The Brothers and Their Vows / A Fresh Look at Religious Vows, 1975

Christian Brother's Spirituality Seminar (1974: Narragansett, RI)
Eight papers from a meeting in Narragansett, RI, in January 1974 at which the participants addressed the question of the role of vows in the life of the Christian Brothers. Three essays from the FSC Vow Committee are also included.
Contents: "Foreword," Br. Luke Salm; "The Vows and the Brothers: Problems and Possibilities," Br.Luke Salm; "Vows for a Church of Brothers and Sisters," Br. Gabriel Moran; "Fragment of a Dialogue," Br. Daniel Burke; "Toward a New Expression of One's Religious Commitment," Br. Geffrey Kelly; "The Fantasies Intruding on the Vows," Br. John Dondero; "Religious Consecration—an Anthropological Reflection," Br. James Leahy; "The Vows as Hidden Realities," Br. Martin Helldorfer; "As I Experience the Vows," Br. William Mueller.
FSC Vow Committee essays: "The Personalization of Commitment to Religious Life;" "Permanent Commitment and Perpetual Vows;" and "The Specific Vows."