Relationships

"Through all of these programs, we aim to have Brothers and Lay Partners focus on their ministry, their journey and their spirituality. Ultimately each religious is responsible for his or her continuing formation but we all share the responsibility to accompany each other in awakening our thirst before seeking the water of the Spirit."

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Author:

Johnson, Thomas, FSC

Formation Resources:

Biopsychosocial Development

Community Life

Relationships

Psychology

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InFormation 2018 No. 3 : Book Review, However Long the Night : Making Meaning in a Time of Crisis, by Noreen Neary, SC

InFormation Bulletins - InFormation 2018 No.3 Fall

"However Long the Night, published by LCWR, is a series of essays by ten sisters and the representatives of a lay group that supports the sisters which examine the six-year investigation and its learnings from diverse perspectives. ... Just as the women religious directly involved in this conflict were discreet and respectful of the Church’s hierarchical authorities, this book is not an unbalanced recitation of wrongs. Rather, it is a series of thoughtful reflections on the experience, on what was learned through the process of honest dialogue in the hopes of a just reconciliation, and how the process can be used by others to resolve conflict."

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Author:

Neary, Noreen, SC

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Collaboration

History

Relationships

Ecclesiology

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InFormation 2019 No. 2 : Formation for Community in the Current Ecclesial Context : Biblical Reflections, by Sandra Schneider, IHM

InFormation Bulletins - InFormation 2019 No.2 Summer

"The only solid basis for such a community life, the life of adult companions in Gospel living, which is based on mutual love, open communication, non-fearful observance of agreed upon goals and behavior, appropriate mutual submission to one another, in other words, that looks like Jesus’ band of friends, is in fact the Gospel-based imitation of Jesus. We cannot get it from or freeze it into rule books, rituals, regulations and so on. Like any form of human life, it must have procedures and rituals and even at times methods of ensuring appropriate behavior. But Jesus says it is essentially and literally a life of universal friendship, which is intrinsically egalitarian even if we need to differentiate roles and responsibilities for the sake of effectiveness in ministry."

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Author:

Schneider, Sandra, IHM

Formation Resources:

Community Life

Relationships

Practices

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InFormation 2019 No. 3 : Courage of Commitment, by Jeanne Connolly, Wheaton Franciscans

InFormation Bulletins - InFormation 2019 No.3 Fall

"To make and honor a heart commitment, such as marriage, profession of vows, ordination, or a commitment to the Associate way of life, requires profound love and extraordinary vulnerability. Heart commitments require stepping into the unknown and unforeseeable. It is opening one’s heart to another. It is risking rejection, not having expectations met or dreams come true."

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Author:

Connolly, Jeanne, Wheaton Franciscans

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Collaboration

Relationships

Charisms

InFormation 2019 No. 3 : Courageous Hope : As a Religious Brother What Comes to Mind?, by Gregory Timothy Smyth, CFC

InFormation Bulletins - InFormation 2019 No.3 Fall

"As a Brother, I really relate to this passage - that Jesus wanted companions - brothers, just to BE with him and that gives me Hope."

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Smyth, Gregory Timothy, CFC

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Community Life

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WEBINAR | GOSPEL VALUES & ESSENTIAL CONVERSATIONS: CONFRONTING ABUSES OF POWER IN RELIGIOUS LIFE

In this webinar presentation, Father John Tourangeau engaged several topics related to clergy sexual abuse and the role and dynamics of power. He gave a brief sketch of the historical considerations and then explore the critical need for greater awareness of the dynamics of communal power through honest dialogue and ongoing education. How do we oppose the culture of power and clericalism in the formation process, for example? Fr. John will also covered how power is informed by Gospel values and Christian mission.

Praxes to discussed include: welcoming, respectful, and loving community; humility and understanding; integrity, honesty, and truth; responsibility, perseverance, and self-denial; servant leadership; and healthy living and wellness.

Fr. John is a member of St. Norbert Abbey, De Pere, WI. Fr. John completed his Ph.D. in Organization Development at Benedictine University (Lisle, IL) in June 2017, and currently serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Facundo Valdez School of Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University (Las Vegas, NM). He also supports local communities in the expansion of mental health and pastoral counseling services as a master-level (MSW) Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (LADAC). Fr. John holds a Master of Divinity in Missiology from Catholic Theological Union (Chicago, IL) and an MBA from the University of Phoenix (Albuquerque, NM). He travels to continue his national clergy research, present his findings, and speak on the ever-popular topic of heaven about which he has written a book and a companion spiritual journal.

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Formation Resources:

Priesthood

Relationships

Safeguarding

Ecclesiology

Moral Theology