La formazione spirituale ignaziana al sacerdozio. Dal Collegio Romano all’Istituto di Spiritualità della Pontificia Università Gregoriana di Roma

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 107-152
Author(s):  
Jaime Emilio González Magaña
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Education ◽  
Spiritual Formation ◽  
The State ◽  
Holy See ◽  
Divine Grace ◽  
Ignatian Pedagogy ◽  
University Of Rome ◽  
Explicit Request ◽  
The Church ◽  
Priestly Spirituality

"The Ignatian Spiritual Formation in The Priesthood. From the Roman College to the Institute of Spirituality of The Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome. The present study aims to analyze the importance of the spiritual formation of Seminarians and Priests in the present times. Assuming that the most delicate part of the formation concerns the work of the divine grace, the exhortations of the Pontiffs, from Leo XIII to Francis insist that the good dispositions of the Seminarians help them to find in their Formators the spirit, better understanding and all the help to reach the state of perfection, called priestly holiness. As one of the forms of the celebrations of the 60° anniversary of the Institute of Spirituality of the Pontifical Gregorian University, this paper also has the purpose of some genuine expressions of gratitude for the contributions of Fathers Herbert Alphonso and Maurizio Costa, two Jesuits who have been called to the Father’s House. Together with Father Franco Imoda, they were sensible toward the needs of the Church with great courage. As an answer to these expectations and on the explicit request from Congregation for the Catholic Education of the Holy See, Father Joseph Pittau S.I., the then Magnificent Rector of Pontifical Gregorian University, founded, the Interdisciplinary Center for the Formation of the Formators in Seminaries (CIFS = Centro Interdisciplinare per la Formazione dei Formatori nei Seminari) in May 1996. Our conclusions synthesize the results of the research, and place in prominence the mission of the Institute of Spirituality as an expression of its fidelity to the inheritance of the Roman College. Keywords: priestly spirituality, priestly and spiritual formation, formation of the formators, Ignatian pedagogy, prayer, theology, Roman College, the Ignatian vision of man, pastoral charity."

A „Katolikus Akció” néven társult szervezkedés Marosvásárhelyen és Ágotha Endre papi életútja

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-176
Author(s):  
Mária Csatlós
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
The State ◽  
Peace Movement ◽  
Catholic Action ◽  
Holy See ◽  
Parish Priest ◽  
Political Actions ◽  
The Church ◽  
Life Work ◽  
The Catholic Church

With the available archival resources and through exploring the life, work and political actions of Endre Ágotha, the dean and parish priest of Nyárádselye I trace the unfolding and failing of the schismatic catholic peace movement legitimated in Marosvásárhely in the period 1950-1956. The state backed “Catholic Action” did not succeed in severing the Catholic Church in Romania from Rome by settling the “pending cases” between the church and the state and only a small portion of the clergy joined the movement, yet it has made significant moral damages by dividing the believers and the clergy. The Holy See condemned the movement and it’s key figure Endre Ágotha has brought upon himself the harshest punishment of the Catholic Church: excommunicates vitandus. He received absolution only on his deathbed.

Faith and Virtue Formation

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Formation ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Moral Formation ◽  
Communal Life ◽  
Divine Grace ◽  
Theological Virtues ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
The Church

The Christian tradition offers a robust and compelling vision of what it is for human life to be lived well. The essays in this volume articulate various aspects of that vision in ways that will deepen understanding of the virtues and virtue formation. These essays will also inspire and guide readers, Christian and non-Christian alike, in their efforts to grow in virtue. Topics addressed include the value of studying the vices for moral formation; the importance of emotion and agency in virtue formation; the connections between certain disabilities and virtue; the roles of divine grace, liturgy, worship, and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit in Christian virtue formation; the formation of infused virtues, including the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love; the roles of friendship and the communal life of the Church in cultivating virtue; and new philosophical and theological reflections on some largely neglected virtues. Exemplifying an interdisciplinary approach, the contributors to this volume draw on philosophical, theological, and biblical wisdom, along with insights from contemporary psychology and rich narrative examples, in aid of becoming good. By providing deeply insightful and edifying reflections on the prospects, processes, and practices of moral and spiritual formation, this volume demonstrates that when it is at its best moral philosophy not only can illuminate, but also can practically guide and inspire the formation of virtue.

scholarly journals ORGANIZACIÓN DE LOS ESTADOS PONTIFICIOS Y ESTRUCTURA DE LA SANTA SEDE | ORGANIZATION OF THE PONTIFICAL STATES AND STRUCTURE OF THE HOLY SEE

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Enrique Somavilla
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Holy See ◽  
Vatican City ◽  
Apostolic See ◽  
Papal States ◽  
The Church ◽  
Over Time

RESUMENSe trata de ver la evolución desde el punto de vista histórico, la organización que mantenían los Estados Pontificios hasta su desaparición en 1870 hasta la configuración del Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano en 1929, analizando la estructura de organización y funcionamiento de la Santa Sede, con sus Congregaciones, Tribunales Pontificios Consejos y Oficinas, a través del tiempo. Nos situamos desde 1870 hasta la actualidad, poniendo de manifiesto las características que rigen su articulación y sus actividades que dan sentido a toda la labor de la Iglesia a través de la Sede Apostólica y el carácter de Instrumentalidad que posee el Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano respecto de la Santa Sede.____________________________ABSTRACTIt is a question of seeing evolution from the historical point of view, the organization maintained by the Papal States until its disappearance in 1870 until the configuration of the State of the Vatican City in 1929, analyzing the structure of organization and functioning of the Holy See, with its Congregations, Pontifical Tribunals Councils and Offices, over time. We stand from 1870 until today, showing the characteristics that govern its articulation and its activities that give meaning to all the work of the Church through the Apostolic See and the character of Instrumentality possessed by the State of the Vatican City concerning the Holy See.

scholarly journals Krytyka konkordatu z 10 lutego 1925 r. w poglądach kardynała Adama Stefana Sapiehy

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 137-149
Author(s):  
Mateusz Kępa
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Critical Line ◽  
Church And State ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
International Agreements ◽  
The State ◽  
Critical View ◽  
Holy See ◽  
The Church

Criticism of the Concordat of 10 February 1925 in the views of Cardinal Adam Stefan SapiehaThis article aims to present the views of Archbishop of Krakow, Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha, on the concordat signed between the Holy See and the Polish Republic on 10 February 1925. The topic of this paper suggests the critical view on this issue. Krakow bishop showed a negative line from the beginning of the negotiations between the Polish and the Vatican. Throughout the all period of his pastoral ministry, he was asupporter of the separation of church and state, and claimed that the activities of these institutions should be regulated by the constitution or, in particular cases, by special international agreements. He expressed opposition to obligation of the oath to the state by the clergy as well as to insufficient impact of the church on the education of school children. These views were minor ones but not isolated. Critical line represented by Adam Stefan Sapieha against the Concordat of 1925, during the preparation, adoption and ratification, was primarily based on the view of the Bishop on the place of the church in the state and its social and salvific mission.

scholarly journals Protocolo y estado de la ciudad del Vaticano : estado de la cuestión

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Somavilla Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Legal Personality ◽  
Holy See ◽  
Historical Reality ◽  
Vatican City ◽  
Apostolic See ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
City State ◽  
International Legal Personality ◽  
The Church

Con el título de Protocolo y Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano, estado de la cuestión, se ha querido desarrollar el contexto de una realidad histórica que supone la existencia permanente de la Santa Sede a través de los tiempos como sujeto con personalidad jurídica internacional, mediante el cual, la Iglesia actúa y participa en el concierto de las naciones, y por otra, la personalidad internacional del Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano; aquélla donde se trata de la soberanía espiritual y ésta de la soberanía político-temporal. En los Pactos Lateranenses de 1929, entre Italia y la Santa Sede, Tratado político, Convención financiera y Concordato, éste fue sustituido por otro en 1984, más en concreto en el artículo 2 del propio Tratado político establece: «Italia reconoce la soberanía de la Santa Sede en el campo internacional como atributo inherente a su naturaleza, de acuerdo con su tradición y con las exigencias de su misión en el mundo». De esta manera, partiendo del concepto de protocolo y sus clases, se pretende penetrar en el inmenso mundo de las tradiciones y costumbres del Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano, teniendo en cuenta los diversos aspectos que son necesarios para su mayor comprensión: qué entendemos al hablar de la Santa Sede o Sede Apostólica y su ceremonial; qué entendemos por Estado de la Ciudad del Vaticano y su protocolo.With the title of Protocol and State of Vatican City, state of affairs, we tried to develop the context of a historical reality that is the continued existence of the Holy See through the ages as a subject of international legal personality by which the Church operates and participates in the concert of nations, and secondly, the international personality of the State of Vatican City is one where the spiritual sovereignty of sovereignty and this political storm. In the 1929 Lateran Treaty between Italy and the Holy See, Political Treatise, financial and Concordat Convention, he was replaced by another in 1984, more specifically in Article 2 of the Treaty itself political states: «Italy recognizes the sovereignty of the Holy See in the international arena as an attribute inherent in its nature, according to their tradition and the demands of his mission in the world. Thus, from the concept of protocol and its classes, is to enter the vast world of traditions and customs of the State of Vatican City, taking into account the various aspects that are necessary for better understanding: what we understand speak of the Holy See or the Apostolic See and ceremonial; what we mean by the State of Vatican City and its p With the title of Protocol and State of Vatican City, state of affairs, we tried to develop the context of a historical reality that is the continued existence of the Holy See through the ages as a subject of international legal personality by which the Church operates and participates in the concert of nations, and secondly, the international personality of the State of Vatican City is one where the spiritual sovereignty of sovereignty and this political storm. In the 1929 Lateran Treaty between Italy and the Holy See, Political Treatise, financial and Concordat Convention, he was replaced by another in 1984, more specifically in Article 2 of the Treaty itself political states: Italy recognizes the sovereignty of the Holy See in the international arena as an attribute inherent in its nature, according to their tradition and the demands of his mission in the world. Thus, from the concept of protocol and its classes, is to enter the vast world of traditions and customs of the State of Vatican City, taking into account the various aspects that are necessary for better understanding: what we understand speak of the Holy See or the Apostolic See and ceremonial; what we mean by the State of Vatican City and its protocol.

The Prophetic Voice of the Church in a Democratic South Africa – A Theological Reflection

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lufuluvhi Maria Mudimeli
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
The State ◽  
Black Liberation ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Black Liberation Theology ◽  
Prophetic Voice ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Church

This article is a reflection on the role and contribution of the church in a democratic South Africa. The involvement of the church in the struggle against apartheid is revisited briefly. The church has played a pivotal and prominent role in bringing about democracy by being a prophetic voice that could not be silenced even in the face of death. It is in this time of democracy when real transformation is needed to take its course in a realistic way, where the presence of the church has probably been latent and where it has assumed an observer status. A look is taken at the dilemmas facing the church. The church should not be bound and taken captive by any form of loyalty to any political organisation at the expense of the poor and the voiceless. A need for cooperation and partnership between the church and the state is crucial at this time. This paper strives to address the role of the church as a prophetic voice in a democratic South Africa. Radical economic transformation, inequality, corruption, and moral decadence—all these challenges hold the potential to thwart our young democracy and its ideals. Black liberation theology concepts are employed to explore how the church can become prophetically relevant in democracy. Suggestions are made about how the church and the state can best form partnerships. In avoiding taking only a critical stance, the church could fulfil its mandate “in season and out of season” and continue to be a prophetic voice on behalf of ordinary South Africans.

Grace and Freedom

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Muller
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Reformed Theology ◽  
Divine Grace ◽  
Freedom Of The Will ◽  
Ultimate Cause ◽  
The Will ◽  
Libertarian Freedom ◽  
The Church

Grace and Freedom addresses the issue of divine grace in relation to the freedom of the will in Reformed or “Calvinist” theology in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century with a focus on the work of the English Reformed theologian William Perkins, and his role as an apologist of the Church of England, defending its theology against Roman Catholic polemic, and specifically against the charge that Reformed theology denies human free choice. Perkins and his contemporaries affirmed that salvation occurs by grace alone and that God is the ultimate cause of all things, but they also insisted on the freedom of the human will and specifically the freedom of choice in a way that does not conform to modern notions of libertarian freedom or compatibilism. In developing this position, Perkins drew on the thought of various Reformers such as Peter Martyr Vermigli and Zacharias Ursinus, on the nuanced positions of medieval scholastics, and on several contemporary Roman Catholic representatives of the so-called second scholasticism. His work was a major contribution to early modern Reformed thought both in England and on the continent. His influence in England extended both to the Reformed heritage of the Church of England and to English Puritanism. On the Continent, his work contributed to the main lines of Reformed orthodoxy and to the piety of the Dutch Second Reformation.

Poland

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Detlef Pollack ◽  
Gergely Rosta
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
The State ◽  
Religious Culture ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Pope John Paul Ii ◽  
National Values ◽  
The Impact ◽  
State Socialist ◽  
The Church

The chapter on Poland focuses on two questions. Why, in contrast to all other state-socialist countries, did the church’s capacity for integration actually increase rather than decrease despite persecution and discrimination during the communist period? And why has this capacity also remained more or less constant (albeit to a lesser extent) in the period since the end of communist rule? The authors have identified four key factors in the remarkable resistance of the Polish Catholic Church during the period of communist persecution: the fusion of religious and national values, the specific conflict dynamics of the church’s struggle with the state, the structural conservatism of agricultural production in Poland, and the actions of Pope John Paul II. Explanations for the surprising stability of religiosity in Poland after 1990 point to the behaviour of the Church itself, to the internal pluralization of Catholicism, and to the impact of a homogeneous religious culture.

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