scholarly journals Misja Kościoła — niezwykła zwykłość nauczania papieża Franciszka

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-129
Author(s):  
Dariusz Gardocki
Keyword(s):  
Way Of Life ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Ignatian Spirituality ◽  
The Core ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Doctrine Of The Church ◽  
Christian Proclamation ◽  
The Church ◽  
Pastoral Practice

With Pope Francis a new chapter has begun in the history of the Church. This newness refers to the new internal situation of the Church, new “signs of time”, and new challenges which the Church has to face. Through the symbolic gestures of his pastoral practice and the directions indicated in his homilies and encyclical letters Francis responds to these challenges in the spirit of the Gospel. His whole pontificate is characterized by the profound desire to impart the newness and fresh- ness of the Gospel as well as what constitutes the core of its teaching. In this endeavor of returning to the sources, he sees the possibility of renewal of the Church. This entails a discernment of what constitutes the center and core of the Christian proclamation versus what is secondary, as well as how Jesus’ teaching has been distorted and deformed over the centuries. Francis speaks about the necessity of the apostolic and pastoral conversion of the Church. The Church has to undertake the “option for mission” and “apostolic dynamism”. She must go to the peripheries. In his teaching Pope Francis imparts the traditional doctrine of the Church. But he does it in a new way, using new language, new gestures and a new way of life. Like his predecessors, he wants to serve the faith. He does not wish to change what constitutes the core of the Christian faith. But he wants the Church to grow in the understanding of the Gospel as well as in the discernment of the ways of the Spirit. Therefore, he emphasizes the constant need for the attitude of discernment. This is what he has learned above all from Ignatian spirituality and his pastoral experience: “the discernment of the spirits”.

scholarly journals Padres no Brasil: Ontem, hoje, amanhã

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (286) ◽  
pp. 308
Author(s):  
Antonio Alves de Melo
Keyword(s):  
Decisive Role ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
The Past ◽  
Epochal Change ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church ◽  
New Phase ◽  
Pastoral Practice ◽  
The Way

A história da Igreja no Brasil conhece três fases: o catolicismo luso-brasileiro, o catolicismo romanizado e o catolicismo renovado. Atualmente, se delineia uma quarta fase ainda não claramente designada. Em cada uma dessas fases, os padres tiveram uma atuação determinante segundo um modo característico no estilo de vida e na atuação pastoral. A fase em que agora nos encontramos, na medida em que vai se configurando, abre caminho para um estilo de presbítero em consonância com ela. Um estilo que engloba a forma de vida, a prática pastoral e a espiritualidade entendidas como três dimensões de uma única realidade. Essa busca de novos caminhos se dá não somente na abertura ao novo, no interior de um movimento de mudança epocal, mas também à luz do testemunho de presbíteros que, no passado, exerceram o ministério segundo o mais autêntico espírito apostólico, embora limitados por condicionamentos pessoais, sociais, culturais e eclesiais.Abstract: The history of the Church in Brazil can be said to have three phases: Luso-Brazilian Catholicism, Romanized Catholicism and Renewed Catholicism. At present there are discussions about a possible fourth phase, but its characteristics are yet to be established. In each of these phases, the priests had a decisive role in terms of a characteristic lifestyle and pastoral activity. The phase in which we now find ourselves, as it gradually takes shape paves the way for a new style of priests more suited to this new phase. A style that embodies the way of life, the pastoral practice and the spirituality, all understood as three dimensions of one reality. This search for new paths occurs not only as an opening towards the new, within a movement of epochal change, but also in the light of the testimony of elders who in the past exercised the Ministry according to the most authentic apostolic spirit, even if limited by personal, social, cultural and ecclesial constraints.

scholarly journals “Varii errores qui ab origine mundi emerserunt”. The semantic scope of the term “heresy” in Philastrius’ of Brescia Diversarum hereseon liber

Vox Patrum ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 315-325
Author(s):  
Mariusz Szram
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Rule Of Faith ◽  
Early Christian ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Church ◽  
Semantic Scope

The bishop of Brescia, Philastrius, author of the first Latin catalogue of he­resies, written between 380 and 388, presented in his treaty an extremely large number of heterodox movements: 28 within Judaism and 128 in early Christianity. This comes as a result of a wide understanding of the term heresis. For Philastrius this term was synonymous with the term error, recognized as any deviation from the universal truth in the history of the world, inspired by Satan as “the father of lies”, ocurring primarily in Judaism and Christianity. Among the early Christian views defined by the bishop of Brescia as heresy five groups can be distinguished. The first group includes mainly the erroneous views on fundamental theological questions contained in the rule of faith, such as the concept of a creator God and saviour Jesus Christ. The second set of he­resies, closely related with the previous one, contains the erroneous doctrines of anthropology, such as questioning the resurrection of the human body or the view of the materiality of the human soul. The third group includes the views related to the misinterpretation of Scripture, especially exaggerated literal interpretations of the texts of the Old Testament, as well as the cosmological views which do not agree with descriptions contained within the Bible. The fourth group contains the moral issues related to the based on laxism or rigorism way of life, as well as to the attitude of lack of deference to the laws of the Church, but non-threatening the primary truths of the Christian faith. The fifth group of heresies includes the movements defined by the authors of the late patristic period as a schizm, while the term schisma is not at all used by the bishop of Brescia in his work. The semantic scope of the term heresis in Philastrius’ treaty went beyond the noncompliance with the regula fidei. According to the bishop of Brescia each offense – whether in doctrinal teaching or practice of life, as well as with regard to the understanding of the text of Scripture – is a heresy because it offends God and the Church. Therefore, in Philastrius opinion one should not differentiate between superior and minor error, but equally condemn them as attitudes directed against God as the Father of Truth.

Jesuits in the Twenty-First Century

2018 ◽  
pp. 1053-1072
Author(s):  
Benoît Vermander
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Reform Process ◽  
Formation Model ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Ignatian Spirituality ◽  
The Road ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
The One ◽  
The Church

This chapter maps the road traveled by the Jesuits from the time they chose Pedro Arrupe as their Twenty-Eighth Superior General in 1965 till the election of their confrere Jorge Maria Bergoglio (Pope Francis) in March 2013, followed by the one of Arturo Sosa as the Thirty-First Superior General of the order in October 2016. During that period, the Jesuits significantly shifted priorities, highlighting integration between faith and justice and a return to the sources of Ignatian spirituality. Today’s mission is presented as being one of reconciliation among peoples, among religions, and with the whole creation. Internal challenges include shrinking global membership (while Asia and Africa are growing numerically), formation model for younger members, collaboration with laity, and protection of minors. Jesuits need to further their internal reform process while helping the church and society at large creatively respond to pressing global challenges.

scholarly journals Por uma igreja de rosto amazônico. Inculturação dos ministérios eclesiais

2020 ◽  
Vol 80 (316) ◽  
pp. 262
Author(s):  
Sinivaldo Silva Tavares
Keyword(s):  
Pope Francis ◽  
Ordained Ministry ◽  
De Se ◽  
Communion Ecclesiology ◽  
The Church ◽  
Pastoral Practice

Na Exortação pós-sinodal Querida Amazônia, o Papa Francisco apresenta o Documento final do sínodo “de maneira oficial” e, por esta razão, em vez de querer superá-lo ou substituí-lo, convida “a lê-lo integralmente”. Daí o fato de sugerir “uma recepção harmoniosa, criativa e frutuosa de todo o caminho sinodal” (QA, 2). Como articular o Documento final com a Exortação pós-sinodal com vistas a uma potencialização recíproca? Reputa-se que questões candentes emersas no curso do longo processo sinodal continuam postas sobre a mesa. E isso justificaria, portanto, o fato de se continuar refletindo sobre as mesmas. A teologia tem por missão iluminar a prática pastoral no intuito de torná-la mais lúcida e eficaz. Nesse sentido, serão aqui problematizadas algumas das questões em torno a três nós temáticos: 1) a Igreja faz a Eucaristia, mas é a Eucaristia que edifica a Igreja; 2) a ”privatização” do ministério ordenado e da eucaristia; 3) a relação entre “sacerdócio batismal” e “sacerdócio ministerial”. Antes, porém, são partilhadas algumas perplexidades relativas, sobretudo, às questões tratadas nos parágrafos que se situam no quarto capítulo, intitulado “Sonho eclesial”, e, mais precisamente, nos números relativos à “inculturação do ministério” (n. 85-90) e à “força e dom das mulheres” (n. 99-103). Manifesta-se, enfim, a convicção de que tais questões devam ser analisadas e aprofundadas no horizonte de uma eclesiologia de comunhão enredada ao redor do binômio comunidade-ministérios.Abstract: In the post-synodal Exhortation Dear Amazon Pope Francis presents the final document of the synod “in an official manner” and for this reason, instead of wanting to go beyond or replace it invites us to “read it in its entirety”. Hence his suggestion for “a harmonious, creative and fruitful reception of the entire synodal path” (QA, 2). How to link the final Document with the post-synodal Exhortation with the intention to produce a reciprocal enhancement? It is believed that complex topics kept under the surface throughout the long synodal process continue on the table. This would justify, therefore, the fact that we continue to reflect about them. Theology has as its mission to throw light on the pastoral practice in order to make it clearer and more effective. In this sense, some of the issues around three thematic knots there will be discussed and analyzed here: 1) the Church makes the Eucharist but it is the Eucharist that builds the Church; 2) the “privatization” of the ordained ministry and of the Eucharist; 3) the relation between “baptismal priesthood” and “ministerial priesthood”. Before this, however, some perplexities related, above all, to the issues dealt with in some paragraphs of the fourth chapter – entitled Ecclesial Dream – are shared. And, more precisely, the numbers related to the “enculturation of the ministry” (n.85-90) and to “the strength and gifts of women” (n. 99-103). Finally, the conviction that such issues must be further analysed and studied more deeply in the horizon of a communion ecclesiology entangled with the binomial community-ministries.Keywords: Eucharist; Inculturation; Baptized priesthood; Community; Ministries.

scholarly journals The origin and theological content of the Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus

2019 ◽  
pp. 165-179
Author(s):  
Dariusz Kwiatkowski
Keyword(s):  
Human Being ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Popular Piety ◽  
The Core ◽  
History Of ◽  
Entire History ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
The Church ◽  
Mutual Communication

The article presents the sources, origin and theology of the Litany to the Holy Name of Jesus. The rst part shows the mystery of names. It is the symbolism of man and the process of mutual communication that is the core. Names are the living souls of every being. Thanks to names, human beings are not anonymous. In ancient times, names would never be overlooked as insigni cant conventional terms as they had a meaningful part in the role that a given being took on in the uni- verse. The name has a meaning and is treated as a kind of a spiritual substance, as something real, something that truly exists. The sources of Jesus’ titles present in the Litany to the Name of Jesus are the Holy Scriptures, the writings of the Fathers of the Church and popular piety. The Litany to the Holy Name of Jesus shows the richness of the content in the Name of Jesus, which contains the truth about His deity and His in nite love for the whole of creation and especially for every human being. The Litany is a summary of the entire history of salvation, in which the name of Jesus became “a name above all names” (see Flp 2: 8-11).

A református elemi iskolák helyzete a Komáromi Református Egyházmegyében, az 1920–30-as években

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-338
Author(s):  
Ferenc Tömösközi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
Reformed Church ◽  
Indirect Impact ◽  
School Network ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Church School ◽  
The Church ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Church Schools

Abstract. The situation of the Reformed elementary schools in the Reformed Diocese of Komárom in the 1920s–1930s. The present study provides an insight into the history of the Reformed church schools of the Reformed Diocese of Komárom in the territory of Czechoslovakia between the two world wars. Following geopolitical changes after 1920, the church school network had to be reorganized, which posed completely new challenges to the minority Reformed Church. Subsequent to presentation of the major school laws, the development of the diocesan school network is discussed. After the reorganization, teachers had to face a lot of grievances from state officials, which had a direct and indirect impact on both teachers and the educational policy of the Reformed Church. After outlining the problems of textbooks for use in schools, the diocesan schooling of the two decades under review is summarized. Keywords: Reformed Church, schools, school network, teacher, textbook

scholarly journals Ekumenisiteit as ’n Skrifgefundeerde raamwerk vir kerklike eenheid – ook op die gebied van sendingwerk

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Smit
Keyword(s):  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Church Of Christ ◽  
History Of Christianity ◽  
Reformed Tradition ◽  
Missionary Work ◽  
The Core ◽  
History Of ◽  
Core Characteristics ◽  
The Church

Ecumenicism as a Scripturally-founded framework for ecclesiastical unity – also in missionary work In this article the foundations of a Scripturally-based ecumenicism utilised as a framework within which the dilemma of church division, also in missionary work, can be approached are investigated. The article identifies these foundations as the attributa ecclesiae (the core characteristics of the church), namely unity, catholicity, apostolicity and holiness. The conclusion arrived at is that the purpose of ecumenicism is the unity of the church, because of the catholicity of the church, based on the apostolicity of the church and aimed at the holiness of the church. Within this framework, missionary work should rather focus on cooperation than on emphasising ecclesiastical differences. The concluding issue concerns the boundaries of ecclesiastical cooperation, also in missionary work. Is it possible that different churches within the Reformed tradition can cooperate in missionary fields? Is it furthermore possible that the boundaries can be extended to encompass more than the approach of the Reformed tradition? In which way can churches from the Reformed tradition also cooperate with, for instance, churches from the Lutheran tradition, or with churches from the charismatic or even Roman Catholic traditions? The conclusions arrived at point to the notae ecclesiae (the core marks of the church) as the widest boundary for ecclesiastical cooperation. This approach accommodates the diversity of culture and ethos within the boundaries of the core marks of the church which determine what the church should be like in order to be church of the Lord. In the currently rising ecumenical phase of the history of Christianity the emphasis will increasingly fall on unifying rather than on dividing aspects of the church. The conclusion indicates that the unity of the church, also in missionary work, can only be attained and maintained within the framework of the core characteristics of the church (the attributa ecclesiae) – and that ecumenicism is no longer possible if a church is not recognisable as church of Christ and does not function within the core marks set for the church (the notae ecclesiae).

scholarly journals Menafsir Dekonstruksi Derida dalam Sosok Paus Fransiskus

Humaniora ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1246
Author(s):  
Frederikus Fios
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Spiritual Leadership ◽  
Binary Opposition ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
The Core ◽  
Immoral Behavior ◽  
The World ◽  
Open Horizon ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The Church

Jacques Derida is a phenomenal philosopher through his philosophy of deconstruction theory. Derida showed systematically the death of structuralism. His speech shocked the world of academics in France and almost all of America and Europe. Deconstruction is a new way of reading the text, by shifting the core of a text to the side, and put the idea on the edge (the unnoticed, hidden ideas) to the center or importance. Derida rejected dichotomous, binary opposition, bipolarity, thinking model or ways of thinking that one is privileging and marginalizing other ideas. Derida thought the model that would proclaim democratic, open, and dynamic diversity that would make room for multiple interpretations of meaning or open horizon that tolerate differences in interpretation of a text. What was conceptualized by Derida is found legitimacy in practical adequacy in the figure of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's highest leader. Francis shows a deconstructive way to lead contemporary Catholic Church. Francis has opened a new, broader, and other meaning in looking the praxis of the Church. He does not prioritize elitist lifestyle, yet puts a simple and frugal lifestyle. He changes conservative theology into progressive-liberal theology. He realized Church needs not theology but a living testimony of a good, caring, generous, compassion life that does not use religion for immoral behavior, dehumanization, and corruption. Derida did philosophical deconstruction, Francis did spiritual-leadership deconstruction. What unites both of them is a word called "deconstruction".  

scholarly journals Orthodox joke as a phenomenon of modern Orthodox culture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olha Smolina
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Folk Culture ◽  
Cultural Consciousness ◽  
Secular Culture ◽  
Cultural Specificity ◽  
History Of ◽  
First Time ◽  
Modern Orthodox ◽  
The Church ◽  
Pastoral Practice

The purpose of the article is to reveal the specifics of the Orthodox joke as a phenomenon of modern Orthodox culture. Methodology. In the context of the culturological approach, the method of comparative analysis, induction, deduction, typology, and classification was used. Scientific Novelty. For the first time the phenomenon of the Orthodox joke was investigated in the context of cultural studies; assumptions were made regarding the time and reasons for its appearance; its sources are highlighted, the typology of the Orthodox joke is proposed; supplemented with data on the cultural specificity of this phenomenon. Conclusions. In secular and folk culture, a joke is a form of uncensored folk art, a sphere of dissent. The Orthodox joke, by contrast, is one of the ways of preachingand does not oppose the official church line. A parable in the form of a joke is more understandable and acceptable to the cultural consciousness of a modern person. The following types of Orthodox jokes are distinguished: curious cases from the history of the church, the life of individual parishes, or pastoral practice; «Children's perception of religion»; «In front of Paradise doors»; «Dialogue between a believer and an unbeliever»; self-irony of Orthodox monks and laity. The development of the genre of the Orthodox joke testifies to the processes of adaptation of the Orthodox culture, which exists under the prevailing secular culture.

From Exegesis to Hermeneutics: The Problem of the Contemporary Meaning of Scripture

Horizons ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra M. Schneiders
Keyword(s):  
Division Of Labor ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Historical Reconstruction ◽  
The Third ◽  
Biblical Scholarship ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Church ◽  
Pastoral Practice

AbstractPart I discusses the recent history of Roman Catholic biblical scholarship which has led to the emergence of the problem of how the results of scientific biblical research can and should be integrated into the pastoral project of the Church. It suggests that the original division of labor among biblical scholars, theologians, and pastors is no longer visible (if, indeed, it ever was).Part II describes three models of biblical research in terms of the conception of Scripture and the theory of interpretation operative in each. The three models are not proposed as equally adequate. Proof-texting, the model which was paradigmatic prior to Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943), is presented as seriously defective. Historical critical exegesis, the model which has been, and to a large extent remains, paradigmatic is shown to be considerably more adequate. However, a variety of forces is placing pressure on this model, revealing its inadequacies when it terminates in historical reconstruction. The third model, the hermeneutical, seems capable of integrating exegesis into a process of interpretation which will prove more adequate to the task of revealing both what the text meant in its own time and culture and what the text means today.Part III draws out the implications of each of the three models for the relationship between biblical research and pastoral practice.

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