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Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Vatican II. See Chapter 4: The Laity Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity Vatican II Christifideles Laici Pope John Paul II Participation of the Lay Faithful in the Priestly Ministry Pope John Paul II Pontifical Council for the Laity Profile of the Council as well as documents from the Council Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium Reflections of the U.S. Catholic Bishops on the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity and the Fifteenth Anniversary of Called and Gifted Lay Ecclesial Ministry: The State Of The Questions A 1999 report of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Subcommittee on Lay Ministry, Committee on the Laity Is It Time for Lay Cardinals again? By Dr. Andrew Thomas Kania on the website Catholica, 2010 Open Letter of a Croatian Lay Theologian to a "German" Pope: Marko Maruliæ to Adrian VI By Franz Posset in Colloquia Maruliana, XVIII, 2009 From Baptismal Font to Ministry: The Surprising Story of Laity Stirring the Church By Dolores R. Leckey. A talk delivered to the College Theological Society's annual gathering at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, May 2008 Lay People In The Asian Church: A Study of John Paul II's Theology of the Laity in Ecclesia in Asia with reference to the documents of FABC By Peter N.V. Hai in Australian EJournal of Theology, 2007 Jesus the Christ: Priest or Layperson By Frank Regan on "Catholics for a Changing Church," June 2006 Lay Ecclesial Ministers: A Theological Look into the Future By Bernard Sesbouë in The Way, 2003 Church and Laity: Give and Take By Cathy Molloy in The Way, 2001 The Role of the Laity: An Examination of Vatican II and Christifideles Laici By Carl E. Olson, editor of IgnatiusInsight.com, 2000 Reflections on John Paul II's Theology of the Laity: 20th Anniversary of Christifideles Laici By Peter N.V. Hai, 1999 Lay Pastoral Theology: Fostering Spiritual Adulthood in a Priest-Short Church By Michael P. Horan in The Way, 1998 Discerning Meaning: The New Lay Ecclesial Ministers By Zeni Fox, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director of Lay Ministry, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology Seton Hall University Smile, When You Say `Laity' - An Analysis of the Lay Revolution in the Catholic Church By Eugene McCarraher in Commonweal, Sept 12, 1997 Lay Spirituality in a Post-Modern World By Ian Linden Contemporary Lay Identity and the Concept of Consecration By Virginia Sullivan Finn in The Way, 1995 Ministry, Muddle and Mystery By Clare Watkins in The Way, 1995 Reason Laity Are Stepping Forward Is Bigger Than Decrease in the Clergy By Richard P. McBrien in National Catholic Reporter, April 21, 1995 The Community of Sant'Egidio: Vatican II Made Real - Catholic Lay Organization in Rome, Italy By Robert P. Imbelli in Commonweal, Nov 18, 1994 Ushering in the Age of the Laity By Kenneth L. Woodward in Commonweal, Sept 9, 1994 The Laity & the Leadership Crisis in the Catholic Church By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels in Commonweal, Sept 10, 1993 The Christian Laity By Jordan Aumann, O.P., in Philippiniana Sacra, 1993 Laity Should Move Their Assets and Reclaim Church By Eugene C. Bianchi in National Catholic Reporter, August 27, 1993 The Laity & the Shape of Things to Come By Philip J. Murnion in Commonweal, Sept 11, 1992 Lay People and the Church By Leonard Doohan in The Way, 1992 Pastoral Letter to the Laity By the bishops of Florida, 1991 The Laity Reflections from Donald J. Goergen, OP, January 1989 Toward a Definition of 'Laity' By Jordan Aumann, O.P. Lay Discipleship--A Contradiction in Terms? By Wilma Malcolm in The Way, 1987 Lay Discipleship--A Contradiction in Terms? By James Hawks in The Way, 1987 Lay Discipleship--A Contradiction in Terms? By Philippa Gray in The Way, 1987 Here I Am, Lord By William H. Farley in The Way, 1987 Critical Issues for Laity By Leonard Doohan in The Way, 1987 Lay Discipleship--A Contradiction in Terms? By William Brodrick in The Way, 1987 Bearing Witness By Angela Tilby in The Way, 1987 The Experience of God in Everyday Life By Dolores Leckey in The Way, 1987 Vocation to Ministry: Are the Laity Called? By Juan-Lorenzo Hinojosa in The Way, 1985 Laity in the World: The Church at Work By Nelvin Vos, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Word & World, 1984 The Call to the Laity By Donald Goergen, OP in Spirituality Today, 1983 A Spirituality for the Laity: Yes or No? By Elizabeth A. Dreyer in Spirituality Today, 1986 A History and Theology of Sharing Responsibility for the Church By Richard K. Weber, OP in Spirituality Today, 1985. The "third orders" associated with religious orders express the laity's conviction of their importance in the life of the church and testify to their concern for reform and renewal Oblates of Saint Benedict Lay Carmelites Dominican Lay Fraternities Dominican Laity History of the Dominican Laity By Richard Weber, O.P. The Purpose of the Dominican Laity By Charles R. Malatesta, O.P. Dominican Spirituality and Vatican II's Expectations of Lay People By Christopher Kiesling, O.P. Catherine of Siena Institute We are a program of the Western Dominican Province with the mission of equipping lay Catholics for the New Evangelization of Pope John Paul II. The Holy Father teaches that lay men and women are co-responsible with bishops and priests for the mission of the Church, which is to enable every man and woman to meet the risen Christ Lay Camillan Family Lay Associates of the Companions of the Cross Don Bosco Volunteers Comboni Lay Missionaries Maryknoll Lay Missioners Maryknoll Lay Missioners is a Catholic organization inspired by the mission of Jesus to live and work with poor communities in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, responding to basic needs and helping to create a more just and compassionate world Brothers and Sisters of Penance The Brothers and Sisters of Penance is a newly emerging Roman Catholic lay movement. Its members are following a modern adaptation of the first Rule for penitents written in 1221 under the direction of Saint Francis of Assisi Christian Life Community Small groups of lay people forming community based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius United States Conference of Secular Institutes Lay Pastor Society An interesting concept: dividing a parish up and giving lay leaders the task of maintaining contact with a segment of the parish. Conceived and established by Mark Price of Alpine, CA Community of Sant'Egidio A movement of lay people with more than 40,000 members, dedicated to evangelisation and charity, in Rome, Italy and in more than 60 countries throughout the world. The Community of Sant'Egidio is a "Church public lay association". The different communities share the same spirituality and principles which characterise the way of Sant'Egidio: Prayer, Communicating the Gospel, Solidarity with the poor, Ecumenism, Dialogue The Role of the Laity in Modern Thai Buddhism |
