Sentences with phrase «pastoral work shapes»
The unique confluence of forces and influences that impinge on those who engage deeply and well in pastoral work shapes them powerfully, fostering a set of sensibilities, virtues and skills that characteristically belongs to good pastors.
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The sense of loss says something important about the good that is intrinsic to the work of pastoral ministry and about how this work shapes a way of life that is not easily transferable to other vocational contexts.
Every aspect of the Chaplain's role must lead back to his first and most crucial task, to be a «presence of faith» whose fidelity to the liturgy and teaching of the Church as well as to those in his pastoral care, helps to bring shape and solidity to the ambiguous but sincere faith that he encounters in his work.