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The opening article examines an identity crisis in religious communities after the post-conciliar changes, focusing on how secularization has altered the meaning and practice of Christianity. It contrasts worldly and eschatological priorities, evaluates the role of “secularists,” and urges a faithful, critical dialogue with the modern world as demanded by the Church today.","SISTERS TODADECEMBER,1966  \n# SISTERS TODAY\n\nTO EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THE RELIGIOUS WOMANIN THE CHURCH IN OUR TIME  \nDECEMBER 1966 VOLUME 38 NUMBER 4  \nReligious Life and the Modern World 105Robert ].Kruse,C.S.C.  \nCloister Grill:Ambiguous Symbol 118Mother Mary Philomena,P.C.C.  \nConsecrated Virginity 124Columban Browning,C.P.  \nReadiness to Receive 134Mother M.Claudia,I.H.M.  \nPoems 136Sister M.Simeon,O.P.Daniel RogersSister Seana,S.S.J.  \nBook Reviews 138  \nNIHIL OBSTAT:Reino!d Theisen,O.S.B.,Censor Deputatus  \nIMPRIMATUR:  Peter W.Bartholome,D.D.,Episcopus Sancti Clodoaldi  \nPublished monthly by monks of Saint John's Abbey,Collegeville,Minnesota.Editor:Rev.Ronald Roloff,O.S.B.Book Review Editor:Rev.Myron Kasprick,O.S.B.Cover Design:Rev.Cajetan Palluck,O.5.B.Indexed in the CatholicPeriodical Index.  \nAddress all correspondence to Sisters Today,Saint John's Abbey,Collegeville,Minnesota,56321.(Checks payable to Sisters Today.)All manuscripts shouldbe accompanied by a self-addressed envelope and postage.  \n1 year $2.50;2 years $4.00;single copy 25 cents.Sterling area(exceptAustralia):1 year 18s;2 years 29s;single copy 1s 11d.Australia:1 year23s;2 years 37s;single copy 2s3d.Agent for India:Asian Trading Cor-poration,Post Box No.1505,Bombay-1.Printed by Sentinel Publishing Com-pany,413 East St.Germain Street,Saint Cloud,Minnesota.(Do not sendmail to this address.)Second Class postage paid at Saint Cloud,Minnesota.  \n# Religious Life and the Modern World\n\nROBERT J.KRUSE,C.S.C.  \nAt the outset of these reflections on religious life in the post-conciliar sixties it seems helpful to sketch in bold strokes a kind ofcaricature of the situation which confronts us.A caricature,for allits obvious limitations and exaggerations,is the option most availableto us in attempting to grapple honestly but briefly with the con-temporary challenge.With this short apology for defense I submitthat religious communities today are undergoing an identity crisis,and that the cause of the crisis lies in the conception of the world—the secular order—which has in recent years marshalled suchimpressive and sympathetic,albeit sometimes confusing,presscoverage.  \nThe remotest monastery in the most inaccessible hinterland bynow has become aware of the“secularization”of Christianity.Andthe world that the religious departed in the name of Christianityhas lately emerged as a world charged with opportunity—again inthe name of Christianity.Transcendent and eternal values areminimized when they are not discarded outright,while earthly andtemporal values,when they are not already canonized,are at leastregarded as evolving towards canonization.And the Christian'smission,we are assured,is to accelerate the evolution.In a word,incarnational insights are lime-lighted,while eschatological visionis increasingly overshadowed.An other-worldly orientation,for solong the rationale of many structures of religious life,stands con-victed of a variety of abuses.Preoccupation with this world,forso long suspect in religious communities,stands exonerated of themany offenses which formerly accused it.In such a state of affairsthat religious should be seized by uncertainty is not surprising.Andthe very assurance—almost a self-righteous assurance—with whichthey traditionally confronted the world,now serves them in poorstead as the grounds for that assurance seem to be rapidly eroding.  \nAdmittedly the above sketch is distorted.At the same time itmay serve to capture the contemporary mood.In fact,it seems thattwo attitudes should characterize religious as they confront thewelter of unsettling viewpoints currently aired.First,this is no time  \nfor an indiscriminating acquiescence in every opinion that temporarilycreates a stir.Quite the contrary.Even while gladly 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