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RETURNING TO WHAT IS ESSENTIAL
IN OUR CHARISM AND SPIRITUALITY
36. The charism of Teresian Carmelite life is inserted in
the great movement of following Christ in the religious life.
There are three fundamental elements in Teresian Carmelite
life:
the Rule — our inspiration,
the experience and doctrine of St Teresa and St John of the
Cross,
and the post-council expression of our charism and spirituality
in our Constitutions.
Returning to essentials implies a renewed awareness of those
elements which constitute the central nucleus of our charism
in the Church. This will allow us to face up to the challenges
of the signs of the times in the Church and in the world.
1. What is essential
in the Rule of St Albert
2. What is essential
in Teresian experience and teaching
3. Essentials of
the experience and teaching of St John of the Cross
4. What is essential
in the charism and spirituality of the Teresian Carmel
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Taken from the INSTRUMENTUM LABORIS, DISCUSSION
DOCUMENT FOR THE 2003 GENERAL CHAPTER: "JOURNEYING WITH
TERESA OF JESUS AND JOHN OF THE CROSS,
SETTING OUT FROM ESSENTIALS" DISCALCED CARMELITE GENERAL
DEFINITORY, NAIROBI 2001. Full text available at: www.ocd.pcn.net
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