65 Years of Priestly Life - Fr Ennio Mantovani SVD

Foreword	3
The History of a Journey	6
Phenomenology of religion.	6
Missiology	8
The Missionary Nature of the Sacraments	8
My Personal Journey	9
Vatican II	9
Individualistic vs. Altruistic Spirituality	9
Document on the Laity	9
Missionary by Nature	11
The Missionary Nature of the Sacraments	12
Sacrament of Baptism	12
Sacrament of Confirmation	14
Sacrament of the Eucharist	14
Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation	14
Sacrament of Matrimony	15
Sacrament of Holy Orders	16
The Anointing of the Sick	17
Conclusion	17
The Big Bang and Evolution	18
Pope Francesco and evolution	18
II Some Highlights of the address	18
A. The pastoral dimension	18
The Big Bang and Evolution	18
III. The Catholic Church on the Big Bang and Evolution	19
A. The Big Bang Theory	19
B. Empirical Evidence for the Big Bang	20
C. Critique of the Big Bang Theory	20
D. The Big Bang and the Catholic Church	22
E. Critique of the Theory of Evolution	23
F. Theory of Evolution and the Catholic Church	24
G. The Theistic Evolution Endorsed by the Catholic Church	26
Mission and Inculturation	29
Anthropology and Inculturation of Christianity in Papua New Guinea*	29
Experiences	29
Principles of Inculturation	31
Application of our principles	32
What about marriage?	34
Summing up	34
Epilogue	35

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