Pregledni rad
Bl. Ivan Merz – Educator of Youth in Faith. The Goals of Education
Božidar Nagy
; Filozofski fakultet Družbe Isusove, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Bl. Ivan summarized the ultimate goal of his educative work with youth in various ways, there is one final goal which each person must reach: the Kingdom of God, communion with God, to bring souls to Jesus, the eternal salvation of souls, etc. Bl. Ivan insisted that the mediation of the Church plays a vital role in reaching this final goal. By taking advantage of all that the Church offers one can reach human and faith maturity which in turn guarantees eschatological fulfillment. An expression of this maturity which bl. Ivan holds as a specific goal of his educative work is the apostolate, to which he directed all of his work. These four goals – the final one being the salvation of souls in the Kingdom of God along with the remaining three – are always interrelated and they form a well structured organic unity which gave bl. Ivan strength in his apostolic work. His work has become "a life program of work for a whole generation of young catholics". In his homily during the mass of beatification of bl. Ivan Merz in Banja Luka in 2003 Pope John Paul II stated: "This has to be carried out today."
Ključne riječi
Bl. Ivan Merz; formation; goal; youth; salvation of souls; the Kingdom of God; the Church; Christian formation; human and Christian maturity; the apostolate; the Pope; the Holy See; Mystery; the Croatian Eagle Union; the Golden book
Hrčak ID:
113161
URI
Datum izdavanja:
24.6.2008.
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