Examination for Communion

Seeking Personal Conversion

• Have I carved out enough space for regular silence so I can hear what the Lord might be saying to me? To our organization?
• Do I see truth as “a gift to be shared or a possession to be monopolized” (25)?
• Am I committed to seeking truth beyond whatever best suits my personal claims? How does my view of truth spill into my work or my personal relationships?
• Am I avoiding conversations or true dialogue because it is inconvenient or uncomfortable for me? Am I intentionally seeking out the perspectives of those who think differently than me? (219)
• Am I identifying opportunities to “disarm” (214) my words and be mindful of the impact they have on those around me?
• Am I cultivating “authentic, critical and creative thought”? Am I growing too fatigued to seek meaning and ask profound questions? (146)

Safeguarding Others’ Dignity

• How intentionally am I listening to the person in front of me? Am I fully present or is my attention fragmented?
• Am I impatient with others’ limitations? Am I impatient with my own? Do I remember that “humanity flourishes not despite limitations, but often through them”? (118)
• Am I measuring others’ worth by their productivity, efficiency, intelligence, wealth, usefulness or success Do I see others as a “resource to be optimized” (172)?
• Am I getting stuck in the weeds of process when I should be prioritizing people?
• What habits or practices am I employing to safeguard those entrusted to me? (112)

Using Technology Well

• Is the technology I’m using at this moment necessary? Does it build others up in service to the common good?
• Is my use of technology and systems supporting inner freedom? If not, where might I need to set boundaries to cultivate greater “digital sobriety” in my life? (170)
• Would the task or project I’m working on be better served by the slow work of creativity or a long thought instead of using technology for a quick output for the sake of efficiency?
• Does the technology I’m using have a hidden impact on someone I can’t see? How might I put a face to the vulnerable who might be affected by my choices?

Leading with Organizational Intentionality

• What, ultimately, are we building at [insert organization, parish, diocese, etc.]? Are we being “builders of communion, rather than architects of Babel”? (16)
• What are the foundations and values upon which we are building?
• Are we utilizing our systems and professional development paths so that they are “centered on the human person or solely on performance”? (150)
• Are we pursuing profit at the expense of the human person? (152)
• Are we providing a workplace where our team members can bring their whole selves, form their identity, and discern their vocation? (167)
• Are we reducing those we serve to “mere profiles” (164) or the “data that describes them” (178), instead of seeing the fullness of who they are?
• Is our organizational culture inadvertently normalizing and justifying conflict, or are we seeking first a pathway to peacebuilding? (208)
• Are we committed to ongoing education and development so as to learn how to engage in the digital world in a human way (238)?
• Are we cultivating and cherishing opportunities for physical presence in our remote workplace? (239)
• Does our culture support opportunities for personal and collective conversion, through the intercession and imitation of the Blessed Mother? (245)