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MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE:
Ecclesiology Instructors Nelsa I. Elías Comments Regarding Course Fall Semester
The Pastoral Institute is constantly trying to improve the Lay Ministry Program and therefore changes to the program, course content, and required readings may occur from semester to semester. For this reason, I ask that you read this memorandum and the course outline carefully.
Instructors will find the course outline and most Participants’ reading materials on the Pastoral Institute Online Classroom. Instructors will be asked to distribute any materials that we were unable to post online to the participants on the first day of class. (The PI will provide the copies, as well as any textbooks.) The PI Online Classroom web address has changed and the log in process has been simplified. You will receive instructions on how to access the Online Classroom under separate cover. As instructors, you will have access to the instructors’ page and to the Participants’ page of the Class year that you are teaching. (Each Class year will have a different log in page and different password.) Participants will be asked to download articles (when applicable) from the Pastoral Institute Online Classroom. Although the participants know that they are responsible for downloading the articles, we will depend on you to remind the participants to do so when you give the reading assignments. Only copies of articles not available electronically, if applicable, and the textbook will be distributed by the instructor, as noted above. It is important that participants in the lay formation program have every opportunity to become acquainted with the course goals and, as well as what they are expected to have learned by the completion of the course. We ask you to review the course purpose and the objectives of the participants’ education/formation experience at the first session of the course. The enclosure lists the required reading (English and Spanish) and the course outline indicates the material that is to be covered. Please feel free to cover the topics and assign the reading in the order that you find most comfortable; however all topics outlined should be covered.
Integration Paper: The Pastoral Institute requires that the instructors only offer the participants a choice of two or three questions/topics from the list at the end of the course outline. This will help us ensure that the theological and intellectual goals of the Pastoral Institute are met. The integration paper is not meant to be solely a report or reflection paper. When grading integration papers, please follow the Pastoral Institute guidelines and grading conventions. (Refer to the most recent Instructor Handbook.) The supplemental reading and resource list, if any, will be posted on the PI Online Classroom.
Thank you for all of your efforts on behalf of the Pastoral Institute. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this or any of the course material. Enc.
Revised July 2012
Pastoral Institute ♦ Diocese of Brooklyn Lay Ministry Program Course Title: Ecclesiology: The Nature and Mission of the Church Course Length: 16 hours Purpose: Through this course, participants will come to know the ways in which the Church has understood and described herself in different historical periods. In particular, course readings will focus on the vision of Church articulated by the Second Vatican Council document Lumen Gentium (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church) and its implications for the ministry of all the baptized in the Church today. Objectives: 1. To elicit from participants their own understanding and experience of Church. 2. To present understandings of Church in selected historical eras, including the background leading up to Vatican Council II and Pope John XXIII’s call for aggornimento in the Church 3. To introduce the vision of Lumen Gentium, especially as related to the role of the laity in the Church and the world. 4. To introduce models of the Church. 5. To present the importance of the post-conciliar vision of Church as Communion (koinonia), including implications regarding cultural diversity 6. To provide an opportunity for participants to integrate their understanding of Church and their understanding of ministry in and for a culturally diverse Church. Required Reading: Lecturas requeridas para participantes. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Part One, Section Two, Article 9: “I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church”. (Available in English and Spanish) Concilio del Segundo Vaticano. Lumen Gentium: Constitución Dogmática Sobre la Iglesia Friedman, O.F.M., Greg. ¿Qué significa ser Iglesia’? Catholic Update. Cincinnati, OH. St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1985, revised 2002. Gaillardetz, Richard R. The Church As Communion: Universal and Local. Church. New York, NY. National Pastoral Life Center, 1997.
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McBride, O.Praem, Alfred. Ten ‘Peak Moments’ of Church History: From Pentecost to Vatican II. Catholic Update. Cincinnati, OH. St. Anthony Messenger Press, 1987. (Summary in English and Spanish.) Diez ‘Momentos Cumbre’ de la Historia de la Iglesia: De Pentecostés a Vaticano II. Models of the Church (Available in English and Spanish) Pelzel, Ph.D., Morris. Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion and Mission (Eclesiología: La Iglesia como comunión y missión). Chicago, IL. Loyola Press. 2002. Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph. The Ecclesiology of Vatican II: The Body of Christ, the People of God, and Communion. 15 September 2001. http://www.ratzingerreport.com/speeches/ecclesiology_of_vatican_ii.html Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph. “La Eclesiología de la Constitución sobre la Iglesia, II Vaticano, Lumen Gentiun” Noviembre 2000. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_2000022 7_ratzinger-lumen-gentium_sp.html#top Second Vatican Council. Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
Instructor’s Background Reading Material Para Instructores Keightly, Georgia Masters. New Parish Ministers: Theological, Pastoral and Canonical Reflections. Church. New York, NY. National Pastoral Life Center. Spring 1993. Komanchak, Joseph. Ecclesiology of Vatican II. Origins, Volume 28. April 22, 1999. Pages 759-762. Schreiter, CPPS, Robert. Ministry in a Multicultural Church. Origins, Volume 29. May 20, 1999. Second Vatican Council. Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vatii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html Secundo Concilio Vaticano. Lumen Gentium: Constitución Dogmática Sobre la Iglesia http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vatii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_sp.html Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal. The Ecclesiology Of The Constitution On The Church, Vatican II, ‘Lumen Gentium.’ November 2000. http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/CDFECCL.HTM
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Ratzinger, Cardinal Joseph. “La Eclesiología de la Constitución sobre la Iglesia, II Vaticano, Lumen Gentiun” Noviembre 2000. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_2000022 7_ratzinger-lumen-gentium_sp.html#top
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Pastoral Institute ♦ Diocese of Brooklyn Lay Ministry Program Course Title: Ecclesiology: The Nature and Mission of the Church Course Outline Part I: What is the Church?
The aim of this part is to set a foundation for the study and understanding of Church through the participant’s experience of belonging to the Church and the Catholic Church’s teaching about the Church o o o o o
Discuss course purpose and objectives What is the participant’s experience of belonging to the Church? Names and images of Church The Church and her ministries in Scripture The four marks of the Church: One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
Participant readings o Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part I, Section 2, Article 9, Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 o Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion and Mission (Eclesiología: La Iglesia como comunión y missión), Chapters 1, 3, 7
Part II: Historical Survey: Understandings of Church in Selected Eras of Church History
The aim is to present understandings of Church in different historical periods, the events shaping those understandings, and the more immediate factors leading to Pope John XXIII”s call for aggiornamento in the life of the Church. o o o o
Conflicts with Protestantism Conflicts with modernity Vatican Council I (1869-1870) Other events leading up to Vatican Council II (1962-1965)
Participant readings o Ten ‘Peak Moments’ of Church History: From Pentecost to Vatican II (Diez ‘Momentos pico’ de la Historia de la Iglesia: De Pentecostés a Vaticano II) o ¿Qué significa ‘ser Iglesia’?
Part III: Ecclesiology of Vatican Council II
The focus for this part will be on the mid-20th Century response to the questions: “What is the Church; Where is the Church? What is the Church For?” o Overview of the work of the Council Fathers as they deliberated on and produced successive drafts of Lumen Gentium Page 1
o Introduce Lumen Gentium’s vision of Church: the role of the Holy Spirit, the Church’s foundation in scripture and the writings of the Church Fathers o Present the implications of the document’s beginning focus on the Church as the entire People of God – “a people to whom God communicates Himself in love” – before focusing on the institutional and hierarchical structures of the Church o Acquaint the participants with the document’s “new and creative approach to the role of the laity in the Church.”
The Church as Mystery The Church as the People of God The Church as Hierarchical The Role of the Laity The Universal Call to Holiness The Church as Pilgrim
Participant readings o Lumen Gentium: Dogmatic Constitution on the Church o Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part I, Section 2, Article 9, Paragraphs 4, 5, 6 o Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion and Mission (Eclesiología: La Iglesia como comunión y missión), Chapter 4 o Ecclesiology of Vatican II
Part IV: Models of the Church
Introduce the use of theological models as a method of describing, integrating, and understanding the various dimensions of Church. o o o o o
The Church as Mystical Communion The Church as Institution The Church as Sacrament The Church as Herald The Church as Servant
Participant readings: o Models of the Church (Modelos de la Iglesia)
Part V: Vatican Council II and Beyond: Understanding the Church as Communion and Mission
Introduce the following concepts Communion and mission as the framework of ecclesiology The Trinity as source of the Church’s communion and mission The Church: Communion of Disciples The two-fold mission of the Church as evangelizing cultures and transforming the world o Implications for Church ministry in a culturally diverse world and diocese o o o o
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Participant readings: o Ecclesiology: The Church as Communion and Mission (Eclesiología: La Iglesia como comunión y missión), Chapters 2, 5, 6 o The Church As Communion: Universal and Local
Part VI: Ecclesiology and Lay Ministry in Dialogue: Reflection and Connections
This part provides an opportunity for participants to reflect upon and integrate their understanding of Church with their understanding of ministry in the Church. The format for this concluding section of the course is reflection and dialogue based on issues, concerns, experiences of the participants both in this course and their first course on the theology of lay ministry.
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Questions for Integration Paper Instructors are to use these questions/themes ONLY. Each paper should be between 3- 5 typed pages as per the Pastoral Institute guidelines (Refer to Participant Handbook.) Participants are asked to answer ONE of the questions/topics listed below, taking care to answer all the parts of the question chosen. 1. Take a topic covered in class: a. Explore what you learned. b. How were you challenged by new ideas? c. How do you plan to integrate this knowledge of Church into your ministry and/or life? Use theological concepts/facts learned in the course to support your answer and respond to each question (a-c). 2. The model of the Church most operative in the ecclesiology of the current Magisterium is communion. a. Explain this model of the Church, making reference to material learned in class. b. How would you describe your experience of communion in the Church? c. How do you and how could you contribute to an enrichment of communion in your faith community? Please take care to answer all three parts (a-c). 3. Choose one of the ten “peak moments” in Church history. (Answer both a & b, below.) a. Demonstrate how the impact of that moment advanced the mission of the Church. (Give examples to support your answer from course content.) b. Explain how that moment is still affecting the Church today. Give examples from your ministry. 4. Choose one of the marks of the Church. a. Explain it, giving examples from your readings or class. b. Describe how you and your parish today demonstrate this mark.
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Preguntas para el Papel de Integración El instructor tiene que usar estas preguntas/temas solamente. El participante tiene que contestar UNA pregunta de las que aparecen abajo, tomando cuidado de contestar todas las partes de la pregunta escogida. Cada trabajo debe de constar de 3-5 páginas. Se debe seguir las normas para el trabajo de integración del Instituto Pastoral (Vea el Manual del Participante.) 1. Escoja un tema tratado en la clase y: a. Explore lo que aprendió, b. Explique cómo usted fue desafiado por las ideas nuevas aprendidas y c. ¿Cómo propone integrar usted este nuevo conocimiento sobre la Iglesia en su ministerio y en su vida? Use ejemplos del material del curso para apoyar su respuesta. 2. El modelo de la Iglesia más prominente de la eclesiología del Magisterio vigente es el de la comunión. a. Explique este modelo de la Iglesia. b. ¿Cómo describiría su propia experiencia de comunión en la Iglesia? c. ¿Cómo podría usted contribuir al enriquecimiento de la comunión en su comunidad de fe? Por favor responda a las tres partes (a-c) de la pregunta. 3. Escoja uno de los diez “momentos cumbre” en la historia de la Iglesia. a. Demuestre como el impacto de ese momento avanzó la misión de la Iglesia, b. Explique como ese momento todavía está afectando la Iglesia hoy día. Dé ejemplos de su propio ministerio. 4. Escoja una de las “marcas de la Iglesia.” a. Explique lo que significa, dando ejemplos de las lecturas asignadas o del material aprendido en el curso. b. Describa como usted y su parroquia manifiestan esta marca hoy día.
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Pastoral Institute ♦ Diocese of Brooklyn Lay Ministry Program Course Title: Ecclesiology: The Nature and Mission of the Church Supplementary Reading and Resources Abbot, S.J., Walter M., gen. ed. The Documents of Vatican II. (See especially Avery Dulles, S.J. Introduction to Lumen gentium.) Darlap, Edolf, gen. ed. Sacramentum Mundi. 6 volumes. New York, NY. Herder & Herder. 1968. Doyle, Dennis M. Communion Ecclesiology: Vision and Versions. Maryknoll, NY. Orbis, 2000. Ecclesiology. New Catholic Encyclopedia. Volume 5, pages 34-35. - - -. Volume 17 (supplement, 1975) pages 198-199 - - -. Volume 18 (supplement, 1988) pages 128-130 Eclesiología. Búsqueda Avanzada, CanalSocial. www.canalsocial.net/ger/busquedaav.asp. Granfield, Patrick and Phan, Peter C., eds. The Gift of the Church: A Textbook on Ecclesiology in Honor of Patrick Granfield, O.S.B. Hughes, Ph. D, Kevin L. Church History: Faith Handed On. Chicago, IL. Loyola Press, 2002. (Also available in Spanish as Historia de la Iglesia: el legado de la fe.) Igelsia. Gran Enciclopedia Católica. www.mercaba.org/GET/cartel-enciclopedia.htm. John Paul II. Ecclesia in America: On the Encounter with the Living Jesus Christ: the Way to Conversion, Communion, and Solidarity in America. Washington, D.C. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1999. Klein, Peter. The Catholic Source Book: A Comprehensive Collection of Information About the Catholic Church. 3rd ed. Dubuque, Iowa. Brown-Roa, 2000. Kloppenburg, Bonaventure. Ecclesiology of Vatican II. Translated by Matthew J. O’Connell. Chicago, IL. Franciscan Press, 1974. McCarthy, Timothy G. The Catholic Tradition: Before and After Vatican II: 1878-1993. Chicago, IL. Loyola University Press, 1994. - - -. The Catholic Tradition: The Church in the Twentieth Century. Rev. exp. ed. Chicago, IL. Loyola Press, 1998. Meier, John P. The Mission of Christ and His Church: Studies on Christology and Ecclesiology. Wilmington, DE. Michael Glazier, 1990. New Dictionary of Theology. Wilmington, DE. Michael Glazier, Inc. 1987. Page 6
