2. Guidelines for deliberations on capitalization:

·         Accurately describe our present financial commitments so that we can refer to that information when it's time to make decisions. Without seeing the whole picture, our deliberations would take place in never-never land and go nowhere.

·         Identify needs to "cover" and "guarantee" anything having to do with the life of the Brothers, taking into account challenging uncertainties that go with our profession of poverty.

·         Evaluate in a similar way the needs and challenges stemming from our apostolic works and plans already existing, and those about to be established.