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The Catholic Voyage: African Journal of Consecrated Life Vol The Catholic Voyage: African Journal of Consecrated Life Vol. 15, 2019. ISSN: 2659-0301 (Online) 1597 6610 (Print) 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIAL FOCUS 1. Christian Commitment in the contemporary world in the light of Papal teachings. -- - Valentine Kelechi IHEANACHO, MSP. STUDIES AND PERSPECTIVES 2. Religious life: A Call to Prophetic Stance. - Nkechinyerem IWUOHA, PHJC 3. Consecrated Life for the Service Of God: The Vocational Discernment And The Relevance of Mission in the Contemporary World. - Chikere Gladys NGOZICHUKWUKA, OLA. 4. Religious Life in the Orientations of the Church: the Challenges of Formation in Nigeria - Oseni J. O. OGUNU, OMV 5. Consecrated For Mission, Witnessing to Unity, Peace and Progress: the Role of Consecrated Persons in the integral development of Nigeria. Clara M. Austin IWUOHA, DMMM. 6. Consecrated to Catechize People From Cradle to Grave. - Bartholomew CHIDILI, OSA 7. The Church of the Youth and the Youth of the Church: A Plea for the Present and Future of Christianity. - Jean-Paul TAGHEU, OP CONSECRATED LIFE AND FORMATION MATTERS 8. The Process Of Screening, Selection And Admission Of Candidates For Religious Life And The Priesthood. (Part 1) - Josephine ENENMO, OLA. 9. Collaboration Within the ‘Ecology Of Mission’: An African Cultural Perspective Ikechukwu Anthony KANU, OSA. 10. Abandonment, Dismissal and Prolongation: the accompaniment of a candidate in formation in the times of transition and trials in the Institute. - Margaret FAGBAMIGBE, SSM The Catholic Voyage: African Journal of Consecrated Life Vol. 15, 2019. ISSN: 2659-0301 (Online) 1597 6610 (Print) 2 11. Faith Deepening and Internalization of Core Christian Values in Formation: A Way Forward in the Witnessing as Priests and Religious. -Rev. Fr. Chukwunonso Emmanuel ONYEMEH, OMV EXPERIENCES - WITNESS - INTERVIEW - REPORT 12. Integral Formation, the Commitment and Witness of Young People And Consecrated Persons In Africa. An exclusive Interview with Archbishop Anthony MUHERIA (Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya), a Delegate of Kenya at the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City (2018) 13. Give Wings And Roots To Young People: A Reflection on the Message And Implications of The Synod Of Bishops 2018 for Africa And Consecrated Life. An exclusive Interview with Bishop John Akin OYEJOLA (Oshogbo Diocese, Nigeria), a Delegate of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria at the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City (2018) 14. Being a Priest and Proud to be. - Agharese ARASE 15. The Role of the family in the Formation of a Committed Christian in the Society. - Maria Regina OSONDU, DMMM. PUBLIC SQUARE FORUM 16. Of Words and Symbols: A Theological Response to the CBCN’s Communiqué on the recent Violence in Nigeria (The Killings in Makurdi Diocese). -Emeka NWOSUH, OP. BOOK REVIEW 17. Religious Life, a Sign of Contradiction, by Benezet Bujo. Paulines Publications Africa (2017). - Rev. Dr. Mary Joan IWENOFU, IHM The Catholic Voyage: African Journal of Consecrated Life Vol. 15, 2019. ISSN: 2659-0301 (Online) 1597 6610 (Print) 3 EDITORIAL One of the essential elements in the teaching of the Catholic Church on Consecrated life is formation. The first African Synod reiterates that the whole Christian community, the Family of God in Africa, needs to be trained, motivated and empowered for evangelization, each according to his or her own specific role within the Church. Since the Family of God includes members of the Consecrated life, African bishops emphasize necessity and importance of their formation1. They acknowledge the need, in particular, for an integral, updated, and inculturated formation of candidates to Consecrated Life and to the priesthood. In fact, John Paul II’s Vita Consecrata asserts that formation is of “decisive importance”2. On its part, the recent Synod of Bishops on Young people insisted also on the formation and accompaniment of young people, including young consecrated persons3. Formation is at the centre of the reflections of the present volume dedicated to this general theme: Formation for Christian Commitment and Witness in the Church and Society. Generally, the articles focus on different aspects of formation, mainly initial formation, in Consecrated Life. You will find other relevant and well- researched papers that enrich and compliment the studies on this theme, for they offer important reflections on mission or apostolate of consecrated life, on priesthood, youth, the social doctrine of the church, the quest for response to the sustained violence in Nigeria, as well as two exclusive interviews that echoes the concerns and message of the recent Synod of Bishops on young people. The volume you have at hand opens with a critical look into the question of Christian commitment in the contemporary world in the light of papal teachings. For over a century, the Church has particularly defended the human person, in the conviction that the human person is intrinsically related to the common good. Accordingly, Valentine Iheanacho, MSP, a Church historian, investigates the evolution of the social doctrine of the Church, and underscores certain salient issues. Particularly, in the development and practice of the Social doctrine of the Church the Religious women and men continue to play a vital role. In the present- day Nigeria, Nkechiyerem Iwuoha, PHJC opines, the religious men and women are called to take a more prophetic stance in the face of the “growing new situation of injustice and exclusion” and “massive poverty”. Thus, the formation of religious, she argues, need to be tailored to the understanding and critical analysis of an option for the poor. The contribution of Chikere Ngozichukwuka, OLA, explores the theme of the vocational discernment and the relevance of mission in the contemporary world. Ngozichukwuka’s reflection presents those who are 1 For instance, see: Ecclesia in Africa, n.93; AMECEA, “The Formation of Agents of Evangelisation for the Church as a Family of God. Resolutions”, n.9, in: The African Enchiridion, vol.IV, p.3206 2 Vita Consecrata, n. 65. 3 Documento finale e Votazioni del Documento finale del Sinodo dei Vescovi al Santo Padre Francesco” (27 ottobre 2018), n.97, 100, 163-164. In: Bolletino Sala Stampa della Santa Sede , N.0789 (27 Ottobre 2018) The Catholic Voyage: African Journal of Consecrated Life Vol. 15, 2019. ISSN: 2659-0301 (Online) 1597 6610 (Print) 4 called and why they are called, as well as vocational discernment -- the steps taken to ascertain the authenticity of one’s vocation. The consecrated life today is exposed to all sorts of attacks and temptations, but, in her view, it has never lost its relevance in the Church and to the world. The response to the call to follow Christ more closely and to bring His message to others demands a process of exploration. It requires a discernment of vocation. Ngozichukwuka expresses the hope that the consecrated life will continue to be meaningful in the Church and in the world. Oseni Ogunu’s study reflects on the religious life in the teachings of the Church with particular reference to initial formation of candidates in Religious Institutes and presents some of the challenges of formation in Nigeria. Nigeria takes prides, as its coat of arms suggests, in her determination to pursue unity, peace and progress for the development of this country and her peoples. As a matter of fact, however, it is unfortunate that this expected environment seems elusive and seriously threatened by an atmosphere of crisis, conflict and obnoxious spilling of innocent blood. Nigerians recently have continued to live in fear and tensions. What can the consecrated persons do to forestall the eroding unity, peace and progress in Nigeria, which are inseparable from development? This is the crux of Clara Iwuoha’s article. The writer observes that consecrated persons have been both proactive and active in using their pulpits in spreading the messages of peace and tolerance but warns that they might not be able to guarantee the elasticity of the patience exhibited so far by the people, especially Christians, as this patience and tolerance continually has been misconstrued as cowardice. Bartholomew Chidili, OSA, highlights the necessity and value of catechesis, understood as a deliberate effort to transmit religious knowledge, values, skills, attitudes, and sensibilities of a society to its progeny. Catechesis involves educating the people religiously to get rid of fear and estrangement transmitted by religious parochialism causing the incessant hostility among the people of Nigeria. His study suggests a dialogical process as a new teaching based on the work of the Brazilian philosopher and educator Paulo Freire to rewrite the narrative of religious education from being the harbinger of wars and distress to harbinger of peace and harmony; and to be the permanent process of teaching religion in Nigeria from cradle to the grave. Catechesis, he argues, must be done from cradle to grave; it is an on-going process. Jean-Paul Tagheu, a young theologian from Cameroun, writes on “The Church of the youth and the youth of the Church”; as its subtitle says, the article is a plea for the present and future of Christianity. His central question is: How can the African youth be the present and the future of the Church? This question is examined based on the last two African Synods. Whether for the young or adult, the family is fundamentally where almost all things begin, for better or for worse. The future of the church and of society themselves passes through the family. Maria Regina Osondu, DMMM examines the role of a Christian family particularly in the spiritual and social formation of a committed consecrated person. The call to total consecration is an additional call The Catholic Voyage: African Journal of Consecrated Life Vol. 15, 2019. ISSN: 2659-0301 (Online) 1597 6610 (Print) 5 to a Christian that requires total submission to the will of God through the observation and practice of the evangelical counsels – poverty, chastity and obedience.
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