1. Concerning Provincial funds, three very important areas to consider:

a.       In terms of your Province's social responsibilities, and keeping the need for prudence in mind - yet not forgetting about the dimension of economic insecurity that goes with choosing to follow Jesus - how much money (or investment) should your Province maintain in the form of a reserve fund?

b.       What can your community and school do, together with your Provincial and his Council, to insure that initiatives on behalf of the poor are at the top of your agenda when planning new apostolic ventures? And that such planning won't be sacrificed because of pressure from institutions more financially secure. What needs to be reoriented in your Province, and what new realities need to be created? All of this assumes that a discernment process has taken place previously, examining mission in a national context, priorities, and ministries to be carried out. Article 34 in the Constitutions is very clear on this.

c.       For the sake of internal and external solidarity, What should we do with funds when there is a surplus? How can we motivate ourselves and make decisions at the community and Province levels in dramatic situations, which the Province could make plain for us?