Perfectae caritatis

Perfectae caritatis

As you know, this year 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of the adoption of the new Constitutions of the Order (25 August 1983). This was a renewal of the Constitutions written by St Joseph Calasanz in accordance with the guidelines of the Second Vatican Council, the...
Integral sustainability

Integral sustainability

This is how the 48th General Chapter of the Order described the fifth “key to life” of the Sexennium: “to advance significantly in the objective of achieving the integral sustainability of the Pious Schools”. This is a very good formulation, as...
To Live Life as a Process

To Live Life as a Process

There is no doubt that one of the fundamental documents approved by our 48th General Chapter was the renewed Directory of Ongoing Formation. It is an institutional document which will need time to permeate little by little the life of the Pious Schools and to generate...
The challenge of interculturality

The challenge of interculturality

Our 48th General Chapter opted for interculturality as one of the fundamental keys to the path of “building Pious Schools” that we want to accomplish. It was a clearly defined bet. I recall the formulation of the approved option for the entire Order:...
Accents in Formation

Accents in Formation

I continue with the task of sharing with all of you some reflections related to the Keys of Life approved by our 48th General Chapter, highlighting those nuances that enrich them and make them challenging for us. I dedicate this salutatio to the theme of Initial...
Calasanctian Route

Calasanctian Route

Last July there was a new edition of what is gradually being called “Calasanctian Route”, the annual meeting of all the young Piarists who, in that year, make their solemn profession as religious. The meeting of this year 2022 was quite different, because...