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Compendium On Spiritual Formation For Future Priests In The Context Of Vietnam Today
Tác giả: Micae-Phaolo Trần Minh Huy, PSS
Ký hiệu tác giả: TR-H
DDC: 230.071 - Giáo dục trong Kitô giáo: Các trường thần học, chủng viện
Ngôn ngữ: Anh
Số cuốn: 1

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Mã số: 258SB0009603
Nhà xuất bản: ICLA Publications
Năm xuất bản: 2005
Khổ sách: 25
Số trang: 252
Kho sách: Thư viện Sao Biển
Tình trạng: Hiện có
TABLE OF CONTENTS  
Dedication III
Acknowledgements III
Table of contents. III
Foreword III
Introduction III
PART ONE: BACKGROUND, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT INFLUENCE   
THE SPIRITUAL FORMATION FOR FUTURE PRIESTS IN VIETNAM  
CHAPTER I VIETNAMESE SOCIETY  
A. Historical Context of Vietnam Related to Feudalism Period.  12
1. Religious Bases of Misunderstanding and Persecutions. 12
a. True Meaning of Ancestor Worship  12
b. Supreme Role of Ông Trời (Heaven) 13
c. Harmful Misunderstanding. 14
d. New Way and New Chance 14
e. Political Reason of Tension, Conflicts and Persecutions 15
B. Historical Context of Vietnam Related to Communist Period 16
1. Relations of Catholic Church and Communist Government 16
a. Confrontations 16
b. Understanding and Collaboration 17
c. Struggles caused by this New Situation. 18
d. Sign of Hope 19
2. Monopoly on Education in Vietnam  20
3. New Kind of Religion.... 20
4. Restoration of Popular Religions 21
5. Reaction with Faithful Hope 21
C. Some Cultural Factors of Vietnamese People's Mentality  22
1. Flexible Words Hide True Feelings. 22
2. Distinction between Reluctant Submission and Heartfelt Obedience 23
3. Regional Characteristics within Country  23
4. Helpful Warning for Spiritual Formation. 24
CHAPTER II VIETNAMESE LOCAL CHURCH WITH HER SEMINARIES AND CLERGY  
A. Point of View of Vietnamese Church Leaders  27
B. Only Six Major Seminaries for Vietnamese Catholic Church..... 28
C. Difficulties in Admission and Formation 28
1. Problem of Seminarians' Admission Process 28
2. Problem of Formators and Formation Process. 29
D. Seminary Representatives' Biennial Meetings 29
1. Representatives Meetings' Activities 29
2. Representatives Meetings' Request to Government. 30
3. Representatives Meetings' Request to Church Leaders.  31
E. Crucial Problem of Shortage of Formators 31
1. Reality Urges More Efforts 31
2. Present Resolution and Hope in the Future  32
F. Overview of Vietnamese Seminarians' Situation. 33
1. Expectations and Hopes of Seminarians' Family..............  33
2. Non-Resident or Unofficial Seminarians.... 34
3. Church Requirements and Difficulties of Candidates...... 34
4. Problems of Recruitment and Admission Process.  35
(a) Limited Number. 35
(b) Low Quality of Intellectual Level 36
(c) Problems of Relationship and Celibacy  36
(d) Social Defect of Cheating and Dishonesty  37
(e) Subtle Negotiation 37
(f) Graduate Seminarians for Priesthood  38
G. Present Situation of Vietnamese Priests 39
1. General Observation 39
2. Positive Aspects 39
3. Negative Aspects. 40
4. Formative Vision for Seminarians 41
CHAPTER III PRESENT SPIRITUAL FORMATION IN VIETNAM'S SEMINARIES  
A. Standard Program of Spiritual Formation 43
a. Theory 43
b. Spiritual Practices. 44
c. Indispensable Support. 44
B. Self-Examination of Seminarians 44
C. Application of this Program in Reality  45
D. Obstacles for Spiritual Development Process.  46
E. Annual Evaluation 48
F. Need for Constant Improvement 50
PART TWO: TEACHINGS OF THE CHURCH CONCERNING SPIRITUAL FORMATION FOR SEMINARIANS  
CHAPTER IV TEACHINGS OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH CONCERNING SPIRITUAL FORMATION  
A. Documents of the Second Vatican Council  54
1. Priestly Training (Optatam Totius). 54
2. Ministry and Life of Priests (Presbyterorum Ordinis) 55
B. Documents of the Holy See. 57
1. I Will Give You Shepherds (Pastores Dabo Vobis)  57
2. Ecclesia in Asia 58
a. Priorities of the Church in Asia 58
b. Spiritual Formation for Seminarians 59
3. Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis Sacerdotalis (Basic Scheme for Priestly Training) 60
a. General Guidelines. 60
b. Specific Aspects 61
4. Spiritual Formation in Seminaries 63
C. Teaching of Pope John Paul II 65
1. Contribution of Psychology in the Priestly Formation....  65
a. Proper and Limited Contribution of Psychology in Priestly Formation Process 65
b. Spiritual Formation and Celibacy 65
2. Solid Preparation for Priests 66
3. Spiritual Formation Adapted to Missionary Challenges 66
D. Teaching of Pope Benedict XVI 67
1. Jesus Christ as True Measure 67
2. Church has no Fear of the Future. 68
3. Open Wide the Doors for Christ 68
CHAPTER V TEACHINGS OF THE LOCAL CHURCH CONCERNING SPIRITUAL FORMATION  
A. Concrete Orientations of Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences  69
1. Asian Images of Priest 69
a. Central Priesthood of Jesus Christ, the Savior.  69
b. The Priest, an Ecclesial Man 69
c. Life and Function of Asian Priest's Context 69
2. Aspects of the Formation Process. 69
a. Style and Model of Forming the Candidates. 69
b. Crucial Quality of the Formators. 69
c. Need of Effective Way of Evaluation. 69
3. Prayer Life in Spiritual Formation for Seminarians  69
a. Vital Meaning of Prayer.. 69
b. Interaction of Asian and Christian Forms of Prayer..  69
B. Teaching of the Local Church Concerning Spiritual Formation 69
CHAPTER VI IMPLICATION OF CHURCH TEACHINGS IN SPIRITUAL FORMATION FOR SEMINARIANS  
A. Vision of Priesthood Implied in Spiritual Formation  78
1. A Priest, Man Consecrated, Possessed and Guided by the Holy Spirit. 79
2. A Priest, Spiritual Man and Man of Prayer 80
3. A Priest, Man of the Sacred. 81
4. A Priest, Man Having a Solid Biblical Foundation 82
5. A Priest, Man Open to Communion 83
6. A Priest, Man Committed to Mission 84
7. A Priest, Man of Dialogue. 85
8. A Priest, Man of Social Communication. 85
9. A Priest, Man Sensitive to the Social Changes 86
10. A Priest, Man of Prophetic Ministry 87
B. Spirituality and Theology of the Priesthood. 88
1. Spirituality of the Priesthood.  88
2. Theology of the Priesthood  89
C. Image and Identity of the Priest  90
D. Spiritual Support and Nourishment 93
PART THREE  
SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND SELF- FORMATION OF FUTURE PRIESTS IN VIETNAM TODAY'S CONTEXT
CHAPTER VIICONTEXTUALIZING SPIRITUAL FORMATION  
A. In Perspective of Ecclesiology of Vatican II.  98
B. In Perspective of Mission 99
1. Urgency of Mission of the Church in Asia and Vietnam Today. 99
2. Source and Model: Mission of Jesus 100
a. Mission of Jesus before Easter 100
b. Mission of Jesus after Easter 101
C. Church is Missionary by Nature.. 101
3. Dialogue, Relevant Way of Living and Doing Mission  101
4. Becoming Eager and Effective Missionaries 102
C. In Perspective of Collaboration with Laity 102
1. New Concern, New Vision..... 102
2. Collaboration with Lay People in General 104
3. Collaboration with Women, Lay and Religious 105
4. ICLA Formation Model. 106
5. Vision and Recommendation of FABC 108
D. In Perspective of Dialogue 108
1. Attitude and Guideline of Pope Benedict XVI 108
2. Dialogue with Cultures 109
3. Interreligious Dialogue 110
4. Being with the Poor. 112
5. Dialogue with Communists. 113
a. Reasons for Dialogue with Communists 113
1) Mission of Jesus and Mission of the Church....  113
2) Requirement of the Gospel 114
3) Historical Orientation of Humankind in our Times. 115
4) Perceptional and Relational Evolution  116
b. Criteria of this Dialogue 117
1) Recommendations of Pope John Paul II 117
2) Attitude of Vietnamese Bishops 119
3) Understanding of FABC 121
c. Relevant Ways of Dialogue with Communists in Vietnam 121
1) Recognition of Civil Authorities 121
2) Rejection of Dialogue at Ideological Level  122
3) Dialogue of Life and Action 123
4) Dialogue of Witnessing to God's Love 124
5) Some Data of Statistics 124
d. Way of Hope Already Opened. 125
CHAPTER VIII SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND SELF-FORMATION OF VIETNAMESE FUTURE PRIESTS  
A. Pre-Seminary Period: Vocation Promotion, Dal Screening and Admission. 127
1. Effective Collaboration at Diocesan Level 127
a. Period of Preparation for the Seminary. 127
b. Initial Commitment of Candidate. 128
c. Personal Data of Candidate 128
d. Indispensable Engagement of Diocesan Bishop...  129
2. Assessment and Screening for Admission....  130
a. Family Background. 130
b. Physical and Mental Health 131
c. Moral and Spiritual Health 132
d. Spiritual Direction and Counseling.. 132
3. Discernment of Vocation. 133
a. Two Cognitive Elements of Discernment of Vocation 133
1) Structures of the Person's Right Intention......... 134
2) Motivational Orientations 134
b. Commitment to Self-Transformation and Mission.  134
B. Seminary Period: Formation and Self-Formation  135
1. General Plan of Seminary Formation Process  135
2. Spiritual Formation 136
a. Standard of Spiritual Formation 136
b. Spiritual Direction 137
1) Definition 137
2) General Principles. 137
3) Three Basic and Decisive Issues  138
4) Assessment of Inner Motive 140
c. Prayer Life and Interior Life 141
1) Basic Orientations for Deep Spirituality  141
2) Three Characteristics of Prayer. 142
3) Pedagogical Means for Prayer Formation  145
4) Silence: Conditions of Interior Life. 146
5) Forms of Prayer: Word of God, Symbol and Ritual 150
6) Asian and Vietnamese Manner of Praying......  154
7) Towards Becoming a Leader in Prayer. 158
3. Structures of Spiritual Formation 160
a. Formation and Internal/External Forum  160
1) Definition of Terms 160
2) Procedures and Interactions of Two Fora..... 161
b. Agents of Formation 164
1) Formative Community 164
2) Candidate himself. 165
3) Formators 166
4) Spiritual Director 169
5) Rector and Seminary Council.  171
6) Small Groups of Peers.. 172
7) Milieu of Pastoral Insertion. 174
c. Evaluation and Presentation to Ordination  175
1) Annual Evaluation Process of Seminary Council 176
2) Annual Self-Evaluation of Seminarian 177
3) Final Evaluation and Presentation to Ordination 178
4) Unsuitable Candidates for the Priesthood.  179
C. Post-Seminary First Five Years of Priesthood: Furthering Harmonious, Balanced and Mature Relationships in the Life and Ministry of Priests 180
1. Faced to Unexpected Realities and Radical Needs.  181
a. Unexpected Realities. 181
b. Radical and Permanent Needs of the Church.  182
c. Responsibility and Contribution of Seminary  184
2. Relational Problems and Support 186
a. Relationship with self. 186
b. Relationship with Others. 187
1) Relationship with Ordinary Bishop.. 187
2) Relationship with Fellow Priests 187
3) Relationships with Lay Men and Women  188
4) Relationships with Women: Support or Probler in Life and Ministry of Priest? 189
5) Relationships with Women: Be Wise and Awaken in Relationship with Religious Women 190
6) Seeking the Good Ways of Relationships  192
c. Relationship with Nature (Ecological Dimension).  194
3. Relationship with God and Support 195
a. Jesus of Nazareth, Way towards Abba 195
b. Eucharist, Jesus Meal Presence 196
c. Mother of Jesus, Mother of Priest 196
CONCLUSION 199
I. Findings 203
TTI A. Background, Challenges and Opportunities of Spiritual Formation in 203
Vietnam 203
1. Historical Context Related to Feudalism Period.  203
2. Historical Context Related to Communist Period... 203
B. Concerning the Teachings of the Church 204
1. Highlights of the Universal Church  204
2. Concrete Orientations and Directives of the Local Church. 204
3.. Implications of the Church Teachings  204
C. Contextualizing Spiritual Formation.  205
D. Particular Elements Helping Seminarians to Become Effective Ministers. 205
1. Pre-Seminary Spiritual Formation 205
2. Seminary Spiritual Formation and Self-Formation.  205
a. Spiritual Formation. 205
b. Prayer Life and Interior Life 206
c. Structure of Spiritual Formation 206
d. Evaluations and Presentation to Ordination...  206
3. Post-Seminary First Five Years of Priesthood 207
II. Practical Recommendations. 207
A. Concerning Background and Challenges  207
B. Concerning the Teachings of the Church  208
C. Contextualizing Spiritual Formation.  208
D. Particular Elements Helping Seminarians To Become Effective Ministers 209
BIBLIOGRAPHY 210
APPENDIX. 222
A Self-Formation of Seminarians 222
1. Questionnaire of Self-Examinations.  222
2. Awaken Questionnaire 227
3. Self-Evaluation 229
B. Candidate Learns To Become a Good Spiritual Director  234
1. Spiritual Direction and Discernment 234
2. What is Spiritual Discernment? 235
3. What is Spiritual Direction? 235
a. Importance of Spiritual Discernment and Spiritual Direction 236
b. Three Relationships in Spiritual Direction  237
4. Principles of Spiritual Direction 239
5. Content and Process of Spiritual Direction Sessions 240
6. Qualities of a Good Spiritual Director 241
7. What the Spiritual Director has to avoid? 243
8. What the Spiritual Director has to do?  244
C. Psychology and Celibacy Formation for Seminarians.  244
1. Harmful Consequences of Sexual Abuse.  244
2. Psychological Examination 245
a. Meaning and Limitations. 245
b. Procedure 246
c. Role of Psychology in the Selection and Training of the Seminarians  247
3. Problem Related to the Celibacy. 249
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