Priesthood and crisis are two words that appear to be very closely
related. Or so it has seemed for the past thirty years and more.
The crisis in the priestly ministry is constantly showing new
sides, however--the issue of the priest's own self-understanding,
for example, the interplay of the various different vocations
within the Church, and the struggle, in the face of a plethora of
different offices and ministries, to discern what constitutes the
speci?c priestly dimension and identity.
Again and again, in his theological writings, Hans Urs von
Balthasar has addressed the fundamental issues of office and
ministry, of priesthood and discipleship. He has uncovered the
foundations from a biblical and theological historical perspective
and has offered answers to the current problems of priestly
existence. This book presents the confrontation with relevant
trends, and at the same time the opposing current generated by von
Balthasar, since he does not follow popular positions but instead
gives us the very core of the Gospel and of revelation, like rye
bread.
In order to illuminate the spirituality and meaning of the life
of the priest of today, von Balthasar goes back to the origins, to
the apostles, to their calling, and above all to that moment from
which their apostolic mission and their entire Christian existence
originates, the Paschal mystery of Jesus. On the eve of his death,
Jesus establishes the Eucharist and the priesthood; immediately
after his Resurrection he bestows on the disciples the power to
forgive sins, entrusts his sheep to Peter, and sends them out into
the whole world.
Thus von Balthasar considers the life and mission of today's
priests in continuity not only with the ?rst apostles, but above
all, with Jesus himself. The person and mission of Jesus Christ
stand at the center of priestly spirituality. Hence all the
re?ections in this work revolve unswervingly around Jesus Christ
and his mission. Jesus is the source and norm of priestly
existence. Only when God, made manifest in the ?gure of the Savior
Jesus Christ, is understood as the center from which this priestly
existence springs, and only when this enduring center is
proclaimed, can the bold presumption of the Lord in entrusting his
mission to weak men be understood in con?dent trust and attract new
followers, even in lean times.
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