Living Celibacy Webinar Series A Model for Celibacy Formation and Evaluation
ABOUT THE SERIES This series will articulate a multifaceted model of celibacy as a lived experience. The presenter will demonstrate how the model, developed in the context of key formation documents such as the Program for Priestly Formation and Pastores Dabo Vobis, can serve as a framework for how we evaluate potential candidates, form seminarians and new community members, and evaluate our own commitment to a life of chaste celibacy.
About the Facilitator Br. John Mark Falkenhain, OSB,
Monthly series starts September 2013 Webinars live on Tuesdays, at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Recording available on-demand after the presentation. ■■ Celibacy as Lived Experience: An Overview Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time This session will provide an overview of key facets to be understood and examined when forming and evaluating candidates and community members for chaste celibacy. Particular attention then will be given to exploring the various theologies of celibacy and other motives (both healthy and unhealthy) that draw and keep individuals in the celibate life. ■■ Sexual Identity: A Multi-factored Model Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, 1:00 p.m. Br. John Mark will provide a multi-factored definition of sexual identity, with particular attention to the concepts of gender and sexual orientation, as well as how our sexual history and values influence how we identify ourselves as sexual people.
Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and Benedictine monk. He teaches courses on human development and sexuality for St. Meinrad School of Theology in Indiana. He also consults, researches and offers programs for seminaries
■■ Sexual Integrity and Integration Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, 1:00 p.m. Building on the concept of sexual identity articulated in the prior session, Br. John Mark will address what sexual integrity and sexual integration look like in the context of a commitment to chaste celibacy. This discussion of sexual integration will be informed by the realities of typical human development, with the aim of helping vocation directors and formation directors better understand a candidate’s relationship to his or her sexuality.
and dioceses in the areas of celibacy, psychosocial/psychosexual development of priests and religious, and child sexual offense by clergy.
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■■ Affective Maturity and Emotional Intelligence Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, 1:00 p.m. The final session will examine emotional intelligence as an important skill for living chaste celibacy well. This discussion will report on specific indicators of emotional intelligence and affective maturity, with some suggestions for how to assess and form candidates for this important aspect of affective maturity.
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