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From Combat To Congregation: A Guide To Moral Injury For Everyday Ministers, Kristyn Demers
From Combat To Congregation: A Guide To Moral Injury For Everyday Ministers, Kristyn Demers
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
Veterans often receive inadequate ministerial care for their unique and complex spiritual needs. Therefore, everyday ministers need training in trauma-informed spiritual care and practices of moral healing. These practices need to be implemented within parish and church communities to aid in the care and reintegration of veterans into our communities. In this paper, I will: a) introduce and distinguish moral injury as a particular concern for veterans; b) offer theological and scriptural evidence of the need for proper ministerial responses to moral injury; and c) list a set of tools and resources for ministers who interact with veterans
Author Biographies, Obsculta Editors
Developing Robust Human Formation For Ministerial Training, Mary L. Parks
Developing Robust Human Formation For Ministerial Training, Mary L. Parks
Obsculta
The Apostolic Exhortation Pastores Dabo Vobis recognizes that effective ministerial formation is holistic, attending to all aspects of a minister’s being. The document therefore outlines four pillars of formation: human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral. In Co-Workers In the Vineyard of the Lord, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) extends the same four pillars of formation to the development of lay ecclesial ministers. The USCCB also applies these pillars to diaconal formation in The National Directory for the Formation, Ministry, and Life of Permanent Deacons in the United States of America.
Called From Within The Community: The Vocation Of Undocumented Hispanic Men To The Diaconate, Anisabel Palma
Called From Within The Community: The Vocation Of Undocumented Hispanic Men To The Diaconate, Anisabel Palma
Obsculta
This paper examines the discernment of undocumented Hispanic men to the diaconate within a diocese facing growing Hispanic populations and a shortage of Spanish-speaking clergy. Using ethnographic research, theological reflection, and historical analysis, it argues that this reality should be discerned not as a pastoral problem but as a response to concrete community needs. Interpreted through four theological perspectives (sacred vocation, divine initiative, unconventional divine choice, and the community-oriented nature of diaconal ministry) the study proposes that welcoming undocumented men into formal discernment and formation for the diaconate constitutes a faithful and ecclesial response to the Church’s mission.
Peter Maurin As The New St. Benedict: A Review Essay, William J. Collinge
Peter Maurin As The New St. Benedict: A Review Essay, William J. Collinge
The Journal of Social Encounters
No abstract provided.
Review Of John Tracy Ellis: An American Catholic Reformer, Michael Sean Winters
Review Of John Tracy Ellis: An American Catholic Reformer, Michael Sean Winters
The Journal of Social Encounters
No abstract provided.
Contributor Bios, Obsculta Editors
The Church And Ethnopolitical Conflict In Kenya: 1982-2013, David Tarus
The Church And Ethnopolitical Conflict In Kenya: 1982-2013, David Tarus
The Journal of Social Encounters
The chapter examines the role of the church in addressing the problem of ethnopolitical conflict in Kenya from 1982 to 2013. Though ethnocentrism within the Kenyan Christian community goes beyond the years cited to the colonial period and the immediate years following independence, the intensity of the problem after 1982 calls for special attention. The single event that marks political change in Kenya is the 1982 attempted coup. Although this was not successful, the coup heightened opposition against Moi’s rule and thus, 1982 marks the beginning of the recent history of Kenya, a history in which three phases may be …
Contributor Bios, Obsculta Editors
Contributor Bios, Obsculta Editors
Pauline Theology: The Interdependently Called Body Of Christ, Katryna Bertucci
Pauline Theology: The Interdependently Called Body Of Christ, Katryna Bertucci
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
Utilizing the mindset of theology defined as faith seeking understanding, this paper will explore the apostle Paul’s theology on vocation and calling in relation to the “Body of Christ.” It will first aim at exploring Paul’s theology on calling and vocation of the Body of Christ by highlighting 1 Corinthians 12, followed by zooming out to consider recent scholarship on more general Pauline theology. It will then demonstrate how interpretations of Paul’s theology have been utilized and/or critiqued over time in its implementation in relation to vocation and calling. It will conclude with an analysis of newer perspectives of how …
Contributor Bios, Obsculta Editors
Monks And The Church’S Obligation For The Poor, Toan Phan
Monks And The Church’S Obligation For The Poor, Toan Phan
Obsculta
Examining aspects of contemplative life as a Cistercian monk, this paper looks at the intersection of the Rule of St. Benedict and raises the question of its compatibility and implications with Catholic Social Teachings focused on the Church’s teachings on maintaining a ‘preferential option for the poor.’
Nothing New In Spiritual Direction?, Albrecht Nyce O.S.B.
Nothing New In Spiritual Direction?, Albrecht Nyce O.S.B.
Obsculta
No abstract provided.
A Second Career In Theology?, Michael Hemesath
A Second Career In Theology?, Michael Hemesath
Administration Publications
No abstract provided.
Locating Practical Theology In Catholic Theological Discourse And Practice, Kathleen A. Cahalan
Locating Practical Theology In Catholic Theological Discourse And Practice, Kathleen A. Cahalan
School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
We Cannot Give If We Do Not Have, Peggy Kelley
Gregory Palamas And Hesychasm, Gregory Congote Osb
Gregory Palamas And Hesychasm, Gregory Congote Osb
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
This paper discusses what Hesychasm is, how Palamas defines the hesychast method of prayer, what sources he used to support this method, how he used his sources, how hesychasts were particularly instructed to pray and what role the body played in prayer.
How The Parish And School Of St. Agnes Creates Vocations, Andy Witchger
How The Parish And School Of St. Agnes Creates Vocations, Andy Witchger
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
Using parish and diocesan records, as well as interviews and observation, this paper investigates the history of St. Agnes parish and school, and attempts to discover why it has produced vocations to the priesthood and religious life at an incredibly high rate throughout its history.
“You Can Become All Flame”: Do The Desert Fathers Have Anything To Say To Us Today?, Arlen M. Hanson
“You Can Become All Flame”: Do The Desert Fathers Have Anything To Say To Us Today?, Arlen M. Hanson
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
This paper will examine Apophthegmata patrum, the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, in a critical manner, along with selected works from scholars of the Apophthegmata, in the light of recent “popular” treatments of the Apophthegmata, to discuss whether and what the Apophthegmata patrum might have to say to 21st century Christians in the way of timeless truth despite apparent harshness, extremism found in the Apophthegmata, and the fact that approximately seventeen hundred years have fundamentally given us a vastly different way of seeing the world and ourselves in it.
Syncletica: Urban Ascetic And Desert Mother, Susan Dreyer Osb
Syncletica: Urban Ascetic And Desert Mother, Susan Dreyer Osb
School of Theology and Seminary Graduate Papers/Theses
This paper provides evidence and understanding of how Syncletica, a fourth and fifth century Alexandrian ascetical woman, developed her ascetical life; first within the movement of consecrated virgins which was evident in the Christian world of her time, and later in life as an anchorite, where she became renowned within the category of a desert mother. This paper stresses the value of using modern historical method to discuss Syncletica, as well the need to understand her within the spiritual uniqueness of the eastern Christian desert tradition, of which is claimed as representative.
Theological Education For Vital Parish Communities: Lessons From Nine Catholic Seminaries, Kathleen A. Cahalan
Theological Education For Vital Parish Communities: Lessons From Nine Catholic Seminaries, Kathleen A. Cahalan
School of Theology and Seminary Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.