Program of Priestly Formation

by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and National Conference of Catholic Bishops

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155586595X
• ISBN13: 9781555865955
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: United States Catholic Conference
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.8"

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THE TRAINING MANUAL FOR THE CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD

How does one become a Catholic priest? Well, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has since 1970 published its "Program of Priestly Formation," which describes how this is done. The first chapter is on "Foundations of Priestly Formation," and contains several articles on subjects such as "The Spiritual Life of Diocesan Priests," and "The Call to Priestly Holiness." The second chapter outlines "Paths to the Theologate" (i.e., starting in either a high school seminary, as opposed to a college seminary). The third chapter ("Theologate") contains the specifics about the details of seminary life (e.g., the academic program). The fourth chapter is on "Seminary Administration and Faculty." The fifth chapter concerns "The Admission and Continuing Evaluation of Seminarians," and the final chapter is on "The Continuing Formation of Priests." The PPF contains a great deal of interesting information about the process: e.g., a priest doesn't HAVE to major in Philosophy, but can individually be approved for other "liberal arts" majors; "The perennial philosophy of St. Thomas should be given the recognition which Church teaching accords it." The PPF isn't exactly "light summer reading," but it is of considerable interest to anyone interested in the Catholic priesthood, and particularly the process of formation.