Do Diocesan Priests Have A Spirituality

Author : Donald B. Cozzens
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Priests
ISBN : 0814624219

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The Spirituality of the Diocesan Priest by Donald B. Cozzens Pdf

Beyond the dramatic drop in seminarians and the declining numbers of priests, beyond the sexual misconduct scandals shaking the confidence and trust once readily given to priests, a spiritual deepening and maturing is renewing the spirit and confidence of the diocesan priest. In this collection of essays, twelve priests (including four bishops) reflect on the spirituality of the diocesan priest from their personal and pastoral experience. Have diocesan priests finally transcended the monastic and religious order spiritualities that have shaped their prayer and interior lives for centuries? Is a spirituality particular to the diocesan priest emerging precisely at a time when the priesthood is under such close scrutiny? The contributors - pastors, theologians, poets, and bishops - grapple with the maturing of the diocesan priest's soul, touch the mystery of the priesthood, and unveil personal, often moving, dramas of grace. Contributors and their articles include Tenders of the Word" by Donald B. Cozzens, "Personal Symbol of Communion" by Denis Edwards, "Confessions of a Pilgrim Pastor" by William Hammer, "A Kindled Heart" by Frank McNulty, "A Glorious and Transcendent Place" by Robert F. Morneau, "The Conciliar Documents and the 1983 Code" by Edward G. Pfnausch, "Ruminations of a Canonist" by James H. Provost, "Heralds of the Gospel and Experts in Humanity" by Sylvester D. Ryan, "Servant of the Servants of God" by Robert Schwartz, "Speaking Out for the Inside" by William H. Shannon, "Paul of Tarsus: A Model for Diocesan Priesthood" by Richard J. Sklba, and "Spirituality of the Diocesan Priest: Using the Wrong Measure?" by Kenneth Untener.

Author : Abraham Kadaplackal (S.D.B.),Sdb
Publisher : St Pauls BYB
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Priesthood
ISBN : 8171096727

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The Spirituality of the Diocesan Priest by Abraham Kadaplackal (S.D.B.),Sdb Pdf

Author : Peter Addai-Mensah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Christianity
ISBN : IND:30000060907551

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Do Diocesan Priests Have a Spirituality? by Peter Addai-Mensah Pdf

Author : George A. Aschenbrenner
Publisher : Loyola Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0829419489

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Quickening the Fire in Our Midst by George A. Aschenbrenner Pdf

"Aschenbrenner explains how diocesan priestly spirituality is beautiful, special, and unlike any other Christian spirituality. He outlines the gifts that define diocesan priests, explores the particular stresses priests face, and points to attitudes and resources that are essential for maintaining or recapturing priestly joy. Most important, he shows how a continuing experience of the love of Jesus can help diocesan priests offer pastoral love to those they serve."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Robert Getz
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1543997597

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The Unique Charism of Diocesan Priestly Spirituality by Robert Getz Pdf

The Unique Charism of Diocesan Priestly Spirituality explores the distinctive vocational grace of diocesan priests and their evangelizing of God's work, power, beauty and mystery linked from creation to eternity. Based on the experience of a Trappist monk who held to the simplicity of that life as a diocesan priest, it's both a spiritual and educational tool for priests, seminarians, church hierarchy, and laity in prospective or current church leadership positions.

Author : Stephen Bevans,Robin Ryan
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814684788

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Priesthood in Religious Life by Stephen Bevans,Robin Ryan Pdf

This is the first book in English on priesthood in religious life to be published in twenty years. Its fourteen contributors search for new ways forward in the understanding of the distinct identity and ministry of religious men—committed to community, the prophetic lifestyle of vows or promises, and the particular charisms of their congregations—who have also answered the call to priesthood. Essays in this collection include reflections from a bishop, from the perspective of a lay theologian, from an expert in the social sciences, and on Pope Francis’s teachings on priesthood. Included as well are essays that are rooted in particular cultural traditions, in spirituality, and in canon law.

Author : Dermot A. Power
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567085953

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Spiritual Theology of the Priesthood by Dermot A. Power Pdf

Hans Urs von Balthasar's writings have pastoral implications that even now are barely recognised and hardly developed. Here a pastorally experienced theologian, who knew von Balthasar personally, unfolds this pastoral dimension for the first time. Integrating Christology and Ecclesiology with the profound spirituality that for von Balthasar is inseparable from authentic theology, Fr Power demonstrates the paradoxical grandeur and weakness of the Catholic priesthood. He highlights the roles of the Catholic priest as servant, bridegroom, shepherd, victim, teacher, prophet, celebrant and minister of reconciliation. At a time when many priests feel their identity called into question, this book offers new hope for the renewal of the priesthood in the Catholic Church.

Author : Donald B. Cozzens
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814631606

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Freeing Celibacy by Donald B. Cozzens Pdf

Cozzens explores priestly celibacy as a source of power and burden of obligation, as spiritual calling and gift of the Spirit. He affirms celibacy as a charism, a gift that is true for some, but only when received as a grace.

Author : Fr Gustavo Castillo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0998116475

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Shepherding the Family of God by Fr Gustavo Castillo Pdf

This is an important book, and it comes at a crucial moment when there is growing awareness that we are living in a time of reform and renewal in the Catholic Church. The troubles of the Church in our times are not unique. In fact, we see striking similarities between our times and those of St. John of Avila in pre-Reformation Europe. What Pope Francis has said about our times also applies to St. John's times: "We are not living in an era of change but a change of era." As in John's time, the Church carries out her mission today in an emerging global society marked by rapid and profound changes -- technological, economic, political, and cultural. These changes challenge the Church's moral authority and institutional structures and call into question her truth claims in a secularizing society. In every period of the Church's history, the key to her reform and renewal is the reform and renewal of the priesthood.

Author : Paul J. Philibert,Melvin Blanchette,Daniel E. Danielson
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0814629768

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Stewards of God's Mysteries by Paul J. Philibert,Melvin Blanchette,Daniel E. Danielson Pdf

This study of priestly spirituality at the start of a new millennium considers how priests participate in the dying and rising of the Lord through challenges and joys that are rooted in our changing culture, in the growing diversity of our Catholic world, and in the demands of their own ministry. Designed as a study text, these pages contain reflection questions for both individuals and study groups of bishops, superiors and priests.

Author : Germain Gabriel Grisez,Russell Shaw
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Vocation
ISBN : 159276021X

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Personal Vocation by Germain Gabriel Grisez,Russell Shaw Pdf

What does God want you to do with your life? Whether you're ordained, professed religious, single, or married, Personal Vocation will show you how to: discover the elements of your vocation; commit yourself to that mission; and remain faithful to your personal call from God. For the young adult making education and career decisions... For the older individual coming to grips with vocation concerns... this book offers information and a perspective that can encourage, inspire, and re-energize.

Author : Bob Schuchts Ph D,William M Watson Sj
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1721778241

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Forty Weeks by Bob Schuchts Ph D,William M Watson Sj Pdf

I have a profound admiration for the vocation of the diocesan parish priest. It has been described as a relentless vocation with constant demands. In the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus, Ignatius writes that "the education of priests, as a work of the highest value, is to be considered one of the chief ministries of the Society." (VII #290) Yet the wellspring of any priest's successful ministry is a deep, personal, daily relationship with Jesus Christ. It is the deeper spiritual formation that Ignatian Spirituality can so well serve priests in their ongoing formation. We dedicate this edition of Forty Weeks to all diocesan priests who hunger for Jesus' healing and transformative love and mercy in their daily lives. Christ shares both his priesthood and its graces with you, his brothers, as well as a special place in his Sacred Heart.Dr. Schuchts and I pray that this spiritual resource will give you a way to nourish your soul and so increase the fruitfulness of your ministry of sharing in Jesus' priesthood.

Author : Hans Urs Von Balthasar
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681493930

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Priestly Spirituality by Hans Urs Von Balthasar Pdf

Priesthood and crisis are two words that appear to be very closely related. Or so it has seemed for the past thirty years and more. The crisis in the priestly ministry is constantly showing new sides, however-the issue of the priest's own self-understanding, for example, the interplay of the various different vocations within the Church, and the struggle, in the face of a plethora of different offices and ministries, to discern what constitutes the specific priestly dimension and identity. Again and again, in his theological writings, Hans Urs von Balthasar has addressed the fundamental issues of of?ce and ministry, of priesthood and discipleship. He has uncovered the foundations from a biblical and theological historical perspective and has offered answers to the current problems of priestly existence. This book presents the confrontation with relevant trends, and at the same time the opposing current generated by von Balthasar, since he does not follow popular positions but instead gives us the very core of the Gospel and of revelation, like rye bread. In order to illuminate the spirituality and meaning of the life of the priest of today, von Balthasar goes back to the origins, to the apostles, to their calling, and above all to that moment from which their apostolic mission and their entire Christian existence originates, the Paschal mystery of Jesus. On the eve of his death, Jesus establishes the Eucharist and the priesthood; immediately after his Resurrection he bestows on the disciples the power to forgive sins, entrusts his sheep to Peter, and sends them out into the whole world. Thus von Balthasar considers the life and mission of today's priests in continuity not only with the first apostles, but above all, with Jesus himself. The person and mission of Jesus Christ stand at the center of priestly spirituality. Hence all the reaections in this work revolve unswervingly around Jesus Christ and his mission. Jesus is the source and norm of priestly existence. Only when God, made manifest in the figure of the Savior Jesus Christ, is understood as the center from which this priestly existence springs, and only when this enduring center is proclaimed, can the bold presumption of the Lord in entrusting his mission to weak men be understood in confident trust and attract new followers, even in lean times.

Author : Christian, OSB Raab,Brian E., SJ Daley
Publisher : Catholic University of America Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813233239

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Understanding the Religious Priesthood by Christian, OSB Raab,Brian E., SJ Daley Pdf

Most contemporary theologies of Holy Orders consider priesthood mainly in its diocesan context and most contemporary theologies of religious life do not consider how ordained ministry functions when it is internal rather than external to religious life. Understanding the Religious Priesthood provides a history and theology of religious priesthood that contributes to our understanding of this vocation’s identity and mission. It uncovers what religious priesthood shares with diocesan priesthood and non-ordained religious life and what makes it different from both those other vocations. Christian Raab begins by tracing the history of religious priesthood from its origins in the early Church to the eve of the Second Vatican Council. He demonstrates that religious priests often faced questions about how to reconcile their two callings, but that they also provided answers in their theologies and spiritualities of priesthood and religious life. Meanwhile, they made key contributions to the Church’s life and mission. Raab then investigates the teachings of the Second Vatican Council on priesthood and religious life. Observing that the Council presented priesthood according to a diocesan typology and presented religious life without sacerdotal associations, he argues that the lack of imagery of religious priesthood contributed to a post-conciliar vocational identity crisis among religious priests. He then seeks to remedy this lacuna by appealing to the biblical images for religious priesthood Hans Urs von Balthasar offered in his theology of vocations. Raab argues that Balthasar’s imagery is a promising way forward for understanding the identity and mission of religious priesthood. In a final part, Raab provides a substantial theological articulation of religious priesthood which illuminates its liturgical signification, ecclesial mediation and mission, and ministerial identity. Here he draws not only from Balthasar but also from Pope John Paul II, Yves Congar, Jean-Marie Tillard, Brian Daley, and Guy Mansini to construct his profile.

Author : Gerard J. McGlone,Len Sperry
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780814634387

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The Inner Life of Priests by Gerard J. McGlone,Len Sperry Pdf

The Inner Life of Priests is a landmark exploration of how the categories and practices of psychology are contributing to a new health and vitality in the priesthood. Authors McGlone and Sperry (both nationally-recognized experts on the integration of psychology and spirituality in priestly life), investigate issues and answer questions that concern those invested in the healthy ministry of priests everyone from the people in the pews to those in Church leadership. They include: How has psychology helped us understand both mental and spiritual health of those applying to Catholic seminaries and then serving in priestly ministry? How has it shaped understanding of key issues like affective maturity, cultural competency and even the discipline of celibacy? How has it helped Church leaders better understanding and positively influence clerical culture in seminaries, dioceses, and religious orders? Catholic laity, priests, seminarians, vocation directors, those considering religious and priestly vocations everyone interested in how men serving in this critical ministerial role are identified, formed and supported will welcome this authoritative and positive book.