St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara’s Holistic Vision of Formation
Keywords:
Holistic vision, Formation, Transformation, ChavaraAbstract
Priesthood was mainly cultic and sacramental in the past centuries. In the formation, the prophetic and pastoral dimensions were overlooked. St. Chavara felt the need for a revamping in the present formation of priests and religious. Thus, he stressed the need for systematic formation in the backdrop of a community. Priests shall be men of wisdom, sanctity and social grace. The seminary he founded at Mannanam became a landmark in the field of the formation. St. Chavara saw beyond apostolic functions and emphasized on inner transformation and its exterior expressions in attitudes, values, behaviours, and dispositions.
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