Capitalization: How much money do we need to keep in reserve?

26. Our lives, as well as our ministries and institutions, are inextricably bound up with our cultures and societies. While these cultures and societies sustain who we are and what we do, they also restrict our freedom considerably.

We can't "stop the world," but we can take time out to size up our busy lives. We need to marshal all our faith, talents, and convictions to determine the extent to which our cultures and societies are influencing us as individuals and as a religious congregation. In this ever-changing world, we need to ascertain and choose those ways of relating to its realities that are in tune with the values of the Gospel. Society needs to see genuine fidelity in the lives of religious. People are aware of the drama of life taking place all around them, and in union with us they are committed to working for the good of humanity.