Pastoral action in the church, vintage 1971

A representative enquiry based on sample selection was undertaken among Hungarian tourists in Austria with the object of investigating the general attitude taken up with regard to conciliar renewal and pastoral action. The truth or falsity of the relevant hypotheses was tested in five sets of questions: there were questions with general secular reference ; questions with secular reference concerning Hungary; questions with religious and general reference, but concerning Hungary; questions with reference to the Council and religious renewal in general; and questions relating to liturgical reform. In addition to several detailed results and particular conclusions the fol lowing basic trends were verified: 1. Pastoral action should, according to the faithful, come to grips with many more problems of a general kind as problems which stand in relationship to specifically new experiences in the life of the Church, i.e. the presuppositions are the most important thing in this particular field. 2. In this sector, however, it seems that there is a great amount of lee way to be made up. Pastoral action therefore should be on the one hand very intensive and on the other hand be well-balanced, pedagogic and careful in its method of application, i.e. it should ensure the quickest possible transition without being precipitate. 3. The greatest, and perhaps the most dangerous, deficiency in the religious life of Hungarian Catholics seems to lie in the field of religious education, religious culture, information and knowledge. The long spiritual isolation, the lack of objective means of spiritual orientation and of religious cultural nourishment, the impossibility of keeping up to date with the spiritual development of the Church as a whole are probably leading not only to a lack of knowledge but are also bringing about changes at the deepest levels of the human psyche.

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Fé e política na ação pastoral da Igreja hoje

Revista Eclesiástica Brasileira ◽

10.29386/reb.v70i280.1099 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (280) ◽

pp. 819

Author(s):

Nicolau João Bakker

Keyword(s):

Latin American ◽

Theological Reflection ◽

High Significance ◽

The Past ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Church ◽

Pastoral Action

Uma das características da ação pastoral concreta da Igreja Latino-americana, nas últimas décadas, tem sido o refluxo na relação entre fé e política. Este mesmo refluxo, no entanto, não pode ser observado na reflexão teológica do continente. No intuito de superar um hiato crescente entre o crer e o agir, este artigo analisa as relações entre fé e política na perspectiva das cosmovisões teológica e antropológica do passado para ressaltar sua alta significância para o contexto atual da Igreja. Esta se vê confrontada hoje com uma nova cosmovisão, a “ecológica”. As lições do passado, o agir histórico de Jesus e a nova cosmovisão iluminam os passos a serem dados no presente.Abstract: The concrete pastoral action of the latin-american church, in the last decades, has been characterized by a diminishing of the relationship between faith and politics. The same can not be observed, however, in the theological reflection of the continent. To overcome the growing lap between faith and action, this article analyzes the relations between faith and politics in the theological and anthropological cosmovisions of the past in order to enhance their high significance for the actual context of the church. The church, nowadays, is facing a new “ecological” cosmovision. The lessons of the past, the historical action of Jesus and this new cosmovision illuminate the steps for the present.

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Architecture of the university chapels

Actas de Arquitectura Religiosa Contemporánea ◽

10.17979/aarc.2013.3.0.5099 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 166-173

Author(s):

Flavia Radice

Keyword(s):

University Buildings ◽

The University ◽

The Church ◽

Pastoral Action

University chapels are evangelization outposts offering the possibility to give evidence on the presence of the Church in places otherwise not reached from the ordinary pastoral action. In most Italian campuses there is no place for worship. Indeed, Italy presents a variegated phenomenology of university buildings and related chapels, understandable looking at their history. The liturgical problem arises noting that university chapels are places of particular relationship with the sacraments, great invitation to meditation and occasions of architectural experimentation. Helped by some international examples, this search means to enrich the historiographical and critical outline of the architecture-liturgy connection.

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O contexto ecumênico de Medellín e o posicionamento católico sobre a unidade cristã na América Latina

Revista Encontros Teológicos ◽

10.46525/ret.v33i2.858 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Elias Wolff

Keyword(s):

Latin American ◽

Catholic Church ◽

Special Section ◽

Fundamental Function ◽

Church Mission ◽

America Latina ◽

American Catholic ◽

The Church ◽

Pastoral Action ◽

The Catholic Church

As Conclusões da Conferência de Medellín é o primeiro documento do episcopado católico latino-americano que insere o ecumenismo no agir pastoral da Igreja Católica no continente. Não dedica uma seção especial ao tema, mas o apresenta como um elemento transversal nas diversas temáticas abordadas. A Conferência foi, em si mesma, uma significativa experiência ecumênica pela presença dos representantes das Igrejas e a prática da hospitalidade eucarística na celebração de encerramento. Medellín foi uma real recepção das orientações conciliares sobre o aggiornamento da Igreja, para o qual o ecumenismo tem uma função fundamental em nossos tempos.Palavras chave: Medellín. Igreja. Missão. Ecumenismo.Abstract: The Conclusions of the Medellin Conference is the first document of the Latin American Catholic bishops who enter ecumenism in the pastoral action of the Catholic Church on the continent. It does not dedicate a special section to the theme, but it presents it as a transversal element in the various thematic topics covered. The conference was, in itself, a significant ecumenical experience for the presence of the representatives of the churches and the practice of Eucharistic Hospitality in the celebration of closure. Medellin was a real reception of the conciliation guidelines on the aggiornamento of the church, for which Ecumenism has a fundamental function in our times.Keywords: Medellín. Church. Mission. Ecumenism

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O desafio do socialismo religioso na pastoral (II)

Revista Eclesiástica Brasileira ◽

10.29386/reb.v72i286.889 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (286) ◽

pp. 396

Author(s):

Nicolau João Bakker

Keyword(s):

Jesus Christ ◽

Kingdom Of God ◽

The World ◽

The Church ◽

Specific Contribution ◽

Pastoral Action

Num artigo anterior, tratamos do socialismo religioso tal como se apresenta na Revelação bíblica e na Tradição da Igreja. Por falta de espaço, não analisamos como este mesmo socialismo se configurou nos tempos da Modernidade. O objetivo deste artigo é demonstrar que, na Modernidade, século após século, o socialismo religioso continua fortemente presente, tanto na Igreja quanto fora dela, ainda que dentro de uma nova cosmovisão, no caso, a antropológica. Ressaltamos também que esta busca por uma “nova” sociedade não é algo específico do cristianismo, pois se trata de um sonho inerente ao próprio ser humano. Através de uma ação pastoral adequada, com base no Reino de Deus pregado por Jesus Cristo, a Igreja não pode deixar de oferecer ao mundo sua contribuição específica. A nova cosmovisão ecológica que vem se impondo ajuda a superar uma série de dificuldades. Encerramos o artigo com algumas considerações pastorais complementares ao artigo anterior.Abstract: In a former article we dealt about religious socialism as presented in biblical Revelation and in Tradition of the Church. Due to lack of space we did not analyze how this socialism has been re-arranged in the context of Modernity. This article aims to demonstrate that, in Modernity, century by century, religious socialism was always vigorously present, in the Church as well as outside the Church, although within a new cosmovision, in this case anthropological. We emphasize too that this search for a “new” society is not something specific to Christianity, because it is a dream inherent to all people. By means of adequate pastoral action, based on the Kingdom of God preached by Jesus Christ, the Church must offer to the world her specific contribution. The new ecological cosmovision, present today with increasing emphasis, helps to overcome several difficulties. We conclude this article with some complementary pastoral considerations to the former article.

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Tindakan Pastoral Gereja dalam Meningkatkan Kemampuan Resolusi Konflik Jemaat

HARVESTER: Jurnal Teologi dan Kepemimpinan Kristen ◽

10.52104/harvester.v4i1.3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 36-49

Author(s):

Minggus Minggus

Keyword(s):

Group Dynamics ◽

Human Interaction ◽

Personal Relationships ◽

Negative Perceptions ◽

The Church ◽

Pastoral Action

Conflicts can be found in almost every area of human interaction, but the notion that every interaction needs to involve conflict is wrong. Because humans have the ability to develop relationships, relationships, and skills in such a way without causing conflict. When examined further, one of the causes of conflict is the existence of negative perceptions about themselves and others. This perception then changes the situation from simple to complex, the namely open conflict involving many individuals or communities as well as in the church. Departing from this reality, the authors conducted a study in one community that served as a model in applying group dynamics methods. That is, all forms of treatment and response to the research illustrate that the same thing can be done in the center of the church as a pastoral action. The method of group dynamics is a concept that describes the process of a group that is always developing and can adapt to a constantly changing situation. Here is the importance of this study, namely to determine the extent to which the application of group dynamics as a form of pastoral action can overcome the constraints of personal relationships so that through the application of this method, each person is encouraged to improve his ability to resolve conflicts.Abstrak: Konflik dapat ditemukan di hampir setiap bidang interaksi manusia, tetapi anggapan bahwa setiap interaksi perlu melibatkan konflik adalah salah. Sebab manusia mempunyai kemampuan untuk mengembangkan relasi, pergaulan dan ketrampilan sedemikan rupa tanpa menimbulkan konflik. Bila ditelaah lebih lanjut, salah satu penyebab konflik adalah adanya persepsi negatif tentang diri dan orang lain. Persepsi ini kemudian merubah situasi dari yang sederhana menjadi rumit, yaitu konflik terbuka yang melibatkan banyak pribadi atau komunitas seperti halnya di jemaat. Berangkat dari realita ini, penulis melakukan penelitian di salah satu komunitas yang berfungsi sebagai model dalam menerapkan metode dinamika kelompok. Artinya, segala bentuk perlakuan dan respons atas penelitian itu menjadi gambaran bahwa hal yang sama dapat juga dilakukan di tengah jemaat sebagai tindakan pastoral. Metode dinamika kelompok merupakan sebuah konsep yang menggambarkan proses kelompok yang selalu berkembang dan dapat menyesuaikan diri dengan keadaan yang selalu berubah-ubah. Di sinilah kepentingan dari penelitian ini, yaitu untuk mengetahui sejauhmana penerapan dinamika kelompok sebagai bentuk tindakan pastoral dapat mengatasi kendala-kendala relasi yang bersifat pribadi, sehingga melalui penerapan metode ini, setiap pribadi didorong untuk meningkatkan kemampuannya dalam meresolusi konflik.

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Spiritual Healing, Sick Kids and the Law: Inequities in the American Healthcare System

American Journal of Law & Medicine ◽

10.1017/s0098858800002847 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 29 (2-3) ◽

pp. 269-299

Author(s):

Janna C. Merrick

Keyword(s):

Medical Science ◽

Spiritual Healing ◽

Best Interests ◽

Legal Rights ◽

High Tech ◽

Divine Love ◽

Religious Minority ◽

Human Need ◽

East End ◽

The Church

Main Street in Sarasota, Florida. A high-tech medical arts building rises from the east end, the county's historic three-story courthouse is two blocks to the west and sandwiched in between is the First Church of Christ, Scientist. A verse inscribed on the wall behind the pulpit of the church reads: “Divine Love Always Has Met and Always Will Meet Every Human Need.” This is the church where William and Christine Hermanson worshipped. It is just a few steps away from the courthouse where they were convicted of child abuse and third-degree murder for failing to provide conventional medical care for their seven-year-old daughter.This Article is about the intersection of “divine love” and “the best interests of the child.” It is about a pluralistic society where the dominant culture reveres medical science, but where a religious minority shuns and perhaps fears that same medical science. It is also about the struggle among different religious interests to define the legal rights of the citizenry.

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Ideas and Leaders in Contentious Politics: One Parish Priest in El Salvador's Popular Movement

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x13009862 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (01) ◽

pp. 76-101

Author(s):

PETER M. SANCHEZ

Keyword(s):

Collective Action ◽

El Salvador ◽

Liberation Theology ◽

Contentious Politics ◽

Religious Leaders ◽

Political Movement ◽

Parish Priest ◽

Historical Moment ◽

Resource Mobilisation ◽

The Church

AbstractThis paper examines the actions of one Salvadorean priest – Padre David Rodríguez – in one parish – Tecoluca – to underscore the importance of religious leadership in the rise of El Salvador's contentious political movement that began in the early 1970s, when the guerrilla organisations were only just beginning to develop. Catholic leaders became engaged in promoting contentious politics, however, only after the Church had experienced an ideological conversion, commonly referred to as liberation theology. A focus on one priest, in one parish, allows for generalisation, since scores of priests, nuns and lay workers in El Salvador followed the same injustice frame and tactics that generated extensive political mobilisation throughout the country. While structural conditions, collective action and resource mobilisation are undoubtedly necessary, the case of religious leaders in El Salvador suggests that ideas and leadership are of vital importance for the rise of contentious politics at a particular historical moment.

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