Theology Formation Effectiveness Survey 2022-2023

As a seminarian in the School of Theology at the Pontifical College Josephinum, please rate the effectiveness of the Josephinum’s formation program in preparing you for pastoral ministry.

Demographics

Ex. Fall 2017
What year formation are you currently completing?(Required)
*Please note that your answer will determine the questions asked in the rest of the survey.

Human Formation

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
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A positive and healthy self-awareness and sound personal identity.
Sound pridential judgment and a sense of responsibility.
Personal initiative.
The ability to forego worldliness in favor of simplicity of life.
The ability to live a life of chaste celibacy.
The ability to foster fraternity with my brother seminarians.
The ability to live a disciplined life which includes attentiveness to my physical and mental wellness.
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The ability to relate well to men and women, authority figures, peers, and others with whom I interact.
The ability to engage in genuine dialogue by cultivating
The ability to work collaboratively with otehrs.
The ability to maintain appropriate boundaries in all personal ineractions.

Spiritual Formation

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:
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A Eucharistic spirituality including active participation at daily Mass, regular reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Penance, and a “habit of daily prayer and meditation” (PPF #110).
A habit of praying the Liturgy of the Hours daily.
Personal prayer life that includes personal meditation and spiritual reading (e.g. lectio divina) on a regular basis.
Healthy balance of solitude and silence conducive to prayer.
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Growth in Christian charity.
A spirit of magnanimity.
The ability to embrace self-sacrifice in joyful service to others.
The ability to spiritually embrace a simplicity of life.

Intellectual Formation

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Knowledge of various theological disciplines in the curriculum.
An ability to arituclate and present the mysteries of the Catholic faith in an understandable manner.
The ability to write theologically with accuracy and clarity.
A comprehensive and critical understanding of the Catholic Tradition appropriate to priestly ministry.
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Effective skills for proclamation and teaching.
The ability to apply theological learning to pastoral situations.

Pastoral Formation

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Pastoral competence in parochial settings.
Pastoral competence in hospital settings.
Pastoral competence in work with the poor and marginalized.
Pastoral competence in cross cultural settings.
The ability to administrate sacramental minstry properly and prayerfully.
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Taking appropriate initiative in my pastoral assignments.
The ability to think theologically about pastoral issues.
The ability to be a respectful, flexible, and compassionate servant-leader.
Behave in a manner befitting one who serves as a public person in the Church.
Interpersonal skills critical for ordained ministry.
Please select the ministry from your Apostolic Work assignment for the 2021-2022 academic year.(Required)
Please choose only one of the following:
Please select the site of your apostolic assignment during the 2021-2022 academic year.

This question is optional but helps us evaluate whether or not to use a specific site in the future.
Please rate your experience at your apostolic site.(Required)
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Overall Effectiveness

The Human Formation program at the Josephinum is assisting me in becoming the priest that God is calling me to be.(Required)
The Spiritual Formation program at the Josephinum is assisting me in becoming the priest that God is calling me to be.(Required)
The Intellectual Formation program at the Josephinum is assisting me in becoming the priest that God is calling me to be.(Required)
The Pastoral Formation program at the Josephinum is assisting me in becoming the priest that God is calling me to be.(Required)
Overall, how would you rate the formation program at the Josephinum?(Required)