With a brief study of the ecclesiology of Christoph Theobald, the paper asserts that, in order to... more With a brief study of the ecclesiology of Christoph Theobald, the paper asserts that, in order to regenerate the Church, it is necessary to create new ecclesial spaces and to make the parish a hospitable space for all, so that all these spaces form a network of missionary communities.
Obedience and mission are two essential elements which determine the particular Jesuit way of pro... more Obedience and mission are two essential elements which determine the particular Jesuit way of proceeding. The first characterizes Jesuits’ identity; the latter is the goal of their existence. For the Jesuits, obedience is more of an interior disposition corresponding to the original meaning of obedience - “listen to”: vertically, Jesuits listen to God, that is to discern and to do His will; horizontally, they “listen to” or try to understand the people to whom they are sent to serve. This interior disposition or capability of listening implies a process of discernment which can only be acquired by contemplation. As the will of God is nothing other than His love for the world, the Jesuits’ mission consists in showing this love of God to the world. That is why Jesuits are “contemplatives in action”. Based on analysis of the fundamental documents of the Society of Jesus - the Spiritual Exercises and the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus, this paper will show how Jesuits obey and carry out their mission in a contemplative-active way of proceeding, and how their obedience correlates with their mission.
This article attempts to show that a fruitful encounter of faith and culture can take place only ... more This article attempts to show that a fruitful encounter of faith and culture can take place only by dialogue, in and for truth. This dialogue does not oppose ad gentes over inter gentes, but rather it shows the necessity of integrating them, with per gentes.
book review : Arnaud Join-Lambert et Paul Servais (éds), Trajectoires missionnaires en Asie orien... more book review : Arnaud Join-Lambert et Paul Servais (éds), Trajectoires missionnaires en Asie orientale
With a brief study of the ecclesiology of Christoph Theobald, the paper asserts that, in order to... more With a brief study of the ecclesiology of Christoph Theobald, the paper asserts that, in order to regenerate the Church, it is necessary to create new ecclesial spaces and to make the parish a hospitable space for all, so that all these spaces form a network of missionary communities.
Obedience and mission are two essential elements which determine the particular Jesuit way of pro... more Obedience and mission are two essential elements which determine the particular Jesuit way of proceeding. The first characterizes Jesuits’ identity; the latter is the goal of their existence. For the Jesuits, obedience is more of an interior disposition corresponding to the original meaning of obedience - “listen to”: vertically, Jesuits listen to God, that is to discern and to do His will; horizontally, they “listen to” or try to understand the people to whom they are sent to serve. This interior disposition or capability of listening implies a process of discernment which can only be acquired by contemplation. As the will of God is nothing other than His love for the world, the Jesuits’ mission consists in showing this love of God to the world. That is why Jesuits are “contemplatives in action”. Based on analysis of the fundamental documents of the Society of Jesus - the Spiritual Exercises and the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus, this paper will show how Jesuits obey and carry out their mission in a contemplative-active way of proceeding, and how their obedience correlates with their mission.
This article attempts to show that a fruitful encounter of faith and culture can take place only ... more This article attempts to show that a fruitful encounter of faith and culture can take place only by dialogue, in and for truth. This dialogue does not oppose ad gentes over inter gentes, but rather it shows the necessity of integrating them, with per gentes.
book review : Arnaud Join-Lambert et Paul Servais (éds), Trajectoires missionnaires en Asie orien... more book review : Arnaud Join-Lambert et Paul Servais (éds), Trajectoires missionnaires en Asie orientale
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them, with per gentes.
them, with per gentes.