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Table of Contents – Introduction -- PART I – SPIRITANS AT THE START OF THE THIRD -- 1.0 HOW HAS THE WORLD CHANGED SINCE MAYNOOTH? -- (pg. 1) -- 1.1 THE CHALLENGE OF SECULARISATION -- (pg. 2) -- 1.1.1 ln the Western World -- (pg. 2) -- 1.1.2 Secularisation and the Religious Situation in Other Countries -- (pg. 2) -- 1.1.3 The Challenge of Secularisation and the Changing Role of Christianity -- (pg. 3) -- 1.2 THE CHALLENGE OF A GLOBALISED WORLD -- (pg. 4) -- 1.2.1 Demographic Growth and an Urbanised World -- (pg. 5) -- 1.2.2 The Road to Democracy? -- (pg. 5) -- 1.2.3 Meetings and Conflicts Between Cultures and Religions -- (pg. 5) -- 1.2.4 The Domination of the Market and Globalisation -- (pg. 6) -- 1.2.5 The Integrity of Creation -- (pg. 6) -- 1.2.6 International Migrations -- (pg. 6) -- 1.2. 7 Consumer Societies? -- (pg. 7) -- 1.3 NEW CHALLENGES -- (pg. 7) -- 1.3.1 New Threats to Our World -- (pg. 7) -- 1.3.2 New Signs of the Times -- (pg. 8) -- PART II -- SPIRITAN GROUPS IN EVERY CONTINENT -- THE DIASPORA OF CIRCUMSCRIPTIONS -- 2.1 THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA AND THE ISLANDS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN -- 2.1.1 North Africa: Algeria International Group -- (pg. 9) -- 2. 1.2 Francophone and Lusophone West Africa -- (pg. 10) -- 2.1.2.1 North-West African Foundation (FANO) -- (pg. 10) -- 2.1.2.2 District of Cape Verde – (pg. 12) -- 2. 1.3 Anglophone West Africa -- (pg. 13) -- 2.1.3.1 District of The Gambia -- (pg. 14) -- 2.1.3.2 West African Province (WAP) -- (Ghana Region and Benin Community; Sierra Leone Region) -- (pg. 15) -- 2.1.3.3 Province of Nigeria -- (Ekiti Region, Makurdi Region, Okura Region, Onitsha Region) -- (pg. 16) -- 2. 1.4 Francophone Central Africa -- (pg. 18) -- 2.1.4.1 Central African Province (PAC) -- (pg. 18) --Cameroon Region and Community of Equatorial Guinea -- (pg. 19) -- Congo Brazzaville Region -- (pg. 19) -- Gabon Region -- (pg. 20) -- Republic of Central Africa Region -- (pg. 20) -- 2.1.4.2 Congo Kinshasa Foundation -- (pg. 21) -- 2.1.5 LUSOPHONE SOUTH-WESTERN AFRICA: Angola Province -- (pg. 22) -- 2.1.6 East Africa Region -- (pg. 23) -- 2.1.6.1 Ethiopia international Group -- (pg. 23) -- 2.1.6.2 District of Kenya -- (pg. 25) -- 2.1.6.3 East African Province -- (pg. 26) -- 2.1.7 SOUTH Central Africa Region -- (pg. 29) -- 2.1.7.1 Zambia International Group -- (pg. 30) -- 2.1.7.2 District of Zimbabwe -- (pg. 31) -- 2.1.7.3 Malawi International Group -- (pg. 32) -- 2.1.7.4 South Central African Foundation (SCAF) -- (pg. 33) -- 2.1.7.5 District of South Africa -- (pg. 34) -- 2.1.7.6 Mozambique International Group -- (pg. 35) -- 2.1.8 Indian Ocean -- 2.1.8.1 District of Madagascar -- (pg. 35) -- 2.1.8.2 District of Mauritius -- (pg. 36) -- 2.1.8.3 District of Reunion -- (pg. 37) -- 2.1.8.4 Indian Ocean Foundation (FOI) and Seychelles Community -- (pg. 38) -- 2.2 NORTH AMERICA -- (pg. 39) -- 2.2.1 Region of North America and The Caribbean -- (pg. 41) -- 2.2.2 Province of US East -- (pg. 42) -- 2.2.3 Province of US West -- (pg. 44) -- 2.2.4 lrish Regional Communities in the US -- (pg. 45) -- 2.2.5 Province of TransCanada -- (pg. 46) -- 2.2.6 Province of Canada -- (pg. 48) -- 2.3 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -- 2.3.1 District of Guyana -- (pg. 49) -- 2.3.2 Mexico International Group -- (pg. 50) -- 2.3.3 Province of Trinidad -- (pg. 51) -- 2.3.4 Foundation of Haiti -- (pg. 52) -- 2.3.5 District of Puerto Rico -- (pg. 53) -- 2.3.6 District of Guadeloupe -- (pg. 54) -- 2.3.7 District of Martinique -- (pg. 55) -- 2.4 SOUTH AMERICA -- (pg. 55) -- 2.4.1 Province of Brazil and Bolivia Community -- (pg. 58) -- 2.4.2 District of Brazil Southwest -- (pg. 59) -- 2.4.3 District of Brazil Central – (pg. 60) -- 2.4.4 District of Amazonia -- (pg. 60) -- 2.4.5 District of Alto Jurua -- (pg. 61) -- 2.4.6 Paraguay International Group -- (pg. 62) -- 2.5 EUROPE -- 2.5.1 Region of Europe -- (pg. 63) -- 2.5.1.1 Province of Ireland -- (pg. 68) -- 2.5.1.2 Province of England -- (pg. 70) -- 2.5.1.3 Province of Belgium -- (pg. 72) -- 2.5.1.4 Province of The Netherlands -- (pg. 73) -- 2.5.1.5 Province of Germany -- (pg. 74) -- 2.5.1.6 Croatia International Group -- (pg. 77) -- 2.5.1.7 Province of Poland -- (pg. 77) -- 2.5.1.8 Province of Switzerland – (pg. 79) -- 2.5.1.9 Province of France -- (pg. 80) -- 2.5.1.10 Province of Spain -- (pg. 82) -- 2.5.1.11 Province of Portugal -- (pg. 83) -- 2.5.1.12 Presence in Italy -- (pg. 85) -- 2.6 ASIA -- (pg. 86) -- 2.6.1 Pakistan International Group -- (pg. 87) -- 2.6.2 Taiwan-Philippines International Group -- (pg. 88) -- 2.6.2.1 Taiwan (Republic of China) Community -- (pg. 89) -- 2.6.2.2 Philippines Community -- (pg. 90) -- 2.7 OCEANIA -- 2.7.1 Australia International Group -- (pg. 90) -- 2.7.2 Papua New Guinea International Group -- (pg. 91) -- PART III -- OUR APOSTOLIC LIFE: WHERE ARE WE AT? -- 3.1 OUR PRESENT MISSIONARY COMMITMENTS -- 3.1.1 Our Mission in Africa and the Indian Ocean -- (pg. 93) -- 3.1.1.1 An Evolution -- (pg. 93) -- 3.1.1.2 New Developments in our Mission in Africa and the Indian Ocean -- (pg. 94) -- 3.1.1.3 New Missionary Orientations in Africa and the Indian Ocean -- (pg. 95) -- 3.1.2 Missionary Work in North America -- (pg. 97) -- 3.1.3 Our Mission in Central America and the Caribbean -- (pg. 98) -- 3.1.4 Our Mission in South America -- (pg. 99) -- 3. 1.5 Our Mission in Europe -- (pg. 100) -- 3.1.6 Our Mission in Asia -- (pg. 102) -- 3. 1.7 Our Mission in Oceania -- (pg. 102) -- 3.2 A FEW ESSENTIAL POINTS OF OUR MISSION -- 3.2.1 First Appointments -- (pg. 103) -- 3.2.2 Formation -- (pg. 104) -- 3.2.2.1 Maynooth Chapter, Six Years On -- (pg. 105) -- 3.2.2.2 Meetings of Formators -- (pg. 106) -- 3.2.2.3 Questions for Reflection -- (pg. 107) -- 3.2.3 THE SPIRITAN YEAR -- (pg. 109) -- 3.2.4 Lay Associates -- 3.2.4.1 Lay People at the Maynooth Chapter -- (pg. 113) -- 3.2.4.2 In the Footsteps of Maynooth -- (pg. 114) -- 3.2.4.3 Lay Associates in the Different Continents -- (pg. 115) -- 3.2.4.4 The Future and Its Challenges -- (pg. 117) -- 3.2.5 Information and Communication -- 3.2.5.1 Up to Maynooth 1998 -- (pg. 118 -- 3.2.5.2 What Has Been Achieved Since Maynooth 1998 -- (pg. 119) -- 3.2.6 Education -- (pg. 121) -- 3.2.7 Spiritan Commitment to Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) -- (pg. 123) -- APPENDIX: The General Archive, Chevilly -- (pg. 126) -- PART IV -- OUR LIFE TOGETHER -- 4.1 THE ORGANISATION OF OUR LIFE TOGETHER TODAY -- (pg. 127) -- 4.2 ONE BIG FAMILY -- (pg. 129) -- 4.3 THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY LIFE (cf. Maynooth 4.1 - 4.20) -- (pg. 129) -- 4.4 "...SO THAT MY OWN JOY MAY BE IN YOU AND YOUR JOY BE COMPLETE" (John 15: 11) -- (pg. 132) -- APPENDICES

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Superior General's Report 2004

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