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- Catholic Health Care Leadership in a New Era
- Unity in Diversity: The New Immigration and the Challenge of a Multi-Cultural Church
- A Matter of Life: Human Dignity, Religious Ethics and the New Frontier of Genetic Science
- Blessed Are the Poor In Spirit, On Poverty and the Christian Response
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Catholic Health Care Leadership in a New Era
Catholic health care, systems of hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics for the poor represent a massive public service and outreach under church auspices in the United States. Some 625 hospitals in 167 dioceses account for close to 16 percent of all patient admissions today. In these conference proceedings, Catholic foundations discuss the impact of declining numbers of sisters devoted to health care ministry, the emergence of lay administrators, and the challenge of maintaining the religious mission and ethical perimeters of operation within Catholic health institutions.
Price: $14.95
Unity in Diversity: The New Immigration and the Challenge of a Multi-Cultural Church
There are over a million foreign born citizens are being added to the U.S. population every year. Over the past decade the foreign born population increased nearly four times as fast as the native born population and now exceeds thirty million people. Nearly half of these new arrivals are Catholic. They offer a whole new range of challenges and opportunities for the church in the U.S. Immigration experts and pastoral leaders discuss the impact of the new arrivals on church life, the shortage of English language classes in metropolitan areas, the pastoral challenges of foreign born priests, the need for language competent ministers, catechetical materials and other measures to help the church provide a welcoming presence.
56 pages Price: $19.95
A Matter of Life: Human Dignity, Religious Ethics and the New Frontier of Genetic Science
This is an exploration of the frontiers of scientific research - especially the breakthroughs in genetic research - and what Catholicism needs to say about the future of science and medicine. The proceedings provide reflection on ways to foster a closer, more positive relationship between science and religion and features a variety of case studies in promoting human dignity.
61 pages Price: $9.95
Blessed Are the Poor In Spirit, On Poverty and the Christian Response
Thirty two million Americans - over ten percent of the population - live in poverty - enough people to comprise the nation’s second largest state. Concern for this population is an essential component of the Catholic faith and has generated a variety of church sponsored efforts at social change. This conference, comprised of anti poverty experts, community organizations and church leaders examines the principles of social justice and features case studies in effective grass roots church sponsored self help programs to break the cycle of poverty.
Price: $14.95