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Claretian Seminar

Claretian Seminar. LEARNING COMMUNICATION TO GROW IN COMMUNION. The road to communion.

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Claretian Seminar

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  1. ClaretianSeminar LEARNING COMMUNICATION TO GROW IN COMMUNION

  2. Theroadtocommunion “Wetellyouwhatwehaveseen and heard, thatyoumaybe in fellowshipwithus, and us, withtheFather and his Son JesusChrist. Wewritethisthatourjoymaybe complete.”(1 Jn 1:3-4)

  3. What we have seen and heard 1 And uswiththeFatherand his Son JesusChrist + We tell you 4 2 3 That you may be in FELLOWSHIP with us

  4. 1 What we have seen and heard = Ourexperience of the Word of Life

  5. What we have “touched” with our hands

  6. 2 We tell you = Wecommunicateour personal experiencetoothers

  7. We do nothidethe light butwe show it

  8. 3 That you may be in FELLOWSHIP (Koinonia) with us = Thecommunication of faith produces communion

  9. Ubi caritas et amor Deus ibi est

  10. 4 And us with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ = Communion unites one another and with God

  11. Thefruit of COMMUNION is JOY

  12. How can welearntoCOMMUNICATE “whatwehaveseen and heard” in ordertoliveCOMUNNION?

  13. Theattitudesfordialogue 1. Unconditional acceptance 2. Authenticity 3. Empathy

  14. 1. Unconditionalacceptance Allhumanbeings are humanlyacceptable, althoughthey are notethicallyirreproachable

  15. 2. Authenticity I mustbethepersonthatI am, notthecharacterorthe role thatI play

  16. 3. Empathy It is not a matter of sympathy but rather of placing myself in others’ place to see things just as they see them

  17. 0 1 2 3 4 5 Silence Courtesy Information Opinion Feelings Communion Thethermometer of communication

  18. NOTICE How to deal with feelings? EVALUATE COMMUNICATE

  19. NOTICE Learning to “give name” to our own feelings

  20. I’m OK. Are you OK?

  21. EVALUATE It is not a matter of saying whether they are “good” or “bad” (feelings are not judged) .

  22. To evaluate means to inquire whether a feeling: + Helps me grow as a humanbeing - Destroys my self-esteem and my security ?

  23. COMMUNICATE Tocommunicatemeansto share ourfeelingswithotherpeople

  24. When I communicate my NEGATIVE feelings, they lose theirdestructivepower

  25. When I communicate my POSITIVE feelings, they are reinforcedinstead

  26. Are wewillingtoimproveourCOMMUNICATION in ordertogrow in COMMUNION?

  27. ThisisonethemosturgentchallengestoCOMMUNITY LIFE today

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