"In saeculo et ex saeculo". Characteristics of the secular institutes

Secular institutes are a form of consecrated life that only came into being in the last century and therefore do not have a long history. For this reason, there are also only a few canonical and ecclesiastical documents. Since the characteristics of secular institutes, in contrast to traditional monastic communities, are rather unknown, this article aims to contribute to making them somewhat better known and to present the regulations on various elements, such as spirituality, community life, governance and asset management. However, the codified norms only form a legal framework here, which leaves concretisation to the institutes' own regulations, so that there is a wide range. What all institutes have in common, however, is the connection between action and contemplation, which is also their main characteristic.

“Person” in the Law of Religious [Institutes]

The emphasis on the human person and his dignity was significantly applied in the new regulation of the law of consecrated life, which is dealt with in the new Code of Canon Law of 1983 in integrum compared to the previous Code of Canon Law of 1917. This paper describes only some of the changes in the law of religious institutes in the Latin Church.The first section regards mainly the person who has taken religious vows and focuses on the question of religious vows as the basis of religious life. It also discusses confessors viewed as a necessary tool for the renewal of religious life as well as modifications in the concept of poverty as a very important element of religious life. The second section focuses on the government of religious institutes, discussing the strengthened position of internal superiors over external superiors in religious congregations, the strengthened position of the superior of monasteries of nuns, and the extended powers of superiors on release from a religious institute due to illegitimate absence from a religious house.As this is in some cases a very recent legal regulation, the author does not hesitate to express his critical observations.

PELECEHAN SEKSUAL, KEWAJIBAN MELAPOR DAN RESPONS ORDINARIS: TELAAH KRITIS “VOS ESTIS LUX MUNDI” DAN “VADEMECUM”

<em>This article aims to examine the question of sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clerics and members of the Institute for Consecrated Life and the Society for Apostolic Life in the light of motu proprioVos Estis Lux Mundi and Vademecum. It starts with a brief description of sexual abuse, the mandatory report and then the response of the Ordinary. It shows that sexual abuse is a grave delict, and clerics or religious who have knowledge of information are obliged to report it to the Ordinary while maintaining the seal of confession, and the Ordinary has the grave obligation to take any reports seriously, promptly and decisively, taking into consideration that the procedural norms should be carefully observed. By using the analytical and critical method, the author argues that it is of the highest importance for the Ordinary to establish a system for receiving reports as well as preparing competent personnel in order to handle the case in a thorough and expeditious manner.</em> <br /><br /><strong>Key words:</strong> sexual abuse, minors, vulnerable adults, mandatory report, Ordinary

The Vicariate of the Orient in the threshold of the union of the Augustinian Provinces in Spain

The article is about methods of restructuring of governance in an Institute of Consecrated Life. The study is set in the context of the Order of the St. Augustine. It highlights methods applicable and proposed by the Code of Canon Law for religious institutes namely; suppression, union, merger, absorption and creation of new provinces as means of restructuring of religious institutes. The study is set in the context of the Unión de las Provincias Españolas, by which Augustinian Provinces in Spain are in the process of uniting and becoming one province. The study considers largely Filipino Augustinian Religious in the Vice-Province of the Vicariate of the Orient under the jurisdiction of the Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines having its sede in Spain.

Újrakezdés, reform, megújulás: a szerzetesrendek újraindulásának történeti-teológiai olvasata

This paper aims to study the past thirty years of the history of religious orders in Hungary from the point of view of history and theology: from 1990 onwards the re-organization of religious life in Hungary had started, after 40 years of dispersion by the Communist state. The essay seeks to answer questions concerning the results of such restart of religious life: the restart was realized but did the reform happen too? Which models of religious life shaped the revival of consecrated life in Hungary? How the reform intended by Vatican II had an effect (or not) on it? What kind of theological questions should have been answered for a successful restart?

Dialog w życiu konsekrowanym w aspekcie realizacji ślubu posłuszeństwa oraz życia wspólnotowego

Dialog in the consecrated life as an aspect of realization of the vow of obedience and the community life Dialog is one of the important dimensions of the practising of the vow of obedience and the community life of the consecrated people. This practice has significant influence on the correct involvement of the vow of obedience for particular religious as well as the quality of community life, especially when it comes to fidelity to charism. Noticing the main goals of dialog in the consecrated life, the article presents the most important aspects, which ultimately impact the holiness of the religious and the fidelity to the charism of their institute. Jednym z ważnych wymiarów realizacji ślubu posłuszeństwa oraz życia wspólnotowego osób konsekrowanych jest dialog. Ma on duży wpływ na prawidłową realizację ślubu posłuszeństwa przez poszczególnych zakonników, jak też na jakość życia wspólnego, zwłaszcza w dziedzinie wierności charyzmatycznej. Zwracając uwagę na podstawowe cele dialogu w życiu zakonnym, artykuł przedstawia jego najważniejsze wymiary, które ostatecznie rzutują zarówno na świętość zakonników, jak też na wierność charyzmatyczną instytutu.