Rafiki - May 2014

Abstract

provinces or individuals without exception. As if to ensure the momentum would not be lost, on January 1, 2012, the General wrote again, this time urging Major Superiors to prepare for and facilitate activities related to the bi-centenary. “Each important date on the calendar is an opportunity for reflection and learning,” said he in the letter that viewed the bicentennial celebration as an occasion to “enter more deeply into the continuing renewal of the Society that takes place in each generation.” Outlining a number of topics that could be explored historically, the General reminded the Major Superiors that “prayerful reflection based on the historical knowledge…can enable us to learn from the lights and shadows of our past so that we might see more clearly and embrace more generously what the Lord calls us to do in our own times.....