Wychowanie do życia wspólnego w świetle "Ratio formationis marianorum"
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2015
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Institute of Marian History and Spirituality of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
Abstract
This work, which looks critically on the logic and language
of the Ratio formationis marianorum, presents in a slightly
arbitrary vein the matter of communal life. The issue is based
on the logic of three elements: perseverance in lived personal
intimacy with Christ; incorporation into a fraternal community
that has its own daily rhythm and style; and the spirituality
of communio marianorum — a mystical element, which, being
a gift of the Spirit, ensures unity (mystical and functional).
The author suggests that the technical part of a candidate's
preparation outstrips theology of vocational formation of the
candidate to religious and apostolic life, which he substantiates
by a different dogmatically and historically rooted logic found
in the Constitutions of the Marian Fathers and Blessed George
Matulaitis-Matulewicz's writings concerning the matters of the
Congregation. The modern mentality of the Marians seems to
favor the psychological/sociological approach; in other words,
the Congregation technically defines the course of the formation
process on the base of externally measurable criteria.
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Zgromadzenie Księży Marianów, formacja zakonna, wychowanie, życie wspólne, duchowość zakonna, Congregation of Marian Fathers, religious formation, education, communal life, religious spirituality
Citation
Ephemerides Marianorum, 2015, nr 4, s. 419-435.