The CRC is pleased to have organized a resourcing activity through a virtual Advent celebration on December 15, 2021. Reflections, music and sharing coloured this celebration of the Word of God that has come among us in Christ Jesus. Leadership teams, members of religious congregations, lay people involved or not in diocesan life were able to experience this time of renewal.
Read moreThe 2021 fall programming is dedicated to charism and the prophetic character in consecrated life through three online activities from September to November. These activities are intended to respond to the desire of the CRC network to continue to meet and reflect together, according to the priorities identified by the 2021 General Assembly. This page lists all the resources that result from these activities.
Read moreThe Pope Video is a global initiative developed by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer) to assist in the dissemination of the Holy Father’s monthly intentions related to the challenges the humanity faces.
Read moreIn 2015, Pope Francis wrote in Laudato Si’ that fossil fuels need “to be progressively replaced without delay.” Now, in 2021, we have reached a decisive moment. We must reach an agreement in Glasgow that sets a clear and ambitious timeline for a just transition away from harmful fossil fuels. Setting out such a pathway is an essential step to accelerating investment in a clean energy future for all.
Read moreThe Catholic Bishops of Canada are pleased to announce that 25-30 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Elders, knowledge keepers, residential school survivors, and youth will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican from December 17-20, 2021, accompanied by a small group of Canadian Bishops.
Read moreBased on the theme set out by ATD Fourth World 2021, let’s make this prayer a time of reflection on what links women, poverty and the environment. This is a crucial and urgent topic for today. Building the Future Together: Let us end persistent poverty with respect for all people and our planet.
Read moreWith Sister Gaétane, Brother Daniel, we have been reflecting on the charism of consecrated life and its prophetic dimension. In line with their interventions, I would like to delve more deeply with you into two elements that emerged from the General Assembly last May: the observation of the vulnerability of our communities and the awareness that it is more important than ever to be available to the Holy Spirit.
Read more“We are going to talk about a dimension of our consecrated life that also arouses reactions, which is even its role: prophecy. We are talking about it because, first of all, it emerged from the spring General Assembly as one of the CRC’s three priorities: Be a prophetic voice of consecrated life. But also, during the Year of Consecrated Life in 2015, in his Apostolic Letter to All Consecrated People, Pope Francis wrote: I am counting on you “to wake up the world”, since the distinctive sign of consecrated life is prophecy. He called upon us to interpret events, to create signs of fraternity, with freedom and without being discouraged.”
Read moreIt is almost trite to say that the COVID-19 pandemic took us by surprise. We all already know that from experience! Our personal lives and those of our institutes have been turned upside down by this virus and, unfortunately, still are. To use an expression heard a few times and which describes the reality bluntly: “we’ve lost control.” Overnight, our daily lives changed dramatically. […] At the heart of this viral earthquake, however, a strong desire has manifested itself: the desire to live. […] Our creativity has been deployed on material, relational and spiritual levels. Isn’t that a sign of our capacity for resilience?
Read moreWhen we consider the subject of the evolution of consecrated life, the question of the charism necessarily arises. Since Vatican II, the advancement of theological thought has enriched the understanding of this gift of God given to the Church and to our institutes. However, in real-life experience, some points of confusion and question marks may remain. It is from that perspective that we shall look at three questions that concern us more directly. Where are we in our understanding of the charism that is at the foundation of consecrated life and of our institutes? What do we retain from its spiritual and institutional dimensions? What is our responsibility towards the charism of our institute?
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