·     “The Universe story is our common story and as we gradually enter into it, we hear the invitation to “ situate ourselves in a new way of relating”…this new era of consciousness calls us to review and revise our way of living our religious life.  For this change to be effective it needs to come from an inner transformation, from a desire to love, seek and desire God alone in all things”  (From Margaret’s opening address)

·     Our principal common richness is what we are as Holy Family.  The energy that draws people together and that exists in everyone and at all levels is love.  When we enter into relationship with another we manifest this love.  As we contemplate the marvels of the universe around us; we become more aware that we are part of the cosmos and we sense the energy of love that beats within us arousing our admiration and heartfelt gratitude. 

·     To listen to the word of God among us, to imitate the Holy Family in the way we live our mission in the light of the calls coming from the Chapter.

·     The new vision demands of us a change of mentality, a new way of relating to God, to others and to the universe.  We are aware that communion includes everything; we believe in a God who is the origin of all and who gives life to all.

·     Reality is made up of “wholes” and “parts”.  As an individual, I am a whole but at the same time I am part of other wholes greater than myself.  Everything is intimately interconnected and  interconnection is a law that we cannot avoid.  None of us is complete without others.

·     We are here as a whole but at the same time parts of the Holy Family…we are part of the whole that makes up the teams of animation and we are part of our specific team.

·     “I am the vine and you are the branches; whoever lives in me and I in him will bear fruit – fruit that will last”

·     The corporate reflection process helps us to work together and to gather the wisdom of the group through reflection and shared listening.  Attention to the Spirit within each of us and among us is essential for the quality of listening and relating.  It is a process that respects the uniqueness of each person, the differences that exist among us and it is a process that fosters communion.  It integrates the three basic principles of the universe: subjectivity, diversity and communion. 

 

03 . 07 . 2009

Having come from the four corners of the world, 20 participants, belonging to different teams of animation called together by the
General Council, gathered in Rome for 8 days, from 3 – 11 July.

The overall purpose of this meeting is facilitate a process that enables teams of participation to develop a common mind in order to address international animation needs in particular areas over the next four years.