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Vita Communis (Paperback)
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Vita Communis - 'the common life' - is the term used for community
life among priests and other clerics, as opposed to monks and
friars. While monasticism is familiar, few are aware that pastoral
('secular') priests have lived in communities for most of the
Church's history. Many people have suggested that they could do so
again, and that this might help with some of the problems facing
solitary priests in the modern world. By exploring what was done in
the past, we can suggest what might work in the future, learning
from the successes as well as the failures of previous priestly
communities. The story of secular canons in the Western Church, as
opposed to those who were canons in religious orders, has often
been told in terms of their contribution to architecture,
literature, and the apostolate. Here, however, the author, building
on his earlier work devoted to the medieval rules governing the
secular common life, has provided a narrative of the essential
shape of the canonical life from its origins down to the present
time, and this for a general readership. He thus demonstrates the
persistent desire of many secular clergy to live in community. At a
time when priests are fewer and more isolated, this work will
provide useful models for developing structures of mutual support
for the secular clergy of our time. Abbot Geoffrey Scott
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