Christ Moving Rocks in Pastoral Work. Some Critical Points on a Parish by a Parish Priest

Članak kritički promišlja trenutno stanje župe i župnoga dušobrižništva s gledišta jednoga župnika. Stanje se sagledava u svjetlu mnogobrojnih nejasnoća i kriza koje se mogu lako uočiti u današnjoj Crkvi, a time i u župama: identitet, biblijska teologija i sakramenti, pastoral sakramenata, pastoral odraslih vjernika. Promišljaju se također i teze „Direktorija za pastoral sakramenata“, s posebnim osvrtom na župnu zajednicu: odnos župne i vjeronaučne kateheze, inicijacija. Zastupa se ideja preobrazbe i promjene današnjega shvaćanja i ostvarenja kršćanske inicijacije. Naposljetku, ističe se da nas sve navedene krize zapravo vode do Isusa Krista, do teologije milosti, jer jedino on može pomicati naša pastoralna kamenja.The article provides a critical reflection on the state of parishes and parish spiritual guidance from the point of view of a parish priest. The state is considered in the light of numerous ambiguities and crises that can nowadays easily be noticed both in the Church and a parish: identity, biblical theology and sacraments, pastoral work related to sacraments and pastoral work with adults. The premises from the ‘Directory on Pastoral Sacraments’ are considered here, with a special emphasis on parish community: the relationship between parish and school catechesis, the initiation. The advocated idea is the one of transformation and change of the actual understanding and the realization of the Christian initiation. Finally, it is emphasized that all the mentioned crises are leading us to Jesus Christ, to the theology of grace, for he is the only one to move rocks in our pastoral work