HOW DOES LAY FORMATION DIFFER FROM THE FORMATION OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS?
Formation is never generic. Formation is always designed around the unique mission of the person who is being formed. So the formation of lay Catholics must be designed around the unique mission of lay apostles: mission in the world. Formation for the laity must not be “watered-down” seminary. Clergy prepare in seminary for a quite different mission – ministry within the Church. Most of their time is spent working with people, and within a culture and structure that is essentially Christian.
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- HOW DOES LAY FORMATION DIFFER FROM THE FORMATION OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS?
