Original scientific paper

Priest Between Vocation and Mysticism

Elmar Salmann ; Pontifical University St. Anselm, Rome

Abstract

The article reflects on priest’s calling from the point of view of vocation and mysticism, passion and competence. Seven items comprise some essential aspects of priesthood: passion and competence in the human and in prayer, passion and competence in mysticism, priest as a formed person who has found his permanent character (‘character indelebilis’), passion and competence in the prophetic and in spiritual guidance. All the mentioned aspects show that a priest is both doomed and blessed almost to the point where he cannot and will not identify and understand himself without God; in his intimate-private and public-social life. This kind of a priest can and should even today be a blessing for a modern man.

Keywords

priesthood; vocation; prayer; mysticism; prophecy; testimony

Hrčak ID:

59211

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/59211

Publication date:

4.10.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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