The unfortunate situation for contemporary active religious orders is that our identity has been built on ministry. With Vatican II, the religious priestly ministry has been absorbed by the diocesan priesthood in the parish and the religious lay ministry has been absorbed by the laity and the social services of the political state. Contemplative life as the new center of religious life -- whether clerical or lay -- is a paradigm shift for most active religious orders.
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