the flow
778 | myself
779 II,1,1 | affairs, creating a certain mystery about the fees we charge
780 II,1,1 | Marcellin manufactured nails and had looms for weaving.
781 I,0,5 | the richest and poorest nations is growing at an alarming
782 I,0,4 | available to implement them. Naturally, to be credible, we need
783 III,3 | Congregations to see how near or how far their spending
784 III,1 | However, for the people living nearby, having a cook was a sign
785 Intro,1,a | countries has to be flexible. Necessarily so. It cannot deal with
786 Intro,1,b | sometimes went without basic necessities in our training houses.
787 III,1 | desire to follow Jesus in his neediness? Wouldn't this be a good
788 I,0,4 | them. ~· Avoid the negative publicity that can be generated
789 I,0,5 | be in solidarity with our neighbor can hardly compare with
790 | Neither
791 I,0,5 | lurking in a freewheeling neoliberal environment, are not lost
792 I,0,4 | growth of means and economic nest eggs in our Provinces usually
793 III,2,4 | donating 30% from the net income of a land sale and
794 I,0,5 | solidarity" - of God's never-failing solidarity with men and
795 III,2,2 | deliberations would take place in never-never land and go nowhere. ~·
796 III,1 | in Action" and "The Good News of Jesus Christ" where they
797 III,2,3 | excessive expenditures on newspapers, magazines, etc. the comfort-level
798 I,0,4 | single out superfluous or nonessential expenditures, and account
799 I,0,6 | International Solidarity (BIS), nongovernmental organizations (NGO's), and
800 Intro | future. We can't survive on nostalgic memories nor become bogged
801 I,0,1 | Apostolic Works," most notably in the field of education.
802 I,0,5 | latest report, the UN has noted that the gap between the
803 Conclu,2,2| Added notes: ~* We discussed this topic
804 III,1 | was visiting a Province, I noticed that the Brothers drank
805 Intro,1,b | tuberculosis from insufficient nourishment. Brothers already out teaching
806 I | with his first day in the Novitiate, a young man becomes part
807 Intro,1,b | things that are happening nowadays. During my childhood and
808 | nowhere
809 II,1 | assignments can contribute to a numbing of their apostolic hearts;
810 Conclu,2,1| Council members contributed numer-ous texts from the Gospels and
811 Intro,1,a | poverty than to the vows of obedience and chastity. Being poor
812 I,0,5 | unexpected discovery of our main objective, the presence of God. "If
813 Intro,1,a | Brothers and their works. Obliga-tions and benefits vary from one
814 I,0,4 | the burden of our economic obligations. At the time of our founding,
815 I,0,2 | the way in which we are obliged to meet legal requirements
816 II,1,1 | Marist charism. And this obliges us to uncover and eliminate
817 I,0,5 | by the system. We will be oblivious to the huge number of people
818 II,1 | Constitutions, Article 156) It is obvious that all of us are administrators,
819 III,1 | or some other important occasion during the year - an elderly
820 I,0,5 | goes beyond the running of occasional campaigns and collections
821 III,2,4 | returns on an investment. Occasionally, windfall profits will come
822 I,0,2 | homes. In fact, on some occasions in very poor areas, such
823 II,1 | because of the jobs they occupy and the information they
824 III,1 | it does when catastrophes occur in distant countries and
825 I,0,5 | interesting to list these occurrences and reflect on them in community.) ~
826 III,1 | the extreme is usually at odds with charity and fraternity.
827 | off
828 III,1 | surroundings, being careful not to offend the poor with a more comfortable
829 III,1 | through or simply to avoid offending certain Brothers.~Sometimes
830 III,1 | accept, even though they are offered to us as gifts or on sale
831 III,3 | visits to administrative offices by experts. This requires
832 I,0,2 | find these losses more than offset when it proclaims its uplifting
833 II,1 | in them our spirit. Any old money manager won't do.
834 I,0,4 | educational effectiveness" is an ongoing one. One can find many defenders
835 I,0,6 | the latter will be able to operate on their own in years to
836 II,1 | administrations have been operating without scaring us half
837 III,2,3 | suitable organizational and operational methods that it can employ.~
838 Conclu,1 | anxieties do you sense are operative in the religious life in
839 II,1 | are being drawn up is an opportune one for getting the Brothers
840 III,1 | present us with a genuine opportunity to reflect on the impact
841 I,0,2 | do you see this prophetic option most clearly revealed? What
842 Intro | come to grips with Gospel options in regard to our collective
843 Intro | take a closer look at it in or-der to more clearly understand
844 I,0,4 | outlays for maintenance. Ordinarily, these needs used to be
845 III,3 | assets, and they help an organization to justify its spending
846 II,1,1 | transparency and evangelical orientation~21. Economy and good management
847 Intro | considered, among them: the origin of our resources, and what
848 Intro | discover its sparkle and originality, freeing itself of dross
849 I,0,2 | distinction between expenses originating in the religious community
850 III,1 | or woman living alone, an orphan boy or girl, someone just
851 | ours
852 I,0,4 | pressures and a desire to outdo the competition. ~·
853 I,0,4 | well as increased budget outlays for maintenance. Ordinarily,
854 I,0,1 | separate and distinct from the outset.~Poverty in the Institute,
855 III,3 | accounts by means of an outside, public auditing firm. It'
856 I,0,5 | projects that really "go overboard."~We run the risk of "building
857 I,0,3 | place to live on property owned by the school or available
858 I,0,4 | institutions. It seems that ownership gives us a free and independent
859 I,0,5 | calls of the Gospel. Every page in the Gospel speaks of "
860 Intro | Brother Charles Howard paid particular attention to
861 II,1 | Brothers. He is to serve us by pairing up justice and charity,
862 I,0,1 | Caritatis, no. 13, and the papal documents Sollicitudo Rei
863 I,0,5 | On the other hand, in the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus
864 I,0,4 | mission, and yet there is this paradox: the growth of means and
865 I,0,1 | Numbers 12, 14, second paragraph, 15, 16, 17, and 20). Another
866 II,1 | apostolic work?~The preceding paragraphs apply to Provincial Treasurers
867 Intro | Brother Charles Howard paid particular attention to this subject.
868 III,1 | meaning of "detachment," particularly in what affects the community
869 Conclu,2,1| active role or merely a passive one? Do we offer guidance,
870 Intro | acquiring, and the future of our patrimony and funds are factors that
871 I,0,4 | for use by those unable to pay for them. ~· Avoid
872 I,0,2 | Brothers who bring home big paychecks can run into trouble when
873 I,0,4 | of sites, facilities, and payment of personnel and other services
874 III,2,4 | Brothers' salaries, interest payments from banks and dividends
875 I,0,4 | are yielding it any big payoffs. ~I am afraid that we are
876 I,0,4 | Mother Teresa of Calcutta, penniless, got involved in a host
877 Intro,1,a | security, medical care, or pensions for Brothers. Quite a few
878 I,0,5 | resources among countries and peoples - even among those who live
879 Intro | this matter from a wider per-spective. New situations are arising,
880 I,0,5 | seems to confer. We will not perceive that when our society is
881 I,0,4 | terms, aren't we giving the perception that we are investing large
882 Intro,1,b | to our documents, and to perceptions in Religious Life today.~~
883 I,0,1 | emanating from Vatican II, Perfectae Caritatis, no. 13, and the
884 III,3 | this procedure. It involves periodic visits to administrative
885 Conclu | has another interesting perspec-tive prompted by this Circular.
886 I,0,4 | afraid that the standards and perspectives being proposed are not very
887 III,1 | himself - for our sake." (Cf. Philippians, 2) They show us what those
888 Intro,1 | three aspects that will pinpoint my thoughts and put them
889 I,0,6 | with internal solidarity. Plainly visible realities - Units
890 II,1 | construction projects and plant improvements? Devoting time
891 Intro | hypotheti-cal emergencies; the part played by Brothers serving as Treasurers;
892 III,1 | budgets.~A community's home plays an important role because
893 Conclu,1 | sharing in the community.~Please include question d) if at
894 I | fall into the temptation of pleasing authorities and wealthy
895 I,0,6 | antiwar campaigns, the plight of refugees, and human rights
896 Intro,1,c | Making some evaluations. Pointing out criteria for further
897 Intro,1,a | Gospel or public opinion polls? How is it possible to train
898 Conclu,1 | social teachings of the Popes, the Institute, or other
899 II,2 | bank account, is growing in popularity. These cards are becoming
900 I | and the majority of the population in their country. And these
901 I,0,4 | little more than "economic populism," and "a lack of discipline
902 I | such an inheritance can pose to personal integrity and
903 Conclu,2,1| animate and govern, what's our position when it comes to this problem.
904 I,0,2 | life. We still have not positioned ourselves to interact in
905 I,0,2 | people more for what they possess than for who they are. By
906 Intro,1,a | effectiveness in ministry and the possession of economic resources."
907 I,0,5 | realities that give rise to powerful actions in solidarity -
908 Intro | goodness in your acts and give praise to your heavenly Father. (
909 Conclu,1 | an invitation to join in praying the Our Father or some other
910 II,1 | involved in apostolic work?~The preceding paragraphs apply to Provincial
911 III,1 | situations of extreme poverty be precisely the ones in which we are
912 I,0,5 | our resources, or do we prefer to expand already existing
913 I,0,1 | poverty in terms of our paying preferential attention to the poor, of
914 III,2,3 | insecurity" that we are prepared to assume as vowed religious
915 III,2,1 | be sacrificed because of pressure from institutions more financially
916 I,0,4 | and other services that presuppose money. Projects in education,
917 III,2,1 | process has taken place previously, examining mission in a
918 III,2,4 | souls and do that at any price. I bring this up not only
919 III,1 | gifts or on sale at bargain prices, because they raise our
920 I,0,1 | Province should be used primarily to maintain the houses of
921 I,0,4 | about theory and general principles. Difficulties arise when
922 III,1 | someone just released from prison with no place to call home,
923 Intro,1,a | give financial support to private schools. Some Provinces
924 I,0,4 | segment of society already privileged and well-off?~
925 Conclu,0,a| support coming from the Pro-vincial and his Council, and also
926 I,0,2 | Brothers earn as teachers is problematical for the practice of our
927 I,0,3 | members and solving parish problems. ~· A heightening
928 III,3 | may decide to opt for this procedure. It involves periodic visits
929 III,2,4 | approximately 15% of the proceeds from any ordinary sale; ~·
930 I,0,2 | more than offset when it proclaims its uplifting call to life
931 I | enlarging stock portfolios have produced a completely new environment
932 I,0,5 | religious, who have publicly professed their desire to lead lives
933 I | take the road toward a more professional world than an apostolic
934 II,1 | their work and become like professionals and experts in business
935 I | stocks and increase their profitability.~New ways of generating
936 I,0,2 | because I think it is having a profound effect on the way we are
937 I,0,4 | the General Council simply prolong and enlarge works that ought
938 III,2,4 | to public education, the promotion and defense of children'
939 III,1 | called to be countercultural prophets?~Once, when I was visiting
940 I,0,4 | standards and perspectives being proposed are not very compatible
941 I,0,5 | arbitrary, "take it or leave it" proposition. Morally speaking, we must
942 I | thinking and working as if the prosperity of our institutions were
943 I,0,2 | standards associated with prosperous schools adjacent to our
944 Conclu,0,c| at risk. This openness to Provi-dence ought to characterize every
945 I,0,5 | economic benefits that the law provides for us? Does moderation
946 I,0,4 | bringing peace to Mozambique), providing food for the poor and helping
947 I,0,2 | our education centers, the proximity of many of our residences
948 III,2,1 | and keeping the need for prudence in mind - yet not forgetting
949 III,1 | after our basic human needs: psychological ones and those of intimacy,
950 I,0,4 | Avoid the negative publicity that can be generated by
951 I,0,5 | for religious, who have publicly professed their desire to
952 Intro | I'm sure that when it's published, the end result will be
953 III,1 | families on their block to purchase some new item that at first
954 II,2 | commerce and the maintenance of purchasing power. Today we talk about "
955 Intro | to change, convert, and purify our lives. This is a time
956 II,1 | I'm concerned about the qualifications needed by a Provincial Treasurer.
957 Conclu,1 | thinking?~ c) In terms of the quantity, quality and administration
958 I,0,1 | we use that wealth for, raises points that have not been
959 Intro | and it can have important ramifications for the vitality of our
960 III,1 | experienced by families who rank in the bottom half of the
961 Intro,1,a | these variations and how rapidly the world is changing? When
962 I,0,5 | is growing at an alarming rate. ~These and other realities,
963 | Rather
964 I,0,5 | various "-isms" - economic rationalism, neoliberalism, capitalism,
965 III,2,4 | from the sale of property re-appraised and sold after several years,
966 Conclu,2,1| write down our personal re-flections, and then we shared them
967 Intro | great deal to say about our re-founding and the revitalizing of
968 Conclu,1 | come to mind based on a reading of this Circular. During
969 III,1 | Would it be possible and realistic for us to adjust our standard
970 I,0,2 | trouble when it comes to realistically maintaining their choice
971 I,0,4 | that our mission cannot be realized without economic resources.
972 I | no problem." Without even realizing it Brothers can get caught
973 I | drew up contracts that were reasonable but at the lowest possible
974 I,0,1 | I will limit myself to recalling a few references that I
975 | recent
976 I,0,4 | are our mission and the recipients of our efforts. In no way
977 III,1 | always seized the moment to reclaim a new way of living in community
978 III,1 | financial health, sincerely recognize what it reveals to us, and
979 Intro | on "capitalization," as recommended by the 1985 General Chapter.
980 I,0,5 | guidelines to refer to in reconciling sound financial management
981 III,3 | accuracy of your administrative records. I've learned that, based
982 Intro | freeing itself of dross and recovering its simple lifestyle and
983 III,1 | the poor, on our need to rectify financial mismanagement
984 Conclu,0,b| What aspects ought to be redi-rected?~
985 I | showing its solidarity by redistributing the resources within the
986 III,2,3 | responsibilities that must be reduced; the degree of solidarity
987 III,2,4 | costs, and when necessary, reducing whatever is "superfluous,"
988 I,0,4 | Religious Institutes to "refound."~In this whole consideration
989 I,0,6 | campaigns, the plight of refugees, and human rights in general.
990 III,1 | and Provincial) should refuse to accept, even though they
991 I,0,6 | evidence.~Continental and regional meetings of Provincial Administrators
992 I,0,3 | Provincial Council must closely regulate exchanges between the Province
993 I,0,5 | signs of the times that reinforce and put into context the
994 Intro,1,a | of poverty, everything is relative, given these variations
995 Intro | times of uncertainty and reliance on Divine Providence…~In
996 II,1 | Sometimes it is accepted reluctantly because there's no way to
997 Intro,1,a | Some Provinces have to rely very much on their own resourcefulness,
998 II,1 | acknowledge the service rendered to us by the Brothers in
999 III,1 | poverty requires of us: "We renounce the right to use or dispose
1000 III,2,1 | secure. What needs to be reoriented in your Province, and what
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