Published: 2024-02-01

Faith as the Foundation of the Renewal of the Consecrated Persons’ Life in the Light of the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI

Małgorzata Pagacz
Collectanea Theologica
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2024.94.1.06

Abstract

The article addresses the issue of faith in the life of consecrated persons. Its aim is to state in what sense – in the light of the thought of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI – faith is the foundation for the renewal of the life of those consecrated to God. The article points out that their task is to strengthen the faith; it explains what consequences this mission entails. Benedict XVI emphasises that only a consecrated life lived in faith does not fail to live up to its essence. He expects persons totally dedicated to God to live a profound faith, an intense and living personal relationship with Christ, in a dynamic of constant search for the Face of the Lord, and the renewal of their lives depends on the concrete realisation of these attitudes. The analysis of the Pope’s thought allows us to draw important conclusions that point the way out of the crisis situation in which consecrated life finds itself today.

Keywords:

faith, consecrated life, Benedict XVI, Christian spirituality

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Pagacz, M. (2024). Faith as the Foundation of the Renewal of the Consecrated Persons’ Life in the Light of the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI. Collectanea Theologica, 94(1), 187–206. https://doi.org/10.21697/ct.2024.94.1.06

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