scholarly journals João XXIII, o papa do Concílio. “Veio um homem enviado por Deus cujo nome era João”

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (284) ◽  
pp. 831
Author(s):  
Antonio José de Almeida

Às vésperas dos 50 anos da inauguração do Vaticano II e baseado nas fontes hoje disponíveis, o Autor traça em cores vivas um quadro da relação entre João XXIII e o Concílio. Relação marcante, apesar da morte do Papa após a primeira sessão conciliar, uma vez que, imaginado, anunciado e inaugurado, o Vaticano II recebeu dele o impulso em favor do ecumenismo e do aggiornamento, da busca às fontes da Boa Nova e de sua tradução para os dias de hoje, na firme confiança de que o Espírito Santo assistiria a Igreja. Portanto, delinear a determinante influência de João XXIII sobre o Concílio, possibilitando, assim, a admiração por sua pessoa e obra, é a contribuição que o Autor deseja apresentar.Abstract: On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the inauguration of the Vatican II Council and on the basis of the sources that are now available, the Author draws in vivid colours a picture of the relationship between Pope John XXIII and the Council. This was a remarkable relationship in spite of the Pope’s death just after the first session of the Council, since once imagined, announced and inaugurated, the Vatican II received from John XXIII the impetus in favour of ecumenism and aggiornamento, of the sources of the Good Tidings and of their translation for current times, in the absolute trust that the Holy Spirit would assist the Church. Thus, the contribution the Author wishes to present here is an outline of the huge influence John XXIII had on the Council – something that will contribute to increase our admiration for his personal qualities and for his work.

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 366-376
Author(s):  
Leontin Popescu

The Holy Sacraments are works seen, established by Christ the Saviour and entrusted to the Church, by means of which they bestow the grace of the Holy Spirit upon the believer. The sacrament is Christ through His ministers: bishops and priests. The necessity of the Holy Sacraments is undeniable, as they communicate God’s grace, which is the compulsory condition for redemption. The Sacrament of Confession is required by the condition of our life in this world, subject to sin and error of all sorts. We particularly tackle the Sacrament of Confession (of Confession or of Penitence), because it represents the most efficient way of individual catechization, being the Sacrament through which man re-news himself, as it serves to practically re-build the connection between God’s grace and man. Rightfully so, this Holy Sacrament has always been considered as “a good opportunity for individual pastoral identity”. Sitting in the confession chair, the priest or the bishop is not only a sacramental manager, but also “a teacher, an educator and a guide in the lives of the believers” of all ages. Beside its sacramental-therapeutical value, the educational-catechized and formative value of confession is indisputable. That is why confession has been regarded as anefficient means and a good opportunity for individual catechization, which is part of the priest’s activity, providing the chance for a real and honest dialogue, from man to man, between confessor and believer of any age. With children, confession will not be a substitute for the advice of professors or parents, or for school education, but it will have its well-defined role in the child’s life as a beginning of self-awareness. The child’s individual confession is a unique opportunity to cement a lasting personal connection, from man to man, from man to God, where the child can open up spiritually with all his problems, without the stress caused by the relationship professor-student, parent-son.


Author(s):  
Opoku Onyinah

A new set of Pentecostal renewal started in the early twentieth century leading to the proliferation of Pentecostal denominations, and renewal movements within the then existing denominations. The beginning of this Pentecostal renewal has often been linked with the Bethel Bible School, which was started by Charles Fox Parham, and amplified by William Joseph Seymour at Azusa Street, Los Angeles, in the US. This article brings another dimension of the renewal by demonstrating that, for the Catholic Charismatics the outbreak of the Holy Spirit in the early twentieth century was partly an answer to the prayer of Pope Leo XIII. In addition, the Catholic Charismatic advocates consider the Pentecostal experience, dubbed Duquesne Weekend, which led to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movements as the answer to the prayer of Pope John XXIII at the Second Vatican. The considerations of the Catholic Charismatics are presented apparently as an affirmation of the sovereignty of God over his Church and the world.


Author(s):  
Paul McPartlan

The chapter explores three deeply interlinked aspects of John Zizioulas’s highly influential ecclesiology: the relationship between the church and the Trinity; the relationship between the church and the Eucharist; and finally the consequences of those relationships for the structure of the church. The church is a communion through its participation in the life of the Trinity. In Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit, it receives and re-receives the gift of communion in every Eucharist, and communion has a shape that reflects the life of God. The Trinity is centred on the Father, and so in the church at various levels the communion of the many is centred on one who is the head. This is the purely theological reason why the synodality of the church requires primacy at the local, regional, and universal levels. The chapter concludes that, while prompting many questions and needing further development, Zizioulas’s proposal has great ecumenical value.


2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-124
Author(s):  
R. Jerome Boone

This article focuses on two key aspects of the Pentecostal faith tradition: worship and biblical interpretation. It illuminates distinctive differences in these two important activities of the Christian community between Pentecostals and the broader Evangelical faith tradition. It addresses the question of the relationship of the book of Acts narrative to a contemporary model for a normative ministry of the church. Pentecostals and Evangelicals recognize the importance of the work of the Holy Spirit in both worship and hermeneutics. Yet, they differ in how they expect the Spirit to engage with members of the Christian community in worship and biblical interpretation. The differences define, in part, the distinctive identity of the Pentecostal faith tradition.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-50
Author(s):  
Sewie Elia Huang

Abstract Fasting prayer has a very significant role for the growth of faith and congregation in the growth of the church because fasting prayer is their intimate relationship with God. The purpose of this paper answers the question: What is meant by fasting prayer? What is the relationship between fasting prayer and the Holy Spirit? What is the relationship between fasting prayer and shepherding leadership? What is the relation of fasting prayer in the growth of the Church? The research method uses descriptive literature research. The results of the study are: (1) fasting prayer is abstaining from all physical food for other bodies describing the consequences of fasting, namely: "suffering of the soul". (2) the relationship of fasting prayer with the Holy Spirit is fasting prayer which brings clarity of the way, the voice of the spirit, so that it will be sensitive to the voice of the Holy Spirit to provide guidance in obtaining spiritual and material victory as well. (3) the relationship of fasting prayer with the leadership of the shepherding is a servant of God who truly is a servant of God whose life of prayer is accompanied by fasting. (4) the relation of fasting prayer in the growth of the Church is the pastoral service can help realize the need for maturity and encourage growth in spirituality.AbstrakDoa puasa mempunyai peran yang sangatlah signifikan bagi pertumbuhan iman dan jemaatnya dalam pertumbuhan gereja karena doa puasa merupakan hubungan intim mereka dengan Allah. Tujuan penulisan ini menjawab pertanyaan: Apakah yang dimaksud dengan doa puasa? Bagaimanakah relasi doa puasa dengan Roh Kudus? Bagaimanakah relasi doa puasa dengan kepemimpinan pengembalaan? Bagaimanakah relasi doa puasa dalam pertumbuhan Gereja? Metode penelitian menggunakan penelitian deskriptif literature. Hasil penelitian adalah: (1) doa puasa adalah berpantang dengan semua makanan jasmani untuk tubuh yang lain menggambarkan akibat berpuasa, yaitu: “penderitaan jiwa”. (2) relasi doa puasa dengan Roh Kudus adalah doa puasa mendatangkan kejernihan jalan, akan suara roh, sehingga akan peka dengan suara Roh Kudus untuk memberikan bimbingan memperoleh kemenangan rohani dan materi juga. (3) relasi doa puasa dengan kepemimpinan pengembalaan adalah seorang hamba Tuhan yang sungguh sungguh adalah hamba Tuhan yang hidup doanya disertai puasa. (4) relasi doa puasa dalam pertumbuhan Gereja adalah pelayanan penggembalaan dapat menolong menyadari kebutuhan akan kedewasaan dan mendorong bertumbuh dalam kerohanian.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredy Simanjuntak ◽  
Alexander Djuang Papay

The history of the church notes that to this day the Protestant Church is a family whose history is most often divided. Nevertheless the development is quite significant in the present. The process of developing the church resulted in various streams in the church such as Lutheran, Calvinist, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Charismatic, Evangelical, Adventist, until Jehovah's Witnesses, in the course of the Pentecostal & Charismatic flow so fertile in today's growth. The flow of Pentecostalism and Charismaticism, in its origin and method, has a unique and phenomenal history in Indonesia. The uniqueness of Indonesia's spiritual context is illustrated by rapid growth. The Pentecostal and Charismatic movements felt their influence in various churches around us. Phenomena such as the ability to speak in tongues, healing, and prophecy and aspects of emotional experience that are so prominent in this movement make the public wonder, is it true that all of this is the work of the Holy Spirit? The purpose of this paper is to provide an observation of facts, spiritual life background, the meaning of faith, and understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit adopted by followers of the Pentecost-Charismatic Movement in the context of the challenges of contextualization and syncretism in the relationship between Pentecostal-Charismatic and Christian spirituality in Indonesia. In light of the significant regional diversity in Indonesian religious thought and experience, the scope of this research is limited to the idea of contextualization also limited to its use in the missiological context.


2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Le R. Dries Du Plooy

The significance of charisma and office for church polity This article focuses on Biblical concepts such as “charisma” and “office” and their importance and significance for the pure government of the church. We look at the concepts of “charisma” (gift) and “office” and proceed to describe the relationship between the two. From Scripture it becomes evident that there should be no tension between the charismata and the offices. In fact, the offices in the church are part of the charismata God has given to the church together with the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is argued that everyone who has been called to serve in an office needs to be blessed with the necessary gifts or charismata, so as to contribute to the equipment and building up of the church. Effective church polity depends on a true and solid understanding of these concepts.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredy Simanjuntak

The history of the church notes that to this day the Protestant Church is a family whose history is most often divided. Nevertheless the development is quite significant in the present. The process of developing the church resulted in various streams in the church such as Lutheran, Calvinist, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Charismatic, Evangelical, Adventist, until Jehovah's Witnesses, in the course of the Pentecostal & Charismatic flow so fertile in today's growth. The flow of Pentecostalism and Charismaticism, in its origin and method, has a unique and phenomenal history in Indonesia. The uniqueness of Indonesia's spiritual context is illustrated by rapid growth. The Pentecostal and Charismatic movements felt their influence in various churches around us. Phenomena such as the ability to speak in tongues, healing, and prophecy and aspects of emotional experience that are so prominent in this movement make the public wonder, is it true that all of this is the work of the Holy Spirit? The purpose of this paper is to provide an observation of facts, spiritual life background, the meaning of faith, and understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit adopted by followers of the Pentecost-Charismatic Movement in the context of the challenges of contextualization and syncretism in the relationship between Pentecostal-Charismatic and Christian spirituality in Indonesia. In light of the significant regional diversity in Indonesian religious thought and experience, the scope of this research is limited to the idea of contextualization also limited to its use in the missiological context.


Horizons ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Siobhan Benitez

During the Chrism Mass of Holy Thursday, when the oils of the sick and of the catechumens are blessed and the chrism is consecrated, the whole church assembles to celebrate these symbols of the human journey to God. That the oils and balsam used in the rite are derived from creation signifies the role of creation (specifically nonhuman creatures) in salvation. Indeed, the holy oils, fashioned from creation and blessed and consecrated before the whole church, are destined to mark and enable the journey of human beings toward union with God through the church. The consecration of the chrism is considered the foundation of all other blessings in the church, making it an appropriate lens to consider the relationship among creation, the church, and salvation. These prayers of blessing and consecration during the Chrism Mass indicate the movement of the Holy Spirit in creation, drawing human beings into heaven.


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