DOING THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN A POVERTY AND OPPRESSED CONTEXT: A PHILIPPINE SCENARIO In February 2005‚ the author interviewed 27 theological educators from three different Protestant-Evangelical seminaries in the Philippines regarding the role of theological education in addressing the problem of poverty and oppression. Partial but important conclusions appear in this short article. The first section of this article speaks about the present situation of theological education in
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Confirmation is one of the seven sacraments through which Catholics pass in the process of their religious upbringing. According to Catholic doctrine‚ in this sacrament they receive the Holy Spirit and become adult members of the Catholic Church. Confirmation is a rite of initiation in Christian churches‚ normally carried out throughanointing‚ the laying on of hands‚ and prayer‚ for the purpose of bestowing the Gift of the Holy Spirit. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:[1] Recall then
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Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) born in a small town in central Germany and later became the beginner of the Reformation of the Catholic Church. He was born to peasants‚ but he attended school in a nearby town‚ University of Erfurt‚ where he took courses in Philosophy and studied Law. During a storm in 1505‚ he became very scared and prayed to the patron saint of travelers‚ Saint Anne‚ that if were to be saved that he would become a Monk. After he was saved‚ Luther in 1507 became an ordained Monk. As
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eukharistia‚ meaning thanksgiving. It is called this because when we consume the host during the liturgy of the Eucharist‚ we are giving thanks to the Lord and his son Jesus Christ for the sacrifice made by Jesus at his crucifixion. When we celebrate the sacrament of the Eucharist‚ we do it as a community‚ in memory of Jesus and his Apostles at the last supper. As Catholics‚ we believe that when we receive the Eucharist‚ we are truly receiving the body of Christ‚ and that when we drink the wine‚ that we are
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calls to deny the Sacrament to Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry‚ to a decision to revoke the first communion of an 8-year-old Roman Catholic girl because she ingested a non-wheat wafer. (Broadway‚ B.‚ 2004) The meaning of communion and its practices in churches have been a continuous discussion by members of different religions around the world for centuries. While the receiving of Holy Communion may mean different things to different people‚ globally‚ the Sacrament is a time when persons
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dead and Glorious ascension whereby “wondrous sacrament of the whole Church” came forth. 6. The continuation of the mission of Christ through His apostles filled with the Holy Spirit to preach the gospel that the Son of God freed us from the power of Satan through His Death and resurrection. The work of salvation which they prescribed should be set in train through the sacrifice and sacraments. 7. Christ is always present in the church: in the sacraments‚ in His word‚ and when the church prays and
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not‚ they would be sent to hell‚ where they would suffer for all eternity. Religion played a very big role in the lives of most Europeans‚ and it was believed that in order to achieve everlasting life‚ they had to participate in the sacraments. 4. The 7 sacraments: ~Baptism ~Reconciliation ~Eucharist ~Marriage ~Holy Orders ~Last rights / Anointing of the sick 5. Church Justice: The Catholic Church provided a unifying set of spiritual beliefs‚ ceremonies and rituals. Canon law
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Confession: Encounter with Christ in Penance During the sacrament of confession Von Speyr speaks about how one should prepare to confess and the process of the inner self reflection. The process of confession and different phases we encounter during and before the act of confession are profound. Von Speyr demonstrates that there is a great insightful meaning that goes into confessing. If one is not able to experience humiliation throughout the whole sacrament‚ then we are not properly confessing‚ and we are
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A model is simply an image that helps us get a better understanding of a complex reality. Models of the Church are valid approaches to Catholicism that explain actions in faith. These include the model of Institution‚ Herald‚ Mystical Communion‚ Sacrament‚ and Servant. Each of these models explain definitions of Church and their goals and functions to justify their view of how the Catholic Church should behave. The first‚ Institution‚ defines Church as visible and palpable‚ lacking nothing and subordinate
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and complete sacrament in its own right‚ its purpose is to perfect in us that which was begun in Baptism. We might say—in a sense—that we are baptized in order to be confirmed. * Confirmation is a rite of passage. When a Catholic becomes an adult‚ It replaces Bar Mitzphas from the Jewish traditions that Christianity is based on. It is when someone accepts the Holy Spirit. II. The Effects of Confirmation 1302 It is evident from its celebration that the effect of the sacrament of Confirmation
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