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To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the restoration of the
diaconate as a permanent and stable order of ministry in the United
States, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at
Georgetown University undertook a contemporary study of the
diaconate in the United States. Building on studies completed in
1981 and 1995 as well as annual research that CARA has conducted
for the USCCB since 2005, CARA designed a comprehensive study of
deacons, their wives, diaconate directors, and bishops to explore
all aspects of this ministry. This book explores trends in the
diaconate as well as current and emerging opportunities and
challenges in the ministry. Deacons and their wives, diaconate
directors, and bishops share insights about how those trends impact
diaconal ministry today and into the future.
To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the restoration of the
diaconate as a permanent and stable order of ministry in the United
States, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at
Georgetown University undertook a contemporary study of the
diaconate in the United States. Building on studies completed in
1981 and 1995 as well as annual research that CARA has conducted
for the USCCB since 2005, CARA designed a comprehensive study of
deacons, their wives, diaconate directors, and bishops to explore
all aspects of this ministry. This book explores trends in the
diaconate as well as current and emerging opportunities and
challenges in the ministry. Deacons and their wives, diaconate
directors, and bishops share insights about how those trends impact
diaconal ministry today and into the future.
The history of religious life in the Catholic Church has been
filled with change: periods of membership growth and decline,
shifts in the types of ministries, and changes in the ethnic and
socioeconomic backgrounds of the men and women who join. Today, as
the numbers of new members diminish, some say that the very future
of religious life is in jeopardy. What is the state of religious
life in the United States today? Which institutes are increasing in
membership and which are decreasing or ceasing to exist? From what
ethnic and socioeconomic populations are they drawing their
members? What new religious institutes and ecclesial movements are
being founded and how successful are they? What influences a young
man or woman to consider religious life today? How are religious
from other countries shaping religious life here as they come to
the US to minister? Many of these questions can be addressed by
data from studies of religious life in the US which the Center for
Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) has conducted over the
last ten years. The impact of the individual's family dynamics and
educational experience before their entrance into religious life is
examined here, as well as the influence of an increasing number of
Catholic volunteer programs. The emergence of lay associates in
religious institutes and the birth of new religious institutes
since Vatican Council II in the United States are investigated as
new ways of living religious life. The increase in the number of
sisters and priests studying and ministering in the United States
from other countries is examined for its impact on religious life.
The authors' findings yield valuable recommendations for religious
institutes and vocation directors who wish to attract new members.
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