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CLC General Principles

Christian Life Community®'s General Principles are a description of its vision and charism. These principles are not a set of rules and regulations, but a particular vision for living out in community Christ's invitation to be church in a unique way. Following are excerpts and summaries from the General Principles and Norms.

General Principles

General Norms

 

CLC General Norms:
II. Way of Life

  1. National and regional communities must find ways for making accessible to all members the actual experience of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius, of spiritual guidance, and of other means of growth in the Spirit.
  2. As a primary means to continue our growth as persons and as Christian Life Community®, our ordinary way of decision making at all levels is a discerning approach, and even a formal community discernment for the more important shared decisions.
  3. In the spirit of its best tradition, and for the sake of greater apostolic efficacy, the Christian Life Community® at all levels promotes the participation of its members in joint projects to respond to various and changing needs. National or international networks, specialized apostolic teams or other such initiatives may be set up by the Community, where appropriate.
  4. Likewise, in the same tradition and in view of the formation of its members and of other people, the Christian Life Community® at all levels initiates workshops, seminars, courses, publications and other such initiatives.
  5. For the sake of mutual help and apostolic collaboration, the Christian Life Community® at any appropriate level can affiliate other associations of people who wish to share in our way of life but not to become full members. Similarly, the Christian Life Community® at any appropriate level can find ways of expressing meaningful links with persons or institutions who are somehow related to the same tradition.
  6. Special attention must be given at the world and national levels to ensure that all local communities be helped to live a genuine CLC process with a well-formed guide and an efficient coordinator.
  7. All that is said above, both with regard to apostolic and formative challenges, supposes a positive collaboration with the Society of Jesus and with other persons, communities and institutions that share in the Ignatian tradition.
 
 
  

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