Biblical Abbreviations |
x |
Abbreviations |
xi |
Prefatory Note |
xiii |
Introduction |
xvii |
Chapter I: Identity and Mission of the Priest |
1 |
Called by God |
3 |
Appointed to Act on Behalf of Others |
5 |
Christ the Priest, Priests of Christ |
6 |
Ministerial Priesthood, Sacramental Character |
8 |
Prophet, Priest and King |
9 |
Priestly Witness |
12 |
Chosen from Among Men |
13 |
A Particular Concept of Men |
13 |
Image of God |
16 |
Fallen image of God |
17 |
God's Image Restored by Christ |
17 |
Until Christ is Formed in You |
19 |
Chapter II: Fundamental Principles of Priestly Formation |
21 |
The Protagonists |
22 |
The Holy Spirit |
22 |
Candidate |
23 |
Formators |
24 |
Other Participants |
26 |
Formation as Self-Formation |
27 |
Conviction |
28 |
Knowledge of Self |
30 |
Self-Formation |
31 |
Self-Formation is Not Self-Guidance |
31 |
Love, The Fundamental Motivation of Priestly Formation |
32 |
Formation as Transformation |
35 |
Community and Personalized Formation |
39 |
Community Formation |
40 |
Personalized Formation |
41 |
Community and Personalized Formation |
43 |
Integral Formation |
43 |
Harmonious Formation of All One's Faculties |
44 |
Harmonious Formation in All Areas |
44 |
An Eminently Pastoral Formation |
45 |
Realistic View of Man, Realistic Pedagogy |
49 |
Rocognizing the Fundamental Goodness of Man |
50 |
Knowing the Limits and Possibilities of Man |
51 |
Rocognizing the Efficacy of Divine Grace in Man |
52 |
Anthropological and Pedagogical Realism of Christ the Master |
53 |
Excursus: Specific Traits if Modern Man |
54 |
Gradual and Ongoing Formation |
57 |
Gradual Formation |
58 |
Ongoing Permanent Formation |
59 |
Chapter III: Four Demensions of Priestly Formation |
61 |
SPIRITUAL FORMATION |
61 |
The Priest, a Man of God |
62 |
Faith, Hope and Charity |
63 |
Faith |
63 |
Hope |
65 |
Charity |
66 |
Love God Above All Things |
66 |
Love Your Neighbor as Yourself |
67 |
Christ , Model and Center of Priestly Life |
70 |
Experiential Knowledge of Jesus Christ |
70 |
Personal, Real, Passionate and All-absorbing Love |
71 |
Imitation of Christ, the Perfect Model |
73 |
Communicate the Love of Christ to Others |
74 |
Some Difficulties |
75 |
The Priest, Man of the Church |
75 |
Affective Love |
76 |
Effective Love |
77 |
Mary, Mother of Priests |
78 |
Some Priestly Virtues |
79 |
Chastity for the Sake of the Kingdom of Heaven |
79 |
"Being rich, He made himself poor." |
83 |
He Humbled Himself becoming Obedient up to Death |
84 |
Gentle and Humble of Heart |
86 |
For the Glory of the Father |
88 |
"If you wish to come after me…" |
88 |
Zeal for Your House Consumes Me |
89 |
Assimilating the Fundamental Truths |
90 |
Some General Means for Spiritual Formation |
90 |
Prayer |
91 |
Interior Life |
93 |
Liturgy and Sacraments |
94 |
Sacarment of the Eucharist |
95 |
Sacarment of Reconciliation |
96 |
Liturgy of the Hours |
97 |
Spiritual Direction |
97 |
Examination of Conscience |
99 |
Retreats and Spiritual Exercises |
100 |
Spiritual Life Program |
101 |
Spiritual Reading |
103 |
THE PRIEST'S HUMAN FORMATION |
103 |
Integral, Harmonious and Hierarchically Structured Development of the Human Faculties |
104 |
Forming Intelligence |
105 |
Forming the Will |
108 |
Forming Passions |
110 |
Forming Sentiments |
112 |
Forming Imagination |
115 |
Physical Formation |
116 |
Moral Formation |
117 |
Social Formation |
121 |
Friendliness and Openness |
121 |
Distinction and Courtesy |
123 |
THE PRIEST'S INTELLECTUAL FORMATION |
124 |
Forming Intellectual Abilities and Habits |
125 |
Philosophical Formation |
126 |
Theological Formation |
129 |
Broad General Culture |
131 |
Learning to Communicate the Message |
133 |
Some Means for the Intellectual Formation of Seminarians |
134 |
APOSTOLIC AND PASTORAL FORMATION |
137 |
Formation of an Apostolic Heart |
138 |
Apostolic Zeal and Preferential Option for the Poor |
140 |
Formation for Pastoral Formation |
144 |
Some Areas of Pastoral Formation |
144 |
Some Elements of Pastoral practice |
146 |
Mean for Apostolic and Pastoral Formation |
149 |
Chapter IV: Formations |
153 |
The Team of Formators |
153 |
The Person of the Formator |
156 |
God's representative |
158 |
The Church's representative |
158 |
Father and friend |
158 |
Teacher and guide |
159 |
A Formator's Realtionship with Students |
159 |
The formator's action in this relationship |
160 |
Prayer, sacrifice, personal witness |
160 |
Knowing each one well |
161 |
Teaching |
162 |
Motivating |
163 |
Guiding |
164 |
General attiudes of a good formator |
167 |
Excursus: Choosing and Forming Formators |
169 |
Chapter V: Formative Environment |
173 |
Interpersonal Environment |
174 |
Priestly and Family Spirit |
174 |
Teamwork and Team Spirit |
176 |
Institutional Environment |
177 |
Community Activities |
177 |
Shedules and Programs |
180 |
Disciplinary Environment |
181 |
Interiorizing Discipline |
183 |
The Discipline of Love |
185 |
External Environment |
186 |
Contact with Environments Outside the Semirary |
187 |
Leaving Seminary Grounds |
188 |
Family Contact |
188 |
Use of the Media |
190 |
Chapter VI: Stages of Priestly Formation |
193 |
Discernment of the Priestly Vocation |
194 |
God Calls, the Church Must Discern |
194 |
Guidelines for Correct Vocational Discernment |
195 |
Suitability of the Candidate |
195 |
Knowledge of the Candidate |
195 |
Physical and Mental Health |
196 |
Some Fundamental Virtues |
197 |
Intellectual Capacity |
197 |
Absence of Canonical Impediments |
198 |
Existence of the Divine Call |
198 |
Right Intention |
198 |
The Voice of God |
199 |
High School Seminaries |
200 |
Introductory (Propaedeutic) Course |
204 |
Philosophy |
205 |
Theology |
207 |
Index |
211 |