Pastores Dabo Vobis
Pastores Dabo Vobis

Author: Catholic Church. Pope (1978-2005 : John Paul II)

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780851838083

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John Paul II on the mission and the formation of the priests of the future

Discerning Religious Life
Discerning Religious Life

Author: Clare Matthiass

Publisher:

Published: 2017-04-20

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 9780989621250

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A guide to help Catholic women discover a vocation to religious life.

From Truth and truth
From Truth and truth

Author: Francis Etheredge

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2016-04-26

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1443892033

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What emerges in this second book of the trilogy is that the very “ground” and content of experience is richer than what can be reduced to a particular account of it. As such, dialogue develops from the “natural” diversity of what is “of” faith and what is “of” reason. Neither faith nor reason, however, originates “from” experience; rather, both are “witnessed” in experience. In other words, taking up questions about the nature of man, whether philosophically, psychologically or in terms of social structures, manifests both a variety of points of departure and, at the same time, the manifold conversations that are possible in the “field of culture”.Focusing particularly on the work of St. John Paul II, the first essay examines the answer of reason and the answer of faith to the same question: What is man? Conversion, too, entails an “unexpected” relationship to natural truth, which, in its own way, is both adequate and inadequate to salvation. Communication, as it were, runs throughout these essays; however, in particular, there is a need to enrich our human understanding of the process of “coming to ourselves” with the insights of spiritual discernment. Axiomatically, however, it is possible to say that just as we come to exist through a relationship to others, so our healing and holiness are manifest through our relationship to others in the “Other”. Furthermore, while it is ultimately true that we exist as individually rooted in the social structure of our origin and the times in which we live, we need to critically participate in the dialogue which identifies our common “reality” and not live our lives covered in “psycho-social” labels of one kind or another.As a whole, then, there is an incomparable range and depth to “dialogue”. Indeed, given the many critical situations in the world, it is increasingly indispensable and essential that humanity choose the incredible wealth of dialogue in contrast to the possibility of a “polarised” and “conflictual” structure between people and peoples.

Finding the Treasure
Finding the Treasure

Author: Sandra Marie Schneiders

Publisher: Paulist Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780809139613

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"Sandra Schneiders' brilliant and perceptive analysis projects a new model of religious life. Deeply exciting and genuinely consoling ....." [from back cover]

The Catholic Priesthood
The Catholic Priesthood

Author: Fr Michael Muller Cssr

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-08-12

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9781502985545

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The Catholic Priesthood, Volume I back in print after 132 years. Well respected and well read Fr Michael Muller, C.SS.R. discusses the Catholic Priesthood and the Vocation to it and the Private Life of the Priest. THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD. Part I. 7 The Great Dignity of the Priesthood.-Vocation to it. Chapter I. Jesus Christ the Eternal Priest 7 Chapter II. Dignity of the Priest.-His Power over Christ's Sacred Body 25 Chapter III. Dignity of the Priest.-His Power over Christ's Mystic Body.-Over the Faithful 38 Chapter IV. Dignity of the Priest.-His Power of Preaching the Word of God 48 Chapter V. God the Author of Vocations 59 Chapter VI. Who are Called to the Priesthood 68 Chapter VII. Motives for Following the Divine Calling to a State of Perfection 75 Chapter VIII. How the Ecclesiastical Student should preserve the Grace of Vocation 85 Chapter IX. Marks of Non-vocation to the Priesthood 103 Chapter X. The Sin of those who Become Priests Without a Divine Vocation 120 Chapter XI. States of Life. -The Third Order of St. Francis 133 Chapter XII. The Desire of a Secular Priest to Embrace the Religious State 151 Part II. 162 The Private Life of the Priest. Chapter I.The Obligation of the Priest to Lead a Life of Perfection 162 Chapter II. The Value of Time and the Great Means to Spend it Profitably 176 Chapter III. Necessity of Prayer for a Pastor 185 Chapter IV.Necessity of Meditation or Mental Prayer 196 Chapter V. The Mystery of Love.-The Priest's Greatest Treasure 203 Chapter VI.Preparation for Mass 215 Chapter VII.On Reverence and Devotion in Celebrating Mass 222 Chapter VIII.Thanksgiving after Mass 229 Chapter IX. The Spirit of Sacrifice 247 Chapter X. The Breviary 263 Chapter XI.Moral Necessity of the Intercession of Mary 277 Chapter XII.The Confidence we ought to Have in the Intercession of Mary on Account of her Power and Mercy 286 Chapter XIII. Practical Conclusions from the Two Preceding Chapters. 296 Chapter XIV. Patron-Saints-Devotion to St. Joseph 309 Chapter XV. The Necessity and Power of Faith in Order to Attain Perfection 331 Chapter XVI. The Spirit of Humility 343 Chapter XVII.Chastity of the Priest 350 Chapter XVIII. The Guardians of Sacerdotal Chastity 358 Chapter XIX.The Priest Must be a Man of Science 368