SVOBODA, Boris: The Priestly Blessing. [Master thesis] / Boris Svoboda. - Charles University in Prague. Hussite Theological Faculty; - Supervisor: Doc. Mgr. Jiří Beneš, Th.D. - Degree: Master. - Prague: HTF UK, 2014. 65 p. This thesis deals with the exposition of the textual unit of The Aaronic Blessing from The Book of Numbers, chapter 6, verses 22-27. Its aim is to characterize theological meaning of the textual unit and also to provide insight into the meaning of the phenomenon of blessing in The Old Testament. Reach of this theological reflexion surpasses the scope of Old Testament judaism and provides an impulses also for the christian theology, for usage and developing of blessing in its context. Results of the exegesis can present knowledge about understanding of blessing not only in its original context, but also in the understanding of contemporary society. Blessing gives strong impulses for personal lives, but it is also connected with the issues of whole society and with approaching the goal of peace and the status of world, in which will of God is implemented. KEYWORDS: priest, priestly, blessing, benediction, Aaron, Aaronic, Israel, Old Testament, Numbers, peace, grace Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

Summary: Komunikace duchovního s věřícími v krizových situacích Communication between Clergy and Communicants in crisis Lucie Isabela Vacková This thesis entitled Communication between Clergy and Communicants in crisis focuses on the work of hospital chaplains. At the beginning, there is a description of basic terms such as communication, priest and crisis. Furthermore, the thesis discusses the pastoral care with regard for the ill and dying ones. In particular chapters biblical and psychological view of illness, dying and death are introduced. In the Chapter Pastoral Care I describe the main goals of care, the history of charity in term of the Christian Church, the main method of pastoral care- conversation and the current situation in the area of care in hospitals in the Czech Republic. The research was conducted in hospital in Chrudim on the department of long-term care. The research`s objective was to determine how the patients percieve the pastoral care, what they expect from the pastoral care and whether they would personally use this care. Pastoral care in hospitals in the Czech Republic is still being shaped up. People often worry that a priest will try to persuade them to believe, if they use his services. Therefore, they are rather indifferent to this care, sometimes aggressively refusing. The...

Why would a relatively normal eighteen year-old boy from New Orleans decide to dedicate his life to God as a Jesuit priest at the tail-end of the twentieth century? What obstacles would he meet along the way? What would sustain him in religious life? Why would he leave after seven years? Can one be sexually and emotionally healthy as a celibate? Is celibacy different for homosexuals than it is for heterosexuals? What is essential in the spiritual life?

Orientador: Percival Tirapeli / Banca: Norberto Stori / Banca: Loris Grandi Rampazzo / Resumo: Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo descrever a redescoberta e o processo de restauro das pinturas inéditas do artista santista Jesuíno Francisco de Paula Gusmão (1764- 1819), mais conhecido como padre Jesuíno do Monte Carmelo, na Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo de São Paulo. O resgate da chamada pintura invisível do padre artista só foi possível graças às suspeitas levantadas pelo crítico de arte Mário de Andrade (1893-1945). Estudando a pintura do artista santista, na década de 1940, o modernista desconfiou que o grosseiro painel central visível no teto da nave do templo dos terceiros carmelitas da capital - e que viria ainda a sofrer inúmeras interferências e retoques nas décadas posteriores - estava deslocado entre os elementos arquitetônicos e não condizia com os aspectos plásticos e estilísticos de Jesuíno, concluindo que a composição original do padre artista ainda poderia existir intacta, porém sob camadas de repintura. Com o tombamento da obra pictórica paulistana de Jesuíno pelo IPHAN, iniciaram-se os procedimentos de averiguação da teoria da pintura invisível, que resultou na recuperação de uma esplêndida pintura representando Nossa Senhora do Carmo cercada de anjos e querubins, observada com devoção pelos profetas Elias e Eliseu, e por uma corte de santos, beatos e mártires carmelitas. Análises e comparações com outras obras do artista santista justificam porque esta pintura pode vir a tomar o posto de melhor obra do padre Jesuíno, gerando, desse modo, uma revisão sobre a história da pintura colonial paulista / Abstract: This research aims to describe the process of rediscovery and restoration of new paintings of Santos-born artist Jesuíno Francisco de Paula Gusmão (1764-1819), better known as Priest Jesuíno do Monte Carmelo, at the Church of the Third Order do Carmo of São Paulo. The rescue of the called invisible paint from this artist priest was only possible due to the suspicions raised by the art critic Mário de Andrade (1893-1945). Studying the Santos artist's painting, in the 1940s, the modernist writer suspected that the coarse central panel visible on the ceiling of the nave of the Carmelites Thirds Temple in the capital - which would still suffering from numerous interferences and touches in later decades - was displaced between architectural elements and did not fit the stylistic aspects and plastic of Jesuíno, concluding that the composition of the original artist priest could still be intact but under layers of repainting. With the toppling of Jesuíno's paintings made in São Paulo by IPHAN, the procedures for reviewing the theory of invisible paint started and resulted in the recovery of a magnificent painting of Our Lady of Mount Carmel surrounded by angels and cherubs, devoutly observed by the prophets Elijah and Elisha, and by a court of Carmelite saints and beatified martyrs. Reviews and comparisons with other works by this Santos artist justify why this painting might take the place of the Priest Jesuíno best work, generating thus a review of the history of São Paulo colonial painting / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T19:20:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ulisses Abruzio.pdf: 611590 bytes, checksum: 7069362b8bbb8c1a2b5137d897b65ea7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-10-28 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The present study analyses the trajectory and the pastoral action of Priest Cícero in the city of Juazeiro do Norte. Facing the perspective of the evangelization, Priest Cícero was the messenger of the freedom of the oppressed people, constantly spoiled and explored by a political system and a dominant class. The context of the end of the XIX century reveals the dichotomy between the religiosity of the official Church and the popular religion. Against this reality, Priest Cícero rises with your pastoral action in search of the freedom of the simple people, respecting your traditions and your religiosity, committing himself with the transformations through the faith. Associating faith and life and putting the people as active agent of your own history, it s not an overplay to say that Priest Cícero created, although in a embrionary way a proto-theology, later called as Theology of Freedom / O presente estudo analisa, diante da realidade nordestina, a trajetória e a ação pastoral do Padre Cícero, em Juazeiro do Norte. Diante de sua perspectiva de evangelização, Padre Cícero foi o mensageiro da libertação do povo oprimido, povo esse, que diante das dificuldades do dia-a-dia era constantemente espoliado e explorado por um sistema político e uma classe dominante que o exclui. O contexto do final do século XIX retrata a dicotomia entre a religiosidade da Igreja Oficial e a religiosidade popular. Diante dessa realidade, Padre Cícero desponta com sua ação pastoral em busca da liberdade do povo simples, respeitando suas tradições e sua religiosidade, comprometendo-se com uma transformação através da fé. Associando fé e vida, e inserindo o povo como agente de sua própria história, não é exagero falarmos de que Padre Cícero inaugurou, mesmo que de maneira embrionária, uma proto-teologia, teologia, essa, que mais tarde foi chamada de Teologia da Libertação

This diploma thesis is dealing with life and professional destiny of Jaroslav Kadlec. It arose from the research of reference books and historical sources archived in the State District Archives in České Budějovice and State Regional Archives in Třeboň. Memories of his close friend Msgre. Václav Kulhánek are integral to the thesis. This thesis begins with the look at the historical period, the development and status of the Catholic Church in the context of Czechoslovakia. It briefly acquaints us with the life of Jaroslav Kadlec, his choice to become a priest, his religious and teaching career. Then this thesis clarifies his life difficulties connected to communist persecution. The next part of this thesis is focused on his personal life and his studies, both of which are closely related to the city of České Budějovice. He spent a considerable part of his life there, whether as a student of the Gymnasium of J. V. Jirsík or later taking part in the Episcopal theological seminar, there also as a pedagogue. He was returning to České Budějovice not only in his memories but through his scientific work as well.

The Priest-Klein model predicts that a decline in the plaintiff win rate might be explained by a change in stake asymmetry that favors the plaintiff; that is, the stakes for defendants increase. This lowers the plaintiff win rate because defendants increasingly look to settle cases they are less likely to win, leading them to only go to trial with cases they have a comparably higher probability of winning. We theorize a shift like this might have occurred between 1985 and 1995, as Lahav and Siegelman (2017) recently discovered that the plaintiff win rate fell from almost 70% in 1985 to just over 30% in 1995. Although they found that changing judicial caseloads and other factors represented a notable portion of the decline, they were unable to identify what drove the remaining 40%. We hypothesize that this unexplained decline was caused by increasing defendant stakes and examine two potential drivers of increasing stake asymmetry: changing judicial ideology and a rise in the number of Multi-District Litigation (MDL) cases, a type of case with higher defendant stakes. We find evidence consistent with the Priest-Klein model for MDL cases as these cases experienced lower adjudication rates, lower plaintiff win rates, and higher settlement rates. Additionally, we found that judicial ideology was substantially more important for MDL cases, suggesting that judges might make use of their greater influence in these cases to guide outcomes. Yet, while both MDL case status and judicial ideology were statistically significant predictors of plaintiff win rates, we found that neither explains a substantial portion of the decline. Thus, a large proportion of the decline found by Lahav and Siegelman remains a mystery.

Aquesta tesi vol posar de relleu la vigència de les teories i pràctiques educatives de Francesc Sagrera, Escolapi que va exercir la seva tasca entre el 1927 i el 1940, com a referent per a l'educació actual.La seva concepció democràtica de la societat i el valor de la justícia social desde el punt de vista evangèlic, que inculcava als seus alumnes al mateix temps que els sensibilitzava i els preparava per ser agents de canvi per una humanitat millor, és tot un referent pel sistema educatiu actual, en el que trobem greus dificultats de convivència i de diàleg. La vivència d'uns valors dintre de les aules, amb actituds positives envers aquests, poden ser un gran motor del procés educatiu. Amb aquest convenciment volem fer una aportació al sistema educatiu a través de l'experiència, la teoria i el model vital de Francesc Sagrera. Hem dividit la tesi en quatre parts:Una primera que comprèn la Biografia de Francesc Sagrera, explicada a través dels seus propis manuscrits, les bibliografies publicades fins a l'actualitat i un treball de camp en el que hem recollit els testimonis dels seus deixebles, que han format una fundació amb al seu nom. En ella relatem els fets més importants de la seva vida, expliquem com era, com pensava, com es relacionava amb els seus alumnes, i exposem el context educatiu y religiós en què va viure i que van marcar el seu devenir. En els annexes també podem trobar el context polític i social de la seva època. Una segona, en la que pretenem reinterpretar la orientació a partir de la experiència que ha estat la immersió en el pensament i perspectives de Francesc Sagrera.Es presenta un treball sobre diferents corrents en l'orientació per acabar en les definicions d'orientació actuals. Així mateix hem exposat la nostra pròpia teoria d'orientació i la de Francesc Sagrera, considerant a Francesc Sagrera com un gran orientador dels seus alumnes. A la tercera part, analitzem el pensament de Francesc Sagrera amb els seus escrits, les cartes que va escriure als seus deixebles, i entrevistes amb els seus deixebles amb la finalitat d'entendre les diferents dimensions de la seva figura, el seu pensament i la seva praxis. En la quarta part analitzem els problemes que té plantejats l'educació d'avui desde la nostra perspectiva, i es plantegen propostes a partir del model de Francesc Sagrera, posant de manifest la vigència de la seva teoria i la seva pràctica. / Esta tesis quiere poner de relieve la vigencia de las teorías y prácticas educativas de Francesc Sagrera, Escolapio que ejerció su tarea entre el 1927 y el 1940, como referente para la educación actual. Su concepción democrática de la sociedad y el valor de la justicia social desde el punto de vista evangélico, que inculcaba a sus alumnos a la vez que los sensibilizaba y los preparaba para ser agentes de cambio para una humanidad mejor, es un referente para el sistema educativo actual, en el que encontramos graves dificultades de convivencia y diálogo.La vivencia de unos valores dentro de las aulas, con actitudes positivas respecto a ellos, puede ser un gran motor del proceso educativo. Con este convencimiento queremos hacer una aportación al sistema educativo a través de la experiencia, la teoría y el modelo vital de Francesc Sagrera.Para ello hemos dividido la tesis en cuatro partes: Una primera comprende la Biografia de Francesc Sagrera, explicada a través de sus propios manuscritos, las biografías publicadas hasta el momento y un trabajo de campo en el que hemos recogido los testimonios de sus discípulos, que han formado una fundación con su nombre. En ella relatamos los hechos más importantes de su vida, explicamos cómo era como pensaba, como se relacionaba con sus alumnos y exponemos el contexto educativo y religioso en el que vivió y que marcaron su devenir. En los anexos también podemos encontrar el contexto político y social de su época. Una segunda, en la que pretendemos reinterpretar la orientación a partir de la experiencia que ha supuesto la inmersión de le pensamiento y perspectivas de Francesc Sagrera. Se presenta un trabajo sobre diferentes corrientes en la orientación para acabar en las definiciones de orientación actuales. Así mismo, hemos expuesto nuestra propia teoría de orientación y la de Francesc Sagrera, considerando a Francesc Sagrera como un gran orientador de sus alumnos.En la tercera parte, analizamos el pensamiento de Francesc Sagrera con sus escritos, las cartas que escribió a sus discípulos, y entrevistas con estos con la finalidad de entender las diferentes dimensiones de su figura, su pensamiento y su praxis. En la cuarta parte analizaremos los problemas que tiene planteados la educación de hoy desde nuestra perspectiva y planteamos propuestas a partir del modelo de Francesc Sagrera, poniendo de manifiesto la vigencia de su teoría y su práctica. / This thesis attempts to highlight the validity of educational theories and practices of Francesc Sagrera Sch. P., which exercised his task between 1927 and 1940, as reference for today's education.His democratic conception of society and the value of social justice from the evangelical point of view are a reference for the current education, which has to promote coexistence and dialogue. He inculcated in his students evangelic values, while sensitized and prepared them to be agents of change for a better humanity.The experience of values in the classroom and the promotion of positive attitudes towards them can be a strong force in the educational process.With this conviction we want to make a contribution to the educational system through the vital experience, theory and model of Francesc Sagrera.To these aims we've divided the thesis in four parts:The first part includes the Biography of Francesc Sagrera, explained through his own manuscripts, biographies published to date and a qualitative research in which we collected the testimony of his disciples, which created a foundation with his name. Here we report the most important events of his life, explaining what was his personality, his thought, how was his relationship with his students and also we describe the educational and religious context in which they lived that conditioned his evolution. In the annexes we can find the political and social context of this time.A second part aims to reinterpret counselling and guidance from the experience that has involved the immersion in the thoughts and perspectives of Francesc Sagrera. We present a work on different perspectives of counselling and guidance to arrive to he today's definitions. We have also created our own theory of counselling and guidance and the Francesc Sagrera one. Francesc Sagrera was a great counsellor of his students.In the third part, we analyzed the thought of Francesc Sagrera, his writings, the letters he wrote to his disciples, and the interviews with the former students in order to understand the different dimensions of his personality, his thought and his praxis.In the fourth part we analyzed the problems that today's education is facing, following our views. We suggested some proposals coming from Francesc Sagrera's model, demonstrating the today's validity of his theory and practice.

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2016-09-21T19:08:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Alberto dos Santos3.pdf: 637752 bytes, checksum: 70902d7451f3550732cd0f3995e92ba9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-09-21T19:08:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Alberto dos Santos3.pdf: 637752 bytes, checksum: 70902d7451f3550732cd0f3995e92ba9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Having as a snippet the Vale do Cariri from 1930 to 1950 this research focuses on the contribution to the Regular Baptist Church insertion in Brazil. The reference to Vale do Cariri is necessary in order to capture the context and the social relation on Brazilian ground at the arrival of the regular baptist missionary at the place. The baptist insertion in the brazilian ground was most specifically in Juazeiro do Norte what, in a certain way, was most easily made by the northeast religiosity through long years. It was focused on the customs, beliefs, pains and fears, dreams of people from that region as a starting point to identify their actions and reactions to the new religiosity offered by the regular baptists. The intention was to show that the open door left by the Priest Cícero as much as some postures of the baptist missionary were the fundamental points to the insertion and institutionalization of regular baptists in the brazilian northeast. / Tendo como recorte o Vale do Cariri nos anos de 1930 a 1950, esta pesquisa visa contribuir para a história da inserção da Igreja Batista Regular no Brasil. A referência ao Vale do Cariri é necessária para captar o contexto e as relações sociais vigentes na chegada do missionário batista regular ao local. A inserção batista regular em solo brasileiro, mais especificamente em Juazeiro do Norte, de certa forma, se deu em terreno já preparado com a religiosidade nordestina construída num longo período. Tentamos observar os costumes, as crenças, as dores, os medos e os sonhos do carirense, como ponto de partida para identificarmos suas ações e reações à nova religiosidade oferecida pelos batistas regulares. Intentamos mostrar que o espaço deixado por Pe. Cícero e certa semelhança entre algumas posturas do missionário batista com aquelas do padre carismático foram pontos fundamentais para inserção e posterior institucionalização dos batistas regulares no nordeste brasileiro.

This diploma thesis is a treatise on life and work of Mons. Karel Fořt, an eminent priest, a leader of Czech Spiritual Care in Germany, and an editor of religious broadcasting on Radio Free Europe. For my thesis, I used following sources: State Regional Archives in Třeboň, professional literature, and online sources.