Cartoons of Brotherhood by
a creative participant referring to the sessions & recreational moments during the course
in Jerusalem
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Saturday, August 2, 2014
Animators of the Ongoing formative Course in Jerusalem & the Insights
Br. Rosendo Perez, Ofm Cap., an
experienced archeologist and a tourist guide from Spain led us into a
pilgrimage into various holy places. His spiritual reflections, humour-filled
specific explanations about the holy places and their historical background
were very helpful. He regularly accompanies different groups to the Holy Land
and on other pilgrimages. He can be reached in the following address:
P.
Rosendo Perez
Guia
De Tierra Santa, Federico Tapia, 71,
15005
A CORUNA-Spain
Tel.
981 23 11 17, Movil-629 210 132
Br. Carlos Gil, Ofm Cap., an
expert in the New Testament from Spain, inspired the participants about the
origins of Christianity in the first few centuries-Pauline traditions-different
historical models of Christianity-Socio-political ambient of Jesus & his
relevance for faith-different historical reconstructions on Jesus- a study
about how the Good News proclamation took various shapes and change during the
early five centuries-Franciscan Literature, Francis’ approach to Jesus &
our response in the Light of the Gospel. His reflections invited the
participants to rediscover the true message of unconditional love and mercy of
Jesus.
His
contact details:
Carlos Gil Arbiol
Universidad de Deusto
Avenida de las Universidades, 24
Universidad de Deusto
Avenida de las Universidades, 24
48007 Bilbao (Spain)
Email
<cgil@deusto.es> ph. 0034 661 264 913
www.origenesdelcristianismo.com/carlosgilarbiol
deusto.academia.edu/carlosgilarbiol
www.origenesdelcristianismo.com/carlosgilarbiol
deusto.academia.edu/carlosgilarbiol
Br. Victor Herrero Ofm Cap., a
budding Bible Scholar from Spain led the participants into the world of Old
Testament, Hebrew Bible, History of Israel and their literature, Faith journey
of Abraham, Song of Songs & seeing God as love manifest, Life of Prophet
Isaiah, Story of Job, the problem of evil and a new vision about the God of
History. His creative presentation of relevant OT materials as replica of our
own lives enlightened the participants. His rich knowledge in biblical
literature and ancient languages captured the attention of the participants.
His
contact details:
Víctor Herrero <victorherrerodemiguel@gmail.com>
ph. 0034 630 922096
Br. Jaime Rey Ofm Cap., (General Secretary for Formation, Rome) dealt with the following themes: update in Anthropology with a specific
reference to different contemporary philosophical movements of the world-Franciscan
Anthropology-Crisis of St. Francis and his response-St. Clare, a women who
inspired Francis-Model of fraternity as a relevant paradigm-Capuchin Identity
today, Challenges & Our Mission. His talks gave a new vision to the
participants, helped them to do a synthesis of all that they have seen, heard
and experienced these days. And his animation inspired them to re-kindle
the Franciscan Spirit within them.
Br. Charles Alphonse Ofm Cap., (General Secretary for Formation, Rome) animated the group with the following themes: Inner Journey-Identifying the
blessings & negative emotions-Reclaiming the Inner Child-Psycho-sexual
Mutuality-Well-being exercises & Healing Methods. He also assisted the
brothers with the therapy sessions with the following areas: Travelling back to
the past up to one’s Mother’s Womb, Handling of anger, sadness, fear and
recharging oneself with Grace & Positive Energy.
The
Fraternity in Jerusalem
Our
brothers Fra. Stefano Giulio Dubini, Fra. Joseph Mindling, Fra. Ravi
Rozario, Fra. Yunus were very supportive, fraternal and generous in helping
brothers have a pleasant stay. The participants expressed full satisfaction
about the arrangements, food, accommodation and the house atmosphere. Sr.
Emanuela, Sr. Esther and other Staff members were very serviceable and made the
participants feel at home.
Fra. Artemio Vittores Ofm
In
the third week of July we visited Fra. Artemio Vittores Ofm., the Vice-Custos
of the Custody of Jerusalem. In his talk to our brothers he shared the
following insights, “Here in the Holy Land you can touch, see, hear and feel
the presence of God in Jesus.” Referring to the Encounter that St.
Francis had with the Sultan he said that when St. Francis met Sultan he was
impressed by Francis. He seemed to have said to his fellow men: “This man is
ready to die for me and I cannot kill him.” And to Francis he is assumed to
have said, “here I will go against our law because you came to die for
me.” Here the fraternal ways of St. Francis had the power to conquer the human
heart of this ruler. God is equal for all and we are all equal. We are called
to live a transparent lives enriching one another. We the Franciscans have been
the custodians of the holy places in and around Holy Land. We also support the
Christian community and others by creating work for people through schools,
medicine, and apartments for the pilgrims. Thus the local people are sustained.
We call on all of you to encourage people to visit the Holy Land, experience
God and also support the people who live here.
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