Prelude

• « quod non est in actis non est in mundo »; “In administration, the written word is what is authentic. What is not written does not exist.
• Administration as the Locomotive of an institution
• The administrator carries an institution different from his physical person: men pass; the administrative apparatus remains.
• Concept of Juridical personality / physical personality (when acquiring property for the institution …)
• The importance of the Memory of the administration (for continuity sake)
• Hierarchy in legal texts and in Institutions
• Concept of ‘law in force’ (always learn about the law in force at all levels) and get help from technicians. Examples of some canons in CIC  and some articles from our C&L (Do an exercise with a CIC and C&L).
• Knowledge of the laws of the Country (State and Local Church …)

In the SMA

• The sharing of responsibilities / role and the principle of subsidiarity within a Council
• Collegiality in leadership
• Separation of the function of the superior from that of the treasurer
• Safeguarding of the Charism and managing the goods of the Society (management of all the spiritual and material heritage).

Other additions

296. The Superior or local Bursar (SMA house, parish and formation team)

will have regular meetings with his community to give a report of all the accounts administered in the community (cf. C&L 205). This should happen at least once a year.

299. Each Unit will create a fund, by the end of 2021, to care for its sick members and associates.
300. The Bursar General, together with the Bursar of the Entity, will ensure its compliance.

UNITS AND INITIAL FORMATION

A. PRELIMINARY

Introduction

• Formation is the business of the community and of each of us (exp., C&L 55.3; 56 on the charter)
• A charter in force
• A directory in force: Dir. 1 and 2
• The overall responsible of formation: the Superior General and his Council.

Organs of Initial Formation

• Formation houses under the authority of the Superior General and his Council (dir. 3). But beware …
• The Councilor in charge of initial formation (CF 130) and the Secretariat for Initial formation (Decree creating the post).
• The Plenary Council
• The commission for formation at the level of the Generalate
• The Unit and houses of formation (CF 131).

The stages of training

I. Vocational animation, admission to propaedeutic, and Preparatory Program

II. First cycle

1. Philosophy
2. ISY: International Spiritual Year

III. Second cycle

1. Internship
2. Theology
3. Admission to the standing oath and orders

B.  ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNIT IN INITIAL FORMATION

Articles 8 and 9 Directory and other references

• Immediate referral authority
• An advisor responsible for training
• A monitoring team: AG 2019 Art. 93: monitoring team to be set up in September 2020. The article details the role of this monitoring team.
• Admission committee: Dir. 18 and 19.

Art. 9 to comment

See also CF 132-135.

Admission of candidates in propaedeutic and the propaedeutic program

• Entirely under the responsibility of the entity. CF 132.b
• 2019 AGM, Art. 109.1: The Superiors of Unit in Europe and North America will appoint a missionary and vocational animation manager before December 2019.
• Creation of a Foundation for in Europe …
• Appointment of vocation director: CF 65
• Take into account the admission policy and the directives given by the GC: 2019 AGM: 109.4 and Directory no. 20.

First Cycle

– In Philosophy

• Take into account the general admission policy (PC 2020 art. 30)
• Cases of dismissal: Dir. 96: The staff of the formation house has the power to dismiss (cf. CF 135).

– In International Spiritual Year

• Calavi the only center for the spiritual year currently
• Directory 101
• Directory 102
• Decision to dismiss made by the superior of the entity and his council. (dir. 97)

Second cycle

– Stage (dir. 109-111 and following)

• Each unit Superior and his Council appoint students for pastoral training in Africa.
• Provide information to the Superior of the receiving unit.
• The Internship has a minimum duration of nine months (CF 98)

• NB: Important articles of the 2019 GA that must be taken into account for the Internship (art. 111-112.2)

– In theology

• Admission to the renewal of the oath and to ministries
• Preparing the files for the permanent oath

Personal data: Their collection and management

The files of the candidates; directory art. 64-70 and Secretariat for Initial Formation

Finances: GA 2019: 283.4; 283.16; 306

Documents used and to be consulted very often

Charismatic Family

Prelude

• A neologism that sometimes arouses fear and trembling
• Misunderstandings of the expression

Expression in the Church Today

• Impetus from Pope Francis
• Concept of Charism: No one is the sole owner of a Charism
• Different components around a Charism

The expression in the SMA

• PC 2015 and 2016
• GA 2019 Clarification of terms

Conclusion