Lay Holiness and Ministry

Living in Christ, Christ Living in Us

The laity had, for a long time, been relegated to an inferior and passive position in the life and mission of the Church. The 2nd Vatican Council rediscovered and retrieved the dignity and responsibility of the laity as co-equal in the Church and co-responsible for the Church with the clergy and the religious by virtue of their baptism in Christ.

This one-day workshop will deal with 3 inter-related elements of the theme. It will
1. analyze the actual shift in Vatican II;
2. spell out the implications of the changes; and
3. inquire into Church realities that seem to hinder the shift to actually take place in parishes and dioceses.


Facilitator

José M. de Mesa, a lay theologian, is recognized as one of the most important theologians of the world today by the Missionwissenschaftliches Missio in Aachen, Germany. He is presently a University Fellow at De La Salle University, Manila and a Professor of Applied Theology at the Inter-Congregational Theological Centre in the Philippines. He also teaches regularly in Theological Union in Chicago and East Asia Pastoral Institute and is a published author.

When

Saturday, 7 August 2010 (9.00 am – 4.00 pm)

Where

La Salle Hall, Jalan 5/15B
Off Jalan Gasing, 46000 Petaling Jaya

How much

Fee is RM40 inclusive of light refreshments and lunch

Who to ask

Bernie (012-2637912) or Angeline (03-7955 0845)
chowbernie at yahoo dot com