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1 Ad Gentes, Evangelii Nuntiandi, Redemptoris Missio and Dialogue
CHURCH TEACHING ON MISSION: Ad Gentes, Evangelii Nuntiandi, Redemptoris Missio and Dialogue and Proclamation Stephen Bevans, SVD Introduction This paper will summarize the church’s official teaching in the Roman Magisterium on the theology and conduct of its evangelizing mission. Rather than summarize each document, however, which would be quite tedious and repetitious, I will rather present the several aspects of each document that present new aspects to the Magisterium’s teaching on mission. The original request for this paper suggested that I look only at Evangelii Nuntiandi (EN) and Redemptoris Missio (RM). It seems to me, however, that a more rounded picture of contemporary church teaching on mission needs to start with Vatican II’s Decree on Missionary Activity, Ad Gentes and needs also to include the document issued shortly after RM by the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and the Pontifical Council for Dialogue, Dialogue and Proclamation (DP). This last document, issued in 1991, is now eighteen years old. Since then two other documents have been issued by the Roman Magisterium that are important for the church’s mission–Dominus Iesus in 2000 and Doctrinal Notes on Some Aspects of Evangelization in 2007,both issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. These, however, are more cautionary in tone and do not present any new or constructive teaching as such. I will refer to them towards the end of the paper, but only briefly. It might be helpful to read or refer to the major documents I am reflecting on here. They are all available in Latin, English, Spanish, German and Italian on the Vatican Website (vatican.va). -
The Llullian Spirit of Ecclesiam Suam
MELITA THEOLOGICA * Peter Tyler 1 Journal of the Faculty of !eology University of Malta 66/2 (2016): 47-57 !e Llullian Spirit of Ecclesiam Suam Introduction: Dialogue According to Ecclesiam Suam lessed Paul VI’s "rst encyclical, Ecclesiam Suam (herea#er ES ), which was Bpromulgated towards the end of the Second Vatican Council in 1964, has been somewhat overshadowed by the Conciliar documents themselves, and in terms of dialogue, by the ground-breaking Declaration Nostra Aetate (herea#er NA ) which was issued by the same pope in 1965. !e recent celebration of the "#ieth anniversaries of both documents has given cause to re-evaluate the nature and scope of interfaith as presented in both. Of the two, Paul VI’s encyclical presents a clear path for dialogue and is worthy of the epithet “epoch-making” in the changes that it advocates. Yet, the argument of this article will be that some at least of Pope Paul’s ideas were anticipated by the thirteenth-century Catalan Franciscan mystic, Ramon Llull. Although Llull is not mentioned by name in Ecclesiam Suam my contention will be that the spirit of Llull’s approach to dialogue pervades this encyclical letter and even today, "#y years a#er the event, o$ers a tangible path forward for interfaith dialogue in a world crying out for peaceful solutions to seemingly intractable problems. Ecclesiam Suam o$ers three aims for dialogue. !e "rst is to achieve greater self-knowledge not only for all of those engaged in dialogue but indeed to help the Church learn in greater depth about the nature of the mystery of revelation: “We are convinced that the Church must look with penetrating eyes within itself, ponder the mystery of its own being, and draw enlightenment and inspiration from a deeper scrutiny of the doctrine of its own origin, nature, mission, and destiny.” 2 1 Peter Mark Tyler is professor of pastoral theology and spirituality at St Mary’s University, in Twickenham, London. -
The Holy See
The Holy See JOHN PAUL II ANGELUS Sunday, 2 August 1998 Dear Brothers and Sisters, 1. Next Thursday will be the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, a particularly significant day, rich in memories. My venerable Predecessor, the Servant of God Paul VI, the centenary of whose birth is being celebrated today, died in Castel Gandolfo precisely on 6 August, 20 years ago. I will have another opportunity to pay a solemn tribute to his memory during my pilgrimage to Brescia on 20 September. Today I would like to go back in spirit to 6 August 1964, when he had been Pope for little more than a year and published his first Encyclical, Ecclesiam suam, during the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. Although he himself said he merely wanted to offer the Church a “fraternal and informal message” (n. 7), this Encyclical is a programmatic document of his Pontificate and in a certain way sums up his whole personality as priest, teacher and attentive expert in humanity and in history. 2. Re-reading the pages of Ecclesiam suam, we realize how it is first and foremost an act of love for the Church and a profound reflection on three interrelated aspects: the Church’s conscience, her authentic renewal and her relationship with the world. The third part, entitled “The Dialogue”, illustrates — as the Pontiff himself writes — an “attitude which the Catholic Church should adopt at this period in the history of the world” (n. 58). The document is largely concerned with the treatment of dialogue as a style and method of relating to modern society. -
Christ's Spirit As Empowerment of the Church-As-Family
2000/290 Editorial Brazil The November issue opens with a very interesting contri- INSTEAD, POVERTY IS bution from the African theologian LAURENTI MAGESA. In INCREASING his article on the Spirit’s role in the African understanding of the Church-as-Family, he explains the aptness of the image, A recent study of the IPEA (Institute for because African culture represents a very rich resource for un- Applied Economics Research) demonstrates derstanding what Church-as-family intends to convey in that in President Fernando Henrique Christian life. — Cardoso’s second term in office, poverty in Fr MICHAEL Mc CABE, SMA, studies different mission- the country has increased. In 1998, 33.4 per ary motivations in theological discussion today. He concludes cent of the Brazilian population lived in a state that the ancient notion of the Church as “the sacrament of of poverty (poverty being defined as a state in salvation” seems especially rich, because it expresses the es- which a person makes enough to eat the sential vocation of the Church to incarnate herself in each cul- minimun necessary, but does not earn enough ture and make herself a sign of God’s transforming presence in to pay for other essentials such as clothes and it. — decent housing). Last year, the number rose Fr JEROOM HEYNDRICKX, CICM, has been following to 34.9 per cent of the population, a total of the situation of the Catholic Church in Continental China for 54.1 million people. Cardoso, following the many years. He suggests in his article that the very fact of the policies given by the International Monetary episcopal ordinations at Epiphany 2000, pushed by the Gov- Fund and other international lending institu- ernment, represents an urgent invitation for patriotic Catho- tions, has not been able to achieve what he lics and underground Christians to enter into a serious dia- said would be his primary goal in his second logue. -
New Evangelization, Conversion and Catholic Education
The University of Notre Dame Australia ResearchOnline@ND Theses 2013 New evangelization, conversion and Catholic education Mark Tynan University of Notre Dame Australia Follow this and additional works at: https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/theses Part of the Religion Commons COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Copyright Regulations 1969 WARNING The material in this communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further copying or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Do not remove this notice. Publication Details Tynan, M. (2013). New evangelization, conversion and Catholic education (Master of Philosophy (MPhil)). University of Notre Dame Australia. https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/theses/97 This dissertation/thesis is brought to you by ResearchOnline@ND. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses by an authorized administrator of ResearchOnline@ND. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 University of Notre Dame Sydney New Evangelization, Conversion and Catholic Education Mark Tynan Bachelor of Arts Honours (Psychology) Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) 20103447 A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the Masters of Philosophy (Theology) 23rd of August 2013. 2 Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1. Identifying the need for the New Evangelization ......................................................... -
Interreligious Dialogue in Dialogue and Mission
KURUVACHIRA JOSE 1 A EUCLID Academic Paper Author: KURUVACHIRA JOSE Note: This paper uses UK standards for spelling and punctuation INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE IN DIALOGUE AND MISSION 1) Introduction The Roman Catholic Church has been actively engaged in interreligious dialogue ever since the Second Vatican Council, especially after the promulgation of the landmark document Nostra Aetate, which discusses the relation of the Church to followers of other religions. Under the auspices of the Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians (later renamed ‘Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue’), the Catholic Church has undertaken many studies and published a lot of literature as guidelines for those engaged in interreligious dialogue. On 10 May 1984, the Secretariat brought out an important document entitled, “The Attitude of the Church toward Followers of Other Religions. Reflections and Orientations on Dialogue and Mission” 1, which is 1 Cfr. Segretariato per i Non-Cristiani, “L’atteggiamento della Chiesa di fronte ai seguaci di altre religioni. Riflessioni e orientamenti su dialogo e missione”, in Enchiridion Vaticanum. Documenti Ufficiali della Santa Sede 1983-1985, Vol. 9, Testo ufficiale e versione Italiana, Bologna, Centro Editoriale Dehoniano, 1987, pp. 928-943. (Henceforth referred to as Dialogo e Missione). KURUVACHIRA JOSE 2 generally abbreviated as Dialogue and Mission. It was the fruit of a work which began in 1979. Undoubtedly, after Pope Paul VI’s encyclical Ecclesiam Suam (1964) and the documents of the Second Vatican Council, especially Nostra Aetate (1965), Dialogue and Mission is a text of considerable importance for understating the Roman Catholic Church’s view of interreligious dialogue during the early post-Conciliar period. -
An Introduction to Catholicism
This page intentionally left blank AN INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM The Vatican. The Inquisition. Contraception. Celibacy. Apparitions and miracles. Plots and scandals. The Catholic Church is seldom out of the news. But what do its one billion adherents really believe, and how do they put their beliefs into practice in worship, in the family, and in society? This down-to-earth account goes back to the early Christian creeds to uncover the roots of modern Catholic thinking. It avoids getting bogged down in theological technicalities and throws light on aspects of the Church’s institutional structure and liturgical practice that even Catholics can find baffling: Why go to confession? How are people made saints? What is “infallible” about the pope? Topics addressed include: scripture and tradition; sacraments and prayer; popular piety; personal and social morality; reform, mission, and interreligious dialogue. Lawrence Cunningham, a theologian, prize-winning writer, and university teacher, provides an overview of Catholicism today which will be indispensable for undergraduates and lay study groups. lawrence s. cunningham is John A. O’Brien Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. His scholarly interests are in the areas of systematic theology and culture, Christian spirituality, and the history of Christian spirituality. His most recent book is A Brief History of Saints. He has edited or written twenty other books and is co-editor of the academic monograph series “Studies in Theology and Spirituality.” He has won three awards for his teaching and has been honored four times by the Catholic Press Association for his writing. AN INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM LAWRENCE S. -
1 Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini of the Holy Father Benedict Xvi to the Bishops, Clergy, Consecrated Persons A
POST-SYNODAL APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION VERBUM DOMINI OF THE HOLY FATHER BENEDICT XVI TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY, CONSECRATED PERSONS AND THE LAY FAITHFUL ON THE WORD OF GOD IN THE LIFE AND MISSION OF THE CHURCH INDEX Introduction [1] That our joy may be complete [2] From “ Dei Verbum ” to the Synod on the Word of God [3] The Synod of Bishops on the Word of God [4] The Prologue of John’s Gospel as a guide [5] PART ONE VERBUM DEI The God Who Speaks God in dialogue [6] The analogy of the word of God [7] The cosmic dimension of the word [8] The creation of man [9] The realism of the word [10] Christology of the word [11-13] The eschatological dimension of the word of God [14] The word of God and the Holy Spirit [15-16] Tradition and Scripture [17-18] Sacred Scripture, inspiration and truth [19] God the Father, source and origin of the word [20-21] Our Response To The God Who Speaks Called to the covenant with God [22] God hears us and responds to our questions [23] In dialogue with God through his words [24] 1 The word of God and faith [25] Sin as a refusal to hear the word of God [26] Mary, “Mother of God’s Word” and “Mother of Faith” [27-28] The Interpretation Of Sacred Scripture In The Church The Church as the primary setting for biblical hermeneutics [29-30] “The soul of sacred theology” [31] The development of biblical studies and the Church’s magisterium [32-33] The Council’s biblical hermeneutic: a directive to be appropriated [34] The danger of dualism and a secularized hermeneutic [35] Faith and reason in the approach to Scripture [36] Literal -
Principles of the New Evangelization: Analysis and Directions
PRINCIPLES OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION: ANALYSIS AND DIRECTIONS By Richard M. Rymarz, B.Sc (Hons), M.Sc, M.Ed.Studies, Grad Dip Ed, Ed.D, M.A (Theol). A thesis submitted as full requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Australian Catholic University. School of Theology Faculty of Philosophy and Theology Australian Catholic University Date of Submission: 25th of May 2010 University Research Services Office Melbourne Campus Locked Bag 4115 Fitzroy VIC 3065 1 STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP AND SOURCES This thesis contains no material published elsewhere or extracted in whole or in part from a thesis by which I have qualified for or been awarded another degree or diploma. No part of this thesis has been submitted towards the award of any other degree or diploma in any other tertiary institution. No other person’s work has been used without due acknowledgement in the main text of the thesis. Richard M. Rymarz 2 ABSTRACT This thesis, after appropriate analysis, proposes a number of principles, which guide both an understanding of the new evangelization as formulated by Pope John Paul II and how the new evangelization can be applied. The key insight of the new evangelization is that growing numbers of people, especially in Western countries such as Australia, whilst retaining what can be termed a “loose” form of Christian affiliation, can no longer be described as having a living sense of the Gospel. This makes these people distinct from the classical focus of missionary activity, namely, those who have never heard the Gospel proclaimed. Pope John Paul II’s exposition of the new evangelization arose from his understanding of key conciliar and post-conciliar documents. -
Volume LV January-February 2019 Archbishop of Atlanta Most Rev
Members Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory, Chair Volume LV January-February 2019 Archbishop of Atlanta Most Rev. Leonard P. Blair, Chair-Elect Archbishop of Hartford Pope Francis Adds Saint Paul VI to General Roman Calendar Most Rev. David A. Zubik Bishop of Pittsburgh Most Rev. Daniel E. Thomas Pope Francis has ordered the inscription of Pope Saint Paul VI in the General Roman Bishop of Toledo Calendar, as an Optional Memorial to be celebrated on May 29. His decision was Most Rev. Mark J. Seitz promulgated in a decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Bishop of El Paso Most Rev. Christopher J. Coyne the Sacraments dated January 25, 2019 (Prot. n. 29/19) and publicly released on Bishop of Burlington February 6. The decree was accompanied by new proper liturgical texts in Latin, and a Most Rev. Joseph M. Siegel Bishop of Evansville commentary by the Congregation’s Prefect, Robert Cardinal Sarah. Most Rev. Daniel E. Garcia Bishop of Monterey The Prefect wrote that St. Paul VI responded to the universal call to holiness “as a Most Rev. Andrzej J. Zglejszewski Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre Baptized Christian, as a priest, as a Bishop, and Pope, and he now contemplates the face of God.” Remarking on an unofficial translation of the new Collect prayer for the Consultants memorial, Cardinal Sarah noted that the text “resonates with all that God accomplished Right Rev. Gregory J. Polan, OSB Abbot Primate of the in his faithful servant: ‘who entrusted your Church to the leadership of Pope Saint Paul Benedictine Confederation VI, a courageous apostle of your Son’s Gospel,’ and it asks: ‘grant that, illuminated by Right Rev. -
IS THERE a CATHOLIC ECCLESIOLOGY? the Remark Is
IS THERE A CATHOLIC ECCLESIOLOGY? The remark is nearly commonplace that ecclesiology as a distinct theological tractate or discipline developed relatively late, toward the end of the Middle Ages. Of course there had been a great deal of reflection on the Church long before that period. St. Paul's Letter to the Colossians would not make sense if Paul had no ecclesiology. St. Augustine's De Gvitate Dei showed a profound concern about the Church and its relation to the Empire and the world. All patristic liturgies express the sense of responsibility felt by the Christians toward the community of the faithful, both in its local embodiment and in its universal dimension. The Church of the Fathers was not a nude fact, as though the Fathers lived the faith in the community without realizing the meaning of the community in the faith. Louis Bouyer is undoubted- ly right in his book, L'Eglise de Dieu,1 to present the Church of the Fathers in strict continuity with that of the New Testament. Yet whatever major elements for a developed ecclesiology one finds among the Fathers, it remains that until the eve of the Reforma- tion the Church was never looked at in directo, but was always seen in obliquo. In a more modern language, the Church was connoted but not denoted by the kerygma, by its formulation in the regula fidei, by the normative decisions of the great councils, and by the expository and systematic reflections on the Christian experience which abounded in patristic and medieval literature. The first tractates De ecclesia grew out of the conflicts of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. -
Resources on the Importance of Teachers to the Mission of The
Declaration on Christian Education (Gravissimum Educationis), #5 Vatican Council II, 1965. Beautiful indeed and of great importance is the vocation of all those who aid parents in fulfilling their duties and who, as representatives of the human community, undertake the task of education in schools. This vocation demands special qualities of mind and heart, very careful preparation, and continuing readiness to renew and to adapt. Declaration on Christian Education (Gravissimum Educationis), #8 Vatican Council II, 1965. But let teachers recognize that the Catholic school depends upon them almost entirely for the accomplishment of its goals and programs. They should therefore be very carefully prepared so that both in secular and religious knowledge they are equipped with suitable qualifications and also with a pedagogical skill that is in keeping with the findings of the contemporary world. Intimately linked in charity to one another and to their students and endowed with an apostolic spirit, may teachers by their life as much as by their instruction bear witness to Christ, the unique Teacher. Let them work as partners with parents and together with them in every phase of education give due consideration to the difference of sex and the proper ends Divine Providence assigns to each sex in the family and in society. Let them do all they can to stimulate their students to act for themselves and even after graduation to continue to assist them with advice, friendship and by establishing special associations imbued with the true spirit of the Church. The work of these teachers, this sacred synod declares, is in the real sense of the word an apostolate most suited to and necessary for our times and at once a true service offered to society.