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Living the Call
Novak, Michael; Simon, William E.
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Description for Living the Call
Hardback. Num Pages: 191 pages. BIC Classification: HRCX1; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 471.
Since 1965 the number of priests in the United States has fallen by some 30,000. But over that same time period, more than 30,000 laypeople have come into the employ of parishes and other Church institutions. Laypeople have stepped up to serve in a variety of new ministries, and they are relieving their pastors of many administrative burdens, enabling them to focus on their proper priestly duties. Lay teachers now outnumber nuns, brothers, and priests in Catholic schools by at least 19 to 1. In the history of the Church, laypeople have never been asked to do so much. ... Read more
Since 1965 the number of priests in the United States has fallen by some 30,000. But over that same time period, more than 30,000 laypeople have come into the employ of parishes and other Church institutions. Laypeople have stepped up to serve in a variety of new ministries, and they are relieving their pastors of many administrative burdens, enabling them to focus on their proper priestly duties. Lay teachers now outnumber nuns, brothers, and priests in Catholic schools by at least 19 to 1. In the history of the Church, laypeople have never been asked to do so much. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781594035869
SKU
V9781594035869
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