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Goods at the Service of Needs

Through Social Credit

Summary of the Week of Study
Assisted by Ten Bishops from Africa

Here is a summary given by Fr. Felicien MWANAMA G., of the recent
week of study held in Rougemont. Fr. Felicien is the assistant secretary-
general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in the Democratic Republic
of Congo (DRC). Seven bishops from DRC, three from Cameroun, one from
Burundi, besides many African priests and lay specialists from different
countries, assisted at this week of study.
The participants of the week of study had assisted first of all, to the
closing of the “Siege of Jericho,” organized by the Pilgrims of St. Michael.
This event was marked with moments of prayer, penance and Eucharistic
celebrations that lasted 7 days and 6 nights, putting God and His grace at
the center of the action of the Pilgrims of St. Michael, in order to have suc-
cess in their apostolate in the social field.

Their spirituality is based on the four pillars of the social doc-
trine of the Catholic Church: the human person, the common
good, subsidiarity and solidarity. From March 28th to April 5th,
2011, the participants of the week of study followed on a day to
day basis, different presentations given by Mr. Alain Pilote. These
lessons continue from the book that was placed at the disposition
of each participant, entitled: Economic democracy (or the Social
Credit proposals) explained in 10 Lessons, viewed in the light of
the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.

We present here, in condensed form and in the same man-
ner, an expose of the ideas given in the diverse lessons.

Alain Pilote, author of the
10 lessons and professor
for the week of study

Right: Mass in St. Cesaire (next
to Rougemont, QC) with ten
bishops, a few priests and
several Pilgrims of St. Michael
who attended the week of study.

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