Guide to Ongoing Formation for Priests (Ascension)

Chapter 3: Human Formation (nos. 104-144) .................................. 47 Markers of the Human Dimension (nos. 107-132) ........................... 48 Human Maturity (nos. 107-110) ................................................ 48 Unity of Life (nos. 111-113) ........................................................ 49 Capacity for Fatherhood (no. 114) ............................................... 51 Healthy Chastity (nos. 115-120) .................................................. 53 Capacity for Friendship (nos. 121-127) ........................................ 56 Temperance (nos. 128-132) ......................................................... 58 Means of Human Formation (nos. 133-144) .................................... 61 Personal Means (nos. 133-137) .................................................... 61 Fraternal Means (nos. 138-142) .................................................. 62 Episcopal Means (nos. 143-144) .................................................. 64 Awareness of God’s Love (nos. 150-151) ....................................... 67 Union with the Sacrifice of Christ (no. 152) ................................. 68 Pursuit of Holiness (nos. 153-156) ............................................... 69 Fidelity to the Church (nos. 157-160) .......................................... 71 Means of Spiritual Formation (nos. 161-179) ................................... 73 Personal Means (nos. 161-172) .................................................... 73 Fraternal Means (nos. 173-175) .................................................. 79 Episcopal Means (nos. 176-179) .................................................. 80 Chapter 4: Spiritual Formation (nos. 145-179) .............................. 66 Markers of the Spiritual Dimension (nos. 150-160) .......................... 67 Chapter 5: Intellectual Formation (nos. 180-205) ....................... 82 Markers of the Intellectual Dimension (nos. 190-195) ...................... 85 Catechetical and Theological Competence (nos. 190-191) .............. 85 Engagement with the World (nos. 192-193) .................................. 86 Thirst for Intellectual Growth (nos. 194-195) ............................... 87 Means of Intellectual Formation (nos. 196-205) ............................... 88 Personal Means (nos. 196-200) .................................................... 88

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