Anima Una Vol. 64: Spiritan Priests

Anima Una No. 64 -- June 2012 – Contents -- Introduction – (p. 5) – I. Living in a Creative Tension – (p. 7) – 1.1 Dimensions of a Vocation? – (p. 7) – 1.2 How Might Competing Aspects of Spiritan Ordained Ministry Be Recognised? — (p. 8) – II. What is a Spiritan Priest? – (p.10) -- 2.1 Spiritan Priests as Members of the Spiritan Family – (p.10) – 2.2 How Can We Understand Our Spiritan Calling? – (p.11) – 2.3 Spiritan Religious-Missionary as a Priest – (p. 13) -- Ill. Spiritan Priesthood and the Ministry of Christ – (p.16) – 3.1 Spiritan Religious-Missionary Priests: Called To Be Prophets in Christ – (p. 16) – 3.2 Spiritan Religious-Missionary Priests: Called To Priesthood in Christ – (p. 20) – 3.3 Spiritan Religious-Missionary Priests: Called To Pastoral Ministry in Christ – (p. 26) – IV. Ordained Spiritans and Eucharist -- (p. 29) -- 4.1 Eucharist and Prophetic Office – (p. 29) -- 4.2 Eucharist and Priestly Office – (p. 30) -- 4.3 Eucharist and Pastoral Office --- (p. 31) – V. When We Lose the Vision – (p. 32) – 5.1 Clericalism and Privilege -- (p. 33) – 5.2 Narrow Cultic Understanding of Ordained Ministry – (p. 34) – 5.3 Clericalism and Exclusivity – (p. 34) – 5.4 Countering the Imbalance – (p. 35) – VI. The Challenge of Formation – (p. 36) – 6.1 Ongoing Formation – (p. 36) – 6.2 Initial Formation – (p. 39) -- 6.3 Some General Points about Spiritan Initial Formation – (p. 39) – 6.4 Some Specific Elements of Formation for Priesthood – (p.43

Anima Una Vol. 62: Building on a Rock

Anima Una No. 62 -- March 2009 -- Contents – Introduction -- (p. 3) -- I. Implementation of the Chapter of Torre D’Aguilha 2004 -- 1.1 A General Synthesis of Responses -- (p. 5) -- 1.2 Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation -- (p. 8) -- II. Consolidation of the Congregation -- 2.1 Mission Appointments -- (p. 11) -- 2.2 Organisation of the Congregation: Unions of Circumscriptions, Pluri-National Circumscriptions, SRL 184.1 -- (p. 16) -- 2.3 Spiritan Presence in Latin America, Asia, Africa -- (p. 18) -- 2.4 Financial Matters -- (p. 23) -- III. Belonging to the Congregation -- 3.1 Spiritual Renewal of the Congregation -- (p. 29) -- 3.2 Spiritan Life and Vocation -- (p. 31) -- 3.3 Questions linked to Formation -- (p. 36) -- 3.4 Lay Associates -- (p. 41) -- IV. Preparations for the 2012 Chapter -- 4.1 General Orientations -- (p. 50) -- 4.2 Other Comments and Ideas from the EGC 2008 -- (p. 51

Anima Una Vol. 61: Living the Vow of Poverty Today

"Information Documentation" (I/D) is now "Anima Una" -- Anima Una No. 61 -- December 2008 -- I. The Vow of Poverty as a Means to Overcome Poverty -- 1.1 Intolerable Situations of Poverty -- (p. 2) -- 1.2 In the Light of the Gospel and Our Founders -- (p. 3) -- 1.3 The Struggle Against Poverty -- (p. 5) -- 1.4 Where Are We? -- (p. 8) -- 1.4.1 On a Personal Level -- (p. 8) -- 1.4.2 On a Community Level -- (p. 8) -- 1.4.3 At Circumscription Level -- (p. 8) -- II. Taking the Vow of Poverty to be Like Christ -- (p. 9) -- 2.1 How do People Look Upon Us? -- (p. 9) -- 2.2 Evangelical Self-emptying -- (p. 11) -- 2.3 Choosing to Live in Simplicity -- (p. 12) -- 2.4 Where Are We? -- (p. 13) -- 2.4.1 On a Personal Level -- (p. 13) -- 2.4.2 On a Community Level -- (p. 14) -- 2.4.3 On a Circumscription Level -- (p. 14) -- III. Taking the Vow of Poverty So As To Live together As a Congregation -- (p. 15) -- 3.1 Between Individualism and Sharing -- (p. 15) -- 3.2 Sharing Was Necessary From the Beginnings of the Church -- (p. 16) -- 3.3 Efforts at Realising Interdependence -- (p. 19) -- 3.4 Where Are We? -- (p. 22) -- 3.4.1 On a Personal Level -- (p. 23) -- 3.4.2 On a Community Level -- (p. 23) -- 3.4.3 On a Circumscription Level -- (p. 23) -- IV. Forming Oneself in the Vow of Poverty -- (p. 24) -- 4.1 From Enthusiasm to Learning to Live As a Spiritan -- (p. 24) -- 4.2 "Sell What You Have and Give To the Poor" -- (p. 25) -- 4.3 From Dependence to Responsibility -- (p. 27) -- (p. 28) -- 4.4 Where Are We? -- (p. 28) -- 4.4.1 On a Personal Level -- (p. 28) -- 4.4.2 On a Community Level -- (p. 28) -- 4.4.3 On a Circumscription Level -- (p. 29) -- V. Mary, Mother of the Poor -- (p. 30

ID Nos. 1-60

Information Documentation issues No. 1-60; 1975 through 2003

Information Documentation -- 2002 v.59

I/D 59 -- General Council, December 2002 -- INTERNATIONAL AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNITY LIFE -- 1. A new look for our family -- (pg. 1) -- 2.1 Benefits and advantages for mission and life together -- (pg. 2) -- 2.2 Benefits for the individual -- (pg. 4) -- 3. Challenges in international and intercultural communities -- (pg. 4) -- 4. Clarification of certain points -- (pg. 6) -- 5. Looking to the future -- (pg. 7) -- Conclusion -- (pg. 8) -- A LOVE THAT IS GENUINE – A Call to Integrity in our Relationships -- (pg. 1) -- Introduction -- (pg. 1) -- Consecrated Life: A Challenge to the Contemporary World -- (pg. 1) -- Formation -- (pg. 3) -- Role and Responsibility of Confreres in Leadership -- (pg. 5) -- Conclusion -- (pg. 8

Information Documentation -- 2000 v.57

I/D 57 – General Council, March 2000 -- SPIRITAN LAY ASSOCIATES -- Where are they? -- (pg. 1) -- What do they do? -- (pg. 2) -- What do they say about themselves? -- (pg. 3) -- OUR RECENT HISTORY (some important moments) -- (pg. 6) -- WHAT OF THE FUTURE? -- (pg. 7

Information Documentation -- 1998 v.55

I/D 55 -- GENERAL COUNCIL, April 1998 -- Different Faces of the Spiritan Vocation -- (pg. 1) -- I. BROTHERS - ONE WAY OF BEING A SPIRITAN -- (pg. 2) -- II. THE WORLD DRAWS UP OUR AGENDA -- (pg. 4) -- III. WHAT IS THE SPIRIT SAYING TO US -- (pg. 5) -- Creative Responses -- (pg. 8

Information Documentation -- 1997 v.54

I/D 54 -- GENERAL COUNCIL, May 1997 -- “THE SPIRIT BLOWS WHERE IT WILLS'' -- A: ANNIVERSARIES IN OUR STORY, May 27, 1703 -- (pg. 1) -- May 27, 1803 -- (pg. 2) -- May 27, 1903 -- (pg. 2) -- May 27, 2003 -- (pg. 3) -- B: PREPARATIONS -- (pg. 4) -- C: THE CENTRAL ROLE OF ARCHIVES -- (pg. 4) -- D: A LIVING, CHANGING CONGREGATION -- (pg. 6

Information Documentation -- 1996 v.53

I/D 53 -- GENERAL COUNCIL, December 1996 -- NEW INITIATIVE IN ASIA — A CALL OF THE SPIRIT TO US -- (pg. 1) -- A. Asia and the Congregation : Our Story so Far -- (pg. 1) -- B. Responding to the Call of the Chapter -- 1. Gathering information and Defining Initial Criteria -- (pg. 1) -- 2. Visits -- (pg. 3) -- 3. Echoes of the Visits -- (pg. 4) -- C. Discernment and Decision -- 1. Redefining Our Criteria -- (pg. 8) -- 2. Decisions -- (pg. 9) -- 3. Detailed Description of the Choices -- (pg. 9) -- 4. Profiles -- (pg. 11) -- D. Continuing Openness to Asia -- (pg. 11) -- E. Challenges -- (pg. 12

Information Documentation -- 1995 v.51

I/D 51 -- GENERAL COUNCIL, November 1995 -- SPIRITANS AND COMMUNICATION -- ARE SPIRITANS COMMUNICATORS? -- (pg. 1) -- MASS MEDIA, A DANGER OR AN ANSWER? -- (pg. 3) -- PERENNIAL QUESTIONS THAT CHALLENGE US -- (pg. 4) -- MEDIA, A CHALLENGE FOR EVERYONE? -- (pg. 6) -- CONCLUSION -- (pg. 8