Sentences with phrase «for laity»

Does this work wonderfully for the laity too providing the perfect excuse to put off being who and doing what God desires until better understanding?

«We eagerly await the visit of Pope Francis, which no doubt will be an occasion of spiritual renewal for our laity, religious and clergy as well as a strengthening of Christian family life.»

Naturally some of Novak's book has been superseded by events, such as Communism's defeat in Eastern Europe and the former USSR, liberation theology's virtual collapse throughout the Catholic world, and the rise of new generations of bishops and priests who know that economic policy is largely a matter of prudential judgment for the laity.

Of the seven sacraments six were primarily for the laity: baptism, confirmation, penance (with confession to the priest), Holy Communion, marriage, and extreme unction.

In the view of even the most faithful and sophisticated church members, including those who are close friends of the clergy, the theological seminary and the seminary professor are mysterious and awesome — familiar only to the privileged and spiritual elite, speaking an esoteric tongue, and no place for the laity.

For laity, probably Laridian.

Basic theology for the laity, the nature and mission of the church in an urban society, social ethics, ecumenics, and approaches to Christian social action are some of these.

Earlier I spoke of this matter from the point of view of the preacher's dependence upon the laity's response; now I write for the laity to urge them to practice active listening.

The Tabletatura, of course, hate the whole thing; and they object particularly to the reception of communities rather than individuals, quite simply because far more will come, numerically, under this dispensation than under what previously obtained: i.e., special fast - track arrangements for clergy wanting reordination (this has helped substantially with the shortage of priests) but the old business of «individual submission» for the laity, and off with them to some denatured liturgy at the ghastly concrete Catholic barracks down the road.

Further, if something is wrong for clergy, it should be wrong for laity, otherwise a false separation is introduced into the people of God.

Rejection of churchly traditions in favor of Scripture, «the living oracles,» had quickly established the distinctive features of Disciples worship and polity: weekly communion, believer's baptism by immersion, a prominent role for the laity, and fervent regard for congregational autonomy.

Preaching also suffers from the failure to provide opportunities for the laity to wrestle with biblical and theological concepts in the context of their own lives and in their own terms.

As it stands, the Roundtable is a collaborative effort of wealthy East Coast Catholics, academics, editors, and Church activists who are determined to devise a strategy for establishing a major role for the laity in the governance of the Catholic Church in this country.

One of my favorite functional images of the Church is one suggested some years ago by Gregory Pierce of the Chicago - based National Center for the Laity: the Church as «campaign headquarters.»

It failed to provide the church with a genuine practical theology for the laity.

I can not help but think of the work of John Henry Newman or Yves Congar when reflecting upon a participatory theology, as the Church struggles to move toward more inclusive roles for laity, for women, for national cultures.

A bishop must defend his own authority by also acknowledging his failures; a layman must plead for greater rights for the laity by also regretting the frequent indifference of the laity; we all should not only praise our own plan but also show up its weaknesses.

As Vice President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity I got to know their founders and leaders and began to esteem their apostolate — «Catholic Charismatic Renewal», which was developed in the U.S., «Focolare» and «Communione e liberazione» in Italy, Schoenstatt in Germany, «Shalom» in Brazil and others.

He replied that two super-congregations would be established: one for Justice and Charity, the other for Laity and Family.

So much of the theological formation for the laity is extremely simplistic.

When asked whether there was a place for the laity in the Church, Newman replied that we (meaning clerics and theologians) would look pretty silly without them.

Not exact matches

«I was surprised and gratified that so many people told me they were hoping we would be successful; it is clear by all the interest focused on our efforts that many of our laity understand the need for and importance of such a cathedral for Catholics in Orange County.»

Throughout the book, «laity involvement» means a desire for less episcopal authority, a diminution of the sacramental priesthood, and a conviction that the special place accorded to Latin in the liturgy and in the universal Church is a threat to «the Spirit of Vatican II.»

In his Address to the Nobility of the German Nation (1520), Luther criticized the traditional distinction between the «temporal» and «spiritual» orders — the laity and the clergy — arguing that all who belong to Christ through faith, baptism, and the Gospel shared in the priesthood of Jesus Christ and belonged «truly to the spiritual estate»: «For whoever comes out of the water of baptism can boast that he is already a consecrated priest, bishop, and pope, although of course it is not seemly that just anybody shall exercise such office.»

The Church's teaching against contraception, for example, was effectively thrown out the window by the laity.

For one thing, the extensive participation of the laity will strike Catholics as strange and perhaps dangerous.

Second, they are setting the stage for class division within the laity.

Still others will speak about Syria's many martyred laity and clergy, including two Orthodox bishops — Boulos Yazigi and Mar Gregorios Youhanna Ibrahim — who disappeared in April 2013, and a twelve - year - old evangelical boy and his father who were crucified for their Christian conversion last summer.

Ordained clergy preside at the sacraments and teach the lay leaders in order to equip the laity for their ministries.

Church officials, delegates and their families, support staff, and laity crowd the meeting in numbers that encourage local restaurants to create vegetarian menus and advertise that sabbath meals may be paid for in advance.

Cardinal Law, for one, appeared — publicly, at least — to be aloof from the complaints and warnings of victim - survivors and their intimates, as well as from the concerns of laity and clergy in his archdiocese.

Citing the significance of congregational size and subgroup structures, Schaller offers practical solutions to both clergy and laity for fulfilling their commitment to church growth.

Perhaps even more unfortunate for them, is that that translation remains pretty much forgotten by academia, laity, and other Gnostic organizations.

Why I Am a Catholic presents the encyclical as the «great break» between most Catholics and the Vatican, for it opened the way for «qualified and loyal theologians» to dissent from church teaching and emboldened the laity to follow their consciences.

His ontological understanding of the priest as the one standing in for Christ who teaches, protects, leads and sanctifies led him to question many of the initiatives in the 1980s which sought to extend to the laity tasks traditionally the function of the priest.

A Commission for Women and a Commission for Multicultural Affairs were set up to watch over pluralist purity, and in keeping with the activist and inclusivist mood of the designers, much of the recruiting for the new staff was done from among a pool of individuals far to the left of most of the clergy and laity.

How far the Bible was familiar to the laity — or to the ordinary parish priest, for that matter — during the Middle Ages, is a question upon which mediaeval historians appear to differ; but it is safe to say that what knowledge of the Bible there was lay within the schema, which gave the key to its understanding.

All this is, or ought to be, common knowledge for the clergy; and increasingly it will be common knowledge for the instructed laity too.

For instance, Chapter 15 on the laity begins with a broad discussion about how the Church grew, covering the establishment of monasteries and convents, Mass in Latin, the removal of rood screens and the history of the Reformation; while Chapter 16, on Our Lady, goes through the titles given to her, in order to answer criticisms that these titles and honours can not be supported by Scripture.

He presented his material in lecture series, courses at Candler, scholarly gatherings, and seminars for clergy, laity, and church officials.

As Stratford Caldecott wrote in his preface: «There is a crying need for holiness, among both clergy and laity, a holiness which takes the example of Christ himself as its source, and it seems to me that it would be most helpful to have such «centres of holiness» in this country.»

In his Diary entry for 6 September 1979, Archbishop Romero wrote that Opus Dei «carries out a silent work of deep spirituality among professional people, university students and labourers... I think this is a mine of wealth for our Church — the holiness of the laity in their own profession.»

Thus it is understandable that the idea of giving the laity a say in the election of ministers is not meant for the near future.

For example, theological education of the clergy can block communication with laity.

The will of the clergy to give the laity a real share in the task and responsibility for the Church is still in its infancy, and the laymen themselves are not exactly wildly keen on it.

Moreover, if the Constitution on the Liturgy emphasizes that we ought to «pray without ceasing», this can hardly apply only to liturgical prayer, especially in the case of the laity, who would not have sufficient time for this; and so it may be concluded that in our daily life private and liturgical prayer need certainly not compete with each other.

As a result we have developed a larger interest in redistributing income legislatively than in providing a rationale for sacrificial giving on the part of the laity.

There is also a special Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, and one on the Missions in which the Church tells Christians — that is herself — that in the age of declining colonialism and Europeanism, too, the missions have a permanent duty also in the non-Western countries for which every Christian is responsible in his own way.

For all these contain also matters of concern to the laity, even though perhaps stated imperfectly and in a way which might have been done better by a more competent layman.

For this shortage would seem to be by no means so acute if the Church were to entrust the laity with whatever is not prohibited to them by the divine and immutable law of her constitution.