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PROVIIICIAICHAPTER 1989All the Barnabitesn the UnitedStates ndCanadaatheredt Our adyof FatimaShrine,Youngstown, .Y,,January 7-19,or a Provincial hapterfor the purpose f implementinghe

decreesftheGeneral hapterheldnItaly astsummer.Fr, Erich M. Hennings, ssistantGeneral, epresentedhe GeneralCouncil.Electedo theProvincial ouncilorthenext hree ears ere r,GabrielM.Patil,Fr.JohnM.Buonomano,r.PaulM.Marconi, ndFr.AugustoM. Pucci.Fr.Patilwas ppointedrovincial icarandFt.PaulM.Keelingwase-appointedasProvincial hancellor.The hreedaymeeting rovided nopportunityor frank discussion ndfraternal haring f deasandgoals.Rev.Msgr.Richard mico,Pastor fSt. oseph's hurch, iagaraalls,N.Y,,was the Principal Celebrant f ourconcludingiturgy.Msgr. micowasagoodriend o he irstBarnabitesn theUnitedStates Fr. EgidioM. CaspaniandFr. ErnestM. Cagnacci.Our woconfreresaughtMsgr.Amico talianandhe utoredhem n English.Followinghe closingMass,Msgr.Amicowas heguest f honoror unchandpresentedgenerousheckor heeducationf needySeminarianso Fr.Anthony ,Bianco, rovincial uperior.

Fr.Boudreau,r.Kosek, r.Solcia,r.Pucci, r.Fior, r.Gariolo

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Welcome o this Provincial Chapter nwhich we will primarily deal wiitr theapplication f heGeneral hapterDelibera-tions n our province, rusting n the HolySpirit, he waySt .Paul eaches s: ,,Sincewe live by the Spirit, le t us follow theSpirit 's ead." Gal,5;25).No tonlymustwebecome or e ndmoreconscious f the dynamicpresence f theSpirit n our daily-existence,ut we mustconcurrently ecomemoreandmoreawareof.our deeperattitudes hat governourexistence,As s known,peoplewhoattend he samelecture,watch he samemoyie, articinatein the sameworkshopor conceiebratehesame iturgy, will come away rom theseeventswith a varietyofimpressions,deas,emotional esponses,earningexperiences,depending n eachone'sdeeper tt itudesandmind-setsToday here s a remarkablenterest nthestudyof psychologicalypes.Accordingto a leadingpractit ionerof this area oTpsychology,there s a natural endency owant to put eachother n a psvchologicalbox, so that eachcan figure orit wtrai ttreother s thinkingan d predict he wa_ysnwhich heother s ikely o behave.Wewanteachother n a bo x becauset lessenshetension f havingo ivewith he mysterv fth e unknown nd becausen the West-wehavean addiction o reducing nformationto fixed categories o that we can makecause-and-effectredictions." Helenpal-mer,TH EENNEAGRAM,arperan d Row,1988,pp. 6-7). Actually,selfknowledgeslrould el pus to buildaworking elatio"n-ship"with ourselvesnd he studyoftlpesshould el pus understandtherpeopie sthey are to themselves,ather than as weqgg h.eTro mou rpointof view tbid.p.9).Al l this boilsdown o the fact that wemustcherkournaturalmanipulativeendenciesand make room, he amplestpossib leroom, 0 human rowth n th e HolySpirit.Wemayge ts0engrossedn themultipledetails fou rdaily if eas o ose ightof hegreatest eality, he Mystery fGod, nd he

mystery f his call,as Fr.KeelineDut t inhis beautifulprayer n preparati6n or thischapter. n sharing he same ocation, eare dealingwith mystery, he darknessofGod. r ratherhi s blindingly esplendentreality. God's al l is ult imately call to$ps.et! a call to experience ii mysrery.This s hegift ofChristianaith.agift obereceived nconditionally,ot obemanipu-latedn order o ollow urow n anag*abl.fge^n{a.ToacceptGod'smysteriousiall sto followhi s mysterious genda, lthoush"i t is a earful hing o all nt o he hands"ofthe iv ingGod." Heb. 0:Bl ) .

HOMITYFORTHEIITI]BGYOFTHEHOLYSPIRIT(opENINcOFPROVINCIATHAPTER,-1?-89)Fr.AnthonyM.Bianco, RSPProvincial uperior

We share he same ypeof Religiousifein order faithfully to respond o God whocallsus n Christby the powerof the HolySpirit, "Withoutme youcan do nothinA'i.says esus John 5:5). "TheParaclete,heHolySpiritwhom he Fatherwill en dn mvname, will instruct you in eveMhinq.;'(John 14:26). NOTHING,VeRfTgtNd:these requiteabsolutewords. fw e takethemseriously, ll anxieties boutourselvesand others shouldgo or do we persist nconfusingworrywith caring and securitywith control? I dare say hat our ultimatesecurity hould e o eqioyotalhelplessnessbefore he Lord. Isn't this the teachingofPaul? "l willingly boastof my weaknlss.that the power of Christ may rest uponme,..forwhenampowerless,t is then ha tI am strong." (2Cor. 2:9b-10). In th eexercise f our alents Mt . 2b:14-80),hi spauline ttitude s a truly iberating xper-ience, It will alsokeepus from confuiingour ownagendawith God's genda.The 1988GeneralChapteiemphasizedtwomainpoints: ) thePauline harism:orthe next six yearswe are to concentrate,individuallyandommunally,n he0erson-ality and teachingof St. Paul an d th epauline eritage fourFounder, t.AnthonvMaryZaccaia,particularly iswritings.., )the practiceof a yearlycommunityprqieciwith periodicalverificationT\vootherpointsare; irst, obedience savailabil ity or dutiesan d assignmentsnorderpersonallyocontribute o hewelfareofourCongregationnd heChurch; econd,personal pdating hrough ersonaleadingan dstudy, ommunityprojectsnd he ike.Obviously,he natureof our obedieneedepe,ndsnourconcept fauthority,nclud-ing God'sauthority, and has to do as wellwith the historical ealityof authoritv.Th e intellectual evoiution f the lastthree centuriesha s made t diff icult tothink of God's uthority n exactlythesamewa yas in the past. Moreover,he socio-political upheavals f ourowncenturyhavemade t hard fo r many o think of AN Yauthorityin posit ive ay .Thinkof Fascist

I-taly,.Stalinist ussia r Nazi Germany.Dorothee olle, Germaneminist heoiogian,has his to say: 'Thequestion owdeeply he conditioning f th e Christianmind to an attitude of total obediencepreparedhe ground or Nazisms a matterforhistorians.For heologianshe act hatEichmann, howa senrolledn theGermanYMCAby his parents,constantlystressedobedienee s di d Rudolph Hosz whosefather destinedhi m fo r th e priesthood.should eenougho rob his concept faliit s theologicalnnocence, ordoest helnto makea distinetion etweenhe.true'or

'proper'obediencetowards 0Dandobedenceo MAN.Can newantanddevelopnattitude owards odwhich ne riticizeinpeoplen heir ttitudeowards en ndhumannstitutions?"CONCILIUM43, ewYork1981, .70, uotedn William ddieWHATWILLHAPPEN0 G0D? Ignatius1988,p.86-8?).It is a historicalact hat, n all humacommunities,uthority ay egeneratentovariousormsof authoritarianism,ll theway o tyranny.Tobe sure, evoltagainsauthority id not originaten 1968.Onemightperhapshink of 1688 GloriouRevolution)r even21 5 Magna arta),.Deterioratedormsof authoritv renottheonlyproblemsor obedience.-Theresanotherlosero us. t is a dychotomiziof reality hat viewsGod, he Church, urCongregationndourCommunitiesotonlyasdistinct utasseparatentitiesromus.Existentially,earenotpartof God r heChurch rourCongregation.ery ertinently, Solle eminds s that in the mysticatradition he emphasiss not so much0nobedienceo God son unionwith Him.This erspectivenabless osubsumendabsorb bediencent o a relationshipfagreementndconsent,hat s,a relationshipoffriendshipnd ove.This s exactlytheperspectivefJesus.Hesays: Youaremy riends f youdowhat commandou" Jn 5:14).Rightlunderstood,esuss no tsayingha tobedience s a conditionor,butrather consequence nda signof, riendship:Youwilllive n my ove f yo ukeepmycommandments,evenas I havekept my Father'scommandmentsnd ived n his ove" Jn16:10). esus id not become od's onbecauseekepthis commandments.a-ther,he kept he Father'sommandmenbecause e washis Son. Loveprecedeobedience,oves heverysoulfobedience"l no onger peak fyouasslavesobedience ureandsimple).. callyou riends"(union ubsumingbedience)Jn 5:15).0f course,heres noabuse fauthoritin God, ho s love lJn 4:16). n humanhistory,t'sa different tory. n theChurchas in all human ommunities,buse fauthoritys anever-p:esentanger. obelovingomnnunities,od's elp sabsolutelessential: 0 Fathermostholy,protecthem...thathe ymaybe one loving ornmunity), ven swear eone." Jn 17111).Growingntounion s the realmaturityresistanceo hisgrowths he undamentasin, In a oving ndprayerfulommunityfany ind,authority ndobedienceill beabsorbednto the "dominantvirtue ofsolidarity"Solle),husensuringothself-realizationndharmoniouselationships

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As egardsngoingersonalpdating,tis alsoa matter fgrowth,We an'tstopattheology ourses f many ears goor atdegrees btainedong ago. Intellectuallazinesss no virtue. It will certainly othelpus o readhesigns f he imes nd obecomevermore ompetent inisters fChrist ndhisChurchn ourculture,Inconclusion,etme ecall nexhortationof ourFounder, t.AnthonyMaryZaccaria,originally irectedo a married ouple. thasa ot todowithdeeper ttitudes. l donot wishyou o be smallsaints. Whatreallydesire andyoucando t if youareready o grow is foryou o become reatsaints."Weare eadyo grow f we canchangefeadul, uspiciousnd imidattitudesntohopeful,rustful nd ourageousnes.Godcallsus obegiantsor Christnasmuchshecallsus o begiants in Christ",he ichfavorite xpressionfSt.Paul. ln Christ",wewill cease eing ooacutely oncemedabout ur ndividual rcollectiveimitationsandshortcomings;nstead, ewill increas-ingly openup andopenwide o the HolySpirit: "Sincewe iveby he Spirit, et usfollowhe Spirit'sead",

TheHonorable rnest .Coluccid ied in Buf fa loon Februarv 9,1989, at the age of 79. judgeColucci was o;e of the orioin"alBarnabiteoundersndwas nitru-mental n the construction f TheB a r n a b i t eF a t h e r sS e m i n a r v .Youngstown, .Y. Aff i l iatedo tf ieBarnabi teOrder n 1957.JudoeColucc i xemol i fed he deals f5t .AnthonyM. Zaccaria,he Founderof he Barnabite athers.A Massof Chr is t ian ur ia lwascelebratedn St.A lovs ius hurch.Buf fa lo,n Februarv2. Concele-brantsnc luded ather nthonvM.Bianco, RSP Prov inc ia luper ior ,andFather ugusto .Pucci, RSP,Pastor f St.James n Oakvil le.Weextend urdeepest ympathyto heColucc iami lv .

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