" ... fruit of an exceptional conference sponsored by the Dominican School of philosophy and Theology. The papers were subsequently published as articles in Chicago Studies"--Preface. Papers originally published in Chicago studies in 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Can you tell me what a parish is? / Michael Sweeney -- The parish in the mission of the Church / Francis George -- The status of the parish in the 1983 Code of Canon Law / Joseph Fox -- The difficulties faced by the parish: some solutions: a response to Joseph Fox, OP, "The parish in the Code of Canon Law" / Roch Pagé -- Constitutional reflections on the parish: an entity in the fabric of the Church / Mark Chopko -- Our structural constitution: religious freedom and church autonomy (a response to Mark Chopko) / Richard Garnett -- Bonds of communion among parishes and among pastors / Robert Christian -- Bonds of communion between pastors and parishes: a response to Rev. Robert Christian, OP / Ron Lewinski -- Trinity and the parish: some insights from the theology of Yves Congar, OP / Anthony Oelrich -- Trinity and the parish: a response to Anthony Oelrich / Daniel Barnett -- The parish and the apostolic formation of the laity / Sherry Weddell -- Yes, it's possible: an autobiographical response to Sherry Weddell / Mark Shea -- Afterword / Thomas A. Baima.
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