Br Paul Noonan Formation Centre, Tamale: Moree Beach Resort

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Moree Beach Resort

This is truly a beautiful little spot. The quiet secluded beach away from the bustle of the town or the fishing village was ideal for the much deserved break. The constant hum of the waves and the soothing hum of the sea breeze did much to calm the body and refresh the soul.

We occupied 8 of the 10 very comfortable rooms available. The place does not have electricity but a generator provides power from 6 in the evening to midnight and then again from 5 to 10 in the morning. I think the fact that it does not have a regular supply of electricity adds to the charm of the place.

I enjoyed the mornings as the sun rose over the sea. The quiet slow rhythm of the place reminded me a lot of my home in Goa!! It was truly 'sussegad'!! Any Goan reading this would know that word well!! It has no translation in any other language!!

The three days and three nights there were well spent and i am sure we will visit that place again.

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What do we want this novitiate to be?

There is a saying that goes something like this: “If we don’t do what we believe in, then we’ll end up believing in what we do”. Without a vision that is authentic and alive to guide our actions, then we can settle for rationalizing the status quo or what is convenient and comfortable.
One of the first things the new team in Tamale did was to spend time beginning to articulate its vision of a novitiate beyond the basics laid down in our Constitutions. Here are some elements of what we came up with:
Novitiate is a journey, a process that involves KNOWING, EXPERIENCING and CHOOSING.
It is an INITIATION into Christian Brother religious life, so a “rite of passage” into a new identity, a time of learning and testing.
Novitiate confronts the novices with the Brother’s vocation as a call to brotherly solidarity and community, not to privilege, status and security.
It involves exploration of the basic values of faith and vocation, and the challenge to embrace these out of personal conviction and free choice.
Novitiate means understanding that a religious vocation makes a claim on the whole of the person and his life, including his inner life, his relationships and his professional activity (ministry). Furthermore, it challenges the novice to see the dynamic inter-relationship of these areas and to learn what their integration means.
Novitiate is a time of DISCERNMENT. The novice learns more deeply who he is, and what this Christian Brother life is. There is a constant back-and-forth movement between these two poles as an answer is sought to the question, “Is this where I am meant to be? Is this the life that will enable me to find my true self in God?”