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POPE FRANCIS Pre se nte d b y Re n e Unde rwo o d Ja nua ry 11, 2016 Opening Prayer L o rd, te a c h me to b e g e ne ro us. T e a c h me to se rve yo u a s yo u de se rve ; to g ive a nd no t to c o unt the c o st, to fig ht
Pre se nte d b y Re né e Unde rwo o d Ja nua ry 11, 2016
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T e a c h me to se rve yo u a s yo u de se rve ; to g ive a nd no t to c o unt the c o st, to fig ht a nd no t to he e d the wo unds, to to il a nd no t to se e k fo r re st, to la b o r a nd no t to a sk fo r re wa rd, sa ve tha t o f kno wing tha t I do yo ur will. Praye r fo r Ge ne ro sity (St. I g natius o f L
“I dream of a ‘missionary option’, that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled for the evangelization of today’s world rather than for her self-preservation.” – Pope Francis
“Too often, those in leadership positions seem preoccupied only with their own status or income. Unable to inspire or unite us, they are not imaginative enough to solve the seemingly intractable problems that plague us. They are afraid to make the tough choices or even to level with us. They are insufficiently courageous and thereto lead us through challenge and drive change.“ – Chris Lowney
hink a b o ut why we a re so disa ppo inte d with the le a de rship sta tus q uo .
ma g ine a ne w wa y to le a d tha t wo uld inspire us.
b e c o me b e tte r le a de rs in o ur o wn live s.
e a de rs a c t o n b e lie fs a nd c o nvic tio ns fo rme d lo ng b e fo re the y re a c he d the e xe c utive suite o r pa pa l a pa rtme nts." Co nse q ue ntly, if yo u wa nt to unde rsta nd Po pe F ra nc is' "le a de rship visio n," the n yo u ne e d to unde rsta nd the unde rlying "le a de rship fo rma tio n" whic h, fo r F ra nc is, wa s the rig o r o f his tra ining a s a Je suit.
g na tia n Spiritua lity
ra ining – lo ng
c o nte mpla tive pra c tic e s de ve lo pe d b y St. I g na tius L
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xe rc ise s we re mo st c o mmo nly g ive n a s a “lo ng re tre a t” o f a b o ut 30 da ys in so litude a nd sile nc e .
n re c e nt ye a rs, the re ha s b e e n a re ne we d e mpha sis o n the Spiritua l E xe rc ise s a s a pro g ra m fo r la ype o ple . T he mo st c o mmo n wa y o f g o ing thro ug h the E xe rc ise s no w is a “re tre a t in da ily life ,” whic h invo lve s a mo nth lo ng pro g ra m o f da ily pra ye r a nd me e ting s with a spiritua l dire c to r. T he E xe rc ise s ha ve a lso b e e n a da pte d in ma ny
he y a re o b lig e d to survive o n the ir b a sic re so urc e s a nd the he lp the y me e t o n the wa y. T he y e xpe rie nc e po ve rty in the ir o wn c o nd itio n a nd the y g e t to me e t, kno w, a nd le a rn fro m po ve rty in the ir e nc o unte rs. T he y e xpe rie nc e “the fro ntie r” – a fa vo rite wo rd fo r F ra nc is.
a ll e vils in a ny c o mmunity o r c o ng re g a tio n."
tra ining pro g ra m to "re in in the huma n te nd e nc y to stro ke o ne 's e g o b y se e king sta tus, po we r, a nd a d va nc e me nt. He kne w ho w o rg a niza tio na l infig hting c o uld d a ma g e o rg a niza tio na l mo ra le ."
he ir fo c us must b e missio n a nd the y must b e re a d y to ta ke a ny lo a d pro ffe re d to the m.
ra nc is himse lf a d d re sse s this issue vividly: ‘ ”T he fre e d o m fro m a mb itio n o r pe rso na l a ims, fo r me , is impo rta nt, it’ s impo rta nt! Ca re e rism is le pro sy! L e pro sy!”
no w Himse lf”
fa r he fa lls sho rt ye t he must va lue himse lf a s a n instrume nt fo r missio n.
ro m the po o r, who c a n te a c h us mo re tha n we c a n te a c h the m, to the a the ist, who se c a pa c ity fo r do ing g o o d is a witne ss to the Re de mptio n.
ha ve a do g ma tic c e rta inty: Go d is in e ve ry pe rso n’ s life . Go d is in e ve ryo ne ’ s life . E ve n if the life o f a pe rso n ha s b e e n a disa ste r, e ve n if it is de stro ye d b y vic e s, drug s o r a nything e lse — Go d is in this pe rso n’ s life .”
b ut he must a lwa ys ste p fo rwa rd a nd risk mista ke s if he is to re a c h his de stina tio n.
xhib its Pe rso na l Humility
a m a sinne r. T his is the mo st a c c ura te de finitio n.”
he a r the e c ho o f Ma nde la : ‘ I a m no t a sa int unle ss a sa int me a ns a sinne r who ke e ps trying .’ No t a b a d de finitio n, I think.”
ra nc is tha t to ld yo u, “T his ma n is diffe re nt.”
ra nc is ha s unde rta ke n to c o rre c t the misma tc h b e twe e n the Churc h’ s missio n a nd the Churc h’ s pra c tic e . I t is a fo rmida b le c ha lle ng e .
writte n o ut a missio n sta te me nt, a nd de ta ile d the ne c e ssa ry c ha ng e s a nd ho w the y sho uld b e ma de . A le a de r sa ys: I unde rsta nd the missio n a nd I a m g o ing to live it o ut in my pe rso na l b e ha vio r. I a m
the princ iple s a nd the n le a ve s it to his ma na g e rs to e xplo re the de ta il. He must sta rt b y c ha ng ing minds so tha t we c a n e nd b y c ha ng ing the Churc h.
ra nc is ha s a c te d fo rc e fully to sha ke us fro m
Ce ntury c ha lle ng e s, pro c la iming tha t:
"a po sto lic fe rvo r."
he Churc h ne e ds to b e mo re "po o r, a nd fo r the po o r."
ho se in the Va tic a n diplo ma tic c o rps (a nd a ll o the rs in the hie ra rc hy) sho uld unde rsta nd tha t "c a re e rism is le pro sy."
he g lo b a l c ulture is ro o te d in b e lie ving tha t mo ne y is mo re impo rta nt tha n pe o ple .
e llo w b isho ps must b e c o me "Me n who lo ve ...po ve rty, simplic ity, a nd a uste rity o f life ."
g o o d re a so n, a nd the re a l o ne . F ra nc is is b e nt o n e nsuring tha t the g o o d Churc h a nd the re a l Churc h a re o ne a nd the sa me thing . I n ne a rly e ig hty ye a rs
ha d g ive n up e ve r e xpe c ting to se e it.” J. Pie rpo nt Mo rg a n
a re ).
sho e s o f the le ss fo rtuna te , wa sh the ir fe e t).
mme rse yo urse lf in the wo rld's jo ys a nd suffe ring s.
ra nc is pro b a b ly do e s no t ha ve a le a de rship philo so phy, b ut o nly a fo c us, tha t o n b e ing a fo llo we r o f Je sus.
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my me mo ry, my unde rsta nding a nd my e ntire will, All I ha ve a nd c a ll my o wn. Yo u ha ve g ive n a ll to me . T
re turn it. E ve rything is yo urs; do with it wha t yo u will. Give me o nly yo ur lo ve a nd yo ur g ra c e . T ha t is e no ug h fo r me . Susc ipe (St. I g natius o f L