The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz) Day 128: Unique Calls to Holiness
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May 8, 2023 AI Snips
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Essence of Religious Life
- Religious life involves living evangelical councils in community to symbolize Christ's union with the Church.
- This life manifests through public vows and a common fraternal life among men or women religious.
Secular Institutes' Unique Mission
- Secular institutes are composed of consecrated individuals living in the world rather than in convents.
- They witness to the Gospel by sanctifying the world from within, often without communal living.
Purpose of Apostolic Societies
- Societies of apostolic life serve specific church or world needs without public religious vows.
- They often form to address a particular apostolic mission like teaching or helping the poor.