The book presents dialogue as a rich reality that cannot be overlooked in priestly formation. Moreover, it is one of the priorities today in preparing pastors for the 21st century in a modern, demanding world. People grow and live in it, bombarded by a multitude of information. The rapid flow of messages causes individuals to become increasingly isolated and hungry for real encounters and dialogue.
Priestly formation, even today, accepting the above words of John Chrysostom as current, must be semper reformanda, subjecting itself to continuous revision and exposing deficiencies and disturbing tendencies. The goal must be one: to educate priests according to the Gospel, according to our times, which pose new, difficult challenges for clergy.
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About the author: a Resurrectionist, Doctor of Theology at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, educator at the Major Seminary of the Resurrectionists; prefect of the Catholic Montessori School in Krakow; involved in the work of the School of New Evangelization of St. Mark in Stryszawa and the Community of the Risen Christ Galilee. A graduate of the School for Educators of Diocesan and Religious Seminaries named after Blessed John Paul II in Krakow.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter I. The Phenomenon of Dialogue
1.1. Dialogue in a Philosophical Perspective
1.2. Dialogue in a Theological Perspective
1.3. Psychological-Pedagogical Aspects of Dialogue
Chapter II. The Contemporary Model of Priestly Formation
2.1. Mission and Tasks of Priests
2.2. Types and Goals of Priestly Formation
2.3. Deficiencies in Contemporary Formation
Chapter III. Civilizational Challenges and Their Repercussions in Priestly Formation
3.1. Crisis of Family Bonds and Fear of the Past
3.2. Crisis of Religious Values and Fear of Evangelization
3.3. Culture of Individualism and Fear of Community
Chapter IV. Dialogue in Formation for Priesthood
4.1. Vocation to Priesthood as Meeting and Continuous Dialogue
4.2. Inner Healing – Dialogue with Oneself
4.3. The Art of Leadership as the Art of Dialogue – The Role of Educators
4.4. Formed by the Laity – Lay Communities as an Opportunity, Not a Threat
Chapter V. Dialogue in Permanent Formation
5.1. Priestly Loneliness in the Face of Contemporary Challenges
5.2. Rebuilding Authority
5.3. Having a Vision and Promoting Joint Work
5.4. New Evangelization and Modern Forms of Communication with the World
Chapter VI. Conditions for Fruitful Formation
6.1. Dialogue as an Opportunity to Discover Identity and Shape a Mature Personality
6.2. Return to the Sources – Community of Life
6.3. Change of Mentality – Formation of Evangelizers
Conclusion
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