The Beating of Great Wings: A Worldly Spirituality for Active, Apostolic CommunitiesTwenty-Third Publications, 2004 - 184 pages "In this ground-breaking work, Bernard Lee reflects on the nature of charism and what he calls the "deep story," the inheritance that members of a religious community receive from the founder or foundress. He emphasizes the need for giving Scripture and the Eucharist places of privilege in the community and suggests ways for doing so that help religious be more open to the presence of the Spirit."--Page 4 of cover. |
Contents
ONE BROKEN AND BUILDING | 1 |
Two DEEP STORY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF CHARISM | 16 |
THREE THE WORDS ADDRESS TO COMMUNITY | 36 |
A COMMUNITYS RITE | 58 |
FIVE A GODLY WORLD AND A WORLDLY GOD | 83 |
SIX COMMUNITYINPERMANENTMISSION | 111 |
SEVEN VOWSINPERMANENTMISSION | 138 |
EIGHT DEEP STORY AS CULTURE | 156 |
Common terms and phrases
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