Pastoral Bagi Keluarga Dalam Situasi Khusus Menurut Paus Fransiskus Dalam Anjuran Apostolik Amoris Laetitia

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-200
Author(s):  
Gerardus Rahmat Subekti
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
The Face ◽  
Families First ◽  
Difficult Situations ◽  
The Church ◽  
Amoris Laetitia ◽  
Crisis Situations

The article deals with pastoral care for family according to Amoris Laetitia. The author’s concern is to discuss the pastoral steps for the families in the face of crisis situations: What kind of pastoral steps can be organized to assist families in crisis situations? This article is based on the study of ecclesial document Amoris Laetitia, a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis addressing the pastoral care of families. First of all, the article describes the basic thoughts of this document, especially those related to the reality and ideals of family life. Then, it shows some practical pastoral thoughts for assisting families in special situations. The results can be a significant contribution for the Church in terms of its important duties and responsibilities in assisting the families today, but also for family pastoral activists. This description concludes that the crisis situation faced by families is not a fact to be constantly regretted, but an opportunity for the Church to show God's mercy to those who are struggling in difficult situations.

scholarly journals Pope Francis’ Renewal of Pastoral Care in the Logic of Mercy

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 301-318
Author(s):  
Ryszard Hajduk
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Beating Heart ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Relativistic Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
Human World ◽  
The Church

By showing people mercy, God points to the Church the way to fulfill her saving mission in the world. According to Pope Francis, the renewal of pastoral activity should be carried out in the logic of God’s mercy. As the beating heart of the Gospel, it should be at the center of the message of salvation communicated to people and give shape to pastoral care. The operationalization of the truth about God’s mercy leads pastors to adopt the attitude of going to the periphery of existence, to bring forgiveness and comfort to people wounded by sin, and to be ready to accompany them in achieving full Christian maturity. Their motivation to perform the service in imitation of Jesus Christ, who is the perfect personification of God’s mercy, cannot be weakened by misunderstandings, the disappearance of sin consciousness or a relativistic approach to moral values and principles. Acting in accordance with the logic of mercy, the Church bears witness to her fidelity to God and makes a significant contribution to building a more human world.

scholarly journals Pastoral care and the agony of female singleness in the African christian context

2010 ◽  
Vol 44 (3/4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.E. Baloyi
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Marriage And Family ◽  
Never Married ◽  
Community Or ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
Programme Of Care ◽  
The Church

In our society the norm is thatevery adult should get married one day. This could imply thatunmarried people do not feel welcome either in the community or the church. They may feel neglected or even like outcasts. It is a pity that the church, which also finds itself within the community, is composed of people who still continue to havethe kind of attitude that excludes singles, even inside church circles. While churches run programmes that have a strong emphasis on marriage and family life, nothing is being doneto address singleness and its related problems. As a result, singles often regard themselves as unimportant and worthless. This article is aimed at un-covering the role of the church through its leadership (pastors in particular) to assist and helpto redeem the damaged image and self-esteem that singles may have in their respective communities and churches. The article focuses on singles in the African church and society. It is crucial that a church programme of care and counselling be structured in order to minister to persons who are separated, divorced, widowed or never married for whatever reason.

scholarly journals Misericórdia: opção fundamental para o agir cristão na atualidade

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellton Luis Sbardella ◽  
Clélia Peretti
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
The People ◽  
The Face ◽  
Sacred Scripture ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Church

O presente artigo apresenta reflexões bíblicas e do magistério da Igrejasobre o tema da misericórdia. A misericórdia é o fundamento para os desafios que a fé cristã enfrenta diante das diferentes manifestações de violência na nossa sociedade. O tema da misericórdia está presente na Sagrada Escritura e no Catecismo da Igreja Católica (CIC), o qual nos mostra a concretização da ação misericordiosa de Deus em Jesus para todo ser humano. A Bula Misericordiae Vultus, do Papa Francisco, na  proclamação do Jubileu Extraordinárioda Misericórdia, apresenta com clareza o rosto da misericórdia de Deus, sua presença e ações manifestas no caminhar e na história do povo. O desafio do cristão hoje é uma prática evangélica da misericórdia, que ofereça respostas de libertação àquilo que fere a dignidade do homem e da mulher.Palavras-chave: Misericordiae Vultus. Deus é misericórdia. Violência e misericórdia.Abstract: The present article presents biblical reflections and the magisterium of the Church on the subject of mercy. Mercy is the foundation for the challenges that the Christian faith faces in the face of the different manifestations of violence in our society. The theme of mercy is present in Sacred Scripture and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) which shows us the concreteness of the merciful action of God in Jesus for every human being. The Bull Misericordiae Vultus of Pope Francis in the proclamation of the extraordinary jubilee of mercy clearly presents the face of the mercy of God, his presence and actions manifested in the way of the people and in his history. The challenge of the Christian today is an evangelical practice of mercy offering answers of deliverance to that which hurts the dignity of man and woman.Keywords: Misericordiae Vultus. God is mercy. Violence and mercy.

scholarly journals Queering Catholic Fundamentalism: On Liking Theology in Masculinities Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Kevin Burke
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Gender Theory ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
New Era ◽  
Recent Movement ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

<p>This article seeks to build on recent movement in the fields of religion and gender studies in order to analyze and critically reflect on “the relation, confrontation and intersection of gender and religion” (Korte, 2011, p. 2). Here the author works to investigate the possibility that emerges in new forms of analysis that marry theological interventions with masculinities studies as a way to newly attend to patriarchy and fundamentalism. Utilizing feminist Catholic theology, the work addresses unique and recent problems that have emerged in the Church in the face of a new era that appears both more progressive and that has engendered conservative backlash.  Along the way the article addresses issues of gender and sexuality as they relate to the priesthood and Pope Francis’ recent assertions linking gender theory to ideological colonization and even nuclear armaments.</p>

scholarly journals Religion Helps Migrants: Roman Catholic Church and the Migrant Crisis During the Pontificate of Pope Francis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
A. Szabaciuk
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Roman Catholic Church ◽  
Decent Work ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Holy See ◽  
The Face ◽  
International Body ◽  
Ethical Component ◽  
The Church

This essay evaluates the standpoint that the Roman Catholic Church has adopted regarding the European migrant crisis. Some countries feel a severe outfl ow of people due to mass labor migration; others must deal with the challenges as transit states, and others – enormous challenges generated by the infl ux of economic immigrants and refugees. The most popular theories of migration and public policies very often ignore the ethical component of migration. One of the entities that constantly emphasizes the humanitarian aspect of migration is the Holy See. Popes, beginning with Leo XIII, have repeatedly raised the issue of rights to a dignifi ed life and decent work, and if it is necessary also to migrate in search of a safe shelter and a better life. Pope Francis, like his predecessors, referring to the problem of migration, puts people fi rst. He emphasizes that all migration streams consist of individuals who deserve respect and care because we see in them the face of God. This paper concludes that the Church remains the signifi cant international body impartial amidst the growing European schism on the migrant issue.

scholarly journals Queering Catholic Fundamentalism: On Liking Theology in Masculinities Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Kevin Burke
Keyword(s):  
Gender Studies ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Gender Theory ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
New Era ◽  
Recent Movement ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

<p>This article seeks to build on recent movement in the fields of religion and gender studies in order to analyze and critically reflect on “the relation, confrontation and intersection of gender and religion” (Korte, 2011, p. 2). Here the author works to investigate the possibility that emerges in new forms of analysis that marry theological interventions with masculinities studies as a way to newly attend to patriarchy and fundamentalism. Utilizing feminist Catholic theology, the work addresses unique and recent problems that have emerged in the Church in the face of a new era that appears both more progressive and that has engendered conservative backlash.  Along the way the article addresses issues of gender and sexuality as they relate to the priesthood and Pope Francis’ recent assertions linking gender theory to ideological colonization and even nuclear armaments.</p>

scholarly journals Transforming Time – the Maternal Church and the Pilgrimage of Faith

Ecclesiology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-72
Author(s):  
Tina Beattie
Keyword(s):  
Female Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
People Of God ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Church

Two related themes running through Pope Francis’ theology form the focus of this article: the importance of time over space in the context of the unfolding story of salvation as a journey through history, and the motherhood of the Church, personified in Mary. On the face of it, these two different theological metaphors are not easy to combine to form a coherent ecclesiology. The first develops the Second Vatican Council’s imagery of the Church as the pilgrim people of God, and the other draws on the ancient metaphor of the Church as Mother. This article explores each of these in turn, in order to suggest ways in which they can be creatively integrated to offer a revitalised ecclesiology for our times. However, this can only happen if the church takes a leap of faith to acknowledge the sacramental significance of the female body.

scholarly journals Bergoglio among the Phenomenologists: Encounter, Otherness, and Church in Evangelii gaudium and Amoris laetitia

Open Theology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 316-324
Author(s):  
Kristóf Oltvai
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Moral Theology ◽  
The Other ◽  
Moral Norms ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Gaze ◽  
Theological Turn ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Church ◽  
Amoris Laetitia

Abstract Because Jorge Bergoglio’s (Pope Francis’s) pontifical texts depart from his predecessor’s Thomistic vocabulary, critics claim his works deploy an “improvisational” style. Closer analysis reveals, however, that Francis deploys the terminology of French phenomenology after the “theological turn.” In fact, Evangelii gaudium and Amoris laetitia frame the event of interpersonal encounter using three concepts drawn from Emmanuel Levinas’s and Jean-Luc Marion’s philosophical projects: the gaze, the face, and the other. Without ruling out a direct textual influence, I argue that Bergoglio’s theology of encounter highlights recent phenomenology’s implications for Catholic moral theology and ecclesiology. Faith is born of an encounter with the merciful gaze of a specific other - Jesus Christ. The Church, as the community that bears witness to this gaze, is thus called to eniconize this same gaze for “the least of these” (Matt 25:40). Not obviating the need for moral precepts, the encounter with the particular other becomes the condition of their possibility; moral norms only cohere within the context of the pastoral “face-to-face.” The main ecclesiological consequence of the “pastoral turn” Bergoglio initiates is thus a “kerygmatic hermeneutic” of the Church: the community of believers turns outward to encounter the other in mercy, evangelizing by example and charity.

scholarly journals Leigos e leigas como sujeitos eclesiais: um laicato consciente para uma ‘Igreja em saída’

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robson Ribeiro de Oliveira Castro
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
Lay People ◽  
The World ◽  
Church And Society ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Church

O texto apresenta o rosto do laicato na atual conjuntura político-socialbrasileira. Para tanto utilizaremos, como base, o documento 105 da ConferênciaNacional dos Bispos do Brasil (CNBB), que propõe o ano de 2018 como o Anodo Laicato, com o tema: ‘Cristãos Leigos e Leigas na Igreja e na Sociedade:Sal da Terra e Luz do Mundo’ (Mt 5,13-14). Como não poderia deixar de ser,veremos esse assunto, também, à luz dos escritos e pronunciamentos do PapaFrancisco. Para endossar nosso posicionamento, buscamos conhecer o pensamentode alguns teólogos que citam esta temática e propõem um protagonismodo laicato. Desta maneira nos atentaremos para a realidade dos leigos e leigasem nossa Igreja com a sua real atuação e pertença, tudo isso atrelado ao desejode uma ‘Igreja em saída’.Palavras-chave: Papa Francisco. Igreja em saída. Sujeitos eclesiais. ProtagonismoLaical. Documento 105 CNBB.Abstract: The text presents the face of the laity in the current Brazilian political--social context. For this purpose, we will use document 105 of the NationalConference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), which proposes 2018 as the Year ofthe Laity, with the theme: ‘Christian Lay people in the Church and Society: Salt ofEarth and Light of the World’ (Mt 5,13-14). As it is not allowed to stay, we will seethis subject, too, in light of the writings and pronouncements of Pope Francis. Inorder to endorse our position, we seek to know the thoughts of some theologianswho cite this theme and propose a leading role for the laity. In this way we willlook at the reality of the laity and lay people in our Church with their real actionand belonging, all linked to the desire of an ‘outgoing Church’.Keywords: Pope Francis. Outgoing Church. Ecclesial Subjects. Laical Protagonism.Document 105 CNBB.

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