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REGIS”\n\nGOD HAS CHOSEN THE\"NEW BREED'TO BE iHE RELIGIOUS OF THE LATETWENIIETH CENTURY  \n# SISTERS TODAY\n\nTO EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THE RELIGIOUS WOMANIN THE CHURCH IN OUR TIME  \nDECEMBER 1965VOLUME 37 NUMBER 4  \nDecree on the Adaptation and Renewal of the Religious Life 111Vatican Council Ⅱ  \nThe Psychology of the'New Breed”of Religious 124John R.McCall,S.J.  \nPoems 136Gwendolyn BrooksDaniel Rogers  \nReligious in the Church 137William F.Hogan,C.S.C.  \nBook Reviews 142  \nNIHIL OBSTAT:Reinold 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.Poetry Editor:Rev.Raymond Roseliep.Cover Design:Fr.CajetanPalluck,O.S.B.Indexed in the Catholic Periodical Index.  \nAddress all correspondence except poetry to Sisters Today,Saint John’s Abbey,Collegeville,Minnesota,56321.(Checks payable to Sisters Today.)Poetryshould be sent to Rev.Raymond Roseliep,Loras College,Dubuque,Iowa,52003.All manuscripts should be accompanied by 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# Decree on the Adaptation andRenewal of the Religious Life\n\nVATICAN COUNCIL I  \n1.  The sacred synod has already shown in the Constitution onthe Church that the pursuit of perfect charity through the evan-gelical counsels draws its origin from the doctrine and example ofthe Divine Master and reveals itself as a splendid sign of theheavenly kingdom.Now it intends to treat of the life and dis-cipline of those institutes whose members make profession ofchastity,poverty and obedience,and to provide for their needsin our time.  \nIndeed from the very beginning of the Church men and womenhave set about following Christ with greater freedom and imitatingHim more closely through the practice of the evangelical counsels,each in his own way leading a life dedicated to God.Many ofthem,under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit,lived as hermitsor founded religious families,which the Church gladly welcomedand approved by her authority.So it is that in accordance withthe Divine Plan a wonderful variety of religious communities hasgrown up which has made it easier for the Church not only to beequipped for every good work(cf.Tim.3:17)and ready for thework of the ministry—the building up of the Body of Christ(cf.Eph.4:12)—but also to appear adorned with the various giftsof her children like a spouse adorned for her husband (cf.Apoc.  \n21:2)and for the manifold Wisdom of God to be revealed throughher(cf.Eph.3:10).  \nDespite such a great variety of gifts,all those called by Godto the practice of the evangelical counsels and who,faithfullyresponding to the call,undertake to observe the same,bind them-selves to the Lord in a special way,following Christ,who chasteand poor(cf.Matt.8:20;Luke 9:58)redeemed and sanctified men  \n1 This translation of the official decree promulgated by Pope Paul VIon October 28,1965,is provided through the kindness of the NCWC NewsService.Reprints in pamphlet form may be obtained from the NCWC Pub-lications Office,1312 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.,Washington,D.C.20005.  \nthrough obedience even to the death of the Cross(cf.Phil.2:8).Driven by love with which the Holy Spirit floods their hearts(cf.Rom.5:5)they live more and more for Christ and for Hisbody which is the Church(cf.Col.1:24).The more ferventlythen they are joined to Christ by this total life-long gift of them-selves,the richer the life of the Church becomes and the more","cbCaispzKyYG18aI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaispzKyYG18aI","pdf",1708120,46,"English","# Sisters Today\n## Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of the Religious Life\n## Vatican Council I","[{\"question\":\"What does the decree aim to address about religious institutes?\",\"answer\":\"It intends to treat the life and discipline of institutes whose members profess chastity, poverty, and obedience, and to provide for their needs in the present time.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the renewal of religious life justified in the decree?\",\"answer\":\"The decree ties renewal to the gospel pursuit of perfect charity through the evangelical counsels, grounded in Christ’s doctrine and example and guided by the Holy Spirit and the Church.\"},{\"question\":\"What general principles does the decree set for adaptation and renewal?\",\"answer\":\"It calls for returning to sources and the original spirit of institutes, holding Christ as the highest norm, preserving each institute’s particular characteristics and patrimony, and sharing in the Church’s aims while responding to contemporary social conditions with apostolic zeal.\"}]","SISTERS TODAY - Decree on the Adaptation and Renewal of the Religious Life - Vatican Council | PDF",1790594344,116]