Participation Authority Leadership

Participation - Authority - Leadership

October - December 2022 - no 17 2022/4

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Participation
Authority
Leadeship

The Gospel is not therefore solely entrusted to the witness and proclamation by a few "professionals" but involves all the members of the People of God...

Excerpts from a video message by Pope Francis to the recent plenary session of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America in May 2022 on the theme,

“Synodality and Communion”.

Matteo Visioli - Nature of the Church and Authority

MGR MATTEO VISIOLI

The Nature of the Church and Authority

Mgr. Matteo Visioli, former Undersecretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Consultor for the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, offered important reflections on the exercise of ecclesial authority in this talk from September 2021.

CALLAN SLIPPER

Living Moments of Disagreement Well

The Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion takes place every 10 years. The theme of the 2022 conference was God's Church for God's world.

JESÚS MORÁN

A Leadership of Communion

A brief reflection on the changing images of a leader given by the Co-President of the Focolare Movement at an international meeting of community leaders.

EVA GULLO &

ALBERTO FRASSINETI

Co-Responsibility

The authors, who have assisted General and Provincial Councils of Institutes, Congregations and Associations of the faithful to redesign and transform themselves, reflect on aspects of organizational leadership.

PIERO CODA

“For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us . . .”

Italian theologian, Piero Coda, offers reflections in light of the Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio’s recent book: Ecclesial Synodality: Limited Responsibility or Deliberation over Consultation?

He focuses on the idea of Deliberation in a Church-Communion.

TIZIANA MERLETTI SFP

Decision-making Processes

The author offers practical suggestions for developing truly participatory processes around group decision-making. Sister Tiziana Merletti was formerlySuperior General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor and currently works as a canonical consultant and leadership formator with committed religious and lay institutes.

ANDREW RECEPCION

The Challenge to be

a Home and School of Communion

On the 40th anniversary of the Scuola Epi, the Center of Spirituality for Priests and Seminarians of the Focolare Movement in Tagaytay (Philippines), Fr. Andrew Recepcion walks us through its 40-year history.

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