Resources for Clergy

In-house CRI Publications

Religious Life as a Prophetic Life Form

Sister Sandra Schneiders: 04 January 2013

Religious life has been called a prophetic life form both in official documents and in spiritual writing almost since its inception. It must be emphasized that it is the life form, not the individual religious, that is characterized as ?prophetic.? Differ

Biblical and theological identity of religious life

P. Angel Pardilla, CMF: 11 February 2015

In our first meeting of 2001 we want to reflect on a topic of great importance; that is, the Biblical and theological identity of religious life in light of Church documents and its expression in Constitutions of religious institutes. My contribution to t

Vocation Lesson Plan High School Boys, Grades 9-12

SISTERS OF BON SECOURS: 10 February 2017

Purpose: 1. To introduce students to Catholic Vocations as a life option. 2. To give students an opportunity to imagine themselves as a Priest or Brother. 3. To help students understand how they can use their gifts and skills and commit their lives to Go

Vocation Lesson Plan Elementary Grades 1-6

SISTERS OF BON SECOURS: 13 February 2015

Purpose: 1. To introduce students to Catholic Vocations. 2. To allow students to correlate Sisters, Nuns, Priests, and Brothers with helping God?s people. 3. To help students recognize how various jobs, or ministries, can help others.

Scriptural Theological Aspects of Religious Life

Ernest E. Larkin, O.Carm.: 27 February 2019

The task of this annual meeting of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men is to sit in judgment on American religious life. It is the sober duty of all religious, especially superiors to face the challenges raised by Vatican II and contemporary religio