{"id":118166,"date":"2023-10-05T12:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=118166"},"modified":"2023-10-06T10:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T14:30:50","slug":"new-essay-the-parables-of-the-kingdom-as-criteria-for-discernment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/new-essay-the-parables-of-the-kingdom-as-criteria-for-discernment\/","title":{"rendered":"New Essay: The Parables of the Kingdom as Criteria for Discernment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"118166\" class=\"elementor elementor-118166\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e3bb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5e3bb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3fb0b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3fb0b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8e35c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e8e35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjExODE1MSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2023-10-05-at-11.30.43-AM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Screenshot-2023-10-05-at-11.30.43-AM.png 497w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Screenshot-2023-10-05-at-11.30.43-AM-195x300.png 195w\" width=\"497\" height=\"763\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-118148 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2023-10-05-at-11.30.43-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-118148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Screenshot-2023-10-05-at-11.30.43-AM.png 497w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Screenshot-2023-10-05-at-11.30.43-AM-195x300.png 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f186c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2f186c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Click\u00a0 to download in English or Spanish<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606d986 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"606d986\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd8556 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0fd8556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"As Regnum Christi members, we are called to live out the mystery of the Kingdom, making it present in our hearts, in the hearts of others, and in society. This mystery of the Kingdom implies a lifestyle lived in every personal and apostolic decision.\u00a0\n\n\n\n\nJesus has given us his teachings in discourses and parables so that we know how to live according to the message of the Kingdom. The parables encourage and challenge us to live a certain way in order to make the Kingdom of God present in our lives.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Ta\u00eds Gea<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffb296 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ffb296\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a8386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a8386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a new Essay from the Regnum Christi General Directorate&#8217;s Area of Life and Mission, Consecrated Woman Ta\u00eds Gea leads a reflection on the principles of discernment we can learn from the parables Jesus told about the Kingdom of God.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Jesus\u2019 teachings, we find discourses, sayings, and parables. They are a compass for us as Christians, and especially as Regnum Christi members. They show the path and the direction for making our decisions. Living the Gospel message of the Kingdom of God lets us make the Kingdom present: by incorporating it into our lives, that Kingdom continues to have a presence in and an effect on the world today.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This essay focuses on the parables of the Kingdom as criteria for discerning our Christian and apostolic lifestyle in light of the proclamation of the Kingdom. While it is true that the central proclamation of the Kingdom is contained in Matthew\u2019s \u201cSermon on the Mount\u201d (Mt 5-7) and Luke\u2019s \u201cSermon on the Plain\u201d (Lk 6:20-49), the parables of the Kingdom themselves are key to understanding whether we are living our life and mission according to the demands of the Kingdom that Jesus himself proclaimed and lived.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a241b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a241b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Video: Ta\u00eds Gea gives a conference on how the Parables of the Kingdom  in chapter 13 of the Gospel of Matthew can give us light for discernment in our daily lives and in evangelization. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369c369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"369c369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/ijHZTzvk1H4?si=1PsD54r1vlkq3Bx-&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ffe288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ffe288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The new essay is the seventh in a series that explores the charism of Regnum Christi and how that charism is lived by its members in today&#8217;s world. Two more essays are planned for publication later this year, <strong>The Formation of an Apostle of the Kingdom: Formation Guidelines for Lay Members of Regnum Christi<\/strong> will be published in November 2023, and an essay on <strong>The Regnum Christi Locality as an Apostolic Body<\/strong> is scheduled to be published in December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All of the Essays that have been published to date are available in\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor8 ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-d4e727b );\">English and Spanish\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: var(--text-align); color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor8 ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-d4e727b );\">by clicking on them below, with most of also available in audiobook and print 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