| 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 |