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The Spirituality of the Diocesan Priest Donald B. Cozzens, Editor The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 1997 First paragraph of the Introduction The clarity of role and purpose that long sustained my colleagues in the ministerial priesthood no longer holds. While we welcome the theological investigations probing the deeper reality and identity of the priest, thee is no denying that the model is shifting with the mining of richer veins of thought concerning the nature and meaning of the diocesan priesthood. The meantime, this time in the history of the Church, challenges our maturity and unsettles our spirituality. To priests living in this meantime, the time between commonly held understandings of the nature and meaning of the ministerial priesthood, we speak a word about the Word sustaining us, nourishing us, and directing our earnest seeking after a renewed theology of priesthood. Never has the interior life of today’s priest been so important to his spiritual and personal health and to his effectiveness as pastor and shepherd as it is during this time of seeking and waiting. Table of Contents: 1. Servant of the Servants of God: A Pastor’s Spirituality Robert M. Schwartz 2. Using the Wrong Measure? Kenneth E. Untener 3. Ruminations of a Canonist James H. Provost 4. Tenders of the Word Donald B. Cozzens 5. Paul of Tarsus: A Model for Diocesan Priesthood Richard J. Sklba 6. Personal Symbol of Communion Denis Edwards 7. Priestly Spirituality: “Speaking Out for the Inside” William H. Shannon 8. A Glorious and Transcendent Place Robert F. Morneau 9. Heralds of the Gospel and Experts in Humanity Sylvester D. Ryan 10. A Kindled Heart Frank McNulty 11. The Conciliar Documents and the 1983 Code Edward G. Pfnausch 12. Confessions of a Pilgrim Pastor William D. Hammer Return to sources page |