What is Christian Life Community?

It is a World Community that is…

Discerning …

A discerning stance towards life leads us to:

• a greater awareness of God’s presence in all areas of our lives
• family
• work
• church
• neighborhood
• friends
• personal needs
• a deeper appreciation of God’s life-energy in all of creation
• an increased sensitivity to those activities, desires, and attitudes that lead us to either:
• a deeper participation in God’s life and a sense of peace
• a freedom to respond more fully to God’s loving desires for us.

The unifying experience among CLCers is the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, not simply as a retreat experience, but a way of life.

…Community…

The primary commitment in CLC is to a common worldwide way of life lived out in a local community. This communion in a world community provides:

• a sense of graced history — we experience the power of the Spirit working through our communal history
• provides a forum for an on-going discernment that brings the fruits of deliberations at the local level to the world community and the fruits of discernment at the world community to the local community
• a sense of the sacredness of unity in diversity; an awe of the Spirit reflected in all cultures and ethnic groups
• a broader context for discernment in our local community, seeking the more universal good which transcends geographical and cultural world views
• solidarity with those around the world living the CLC way of life

…for Mission

Mission in the context of CLC is not an activity, but a focusing of one’s energy and passion on living as Christ — focused passion. This expresses itself through:

• a preferential option for the poor
• a simplicity of lifestyle
• a sense of Church that leads us to be present where God’s love is lacking
• a desire to develop community in all areas of our lives: family, work, parish, etc.
• a willingness to collaborate with all people of good will to reveal God’s presence
• an openness and flexibilty towards life that enables us to respond to the needs of the world
• creative fidelity — living Gospel values in a way that speaks to our society today.

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