135 - "We Are Not a Disembodied Community" — The Call to the 2027 NAMS Global Novena - June 2nd, 2026

135 - "We Are Not a Disembodied Community" — The Call to the 2027 NAMS Global Novena - June 2nd, 2026

From That NAMS Podcast by NAMS Network

June 2, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

Jon Shuler discusses the importance of community and the upcoming 2027 NAMS Global Novena.

Part 9 of the NAMS Rule & Customary Order Series . "We Are Not a Disembodied Community" — The Call to the 2027 NAMS Global Novena A rule without purpose is just bureaucracy. In episode 135, Jon Shuler steps back before finishing Article III to ask the question that underlies everything: are we getting the results we desire? His honest answer is no — and that's exactly why NAMS exists. He then turns to the Global Society section of the Rule and unpacks the two gathering commitments every companion makes, including the NAMS Global Novena — a nine-day assembly of the whole family, last held in Devon in 2022, now being called for 2027. He traces the Novena back to an offhand remark by Bishop Alex Dickson in January 1995 and makes a direct appeal: start saving now, and come. A rallying and clarifying episode for every companion, every NAMS friend, and anyone who believes the church is meant to be a family of brothers, not a scattered collection of individuals.

People in this episode

Host: Jon Shuler

Topics covered

  • community
  • NAMS Global Novena
  • church family
  • gathering commitments
  • Rule and Customary Order
  • spirituality

Keywords

  • NAMS
  • Global Novena
  • community
  • spirituality
  • church
  • gathering commitments
  • Rule and Customary Order

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NAMS

Places: Devon

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