We have just received notice of an exciting new blog devoted to Political Charity and Vincentian Formation. The commission on Charism and Cultures and the Asia Pacific Regional Formators have been grappling with these concepts for over a decade and have now mounted a blog to expand the conversation.
From the blog…
Political Charity was the term used by Father General during his visit to Indonesia last year as a challenge to the Province “to make sure that our CM candidates should not remain indifferent towards what is happening in contemporary society. The candidates should be grounded in their own social, political situations, be formed to analyze them critically so that they can respond to their challenges more effectively†(Introduction to the Theme par.3) Source
They have begun posting their papers. Among them…
FORMATION FOR THE MISSION: From the Perspective of our Vincentian Charism
Posted on March 25, 2008 by cccaprf
By Manuel Ginete CM
[Paper presented in Mysore, February 2006]
Introduction
Many in the Congregation feel that the highest accolade one can receive is to be called a “missionaryâ€. Many would want it as epitaph in their tomb – “missionary†or “priest of the missionâ€.
INCULTURATING VINCENTIAN CHARIMS AND MINISTRY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC CONTEXTS: A METHODOLOGICAL PROPOSAL (The Case of Collaborative Servant-Leadership)
Posted on March 25, 2008 by cccaprf
By Daniel Franklin Pilario, C.M.
[Paper presented in Mysore, February 2006]
Live with confreres so cordially and simply that no one, on seeing you together, may guess who is the Superior. Do not settle any business matters, however unimportant they may be,until you have first sought their advice…
(SV, VI, 66)
The marks the first time that these papers have be made readily available to the wider Vincentian Family.
They have also begun a blog on vincentian studies in Indonesian language).
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