—— PARTI Poverty and LiberationSpirituality in a Liberative Perspective ‘TheSwcond Vtean Coun opened the dor fr acomprehensive detnon of wat has waonaly ben compamenalized sry iia and Seclar (hat, socopoiea) commimment, Yet basse of an unhappy Jintapostion of old formule and ew pespets, eticbtomy pests ‘ante sxanenal, he contemplate, and heave (or sci) is ‘on of Chestian spl” in the conservative tex of tithing, whi ncades some reset pro- souncemens ofthe ofl cur, theres atendeny to take arrow view tempaton a spelt par excellence, i pt aso a spitaliy Ps, wchout wtih “eta” and more cpm the Catan °comanitn” the paca ransfrmaion ofthe wor would be ws Efe this mode of prclving "sptua fe” tha invariably ees the trchoom fate Sboron. ney (avliugy versus, {@)spituaity verbs secular ioe, {chs voiverment er firey. “Thetlsaltseralthetethre clones s mutual ince dinesionsof neater Christa if ress an nib circular inal he tes ‘nade 0 far wo overcome any gen “spriual ers," wi be iat Ertow. Ie is here that bation thoolgyintrodues x hey hei by esting te exact oes were these tne pecs overlap. Th does By Fefousing the che attention on: ole, (bythe ology of ters, (hth kiko Jes and is aan [All the hemes ar actually tre diferent mods of peeing the same mir of redemntion. However Latin Area theslogn shoal be hel sponsible fo the scolar manne in wich orulte the rob of pita iets in {he outemporay chrch or forthe fremenor of the “te chotomy") eta etn ie fei in, 4 an of ws iad ‘Steaphan chan ocean 2“thin which he tied So perv, lr andapyecate whatever ber Tow thology has sontibuted toward the ology of spits. This presen. talon, tefore reir my mn pessoal sesnent of tbeevenew and yt (Serascent princes of spel that sem 9 Be emerging from the ‘Staite of tase commas natn Aer, [LITURGY VERSUS SPIRITUALITY Focuson the Linegy of Lie Lt me bein wih te anaes ofthe fit dcoromy ame. the ee tetany and spay Daring he fie deeds tat posedes he SED ce Counc, wo pret uaons tir prblem weet in MEETS westnoun Tout enedine onrovesis on sisal ‘Moat Cer rs Canons he i ial soa, a ‘Maria conobstc Geen of Csi wort Telia ix Utter adel tt eon fo ious exe, elaing ry he Sete, eemoull and raat pr of Catholewoshp ae Ih oetasctofeatesia cmlsoverthepevorsanssof ae worthy (Cry Ne wth Ja we supe sy th 2 ol count spe dus dua. fp edn eho ey Bean lowing Guage ft nine te eta) nd oss tention of ry fom ts oesitaite ‘Sindfon oy seining isthe scl gremiy not eos) etnaton a he Cast Myey,paraon i nh consis oe ‘Pitty In th gue of pntian petal execs, ome Beneicies Retreat tht sme ug i not ese te a wc wether cold evnbeChraan’), Lia warnone fern exec ‘Tike poothod of Chisato the al Chis, ead ad member. ‘Sptatn tan, no ple or am aceomprient ra spent itu bt sist neta wth tty or hnisian wos. One els trans Jesuts nou inv psonal senna th eared 2 4 ‘Seats ne” whaes he eben estore! an ec racer oan ‘See nau "pista" The Bensitins wom ay. “Tse ndestandsgo ry fund ayo th eneysa Met aris lok sock, tb bral ro hr, a oe ote Pret oman of Vt i thnk he imtereing ede a a ‘ett eto” cul fom htop ad reevaluate Steck Soot Cons of Ween I to estate lay Shane gy tte "ou nd sami Jot caer of Cristian ‘Givens Neve fone snore through nero of stay ad thug bc acho the fil church "Ths, non ne Ltr Constittion was lumpy vote ea the coun re was a eit hope among eras fat erg renewal od fumne to asp rel fhe are Buta ones ase Spotty bere Popace —$ ‘ment ofthe two psicneiar decades has another try ttl. The colt “nsciones wate erp sp xed wh peso rob ‘mental. The Roman Cui fale to maketh "prado shit om the ‘anoncal defn ofr othe cone widening of worst. And many renewals wore by moving altar, itodusing vrata ox con Pring new prayers and sons siping vse, enproving on ts, {nd on wit the resulta tug ees beam anew ies of words ad ‘vies thar prevered the Word re speaking and acing sacrametally ‘hin the community. ‘Conrary tothe consi teahing om Kray, what happened was often ‘tang of rie, and nota change of fe. Andon the ew lost ts ova ‘he creh was back to suave one Soon spray hed fo be once tein Imported frm ouside to il the uray! Charset renewal nd ret ‘mysteis invaded the Wester church, rnforsing no nl the psa but ‘bo the teaitonally poll character ofboth spiitaity and itary! At fepurd the nonusbaweon cay and pirat the Latin ech lipped {ek note old dualism nhs parla reset epost Vatican ston, contry to expectation, was ely ali tr than he pot Tridntn period ‘when the ur sed tobe supplemeated by numerous dees and "spi ‘walle? ‘Wy owe continually alli hia? Why this ciel? In vw, \ereasn ig this the Roman church i, comeherein the coe fe tisory deve the mor cus dimension of tua the ary of, ‘sich ste an ofall sacramental expressions, fr Ii the contest of ¢ Tring encounter with Gin Chris. Sacramental ean mysencanct be refill recone ity are both uprooted from then evion ‘men, which the patcal Mystery of Crist continued in the Geel Tes fnd sugges, inthe deaths and triumphs of his embers—for Chr es, ot inthe temple, te place of rational urges, ut ote aad ub Chris tec hee Chr tere sthecureh)--aoc esi the oe Way ‘hou. Whoteve the pascal Mytry enacted ody hte Chir itt his loyal memes ts hte cat thera burch i eather here the ue itu takes place there, event tual svedfor in vod les Inesere oF the prieaood of Cs, “Thus vsin there of base comsmunisiin Latin America tht oe bsinsto buen this kindof mutual enveloping of tire. srtualine and secur ‘eon consttuinga gnuieencvalofthe church Tass Hbraton ology inpractie.Iould not have come dec rom Vaca I, though Vlas prepared he ground for i by rating an elo of teoogeal feedom ad ‘eslsologin plurals. ‘Vatian Is undoubicly the most significant scheverea in eet ine, ofthe Wester patriarchate in renewing ts fe win sow radon. I was trying ora say froma leslie outlook os lbera on fom asian Pessimism to theolosy of oe; from an eel nari #0 3h Dveeurous invalermenc wih the orld: he mow conllar document,6 Poeant nein Gaudin of Spee (proposed and prepare the coun sD, cotaas ‘presous new perp, and has nite @farseching alge wi he modern word tthe modern word om clse seri set be pinay {heFint Wor the Western echaoerate wo spreading its nace oes the hie leno hen! mold created th ery proces of bung tht Modern worl! Even the hghly dangerous miscogy of developmental, Which sovrapiel Tied World charess wb neocons Wumphalsm, Siem io ve rceveda approval in the coli document cn isons (Gd Gomes, shape. 1 and 2) This comrades other ease penpaives pened upin Fame Centum an Gouda et Sos. Vateanl esteredin the ‘it ira helo not ibersion ology progres teology, nota radial econ “The Wests church’ widsprend overreaction beth for an agaist the encyclical Fomanae Vito of Pat VI, ans comparative ndifereace ois ‘Poputrum Proges,snindxof tissuation. Way? Because its brat ‘preosuption with indidul moa freedoms ot see} rooted ine {teratonl zl or thot na resdom of pred peopls. tte fest ‘heel which els whith conta thepopesestedhermoden wos {noi manipulation of aman i andi tesecond encycal, ich ‘eas it jc, pe scknowldged the dll etn o which hs mani ition oe onin ie Tied Worl, Progressive theologian fll oraz tat the phere who govern thi modem worl are verenger to rduce the ith fate ofthe slaves wove amber are indeed tat fo tele comfor and ‘Sey, The Lain Ameria rsponse as flees. I aster that Popul ‘rum Progreso eas taken seu, because Tea shrches recogni the Inher tend the vell of madera the neqalis ving on the srovt ehiocrte progres” and hegre for “weath entra ing [eindtheealfor bin omzol No wonder they gate ws Medelln-and then, eeraton theo. "To tsp te iferncebewaen thee two perspectives, one must urn 0 ‘neat Chitin ndsreandingof iar spietuaty and seule commit iment hich atin captured alas fall say “amos” fly ‘sate a ld clercalsn yet alowed to appear inthe may trie worship of the ol auch (spiral arf” ie mage abordate othe masta Presthood s0 as not tov fl Hurl! value to the piestood ofthe Feil is othe ray of ie. ‘Obviourly we haven incu hre, forthe wor Urgy” shay sede Now Tames nthe way Vata tases Because he Sepuagt hd orca the word to mean evil worship, which as of tealic aut auatc Christian worship war seem or hever called “Ie nthe [Nes etament The pops ofthe Swish il ad lea iit that oe ‘soaps personal sd communal bliess—ia s Fdli tothe covenant, ‘obedience to God, abd te pratc of juste rates tan exteral scifi (Gan 31-2, 4try Amos 522-26 eh 110-20, Hosee 6). Jos, ‘oni this prophets radio, prac an anitemple, anita eof Sc Late Ppine 7 ip John 419-29, Fly to the new covers, the Eos of love, Srcomes the ererion of nea ten peatlly for olin view of spun that Jens wa a 1 death (Mat. 2561), Steen maryed (Acs 612-85 747-59 and he Fit fpevccons unleashed onde dps (Aes 8). Bene the word “IY” {SIG ot conve his re idea of Christan pal, twas avd bythe New Teeter ex fora fw inane Roe, SH Pl. 2:7 andi Sh ony once dso the sleie wren ofthe Critian ase (hes 182, for whic the oral preeeas would be kari doula: tiuey” har curd ane seein ths reales century, pei athe ‘unwed Consttton of Vatican I ean the hainee of Cran Me onstuting thespian these blatonmadeo the Father the ‘whole Body of Chit nied as spt wit is who is ead Cucay of Tit) end ess expresed through the terament spell hh he aches (ug) a5 "source and sum") comes very eles (hough ot ‘os enagh) fo the New Testament teaching on Chrsian worship (ore shout hs tow). Lets eal that fr St. Pall bupism wes nota mere ite bea fms union with Crista dying and ing wih fim in nea 1 {ay He. The cucharst an ac of thanksgiving emetin Of 8 covet [Sslre of freaking, sharing, an pouring out one ie for others. To et umpously while thers aed wa atachasie and ents “ain ‘zat the Body ofthe Lord” (ce {Coe 1:21. 7). To we thee modern onepisrerospoctvely this was a] sacramenial@) msm of (sealer omen: fin resons tthe demands ofthe ew coven Tove), tbelast ‘een eight wo, For sacrament and ss re Intesive moments ihe one beng ees, che ater persona) of the eo) selec lived accordance With the gospel, ‘when, unfortusal, saramcats gradually Pca the emesecontol ap- paras of cecal ese (iat is of iiss who “put on” Cvs pres ood witout sharing visntnood, and thefre helt sbandoned the ‘trl of cri in serch of mysticism tthe eet (a append the forth ‘eat in protest gant hatch aborbed athe neritic weeds of Ron, the eu ofthe pists andthe sual of the mystics prt mga for e008 If uprooted fom the do-it roles tha hee over of low pons om the Cristian oman ary of fe) sore ‘mous and mys can never mest. Thi 6 why post ates 1 ial ‘eology ha lt cesta mariage betwee he ‘Chaves cathedral oes sa sclpors version ofthis chotomy taken for amd in the Mile Apes. Elongated igure of sans thine ox of the Sold to rach a God above, andthe soe stocky figures of tenets rans and peaeats de worker cae fom wich Jue eae) supporting ‘tthe set of the Dro the sue cles tat ath time and ener oF Tirges and mys contemplation, pont toa conception of spats ‘ndesby sclpared inthe cathedrals of our colle ancorcous. Onl & herason helo eat deliver us from chiaverion.SPIRITUALITY VERSUS SECULAR INVOLVEMENT. Focus onthe Theology of th Crass arte iht on thls question can come from a aguly no the sco ion: tat between contemplation aad action. Asia the case of Tray, ‘eetoo herels arent do of confusion asin rom ashi of mani he Words employes, In some ely petuaiies ein meant the ment ivi ‘ha tts the pee process lean Up othe hse reas of conten lation. late termiolory tee process cameo becaled tease td the mya "ager or more cere, "spect" of intor pape. The Fovmer emphases the scve andthe later points othe passive element inthe Iman sere Fr God 0 hat bot oman ber athe es ease ad Aivine rats ast the sconce) ema safeguarded carrot trmineogy, hich hes ben tony fostered a resent paps) exhrttlons 0 pret and rls” acon i an apie ines tunity, which, ie eur inte previous sections deemed ineftive ules proved and accomparsed ty conenpiation. Obvious, "aclon” which ‘ould inctde seine compares, moe than elesstal apostate, {nthe Helles nase of “contemplation” implied here tnd o compromise the sco-polical tus of the bila ieahings on graye and worst enc, to tal the resent pra eriin ers of ths noma (one ‘ston aod sion) mieading, to sy the lea. fortunately, “prayer” {inderstood ar onemplation sien vewe es Gsexpesees, a opP0%e 10 aon," tch gut essay With Maman concen "The we of grometical cones, verti and haaniyo degre thee ‘vo aspects, fells te meieval conception of @God operating fom above ‘etsy andof he rsa pra sanding a rat boon! No wood ‘he aforementioned ain of Charts caedal ae veal seed out Sn hossonaly din, heres the por on whose sors these sane are ‘eral suse an horizontally overrun! Thecostempatives at "sii tal? The workers and farmers re engrossed in “atrial” concerns they ate “ere wn live on he spiel crumbs al rom hela oe tive“londs”Inded a feadal sia! nati of Loyola, who was a comenplais soma action (conten: pinive inaction), aborted a very sigan synthe tat needs to be Further broadened and deepened on the strength his basco int his Dyublem, He bjected bath prayer snd action oe aid est of authentic — nls ol abmepetion, wh the negative symptom aswel the postive proof of autho love. Al genuine sprtualty Mow rom the spit ofthe ‘ucfied (and exes) Cris. Both contemplation and action can be vialed brsstaceking, by 8 veld refusal o dik ofthe eae of CR or 10 Undergo the bata ofthe cron. One reals here the of quate eae of Tent injunction oyun esate seing ong ours of preys ahon- Sina e ieee 8 ate trend desing histine a widely indulged ten as oriental tic and ‘Shanti movements arein modern ines. His demand was that the apy Themes othe dats ofthe eallng In a spt of self snrice—indod a Fefltion of the New Testaent teaching on Christan worship as “boly Gere" (Rom 121). One theres elf abcgation, be taht wuld not {ake long f find God! Thi pees doting, so deeply imbedded inthe ‘Wesern mystical tron, sould rovers for oor mers the authesc ‘terion of ny gensine spiualy. "Te costo foundation ofthis intition nwo: be oversee ares (tht nthe person of Go Man Jeu, God and humana been ‘Sorecond ao form one nde mystery of avaton, aod @) ht his Fesonllton it effoded trough the Lens ofthe rss, which mals ible {nd ase the al Rens ofthe incarnation, conse tat the cried Christ provides, 0 0 saya nk between te divine and the hmm, 30 hat nen alaystooch Gin Ramat, acount in ‘Gots provided one opt fo the cos wher alone love for God and ove for mani ace made convertible Sock Onin aale-abnegaion and you will Couch te dp of the human, you ow and that of othe. Comers ‘nme yursl to hima Htraion wihou any sein, and you have ‘Skeaiy experience od. Without sl-abnepton, both aye and acon are ‘dssiony withered introvesion parading as intro, and restes “sroverion parading spall commie. "The ate, thereto, sol be oa the bard gospel demand for renca- tiom "dying nee” the "aking up of te cos” the condii sine qe hom of tue diiship—tha so 38, of auto pital. The cst {Today Isnt that there ot enough prayer—somhing Ia can pever be ‘empticlyveried--but thatthe "modern worl” wih wich Van 1 ‘ten sto dialogue advocates Ftsous Cr, 2 ess minas his coo {rai im whare he not fone, or eises te rel (ast) word where be ‘ngs rie, cling so join hist Tt me state he with wo bbl mod Abraham's epeenc of fathin God and Noses sae fr jusc ors peopl. Theo meds ‘ata I cure, Contention acon feet meta ‘om eh te Sto he oth an whee ay Baloo aor on he rvs of God pore sua che, onde on ‘irascndines-niaboegton at rs eine ss 1625).nandouthe ther nocontheOternho evinenet on ‘atin ob suet oh rye a a sun rer hie ‘the the tine wuman es t 133 rl ‘ered though tion Both Abbas ad Mosse mode tae ‘omersin ining tha Catan enue Ge an neces ‘ie Gos seach and maa conseconatas oe ices tony octane ‘SECULAR INVOLVEMENT VERSUS LITURGY Focus om Jet the Mas “Te contrat betun the iberation theology of Latin Ames andthe pos Vatican I thcloey of the Weer putveeate san be Sen as inthe "peste appoathes th third dichotomy is our —the ae twee the petty iene pce TT sett cee ino Ca Se ce tev de se ceeSpeacne a scone tienen me Toe eo fo ome en Le Neer nope feces rac cette into See estan ist Se ee ee cet cme orca Steet oe gt yng ak Haw a Sesto rot Sa oe ee Semmes Sree ea ener mae Sneed Se aon gna, ile sin ares pe ae ems eae eee rarer nn, ais era grin 7 tage geeeioimeg reel SoReal tra eter ech ewe So ree tay ee Snr cee ee os seem ela ie Sa cocaine Sra ain it ine cle nine mate nea ee gy a tate era seats omrcnercna tease poicrccatiess See ee aes eg cnt ecto ettring? tr et wesc SERIES hegre Een Sete ita ce car Ra op ee ee ee ae Soceeinatn tra ce ee et cous et memset anton tpt oe el ce erp ay ec tea Se tae cant ry bee nel ns be oi Rg teen ee Septet teins ce Siar pang of Guise aga nd nr laren eae ieee ian i tt mire oor rae ae ceca seria a petal et etnias toe feta emt oetat eae ate Peele roeenetian trae eRe eure ere1 vy ant ein recta ry nso resin te hry costed ‘htc nthe char rs) ny os theca, ‘ain cong hemp ea hey yg ‘et of Chin wontp mac mbna otic poms ot Grint weal chr tc nso ay Hee athe ‘ero Sw ah ve Oa Cs nea How woul al is sper in he conte of» Wend deh strap for Jus, whee “esl ering” annoy of pra” cnsteped ‘ome of rng ojos ond caeinsn a jes ee tno tiem eet the bay es te Sones awl tion one own pool cours whe? leche Depth bt brass oreo beae oth soos {Sten} wees hat tay otha durch oad at {cine nthe nay of fe whic the pinay borate oF ‘veton/anctcton nd te hr mye “Tislogesbasd on eprint eran elo woul coro shetumanty athe hora oun an te ubordoaton ecu ‘The ade exe Cran het eben Cha a