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CMI Psychological Association (CPA) 141 News and Views 144 Book Review 157 I¿Ω-E-Bnse Kuk-‘N-I-߃ 158 I¿Sωektμiw IÀs½-e-k-tµiw No: 243 September 2019 Inauguration of CMI Psychological Association August 17, 2019 IÀs½ektμiw No. 243 sk]v‰w_¿ 2019 CONTENTS Editorial 3 Prior Generals Message 7 KmÃ-W-®s‚ ]mZ-߃ F{X kpμcw 20 tPmk^v a™-fn-b-®≥ A`-b-Øns‚ Aa-c-°m-c≥ 22 Pq_nen-bpsS ]n∂m-ºpdw 29 aIs\ \n\°p th≠n 40 CMI Iraq Mission 2019 45 Multi-Faced Compact scheme for the benefit of all 49 Introductory Talk 56 tXmakv ]m≠n-∏≈n kn.-Fw.sF {InkvXp-hns‚ sshZnI c‡-km£n 63 A\p-kvarXn 69 {]f-b-`q-an-bpsS lrZ-b-Xmfw sXm´dn™v 79 Results of CMI Survey 2018 86 Historical and Thematical Evolution of the CMI Constitutions 122 CMI Psychological Association (CPA) 141 News and Views 144 Book Review 157 I¿Ω-e-bnse kuK-‘n-I-߃ 158 I¿sΩektμiw Amorphous Fear Liturgically, we are in the Season of Elijah-Sleeva- Moses. And it is appropriate for the season to dwell on the theme of Second Coming and Apocalypse. Amidst all anxieties about the unpredictable end of the world, ruminations on what is happening around us, in the world, and in India of today ruffle our mind to a great extent. The lines from W. B. Yeats’ poem The Second Coming (1919), written at the end of World War I, seem appropriate to the general mood: Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. September 2019; No. 243 3 I¿sΩektμiw To add to the signs of apocalypse, there are reliable predictions from pundits of economy about an impending slump in the market which could be far-reaching. During the last recession which affected the world, somehow India escaped through the magic of some preemptive strategies adopted. What kind of strategy is being adopted now, apart from using the reserves of the reserve bank, is yet to be seen. Given the trend of how the legal system is being selectively used to suppress dissenting voices and minorities under a façade of populist propaganda, the long term hidden agenda which are going to be uncovered eventually, are not good omens either. Well-intentioned or innocent-in-appearance legislations, be it POCSO, or anti-conversion law, could be selectively applied and used as a double-edged sword, to silence or subdue the dissenting or minority voices, is becoming a practical experience. There is a rewriting happening in the political history of our country, which is very much calculated and deliberate. In an era where Mahatma Gandhi and his leadership in the struggle for independence is being shrugged off and his lynching is being glorified by some, what will emerge also will be formidable. What has been a uniting force for bringing together millions of Indians against colonialism was the ideal of unity in diversity and secularism which respected all religions, cultures and ideologies. The curse of the times is that the mantras of 4 September 2019; No. 243 I¿sΩektμiw unity among languages, religions, regions and cultures are being substituted with monolithic purposes and goals. In the arena of religion, faith and belief, what has been considered as sacrosanct is being questioned indiscriminately. The legitimate authority of religious leaders, which was taken for granted, is no more unquestionable to the extent of inviting chaos. The journalistic adventures of the new brood of ‘omniscient’ journalists, who vie for instant publicity and limelight, dare to burlesque religious practices, beliefs and traditions on TV-channels at prime time. Social media provides ample opportunity for the disgruntled and desperate to have their frustrations played out unabashedly. It is again what poet Yeats described in the poem mentioned above: “The best people lack all conviction, but the worst are full of passionate intensity.” The situation is similar to what poet and critic Matthew Arnold described in 19th century as Philistinism. Although no religion is an exception, due to various circumstances, Catholic Church was the worst affected in this concerted attack, brutal generalization and philistine onslaught. The strangeness of the times or was it some criminal conspiracy that has brought ‘religious life’ or consecrated life and its lifestyle in to a controversial media presence is yet to emerge. As such, religious life is a clear proof of human sublimation relying on divine providence, and a choice lifestyle which sustains due to the innumerable goodness it offers to the society. Under normal conditions, September 2019; No. 243 5 I¿sΩektμiw it is a smoothening presence, rather than a threat to anyone in the society. Of course, when it challenges the authoritarian equations which promote unjust social practices, it could pose a threat; or internal corruption can also call for a reform. Or, as Shakespeare comments in Hamlet, “Diseases desperate grown by desperate appliance are relieved, or not at all,” we do not know whether it is out of desperate situation calling for some desperate relief. Having said that, religious life has no right to be desperate as it is a vocation and providence alone is its resource and power. Adversity forces it to go to the basics, and the foundation is where the strength lies for religious life to sustain. It is none other than the precious blood of Christ. It is the sign of the Kingdom of God and is one of the miracles Jesus works even in the modern world to carry on as a sacramental presence of the Incarnation of the Lord and to offer the soothening greetings from the Risen Lord, “Peace be with you!” Fr. Sebastian Thekkedathu CMI General Councilor for Eduation and Media 6 September 2019; No. 243 I¿sΩektμiw A Time to Respond, Renew and Re-found 1. A Time of Renewal: “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” (Mark 1:15) CMI family is on an acceptable time to open the doors and windows of the Congregation to feel the fresh wind of the Spirit to renew and re-found our community. Pope John XXIII convoked the Second Vatican Council with a vision, “Open the windows of the Church to let in some fresh air”. Aggiornamento (updating) and Ressourcement (return to the sources) were the two important words that made the difference in and after Vatican II. The Council’s call for renewal, Aggiornamento, was focused not on external and cosmetic September 2019; No. 243 7 I¿sΩektμiw change, but primarily on a profound inner transformation as seen in its invitation to universal call to holiness (LG). Three possible dangers connected with aggiornomento pointed out by Rev. Fr. James Alberione, founder of the Society of St. Paul and Daughter of St. Paul deserve attention: They are: (1) to want to reform everyone except ourselves; (2) to want to reform what must not be reformed; (3) to refuse to reform what must be reformed. Continuous renewal has been the life style of the Church as presented in the dictum, Ecclesia semper reformanda, the Church constantly reforms herself. The renewal and updating shall have its basis in Ressourcement: the sources of Catholic Faith, the Scripture and the Church Fathers. To bear the lasting fruits of renewal in our religious community, we shall return to the roots, the original spirit, legacy and charism of the founding fathers. 2. A Time of Grace: As Vatican II has been a genuine preparation to place the Church in the modern world with a creative response to its challenges, our General Synaxis shall be a preparation for the Year 200, CMI @2031 in order to set a roadmap for the future with a long term vision and 6 year targets. Of course, we have begun it with the 8 September 2019; No. 243 I¿sΩektμiw right note of CMI Constitution Retreat. It has been welcomed, participated and appreciated by almost everyone in the congregation and it has made a new beginning for our discernment and renewal. CMI Survey 2018 has given us some indications on our present life, formation and apostolate and our future aspirations. General Plenary Assembly 2019 had its focus on the General Synaxis 2020. The Lineamenta in preparation for the General Synaxis will throw light on our orientations with an open and creative approach to the challenges. 3. An Inimitable Legacy: This year we are celebrating the birth centenary of late Bishop Mar Jonas Thaliath, an illustrious son of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate. His short sojourn on this planet made unparallel momentum in the metamorphosis of CMI congregation from a local entity in Malabar to a global missionary congregation. He had the audacity to dream big, think different and make them come true. Dharmaram has been his brainchild or God’s dream revealed through him and Dharmaram made possible our present global missionary outreach. Breakthrough leaders take courage for a break with, despite the criticisms and higher risk, and throw the net September 2019; No. 243 9 I¿sΩektμiw on the right side for a miraculous catch. He questioned the status quo and had the prophetic courage to question the Synod of Diamper. He thought of world class major study house for CMIs sufficiently away from Malabar, so that the CMIs will be ever ahead of times and can rub shoulder with anyone anywhere for the Gospel of the Lord. He defined theology as faith seeking harmony of life and dreamt of a world class Catholic University on Dharmaram campus with the integration of the Sacred and Secular disciplines. He dreamt of a truly international congregation rising above regional and monastery parochialism.
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