“In the process of obeying a superior… there is the key moment where I choose to obey in accordance with my vow. At that moment I am passive, in a stance of abandoning myself and putting myself at the disposal of the superior, implementing the take, receive of the ad amorem. This moment in some ways is akin to the moment when I receive a consolation without cause or an impulse of grace over which I have no control. However prior to that moment there is the full activity of my preparation for the moment of obedience: my discernment, my consultation of others, my dialogue with my superior, perhaps even my representation. And following that moment there is the lengthy process of implementation where I fully engage all my strength in doing what I am asked to do as a Jesuit apostle. The perinde ac cadaver moment is the still point at the centre of my activity as a Jesuit, the point which focuses it and energizes it…”

Quote from a Jesuit man, in this blog post from the Rev. Robert P. Imbelli, Commonweal Magazine, Feb 21 2008