Michael Novak William E Simon Living the Call (Hardback)
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Further Details Title: Living the Call Condition: New Subtitle: An Introduction to the Lay Vocation EAN: 9781594035869 ISBN: 9781594035869 Publisher: Encounter Books,USA Format: Hardback Release Date: 10/27/2011 Description: 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. William E. Simon, Jr. and Michael Novak call attention to this great shift in Living the Call. The first part of the book tells the personal stories of nine faithful laypeople now serving the Church in new and diverse ways. Simon and Novak's insight is that more and more who work in the Church feel the need to shape their lives in a new way, matched to their different needs and adjusted to the new base of knowledge about the world with which they begin.In response to this need, the second part of Living the Call offers practical examples and reflections on a number of themes, including entering into the presence of God and learning different forms of prayer, reading that refreshes the mind and deepens the soul, and the graces of the sacraments and how being a spouse contributes to holiness. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 228mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 467g Author: Michael Novak, William E Simon Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Release Year: 2011 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
