becoming a brother involves a profound change of identity and a sort of dying. in the consumer society of the west, it means dying to a certain sort of freedom so as to discover a deeper freedom. in other cultures it implies transcending nationalism and regionalism.
when our identity as brethren is submerged by that of priesthood, then our fraternity is weakened. we should value priesthood as a vocation but not at the cost of our identity as friars of the order of preachers.
"relatio de statu ordinis", acts of providence, 2001.
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