Consecrated Life: A Guide For Formators

Table of Contents-Consecrated Life: A Guide For Formators Preface Foreword Message Message Message Introduction PART I 1. The Nature of Consecrated Life 2. Consecration of Religious- Evangelical Counsels, the Vows or Sacred Bonds 3. Vow of Chastity 4. Vow of Poverty 5. Vow of Obedience 6. Community Life and Fraternal Life 7. Prayer Life 8. Consecrated Life and the Interior Life 9. Apostolate and Mission 10. Religious life as Witness: Witness to What? 11. The Spirituality of Consecrated Life PART II 12. Various Forms of Consecration 13. Institutes of Consecrated Life: from the Perceptive of Canon Laws 14. Governance of the Institutes 15. Trials, Tribunals, Administration of Justice and Temporal Goods 16. Religious Institutes and Hierarchical Structure 17. Formation of Members in an Institute 18. The Obligations and Rights of Members in an Institute 19. The Severance of the Members from the Institute 20. Secular Institutes (Art. I) and Societies of Apostolic Life (Art II) Conclusion Bibliography ABOUT THE BOOK Consecrated Life: A Guide for Formators The book is divided systematically and symmetrically into two parts together comprising of twenty chapters. As is obvious from the title, the intention of the book is to function as a hand book to the trainers of consecrated life.Any reader will easily discern that the author had successfully attained his target In his apostolic letter announcing the Year of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis also invites the attention of the religious to respond to the three dimensions of their call in time, that is, to look to the past with gratitude, to live the present with passion and to embrace the future with hope. The first part of the book is unveiling the foundation of consecrated life that shaped the glorious past of religious life and would enable them live passionately the present and step towards the future with greater courage etc. The author has successfully delineates the distinction between academic and spiritual formation of the candidates. (Mar Joseph Pampalani, Auxiliary Bishop of the Arch-diocese of Thalaserry & Secretary to C. B. C. I Theological Commission) ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Abey Kootanalloor is a priest belongs to the St. Thomas Province of Little Flower Congregation. (C.S.T. Fathers) He holds a degree in M.A. Philosophy and has obtained doctorate in Theology from St. Thomas Aquinas University, Rom.