أخبار ذات صلة
مراحل في رسالة يسوعيّ
يتيح العمل في الرسالة على مشاهدة حضور الله في خليقته، وتلمّس أعماله الجميلة والمحيّة في كلّ مخلوقاته. لكن هذه المشاهدة ليست سهلة، لأنّها تحتاج إلى قراءة يوميّة للأحداث والمواقف على ضوء نظر الله المحبّ.
Easter Greetings from the AMC!
It has been a challenging year for many migrants in Lebanon. Our community members have weathered rising rents and scarcer work, fears of expanding conflict, travel restrictions, and a whole host of daily difficulties. And yet, Easter joy abounds! The joy of the resurrection was made obvious this last week here in the AMC. Our whole community gathered for the Paschal Triduum to walk with Christ through his death and resurrection.
Tertianship is what tertians give to each other
The third batch of tertians in Bikfaya have just graduated their school of the heart. Theirs has been a very particular class. It is true of every class, and of each tertian. But armed conflicts leading to displacements and disruptions are not a common tertianship experiment. I am so grateful that all participants kept safe and well, and even drew no little spiritual profit from the difficult situation in which they found themselves.
Rome, with its deep-rooted heritage as the cradle of the Catholic Church, might not immediately come to mind as a focal point for Eastern Christian studies. However, since its foundation in 1917 by Pope Benedict XV, the Pontifical Oriental Institute (PIO) has been a unique institution within the Catholic Church, entrusted to the Society of Jesus for over a century. It stands out for offering specializations across all traditions of Eastern Christianity, including the Byzantine (Greek, Arab, Slavonic, Georgian), Coptic, Syriac (Western and Eastern), Armenian, Ethiopian, and Arab Christian heritage.
The PIO houses students and faculty from various Eastern Churches, both Orthodox and Catholic, fostering a unique ecumenical environment. The institute comprises two faculties: the Faculty of Eastern Church Studies, which includes Theological-Patristic, Liturgical, and Historical department, and the Faculty of Eastern Canon Law. A cornerstone of the institute is its library, renowned for its extensive collection of volumes on Eastern Christianity, ranging from ancient books to recent publications, facilitating in-depth research.
The academic program at the PIO is designed to offer rigorous engagement with primary sources (manuscripts and documents) from different Eastern Christian traditions. Students have the opportunity to study classical and different Oriental languages directly linked to these traditions, such as Greek, Syriac, Arabic, Coptic, Ethiopian, Nubian, Armenian, Georgian, Sogdian, Old Church Slavonic, Russian, and Turkish. Additionally, courses in paleography and codicology of these languages are offered to prepare students for competent work with primary sources.
Another significant aspect of the PIO’s mission is to promote comparative studies among the various traditions. Such comparative work, grounded in source studies, aims to enhance understanding across diverse Christian traditions, helping to bridge historical divides and foster unity. Noteworthy is the institute’s alumni network, which includes several prominent church prelates, such as Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople; Gregorios III Laham, Patriarch Emeritus of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; Louis Raphaël I Sako, Cardinal and Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans; and Mar Awa III, Patriarch-Catholicos of the Church of the East.
The contributions of individuals from our province to the PIO have been significant, including Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, former Rector of the PIO who later became the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, and Father Samir Khalil, who taught Arab Christian heritage at the PIO for over 40 years.
Since December 2016, I have become a part the Pontifical Oriental Institute as a professor of Arab Christian literature and theology, as well as Syriac patrology, and from September 2022, I took on the role of Dean of the Faculty of Eastern Church Studies. My dedication lies in advancing the rich legacy bequeathed by my predecessors, focusing on both preserving and enhancing our collective scholarly and ecclesiastical heritage.
Fr. Željko Paša, SJ
أخبار ذات صلة
مراحل في رسالة يسوعيّ
يتيح العمل في الرسالة على مشاهدة حضور الله في خليقته، وتلمّس أعماله الجميلة والمحيّة في كلّ مخلوقاته. لكن هذه المشاهدة ليست سهلة، لأنّها تحتاج إلى قراءة يوميّة للأحداث والمواقف على ضوء نظر الله المحبّ.
Easter Greetings from the AMC!
It has been a challenging year for many migrants in Lebanon. Our community members have weathered rising rents and scarcer work, fears of expanding conflict, travel restrictions, and a whole host of daily difficulties. And yet, Easter joy abounds! The joy of the resurrection was made obvious this last week here in the AMC. Our whole community gathered for the Paschal Triduum to walk with Christ through his death and resurrection.
Tertianship is what tertians give to each other
The third batch of tertians in Bikfaya have just graduated their school of the heart. Theirs has been a very particular class. It is true of every class, and of each tertian. But armed conflicts leading to displacements and disruptions are not a common tertianship experiment. I am so grateful that all participants kept safe and well, and even drew no little spiritual profit from the difficult situation in which they found themselves.
D’Ankara à Belfast, Le Caire, Ephèse, Nicée, Eskişehir, Almaty (et bien d’autres lieux!)
Qu’est-ce que vous faites à Ankara? Telle est souvent une des premières questions que j’entends lorsque je voyage. Chacun de nous quatre avons bien sûr nos activités habituelles: Michael écrit pour diverses publications (maintenant sur “l’appel universel à la sainteté”); Changmo étudie le turc, commence à s’engager avec les jeunes à la paroisse et s’acclimate peu à peu à la Turquie; Alexis, responsable de cette paroisse turcophone et de la formation de ses catéchumènes, est également impliqué dans des médias et la gestion pratique de la résidence; quant à moi, supérieur de celle-ci, je travaille dans la formation et l’accompagnement au service de l’Église de Turquie, et ai quelques engagements en dehors du pays pour le dialogue interreligieux, à divers titres.
جني ثمار دراسة الفلسفة … قراءة في ملفّ نهاية العام للدارسين جوزيف أشرف، دانيال عطا لله، ورودي خليل.
استأذنت جوزيف ودانيال ورودي في عرض مقتطفات من تقييمهم في نهاية سنوات دراسة الفلسفة، وهو بمثابة مشاركة روحيّة مع رفاقهم اليسوعيّين (نادر ميشيل).
“Cérémonie de reconnaissance à l’hôpital “Hôtel Dieu de France
Dans le cadre de la fin de leur service à l’hôpital, l’Hôtel Dieu de France a organisé une cérémonie de reconnaissance en l’honneur du Père Alain Elias et du Frère Joseph Achraf s.j.