Jesus as Priest for Our Time: according to the Order of Melchizedek - Couverture souple

Bonnot, Bernard R (Bob)

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1659575044 ISBN 13 : 9781659575040

Editeur : Independently published, 2020

Synopsis

The sheen of Catholic priesthood in our time has lost its luster. Catholic priesthood needs re-imagining and re-rooting. This book offers a Scripture and history-based approach for renewed understanding of the only priesthood the Catholic Church recognizes, that of Jesus, the Christ. In what sense is Jesus a priest? What is his priesthood? What does it mean for our time? What really is the role of a person baptized as a priest in Christ or ordained 'priest' in the Catholic Church? What is the value and function of an ordained priest's presence in today's Church and world? The author roots his analysis and response to those questions in two oft-repeated but seldom explored phrases in the Scriptures: "order of Melchizedek" and "Do this in memory of me." Neither of those phrases appear often in the Bible, but both are regularly used in Catholic talk of Jesus as a priest and in Catholic liturgical prayer. Both phrases have profound significance regarding Jesus’ priesthood and what Catholic priests’ meaning, role, and mission should be today. The first phrase presents Jesus as a priest "according to the order of Melchizedek" only. Persons baptized and ordained in Christ continue the exercise of Jesus’ priesthood only by "doing this in memory of him." What does “the order of Melchizedek" mean? What are priests, baptized and ordained, to "do”? What’s the "this"? What are we to remember about Jesus? The Catholic priesthood’s loss of sheen in our time is due in part to our failure to remember that Jesus was and is a priest in only one sense: "according to the order of Melchizedek.” “Melchizedek” is the name of a biblical figure referenced rarely in the Scriptures. But that reference captures the deep, distinctive meaning of Jesus’ priesthood and that of anyone who is either baptized or ordained into him. Without those roots, Catholic priesthood has wandered into a too-often distorted embodiment and exercise of Jesus' priesthood. For many it has become more of an institutional role than a Gospel way of life based. The result today is clericalism That applies to both baptized and ordained Catholic persons.All those baptized in Christ and all those ordained in Christ are priests in him only "according to the order of Melchizedek." Ordained priesthood exists only to sustain and intensify the Melchizedekian priesthood of Jesus in all the baptized. All are to "do" both the eucharistic ritual Jesus established but also its meaning, reminding both priests and faithful to remember Jesus’ way of life and to live it. Jesus embodies that meaning, Pope Francis exemplifies it, and this book attempts to explain it. The author's approach re-roots priesthood as a way of life rather than as an institutional role. It provides an antidote to clericalism. It also avoids the post-Vatican II polarization between so-called "servant-leader priests" and "cultic priests." It hopes to help restore the luster of Catholic priesthood and respect for it by grounding and profiling Jesus as priest for our time according to the order of Melchizedek. Bob Bonnot was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Youngstown Ohio in 1967 after completing studies at Catholic University of America, the Gregorian University in Rome, and the University of Chicago. He holds Master degrees in philosophy and religious studies, an S.T.L. in theology, and a Ph.D. in administration. He served as a parish priest, pastor, diocesan director of adult spiritual growth, communications, and planning. He worked for interfaith cable media for many years, ending as a Senior VP of the Hallmark Channel. He has published several articles and two books on Pope St. John XXIII who convened the Second Vatican Council to update and reground the Church, thereby sparking a “new Pentecost.”

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1659575044
• ISBN 13: 9781659575040
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 237
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• Personne responsable: non disponible