Community life supports a life lived in the denial of wife and children. Thus, apostolic chastity cannot be lived in a life withdrawn from others. Communities ought to be hospitable while at the same time observing a certain privacy. The life of ministry strengthens our attachment to the Lord. This attachment is the source of chastity.
Chastity is our way of relating to others.
It is important that those in ministries such as spiritual direction, counseling or therapy keep appropriate professional boundaries. Cultural differences require sensitivity on the part of Jesuits. Discernment and self-discipline are imperative for fidelity in chastity. Religious discretion entails the practice of the examination of conscience, mortification, and custody of the senses. Any failure in fidelity to the vow can afflict others cruelly.