Program of Priestly Formation (Ascension)

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Seminaries

education programs and through inservice discussions with their fellow directors, taking care to preserve confidentiality in matters of the internal forum. Since spiritual direction takes place in the internal forum, the relationship of seminarians to their spiritual director is a privileged and confidential one. Spiritual directors may not participate in the evaluation of those whom they currently direct or whom they directed in the past. 509 Coordinator of Human Formation The coordinator of human formation is a priest who coordinates the human formation program of the seminary 510 in collaboration with the rector, other members of the community of formators, professors, and specialists. He works in the external forum as an agent of the rector. The coordinator of human formation may also oversee the discipline of the seminary and the implementation of the Rule of Life. He should be exemplary for his personal maturity, pastoral experience, and appreciation of the psychological and human sciences. The coordinator oversees the annual evaluation process of seminarians. The evaluation of seminarians can benefit from a team or group of priest formators assisting in the process. The coordinator of human formation makes provision for psycholog ical and counseling services in areas distinct from spiritual direction. These services are made available to seminarians for their personal and emotional development in preparation for the priesthood. The counseling given should be consistent with the policy and practice of the total seminary program. The coordinator should ensure that

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509 See CIC, c. 240 §2; CCEO, c. 339 §3. 510 See Ratio Fundamentalis , no. 137; see also Pastores Dabo Vobis , nos. 43-44.

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