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BEGUILING SPIRIT OF
THE SPIRIT'S (COM)PASSION:
A SEMINAR-WORKSHOP ON CHARISMS
IN RELIGIOUS LIFE
September
5, 12 and 19, 2009
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Since Pope Paul VI introduced the concept in 1971, theologians and church
historians have struggled to explain charism and its role in religious life. The
first thirty years of their work have produced rich explanations of the
phenomenon. Sadly, they have also brought about dissonant theologies that have
precluded religious communities from satisfactorily explaining the richness of
their charisms to their very members and lay associates.
Using methods employed in theology, history, spirituality, and sociology, this
seminar-workshop presents frameworks to re-envision and re-articulate charisms
in religious life, especially “congregational charism.” It seeks to clarify such
crucial questions as “What is charism?”, “Why does awareness of the
congregation’s charism matter?”, “Is the founder’s charism the congregation’s
charism?”, “How do the personal charisms of present members further ‘disclose’
the congregational charism?”
The seminar-workshop is primarily intended for women and men religious – most
especially members of non-clerical religious institutes – who are working in
initial and on-going formation. It is highly recommendable for members of
diocesan congregations and pious unions who are struggling to articulate their
identity and place in their local churches.
TOPICS
I.
CONGREGATIONAL CHARISMS AND THEIR DIMENSIONS
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Evolution of the Phenomenon of “Charism”
in Religious Life and its Discontents
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Religious Life Charism and Ecclesiastical
Leadership
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Multi-faceted Manifestations of Charism in
Religious Life
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General Dimensions of Congregational
Charisms: Pneumatic, Incarnated, and Anamnestic.
II. PNEUMATIC ROOTS AND
INCARNATIONS OF CONGREGATIONAL CHARISMS
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The Spirit’s (Com)Passion as the Matrix of
Congregational Charisms
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The Place of the Founding Charism in the
Congregational Charism
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Particular Dimensions of Congregational
Charisms
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Locating the Congregational Spirituality
III. PERSONAL CHARISMS AND
RELIGIOUS FORMATION
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Clarifying Personal Charism
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Dynamism of Congregational Charisms
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Articulating Congregational Charisms in a
Multicultural Church
FEES & REGISTRATION
The
fee for the seminar-workshop, inclusive of handouts and snacks, is PhP
1,200.00. A discounted fee of PhP 1,000.00 applies to congregational
delegations of five or more members.
Interested parties are encouraged to register on
or before August 22.
FACILITATOR
BRO. REGINALD CRUZ, CFX, is a Filipino
member of the Congregation of the Brothers of St. Francis Xavier (Xaverian
Brothers). He holds a master’s degree in Religious Studies from Maryhill
School of Theology and a doctorate in History from the University of the
Philippines. He has been a professor and lecturer of church history,
spirituality, and research methodology at Maryhill School of Theology (MST),
Institute of Consecrated Life in Asia (ICLA), Institute of Formation and
Religious Studies (IFRS), and the Institute of Spirituality and Religious
Formation at Tangaza College (Nairobi, Kenya).
A member of several professional groups in church history, theology and
spirituality, Bro. Cruz has delivered lectures, papers, and interventions in
the United States, Spain, Italy, and Kenya. He is a founding member and
current general coordinator of the Hagiography Circle, an online research
group on contemporary holiness. He is also a staff writer for Resources in
Spiritual Formation. Since 2005, he has been external collaborator and
vice-postulator for four beatification processes initiated in the
Philippines, France, Italy, and Kenya.
Bro. Cruz is currently based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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