The Supervision of Pastoral Care/The Supervision of Pastoral Care

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Pastoral Aid for the Formation of New Priests

This booklet offers suggestions for the formation of seminarians, in their final stage when they are close to ordination. In my opinion, for this it is better to value not a theorist, a theologian, or a spiritual man, but a good priest who is well integrated into society and the Church; it seems to me a message of enormous common sense!

This formation that I propose is called "supervision" and it is learned from Italian social services and here it is studied so that it can be applied to the world of pastoral care.

The reading of these notes suggests to small dioceses not to exaggerate in their dependence on good theologians often brought in from outside the diocese. Small local churches are invited to make better use of the good priests they possess, priests who thanks to supervision become capable of reflecting on their work, better combining theory with practice and thus subsequently teaching.

The reflections contained here finally suggest to schools of theology and theological faculties to take greater responsibility for their students by offering them a tutor right from the first day of theological studies. It is also a way to take more seriously the concrete pastoral work to which they are destined.

In this historical moment of great and urgent reflections on the services required of priests and therefore of appeals for them to change the services required of them so far, the emergence of this figure is absolutely successful, a reference priest who is, and remains fundamentally, a good priest, a brother, a friend and not a superior.

The Supervision of Pastoral Care

This booklet gives pointers for the education of the seminarist, in the final stage of his ordination. In my opinion, it is good to value not just a theorist, a theologian or a spiritual man, but a good priest who is well integrated in both society and the Church; it seems to me a message of utmost common sense!
The training I propose is called 'supervision', it is learned from the Italian social services and studied here so that it can be applied to the world of pastoral care.
The reading of these notes suggests to small dioceses not to exaggerate in their dependence on good theologians often brought in from outside the diocese. Local parishes and small churches are encouraged to make better use of the good priests they possess, priests who, through supervision, become capable of reflecting on their work, better combining theory with practice and thus better teaching.
Ultimately, the considerations herein contained suggest that theological schools and faculties should take more responsibility for their students by offering them a tutor from day one of their theological studies. It is also a way to take more seriously the actual pastoral work they are meant to do.

In this historical moment of great and urgent reflections on the services required of priests, and therefore pleas for them to change the services required of them so far,
In this historical moment of great and urgent reflections on the services required of priests, and demands for changes in the services required of them so far, the emergence of a priest as a point of reference (who is and remains essentially a good priest, a brother, and a friend as opposed to a superior) is absolutely a winning one.