collection: The Church in the 21st Century: Occasional Papers
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Rebuilding a Broken Foundation: Lessons from American Catholic History for the Current Crisis
description- – The author finds hope for repairing the current fracture in the American church by recalling the extraordinary collaboration of laity and clergy that built the infrastructure of the American church.
- – 2003-04-15
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What do we know about the effects of male sexual abuse? A Review
description- – The author reviews a number of studies that catalogue the after-effects of sexual abuse for male children and adolescents. An extensive bibliography follows.
- – 2003-04-15
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Is the Church Open to Change in its Governance? Some Historical Evidence
description- – Father Michael Sheeran,S.J., President of Regis University (CO), highlights changes related to the selection of bishops and the election of popes that have occurred throughout the Church's history. He also discusses the contemporary American experience of a laity increasingly well-educated and competent in professional expertise but often not well-educated"in the Faith."He calls for a"new evangelization"and for greater access to significant decision-making.
- – 2003-04-15
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Treatment of Victims of Child Sexual Abuse: Four Phases
description- – Treatment for victims of child sexual abuse proceeds according to four phases, from acknowledgment through to post-trauma transition. The author outlines therapy and strategy at each phase and concludes with a recommendation about how community members can assist the process.
- – 2003-04-15
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What Can We Do About Unethical Organizational Silence?"
description- – The author's research suggests a spectrum of effective responses to unethical organizational conduct; he considers five here. The extended references that follow give many practical examples.
- – 2003-04-15
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Why Do We Remain Silent in the Face of Unethical Behavior
description- – The author identifies fear, embarrassment, too narrow a conception of our ethical responsibilities, friends who are entangled in the corruption, organizational structures without political space for voice, and inadequate organizational ethics political as possible reasons for organizational silence.
- – 2003-04-15
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Sexual Abuse and the Irish Church: Crisis and Responses
description- – The authors recount the history of the sexual abuse crisis that emerged in the Irish church during the 1990's and the range of responses to it.
- – 2003-04-15
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Crisis in the Church and the Virtue of Hope
description- – The Reverend William B. Neenan, S.J., is Vice President and Special Assistant to the President at Boston College. Previously, he served as the university's Academic Vice President, as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and held the Gasson Chair while teaching Economics. Fr. Neenan's remarks were delivered on the occasion of receiving the Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Award.
- – 2003-12-12
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The Catholic College and Pastoral Leadership in the Church: A Partnership
description- – The author, President of the College of the Holy Cross, identifies ways in which the community of Catholic colleges and universities can help the Church explore critical areas of authority, moral teaching and the relation of the Church to the world at large.
- – 2004-01-21
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Finding Time for Ethical Practice
description- – Knowing the theory about ethics doesn't assure ethical practice. The author points to the need for developing habits of critical reflection with the support of a community.
- – 2004-01-21
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Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Some Thoughts on Contested Meanings
description- – The author, whose research and experience with child sexual abuse crosses continents and cultures, draws attention to some of the ambiguities inherent in talking about"prevention"and the underlying issues of meaning and power.
- – 2004-06-15
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