Supplement No.14 - Summer 1966 - Religious Orders Today - Renewal and Adaptation

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A religious periodical supplement (Summer 1966) focused on the renewal and adaptation of religious life in the context of Vatican II and the decree on the renewal of religious life. It examines the place of religious within the Church, highlights renewal in religious life, and analyzes the essential elements of witness and consecration as lived practice. The issue includes feature articles, contributors’ notes, and supporting sections such as a chronicle, letters, and book reviews.

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Renewal and Adaptation

Gilbert Volery, M.S.F.S.

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SupplemeE No.14 Summer 19662/6 3留 relinious ores WITNESS AND CONSECRATION WOMEN’s ORDERS TODAY Sister Jeanne d'Arc Geoffrey Chapman London,Dublin,Melborune RELIGIOUS ORDERS INTHE MODERN WORLD Mgr.Huyghe(Editor) Proposes a definition of the religicus life;Discusses the place of religious in theChurch; Discusses renewal in religous life. ‘Will be a very great help to many who haveto discuss these problems with the objectof working towards the renewal and adpat-ation of their congregations.'The Way30/- TENSIONS ANDCHANGE THE PROBLEMS OF RELIGIOUSORDERS TODAY Mgr Huyghe 'The best attempt to date to bring to lifeagain the inner core of religious dedicaticn.Mgr Huyghe does not mince matters and thisbook will undoubtedly give rise to contro-versy,but it is not one wh'ch religious canaff~rd to neglect.'The Way30/- Aware of the strain bearing on religicus to conform to past methods ofspirituality and to meet the exigiencies of an exacting profess onal life,Sister Jeanne d'Arc examines two basic elements of the religious life,'witness'and‘consecration’,for their essentials,and how these essentialscan best be put into practice.30/- Contents Supplement toDoctrine and Life VOLUME 4SUMMER 1966No.2 Renewal and Adaptation59Gilbert Volery,M.S.F.S. Novices and Vatican II76Sister Miriam Rooney,O.P The Nun on HolidaysPádraig Leonard,C.S.SP. 3 The Meaning of Religious Life89Sister Mary Berchmans,R.G.S. Monastic Labour and Occupation93Nivard Kinsella,o.C.S.0. CHRONICLE103Sister Aetheria QUESTION AND ANSWER SERVICE108 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Superiors and Subjects109S.Grant,r.S.C.J. Paying for Holidays at Home110Sister M.EmmanuelMissionary Sister Aggiornamento in the Cloister113A Poor ClareSister Michael of the Blessed Trinity Covent Schools Enquiry116Sister M.Praesedes,O.P. BOOK REVIEWS117 # Contributors andContributions RENEWAL AND ADAPTATION.A commentary on article twoof the Decree on the Renewal of Religious Life.FATHER GILBERTVOLERY,M.S.F.S.,is secretary of the Council of Major ReligiousSuperiors of England and Wales. NOVICES ON VITICAN II.An examination of conscienceconducted by novices and their novice-mistress in the light of theDecree on the Renewal of Religious Life.SISTER MIRIAM ROONEY,O.P.,is novice-mistress at the Regina Coeli novitiate,Folsom Road,Covington,Louisiana,U.S.A.She is a frequent contributor to Crossand Crown. THE NUN ON HOLIDAYS.Reflections and advice.FATHERPADRAIG LEONARD,C.S.SP.,is on the staff of Rockwell College,Co.Tipperary. THE MEANING OF RELIGIOUS LIFE.The need for intensepersonal commitment and involvement in religious life.SISTERMARY BERCHMANS,R.G.S.,is prioress of the Convent of the GoodShepherd,Windlesham,Surrey,England. MONASTIC LABOUR AND OCCUPATION.The purpose ofmonastic labour in itself and in relation to the development of thereligious.FATHER NIVARD KINSELLA,0.C.sS.o.,is the author ofUnprofitable Servants (a book on humility!)and a frequent con-tributor to this and other reviews.He is a member of the com-munity at St Joseph's Abbey,Roscrea. # Renewal andadaptation ## GILBERT VOLERY,M.S.F.S. The decree on renewal and adaptation is the second majordocument on religious life issued by the Vatican Council and it is,I think,important to situate it in its proper context if one is to havea coinprehensive view of what the council has done for religious. Of the two documents having immediate reference to the religiousstate,the first is the sixth chapter of Lumen Gentium,2 theConstitution on the Church,probably the most outstanding of allthe documents of the council.This chapter six deals with what wemay call the essence or intimate nature of religious life.It leavesaside all the secondary canonical prescriptions,or individual charac-teristics which are attendant on religious life in concrete instances.It treats exclusively of what is essential,inmutable,of what trans-cends circumstances of space and-time,of what must therefore befound

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What is the central focus of this Summer 1966 supplement?

It centers on renewal and adaptation in religious life, linking the Vatican Council’s teaching to the lived essentials of consecration.

How does the supplement frame religious life in relation to Vatican II?

It situates the decree on renewal and adaptation in its proper context, connecting it to major council teaching and the structure of the Church.

Which two essentials of religious life are highlighted?

The supplement emphasizes “witness” and “consecration,” examining their essentials and how they can be put into practice.

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