Changes in Religious Life: Freedom, Responsibility, Community.

The author reflects on the Vatican directives on religious life as embodied on the 1984 document "Essential Elements in the Church's Teachings on Religious Life as Applied to Institutes Dedicated to the Works of the Apostolate." He shares that Pope John Paul II has expressed concern on the decline i...

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Publicado en:America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 151; no. 6; pp. 120 - 124
Autor principal: GRANFIELD, PATRICK
Formato: Editorial
Publicado: America Media 9/15/1984
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Sumario:The author reflects on the Vatican directives on religious life as embodied on the 1984 document "Essential Elements in the Church's Teachings on Religious Life as Applied to Institutes Dedicated to the Works of the Apostolate." He shares that Pope John Paul II has expressed concern on the decline in number of young people entering religious life. He expounds on the questions posed by Vatican and examines the needed responses of the religious.