You don't have to be sane to be holy but it helps.
Carole Riley, CDP, Ph.D. explains the relationship between religious
experience and prayer in The Psychotheolgical Dynamics of Religious Experience: Prayer beyond the Beginnings.
The interplay of emotion, prayer and contemplation is ever changing and the need
for wisdom and prudence is urgent.
The origins of priesthood.
Eugene LaVerdiere, SSS utilizing his vast knowledge of Scripture and
history in his talksBeholding the Priesthood: A Gospel Image brings to light
the meaning and nature of priesthood in the writings of Luke. He shows the ways priests need to
relate to people and God as they build up a new Israel.
Priests also have critical stages in their lives.
Bro. Loughlan Sofield, S.T. in his presentation The Priest: In Touch With Oneself
shows how the priest should live out their commitments and be aware of the changes that take place in the ebb
and flow of life.
Is it possible to have stable and developed clergy?
Canice Connors, OFM Conv., Ph.D. stresses the need to form and maintain stable clergy. His presentation
Crises and Renewal in the Clergy is realistic in its evaluations and demands
placed on the clergy and at the same time it focuses on the truth that our crosses are
ultimately the only way to achieve our resurrection experiences. |
Pray for peace, work for justice,
strive for excellence, and walk in the light of God.
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Should we be afraid of our own shadows?
John Malich, FMS reflects on the nature of contemporary religious life in his
talks Community: Life Giving or Stagnant? Through poignant, often
personal reflections, he conveys a means for identifying, positive, life-giving
qualities that are needed to avoid or overcome deadly stagnation that arises if we
do not acknowledge our own shadows.
The parish in a time of revolution.
Fr. Joseph Champlin deals with the problem of fewer priests serving ever greater
numbers of people. In his riveting tapes Integrating Parish Ministry in a Dynamic World
shows the importance of integration and organization the priest and the communities he serves.
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