1. Editorial	5
2. Dr. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, CMF
Where the consecrated life is ... There is joy ... Holiness!      Reflections on Gaudete et Exultate (Rejoice and Be Glad)	9
3. Fr. V. Lawrence, CMF
Jubilee Celebrations and Their Implications for Consecrated Persons	29
4. Dr. M. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
The Jacob Cycle (Gen 25:19–36:43) and Its Implications for Consecrated Life	37
5. Dr. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Secularism: Neither a Denial of Religion Nor an Endorsement	57
6. Dr. Paulson Veliyannoor, CMF
A Fidelity that Rebels: Lessons from the Movie Whale Rider	71
7. Dr. Jose Ammaikunnel, CMF
Ecclesiastical Offices at the Service of Pastoral Ministry:      The Notion of Ecclesiastical Office in the 1983 Code of Canon Law	87
8. Sr. Lifey Paul, SJB
Recapturing the Contemplative Dimension of Consecrated Life      for More Effective Mission	97
9. Sr. Jisha Mathew, SCSC
Go to Peripheries – Pope Francis’ Call to Consecrated Persons      (Prophetic Role of the Religious)	123
10. Bro. Jeff Crow
The Dance of Mission (A Daring New Initiative of the Spirit      by the Marist Brothers: International New Communities)	145

1. Editorial	121
2. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, CMF
Political Theology – Political Pneumatology: The Key to a New Awareness,      Discernment and Action in the Context of Religious Pluralities and Diversities	125
3. Dr. Selvaraj Arulnathan SJ
A Contemporary Analysis of the Indian Scenario (Summary)	145
4. Advocate Robin Christopher
Indian Constitution: A Fundamental Source of Reference	151
5. Dr. M. Hilaria Soundari
Globalization and its Potential Effects on Rural India	161
6. Dr. Selvaraj Arulnathan SJ
Politics of Majoritarianism: A Threat to Democracy (Summary)	167
7. Dr. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Searching for the Foundational Wisdom in Religions:      A Path Towards Inclusivity and Acceptance	171
8. S. Vincent Anesthasiar, CMF
Religions as Agents of Social Transformation in India	187
9. S. Vincent Anesthasiar, CMF
The Mission of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC):      Towards Nation-building	201
10. Dr. A. Pushparajan
Dialogue and Reconciliation: Ways to Counter Religious Polarizati	215

1. Editorial	5
2. George Panthalanickal, CMF
Reading Matthew as an Existential Story for the Consecrated:      Becoming Countercultural Gospel Models in a Mythical Culture of      Acquisitive Desire and Accusatory Violence	9
3. James Kannanthanam, CMF
Response of the Church Leadership to Clerical Child Abuse	29
4. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Transformative Process of a God-Oriented Journey – A Must for       Consecrated Persons	41
5. John Kennedy Michael, CMF & Allan B.de Guzman Ph.D.
Called to Follow and Called to Lead:      The Significance of Spirituality in Following and Leading	67
6. M.V. Johnson, OFM & Dr. Francis Fernandez
A Life Anchored in God’s Love, Seeking After his Joyful Heart:      The Meaning, History, Characteristics, and Theology of Religious Life.	79
7. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
The Call of Matthew and Its Implications for Consecrated Persons (Mt 9:9-13)	101

1. Editorial	121
2. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, cmf
Communion and Love-Shaped Communities: Biblical Inspiration	127
3. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, cmf
Mission-Shaped Communities: Towards A “Missionary Conversion”	143
4. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Founders’ Missionary Vision: The Essence of a Religious Community	155
5. Alex Kalathikattil, SDB
Eucharist and the Word of God – Two Eyes of a Religious Community	169
6. Antony Bhyju, CMF
Religious Community – A Place for Becoming Real Brothers and Sisters	187
7. Olinda Sequeira, UFS
Challenges for Living Together and A Way Forward	205
8. George Kallampally, CMF
Friendship and Intimacy in Religious Communities	219
9. S. Anselmus, CMF
Compassionate Care for the Aged and Sick Members of Community	233
10 Mariola, BS
Joyful Community Life – The First Apostolate	245

1. Editorial	5
2. Paulson Veliyannoor, CMF
Consecrated Life as Eucharistic Corrective to Culture	11
3. Babu Sebastian, CMF
Being in Truth and Untruth: a Psychodynamic Reading      on the Divided Lives of the Consecrated	35
4. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Prophets and Mystics: Reflections on the Consecrated Life	51
5. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
Mission – the Core of Consecrated Life	57
6. M. Sahaya Sangitha Rani, FMA
Joyful Missionaries of the Gospel	79
7. Santhiyagu Jansi, CSA
Accompaniment: an Essential Tool in the Formation of the Religious	97

1. Editorial	5
2. Leo F. Saldanha
Ecological Crisis: Multiple Faces	9
3. Joy Philip Kakkanattu, C
Recovering the Biblical Vision of A Harmonious Creation	17
4. S. Devadoss
Human Roots of Ecological Crisis: A Theological Perspective	29
5. Christopher Vimalraj Hiruthya
Call for an Ecological Conversion	51
6. Stella Baltazar, FMM
Strategic Responses and Lines of Action for Ecological Justice and Care	61
7. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, Cmf
Towards the ‘Ecological Conversion’ of Con-Secrated Life:      The Eco-Dimension of The Vows	81
8. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
A Sound Ecological Spirituality and Education	107
9. Jossy Fernandes, Ofm (Cap)
Models of Ecology from the Heart of Religious Life	121

1. Editorial	5
2. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, CMF
Exodus and Signals of God: The Journey of Consecrated Life Today	9
3. Diarmuid O’Murchu, MSC
Religious Life: Towards a new Historical Paradigm	23
4. Babu Sebastian, CMF
Living the Vow of Religious Obedience seen through a Psycho-Spiritual Lens	41
5. Jacob Arakkal John, CMF
Constitutions: The Way of Life for the Institutes of Consecrated Life	55
6. Joseph Ammaikunnel, CMF
Purpose of Ecclesiastical Office According to Vatican Council II	71
7. Josep Rovira, CMF
The Moderator’s Role in the Community (Part II)	87

1. Editorial	5
2. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Paredes, CMF
Mebasser: Prophets of Joy – New Evangelizers	9
3. P. Joseph Titus
Bringing God’s Embrace: Perspectives of the Hebrew B	25
4. James Kadankavil, SDB
Bringing God’s Embrace: Perspective of the New Testament	49
5. Elizabeth C.S, SJT
Religious Vocation: A Joyous Response to the God of Love	59
6. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Resonances in Spirituality: Asceticism to Aestheticism	75
7. M. Michael Mariadass, CMF
Bringing Passion and Joy Into Religious Formation	93
8. Teresa Peter, FS
Joyous Community Living: The First Mission	111
9. Shaji George Kochuthara, CMI
Radiating The Joy of The Gospel: The Spirit of Pope Francis	123
10. Sebastian Vadakumpadan
Radiating God’s Hospitality: A Perspective from the Prison Ministry	141

1. Editorial	5
2. George Panthalanickal CMF
A Socio-Cultural and Analogical Reading of Initiation,      Novitiate and Profession in Consecrated Life	21
3. Felix Podimattam, OFM Cap
Spirituality of Consecrated Life	41
4. Josep Rovira, CMF
The Moderator’s Role in The Community (Part I)	63
5. Martin George, CMF
Re-visiting the Pharisees as Religious Leaders	83
6. S. Devadoss, CMF
Jesus’ Commission (Lk 10:1-12): A Call to      Consecrated Persons for a Paradigm Shift in Mission	109
7. José María Vigil, CMF
The Crisis of Religious Life in Europe: A Call to Religious Life Worldwide	127

1. Editorial	4
2. Lucien Legrand, MEP
Vatican II: A Momentous Event in the History of the Church	9
3. Vimala Chenginimattam, CMC
Impact of Vatican II on Religious Life	23
4. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Re-visioning Evangelical Counsels: 50 years after Vatican II	43
5. Venceslaus Lawrence, CMF
Rediscovering the Identity of      Consecrated Life in the Changing World	57
6. Joe Tauro, OCD
The Gospel Validity and the      Emerging Trends of Covenant-Discipleship	75
7. Mani Karott, LBJ
Evolving Evangelical Families:      New Forms of Consecration	93
8. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Paredes, CMF
Scenarios and Language of a “New Evangelization”	109

1. Editorial	4
2. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, CMF
Where is the Spirit Leading Consecrated Life at the      Beginning of this New Millennium?	7
3. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Centrality of Christ, The Word Made Flesh in the Life of the Religious	23
4. Lode Wostyn, CICM
Challenges and Opportunities for Consecrated Life      From the Perspective of Asia	35
5. Shanti Jose, FCC
Stress in Religious Life:      A Call to Make Meaningful Choices	49
6. Johnson Thurackal, CMF
Evangelii Gaudium      On Evangelization Marked with Joy	67
7. Josep M. Abella, CMF
New Horizons for the Mission of Consecrated Life	85
8. Book Review	105

1. Editorial	4
2. Diarmuid O’Murchu, MSC
The Sequela Christi: Christian Discipleship in the Universality of the 21st Century	7
3. Pushpa Joseph, FMM
Eco-Feminism and Faith: Reclaiming a Subverted Global Wisd	21
4. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Call to New Evangelization: Scope and Relevance a Contextualized Reading      of Instrumentum Laboris	33
5. K.J. Thomas
Transmission of Faith: Agents and Forms	51
6. Joseph Mappilaparambil, CMF
Consecrated Life in Response to the Call for New Evangelization	65
7. M.K. George, SJ
Challenges to New Evangelization: Indian Context and the Call of Justice	81
8. Cynthia Stephen
Creative Responses to the Challenges of New Evangelism: New and Living Ways	89

1. Editorial	4
2. George Panthalanickal, CMF
‘The Dark Night of the Soul’       Faitha and Faithfulness in Psalm 88	7
3. Jonathan K. Morse
Mary: The Prototype of Religious Life	21
4. Noble Mannarath, CMF
Core Characterestics of the Spirituality of Consecrated Life:      A Case Study of ST. Anthony Mary Claret	31
5. Tresa Purayidom, EF
From Fragmentation to Wholeness:      Journey Towards a Joyful Consecrated Life	45
6. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Innovations in Life-Style:      A Process in Creative Fidelity	59
7. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Pardes, CMF
Mission-Shaped Religious Life:      New Paradigm in Epochal Change	73
8. Book Reviews	87

1. Editorial	4
2. Dexter S. Maben
The World to Be Evangelized Challenges and Possibilities	7
3. B. Joseph Francis
Called to Respond to the Mission Call: Theological and Ecclesial Horizons	19
4. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Searching for the Mission Proper to the Consecrated	33
5. Paulson Varkey Veliyannoor, CMF
Doing with Others: Working Collaboratively for Missio Dei	47
6. Jacob Jose
Revisiting the Missionary Role of the Laity	63
7. Helen Dantis, UFS
Challenges to the Mission: The Indian Horizon	69
8. Jose Kumblolickal, MSFS
Towards a Missionary Spirituality for the “Year of Faith”	83
9. Mathew Perumpil, MI
Radical Living of Religious Life- Some Models	93

1. Editorial	4
2. Maria Anto, CMC
Consecrated Life: A Sacrament of Eschaton	9
3. Mathew Vadakkel Joseph, CMF
The Pneumatological Dimension of Religious Life Today	21
4. Alex Ancheles, CMF
Power and Centrality of the Word of God in the Lives of Chosen People	37
5. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Working Through the Entrenchment in Religious Living	51
6. Martin George, CMF
Mercy (Lk 6:36) and Perfection (Mt 5:48): Searching for the Ideal in Consecrated Life	65
7. Babu Thannickal CMF
Perfectionism in Religious Living: Some Psychological Considerations	81
8. Book Reviews
Rosmitha, MSJ
Felix Podimattam. Consecrated Chastity Revisited	95
Juby Scaria, AASC
Rudolf V. D’souza. Meeting in God Experience	97

1. Editorial	120
2. Jose Kuttianimattathil, SDB
Biblical and Theological Perspectives on Religious Harmony	125
3. José Cristo Rey García Paredes, CMF
Dreaming An Inter-Religious life: Pneumatology and Inter-Faith	144
4. Swami Paramasukhananda
Hindu Monasticism and Inter-Religious Harmony	157
5. Sudhakar Rao
Buddhism and Its Universal Appeal for Harmonious Living	169
6. Anshumalin D. Shah
Jainism and Its Harmonious View of all Faiths	178
7. A. Pushparajan
Gandhi’s Contribution to Inter-religious Harmony	192
8. Mary John Kattikatt, FMM
Dialogue with all Faiths: Lived Experience of Christian Ashram	207
9. Book Reviews	214
Martin Forward: Inter-religious Dialogue: A Short Introduction by Joseph Casimir SCJ
Gregory Arby, The Beauty Of Communion by Assunta Lobo, EF

1. Editorial	4
2. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Methods in Prayer: A Foundational Approach	8
3. Johnson Thurackal, CMF
From 'Ur of the Chaldeans': Anomalies and Reversals in the Vocation of Abraham	25
4. Thomas Thakadipuram, CMF
Quest for Wholeness: A Religio-spiritual Perspective	42
5. Paul Dominic, SJ
Is There a Charism of Saint Ann?	63
6. George Panthalany, CMF
Called to Walk in the Design of the Lord: Anointing Story in Luke as an Icon to        Interpret Religious Life	75
7. Noble Mannarath, CMF
Apostolic Christ Experience for a More Meaningful Consecrated Life	89
8. John Sankarathil, OSFS
Book Review (of Come and See: Formation for Discernment of Vocation, by George       Ukken)	112
9. Pope Benedict XVI
The Word of God and the Consecrated Life (Extract from the Post-Synodal Apostolic       Exhortation Verbum Domini, 30 September, 2010)	114

1. Editorial	106
2. Gabriel Mathias, OFM
Leadership and Community	109
3. Joe Mannath, SDB
Happy and Inspiring Religious Communities Essential Elements: Distinguishing       Marks and Formation Issues	121
4. Marie Eugene D’almeida, AC
Consecrated Life and Affective Maturity	142
5. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
Biblical Foundation for Community Life	152
6. Martin George, CMF
Pauline Agape and Religious Communities	171
7. Antony Kalliath, CMI
Consecrated Life A Call to an Inclusive Missional Community	195
8. Pope Benedict XVI
Homily on 2 February 2010, the 14th Day of Consecrated Life	220

1. Editorial	5
2. Paulson V. Veliyannoor, CMF
Passion for Christ: Passion for Humanity A Girardian Reading of Consecrated          Life, and its Formative Implications	9
3. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Empowerment of Women in the Church and Society (Comments on the CBCI          Document on the Empowerment of Women)	35
4. James Kannanthanam, CMF
Appreciative Inquiry Shifting Paradigms for Community Living	53
5. Tresa Purayidam, EF
Religious/Consecrated Community Intense Sign of the Ecclesial Communion	67
6. John Sankarathil, OSFS
Called to be Apostles Dynamics and Challenges of Consecrated Life in India	85
7. Book Review	99

1. Editorial	109
2. T. Xavier Terrence
Conversion of Paul and Its Relevance to Our Vocation	117
3. Jacob Parappally, MSFS
Pauline Theology of Communion: A Challenge to Religious Communities	135
4. V. Lawrence, CMF
Formation as Transformation into the Image of Christ (Pauline Formative Paradigm      for Christian Living)	145
5. Thomas Vattukulam, CMF
Prayer in St. Paul An Authentic Expression of His Vocation and Mission as the        Apostle of Gentiles	169
6. Joe Mannath, SDB
Priestly and Religious Formation in India Today: The Rhetoric, the Reality and        Some Proposals	193
7. Paul Dominic, SJ
Cathedrals vis-à-vis Worldwide Fair: The Church in Dialogue with the New Age	219
8. Documentation	233

1. Editorial	5
2. Paul Dominic, SJ
Sannyasa of Ours: A Peep of Its SAT and ASAT	9
3. Paul Pithanagady, SDB
Religious Life According to the Liturgical Texts	23
4. Bandhu Ishanand Vempeny
Spirituality of the Old, Especially of the Religious	33
5. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
The Word of God in the History of Religious Charism	57
6. John Sankarathil, OSFS
Freedom vs. Fame, Significance vs. Success: Towards a Paradigm of Humility in        Religious Life in the Indian Context	77
7. Jose K. Jacob, SMM
Lead Us from Darkness to Light: Towards a Theology and Metaphor of Preaching	93
8. Documentation	105

1. Editorial	105
2. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
The Word of God in the Call and Consecration	111
3. R. J. Raja, SJ
Biblical Spirituality and Religious Discipleship	131
4. Augustine Mulloor, OCD
Religious Community: A Call to Word Centred and Word Witnessing Fellowship	139
5. Jose Maniparampil
The Plot of the Gospel of Mark	151
6. A. Mariya Arul Raja, SJ
Democratized Holiness amidst Conflicts Biblical Perspectives	165
7. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Paredes, CMF
Prophecy of Religious Life: New Paths, Challenges and Opportunities, Source of        Prophecy	185
8. Documentation	205

1. Editorial	5
2. Arul Jesu Robin, CMF
Leadership in the Bible The Paradigms of Moses and Jesus	9
3. Bandhu Ishanand Vempeny, SJ
Governance in Religious Life	27
4. Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil
Leadership in Religious Communities	53
5. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Religious Life - Looking Ahead	59
6. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Christian Ashram: A Formative Habitus for Spiritual Formation in the Religious         Diversity of India	73
7. Documentation	91

1. Editorial	127
2. Mathew M. Vallippalam, OFM Cap.
Challenges of Initial Formation	131
3. Marie Eugene D’almeida, AC
Dynamics of an Integrated Formation Model	153
4. Thomas D’sa
Mysticism for Prophetic Mission (in formation from Indian perspective)	169
5. James Kannanthanam, CMF
Formation for Fidelity and Consistency in the Vow of Chastity	189
6. Mathew Vattamattam, CMF
Intercultural Communication and Community Living	199
7. Book Review	225
8. Documentation	227

1. Editorial	5
2. Ishanand Vempeny, SJ
The Future of Religious Life	9
3. Paulson V. Veliannoor, CMF
Elijah’s Call to Self-transcendence: Learning the Fundamentals of Consecrated Life       on Mount Horeb	37
4. Lawrence, CMF
“You Give Them Something to Eat” (Mk 6:37): Teasing Teaching or Both? (A        Reflection on Discipleship in Mk 6:30-56)	55
5. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Religious Life and Prayer	77
6. S. Devadoss, CMF
Consecrated Persons Vis-à-vis Natural disasters	93
7. Book Review	119
8. Documentation	121

1. Editorial	107
2. V. F. Vineeth, CMI
Contemplation and Compassion – An Indian Perspective	111
3. Gilbert Choondal, SDB
Contemplation and Compassion: A Study of the Recent Documents of the Church	125
4. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Journeying through Contemplation to Compassion	137
5. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Paredes, CMF
Where is the Spirit Leading Consecrated Life at the Beginning of This New        Millennium?	153
6. James Kannanthanam, CMF
St. Anthony Mary Claret: A Contemplative in Action	169
7. A. Pushparajan
Gandhian Relevance to Consecrated Life	183
8. Sr. Inigo, SSA
Consecrated Life: Today’s Challenges and Our Creative Response	211
9. Book Reviews	217
10. Documentation	220

1. Editorial	5
2. Jose Cristo Rey Garcia Parades, CMF
Rethinking Religious Life in a Post-modern Period	9
3. Joseph Mattam, SJ
Religious Life: An Invitation to Love "As I Have Loved you" (Jn 15:12)	19
4. J. Rovira, CMF
Principal Doctrinal Contents on Consecrated Life in the Church Documents (Starting       from the End of Vatican II)	33
5. Jacob Theckanath
Eucharist and Consecrated Life	63
6. James Kannanthanam, CMF
Formation for Love in Religious Life	79
7. Xavier E. Manavath, CMF
Missiological Thrust in Vita Consecrata	91

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