In Praise of Woman - Consecrated Woman(volume 4)

IN PRAISE OF WOMAN Volume - Four This volume delves into the lives of those women who, in common parlance, are colled 'sisters' or 'nuns' interchangeably. Unlike other Christian churches, Catholic Church has a large number of them who live and die for God and others. The author makes an attempt to clear up the mystery attending to sisters' life so as to help girls interested in religious life,- it also tries to give some glimpses of nuns' life to parents, who often try to dissuade their daughters from becoming sisters - some for selfish reasons and others in honest horror. It is indeed a useful guide to sisters themselves for revitalizing their appreciation of their calling as a loving sacrament of God's saving presence. DrFelix Podimattam is one of the best-known moral theologians in India and outside. Besides his full time job as a professor, he finds time to write books at an amazing rate. He has authored 85 books. Besides his Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Mysore, he holds a Licentiate in Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, and subsequently a Doctorate in Moral Theology from the Alphosian Academy, Rome, His post-doctoral studies were pursued in Washington, DC, U.S.A. At Present he is professor of moral theology at St. Francis Theological College, Kottayam, Kerala. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE. HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF CONSECRATED WOMEN CHAPTER TWO. THEOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CONSECRATED WOMEN 1. Consecrated Woman according to Vatican II 2. Consecrated Woman as First and Foremost a Woman 2. 1.Consecrated Woman and Possession of Fullness of Femininity 2. 2.Consecrated Woman is Not an Asexual Being 2. 3.Consecrated Woman Has Need to Love and Be Loved 2. 4.Consecrated Woman Has Nothing to Do with Rejection of Man 3. Consecrated Woman as Woman Called to Holiness 4. Consecrated Woman as Woman of Contemplation 5. Consecrated Woman as Woman of Joy 6. Consecrated Woman as Vowed Woman 6. 1.Theology of Religious Profession 6. 2.Theology of Vows in General 6. 3.Theology of Vows in Particular 6. 3. 1.Vow of Chastity 6. 3. 2.Vow of Poverty 6. 3. 3.Vow of Obedience 6. 4. Pastoral Considerations 7. Consecrated Woman as Woman of Community Life 217 8. Consecrated Woman as Apostolic Woman 9. Consecrated Woman as "Sacrament" of Maternal Love of God 10. Consecrated Woman as Woman of Prophetic Witness 11. Consecrated Woman as Weaver of Peace PASTORAL ASPECTS OF CONSECRATED WOMEN 1. The Sister and the Amount of Prayer 2. The Sister and Psychological Needs 3. The Sister and Priests 4. The Sister and Reading 5. The Sister and Dress 6. The Sister as Nurse 7. The Sister as Teacher 8. The Sister as Pastoral Counselor 9. The Sister as Provincial Superior CONCLUSION END NOTES INDEX