Rome, Italy. On September 8, 2020, Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the General Government officially released the congregational interdisciplinary reflection on Community through a live broadcasted through the official Facebook Page and YouTube Channel of the Congregation. Fr. Gonzalo Fernández, CMF, Vicar General, and General Prefect of Spirituality, hosted the broadcast together with Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF, Superior General, and Fr. Ken Masuda, CMF of East Asia Independent delegation) and Fr. Frederick Wanzala, CMF of St. Charles Lwanga Independent Delegation.
The objective of the project is to “animate in the whole Congregation, under the responsibility of the General Government, an interdisciplinary reflection regarding community life as experienced at all levels (local, provincial and delegation-level, and worldwide).“
“The contents of this booklet are meant to promote personal reflection and community dialogue. It is an instrument to help our communities to get to know each other better, to grow in communion and mutual understanding, to nourish in us Jesus’ dream for his disciples. Thus, we shall be communities of witnesses and messengers of the joy of the Gospel and walk forth on the path of conversion that was proposed by the XXV General Chapter.” (An excerpt from the Introduction)
There are three ways to access the modules. The first one is to go to the “Our Congregation” menu and look for “Community” in the submenu. The second way is to click on the image button on the right sidebar of the page. And the third way is to search for “community” in the search box.
The project contains an Introduction and 12 modules:
- Communities Configured by the Mission
- The Community “Oikos”
- The Community School of Disciples in Mission
- Prophetic and Contemplative Community
- Liturgical and Celebratory Community
- Walking Forth in the Spirit. Practicing Discernment in Personal Life and in Communities
- Leadership and Organization of the Community
- Conflict Transformation in Community
- Forgiveness and Reconciliation in Community
- Celebrating Life and Mission in Intercultural and Intergenerational Communities
- The Dream of Being Community
- The Paschal Mystery in Our Communities
