Stricter Silence 77It is up to the Superior, having heard the opinion of his Council, to establish the times and places where silence is to be more strictly observed. (C 108) CM 310 Reading at Table 78In each house, the community itself, with the Superior presiding, is to decide when reading at meals is to take place and what is to be read. (C 108) CM 311, 739 Cloister and Parlor 79Superiors should not admit any non-member into the quarters reserved for confreres only, unless just reasons demand it. Ordinarily, a parlor should be set up where guests are to be received. (C 109) CM 297 Instruments of Communication 80Let the confreres form for themselves an honest conscience on the use of instruments of communication so that, in this use, whatever is harmful to their own vocation may be avoided. Let all take care that these instruments serve the good and progress of the community; let them also be vigilant lest their abuse result in a waste of time and in a detriment to religious recollection. (C 111) CIC, can. 666; IM 5 CHAPTER IV DEALINGS WITH HUMAN SOCIETY Decency to Be Observed in All Things 81Let them keep away entirely from anything that is unbecoming to the religious state; they should observe decency in the practice of the arts; they should not take part in inappropriate games, shows, and gatherings. Let them not Common Life 205
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