The Synod has published the interim reports of its Study Groups, marking a key moment in the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality. These documents reflect ongoing work by ten thematic groups and several commissions, all engaged in listening, discernment, and dialogue grounded in the synodal process. Although a [...]
In 2024, the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity published a study document on the role of the bishop of Rome, focused on ecumenical relations. In this article, Nathan Smith highlights several points from the document relevant to religious communities. Click here to download a copy of the essay. [...]
Review for Religious is pleased to share this video of the virtual encounter of all religious on World Day for Consecrated Life. A collaborative effort of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, United States Associated [...]
Review for Religious is pleased to publish a copy of the Very Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS's Presidential Address to the 2024 Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In his address, Fr. Kirch reflects on the changing realities that religious life faces today, addressing challenges such as [...]
Review for Religious is pleased to publish a copy of the Very Rev. Jeffrey Kirch, CPPS's Presidential Address to the 2023 Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In his address, Fr. Kirch contextualizes some of the major issues male religious are facing today, hones in on charism as [...]
In this essay, Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM provides a list of resources he has found especially useful in his research on polarization, contextualizing their content and where they may be especially helpful. Click here to download a copy of the essay. Fr. Aaron Wessman, GHM, publishes on topics [...]
Spiritual direction training rarely attends to functional or practical features of the ministry. In this article, Fr. Kenneth Davis, OFM Conv. addresses two prominent functional features directors should attend to: the physical environment of the spiritual direction encounter and the use of files or documentation. Click here to download [...]
Celebrate the 7th Annual Religious Brothers Day with an online gathering on May 1, 2023 at 2pm ET. The Virtual Religious Brothers Day has been planned by the new co-chairs: Brother Andrew Kosmowski, SM, and Brother J.D. Macioce, FSC. Religious Brothers [...]
In this article, Sr. Susan Louise Eder, OSFS explores the unlikely backstories that gave rise to two unique representations of Salesian spirituality. St. Jane Frances Frémyot de Chantal and St. Léonie Aviat, she argues, both represent in their personal stories the gentle strength at the center of the charism [...]
Fr. Kenneth G. Davis, OFM Conv., discusses an evaluative question for spiritual directors: how do I know that I am doing what I think I am doing as a spiritual director? Suggesting that ongoing, formal evaluation is a helpful tool for spiritual directors to use, he offers a matrix [...]