AMMERMAN,
NANCY T Doing Good in American Communities: Congregations and
Service Organizations Working Together, February 2001, a report of the
Hartford Institute for Religious Research, is summarized as “Churches
Help Achieve Community Goals” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
AMMERMAN, NANCY T.,, AND TERRY SCHMITT “A Quick Question:
How Common is Clergy Sexual Misconduct,” March 2002, by Hartford
Seminary, is summarized as “Ecumenical Study of Clergy ‘Breach of
Trust’” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
ANDERSON, ARTHUR, INC. 1999 Retirement Needs Survey VIII,
published in July 2000 by the National Religious Retirement Office, is
summarized as “Retirement Fund Improves.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
ANDERSON, JOHN W., AND WILLIAM B. FRIEND The Culture of Bible
Belt Catholics, published by Paulist Press, is summarized as "The
Culture of Bible Belt Catholics." Vol. 2, No. 4-Spring
‘97
ANGUS REID GROUP OF CANADA Their study of differences in
religious beliefs and practices between people in the U.S. and Canada,
released in November 1996, is summarized as "Study Reveals Religious
Differences Between U.S. and Canada." Vol. 2, No. 3-Winter ‘97
ANNUARIO PONTIFICIO, 1997 Published by the Vatican, this
yearbook provides a variety of statistical information, including that
summarized as "Worldwide Priest and Bishop Totals." Vol. 2, No.
4-Spring ‘97
ANNUARIO PONTIFICIO, 2002 Prepared by the Vatican and containing
data as of January 1, 2000, is summarized in part as “Largest Religious
Institutes of Men” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
ANNUARIO PONTIFICIO, 2003 Prepared by the Vatican and containing
data as of January 1, 2001, is summarized in part as “Frequently
Requested Church Statistics” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
ANNUARIO STATISTICUM ECCLESIAE, 2004 Prepared by the Vatican and
containing data as of December 31, 2002, is summarized in part as
“Vatican Yearbook Reports Worldwide Church Statistics” Vol 10, No
1-Summer ‘04
ANNUARIO STATISTICUM ECCLESIAE This annual Vatican publication,
updated through December 31, 2003 and released in May 2005, is
summarized in part as “Increases in Catholic Population and
Seminarians, Particularly in Africa” Vol 11, No 1-Summer ‘05
ANNUARIO STATISTICUM ECCLESIAE This annual Vatican
publication, updated through December 31, 2004 and released in May
2006, is summarized in part as ACatholic Growth Rate Just Under
Worldwide Population Growth@ Vol 12, No 1-Summer '06
ANNUARIUM STATISTICUM ECCLESIAE
This annual Vatican publication, updated
through December 31, 2005 and released in May 2007, is summarized in
part as AWorldwide Catholic Population Increased
1.5 Percent” and “Frequently Requested Church Statistics” Vol 13, No
1-Summer >07
AQUINAS INSTITUTE OF THEOLOGY Generation X Recruitment Project, a
study for the Aquinas Institute of Theology by Prescience Associates of
Cleveland, August 1999, is summarized as "Generation X Open to
Serving" Vol. 5, No. 4-Spring ‘00
ARCHDIOCESE OF BALTIMORE The Catholic Review, the archdiocesan
newspaper, commissioned a survey of Catholic beliefs and attitudes by
the Wirthin Group, whose results, together with other polls reported by
the secular news media in connection with the visit to the U.S. of Pope
John Paul II in October 1995, are summarized as "Catholics Support Pope
But Hold Independent Views." Vol. 1, No. 3-Fall ‘95
ARCHDIOCESE OF PHILADELPHIA The National Catholic Educators
Survey, conducted in 1996 by RC Braithwaite Communications, is
summarized as "National Profile of Catholic Educators." Vol. 1,
No. 5-Spring ‘96
ARNETT, JEFFREY JENSEN, AND LENE ARNETT JENSEN “A Congregation of
One: The Individualization of Religious Beliefs Among People in Their
Twenties,” a paper presented at the joint convention of the Religious
Research Association and the Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, in November 1999, is summarized as "Do-It-Yourself Religion
Among Young Adults." Vol. 5, No. 3-Winter ‘00
ASSOCIATED PRESS/IPSOS POLL Survey of religious attitudes
of people in the U.S. and elsewhere, conducted in May 2005, is
summarized as “Importance of Religion Stronger in U.S. Than among
Western Europeans” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘06
ASTEN, ALEXANDER W., AND HELEN S. ASTEN Spirituality in
Higher Education: A National Study of College Students’ Search for
Meaning and Purpose, July 2004, is summarized as “College Students’
Religiosity Affects Values, Political Beliefs” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
ASTEN, ALEXANDER W., AND HELEN S. ASTEN The Spiritual Life
of College Students: A National Study of College Students’ Search for
Meaning and Purpose, April 2005, published by the Higher Educational
Research Institute, Graduate School of Education and Information
Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, is summarized as “Many
College Freshmen Engaged and Involved in Religion” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
BADA, XOCHITL, JONATHAN FOX, AND ANDREW SELEE (EDS.)
Invisible No More: Mexican Migrant Civic Participation in the United
States, published in 2006 by the Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars, is summarized as “Churches Help
Integrate Mexican Immigrants” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
BADILLO, DAVID A. Latinos and the New Immigrant Church,
published in 2006 by The Johns Hopkins University Press, is summarized
as
“Contrasting Latino Communities in the United States” Vol 13, No
1-Summer ‘07
BAGGETT, JEROME P. “The Catholic Citizen: Perennial Puzzle or Emergent
Oxymoron?,” a paper presented in October 2003 at the annual meeting of
the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized as
“Parishes Must Point the Way to Social Justice” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
BAGLEY, RON, AND JOHN ROBERTO Ministry with Young Adults: A
National Catholic Initiative, completed in 1996 by the Catholic Campus
Ministry Association and the National Catholic Young Adult Ministry
Association, is summarized as "Study Identifies Needs of Young Adult
Catholics." Vol. 2, No.1-Summer ‘96
BARNA GROUP “Catholics
Have Become Mainstream America,”
July 9, 2007, appeared online at www.barna.org, and is summarized as
“Catholics
Becoming Mainstream America” Vol 13, No 2-Fall ‘07
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “Americans Describe Sources of Spiritual
Fulfillment and Frustration,” November 29, 2004, on the website
of the Barna Research Group at www.barna.org, is summarized as
“Catholics More Satisfied with Spiritual Lives” Vol 10, No
3-Winter ‘05
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “Americans Were More Generous in 2001 than
in 2000," April 10, 2002, which appears in Barna Research Online
(www.barna.org), is summarized as “Religious Giving Steady During
2001” Vol 8, No. 1-Summer ‘02
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “Born Again Christians Just as Likely to
Divorce as Non-Christians,” September 8, 2004, on the website of the
Barna Research Group at www.barna.org, is summarized as “Catholics Less
Likely than Protestants to Divorce” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “Giving to Churches Rose Substantially
in 2003,” April 13, 2004, on the website of the Barna Research Group at
www.barna.org, is summarized as “Giving to Churches Increased in
2003” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “The Faith of Hispanics is Shifting,”
January 3, 2001, appears in Barna Research Online (www.barna.org), is
summarized as “Hispanic/Latino Faith Strong, Diverse.” Vol 6, No
4-Spring ‘01
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “How America’s Faith Has Changed Since
9-11,” November 26, 2001, appears in Barna Research Online
(www.barna.org), is summarized as “Americans No More Religious Since
September 11" Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “More Americans Are Seeking Net-Based Faith
Experiences,” May 21, 2001, appears in Barna Research Online
(www.barna.org), is summarized as “Americans Go Online for Religion”
Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “Parents Accept Responsibility for Their
Child’s Spiritual Development but Struggle with Effectiveness,” May 6,
2003, on the website of the Barna Research Group at www.barna.org, is
summarized as “Religious Development Begins At Home” Vol 9, No 2-Fall
‘03
BARNA RESEARCH GROUP “Religious Beliefs Vary Widely By
Denomination,” June 25, 2001, appears in Barna Research Online
(www.barna.org), is summarized as “Catholic Laity Similar to Mainline
Protestants in Religious Views” Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
THE
BARNA UPDATE “Unchurched Population Nears
100 Million in the U.S.,”
March 19, 2007,
an article that appeared online at www.barna.org, is summarized as
“‘Unchurched’
in the United States” Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07
BARRETT, DAVID “Annual Statistical Table on Global Mission,” from
the quarterly International Bulletin of Missionary Research, available
online at www.global-christianity.org/resources.htm, is summarized as
“One-Third of World Population Is Christian” Vol 11, No 1-Summer
‘05
BARRETT, DAVID “Statistical Table on Global Missions,” from
the International Bulletin of Missionary Research, January 2002, is
summarized as “Islam Has Displaced Catholicism as World’s Largest
Religion” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
BARRETT, DAVID (ED.) World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001, is
summarized as “Christianity Remains World’s Largest Religion” Vol 7, No
1-Summer ‘01
BAYLOR INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION American Piety in the
21st Century: New Insights to the Depth and Complexity of Religion in
the U.S., September 2006, is summarized as “Differing Perceptions of
God” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM American Catholics in the Public Square
[Political Preferences of American Catholics at the Time of Election
2000, a CARA study conducted in collaboration with the Commonweal
Foundation and the Faith and Reason Institute, is summarized as
“Catholics Draw on Faith for Political Choices.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall
‘00, and “Catholics’ Religious, Political Identities Connected.” Vol 6,
No 3-Winter ‘01
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM (ED.) 1998-99 CARA Ministry Formation
Directory, is summarized as “Graduate Level Seminary Students
Increase,” “Lay Ministry Formation Expands,” and “Deacon Formation
Continues to Grow.” Vol 4, No 4-Spring ‘99
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM Development and Stewardship Study:
Survey of Diocesan Directors, Summer 2000, a CARA report for the
International Catholic Stewardship Council, is summarized as “Directors
Encourage ‘Time, Talent, Treasure’.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM (ED.) Emerging Communities of Consecrated Life in
the United States, 2nd edition, 2006, published by CARA, is summarized
as “New and Emerging Communities of Consecrated Life” Vol 12, No
2-Fall ‘06
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM Leadership Conference of Women
Religious Ministry Study, July 2000, is summarized as “Leadership
Ministries of Women Religious.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM Partners in Mission: A Profile of
Associates and Religious in the United States, a 2000 CARA report for
the North American Conference of Associates and Religious, is
summarized as “Associate Programs A Growing Trend Among Religious
Orders.” Vol 6, No 1-Summer ‘00
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM Sustaining Excellent
Pastors--Promoting Pastoral Excellence, March 2005, a CARA research
project for the Archdiocese of Washington and the Dominican House of
Studies, is summarized as “Priests’ Spirituality Key to Pastoral
Excellence” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM Sustaining Excellent
Pastors--Promoting Pastoral Excellence, March 2005, a CARA research
project for the Dominican House of Studies and the Archdiocese of
Washington, is summarized as “Parishioners’ Views on Pastoral
Excellence” Vol 11, No 1, Summer ‘05
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, MARY CHARLOTTE CHANDLER, RSCJ, AND MARY L.
GAUTIER Partners in Mission: The Associate-Vowed Religious
Relationship in the United States, September 2002, a CARA study, is
summarized as “Associates Work, Pray With Vowed Members of Religious
Institutes” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, AND MARY L. GAUTIER CHS 2000: School as
Community, June 2003, a CARA study for the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Community Aspects of
Catholic High Schools” Vol 9, No 2-Fall ‘03
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, AND MARY L. GAUTIER Empowering People to
Serve: A Follow-up Study of EPS Alumni, July 2001, a CARA report for
Education in Parish Service, based at Trinity College in Washington,
D.C., is summarized as “EPS Formation Empowers Graduates to Serve” Vol
7, No 2-Fall ‘01
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, AND MARY L. GAUTIER National Profile of
Catechetical Ministry, a 2000 CARA study for the National Conference
for Catechetical Leadership, the National Catholic Educational
Association, and t he USCC Department of Education, is summarized as
“Training and Formation Crucial for Excellence in Catechesis.”
Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, AND MARY L. GAUTIER Spiritual Formation of
Lay Ecclesial Ministers, March 2001, a CARA report for the Secretariat
for Family, Laity, Women, and Youth, U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops, is summarized as “The Spiritual Formation of Lay Ecclesial
Ministers” Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
BENDYNA, MARY E. RSM, AND MARY L. GAUTIER A Survey of Blessings
and Needs, May 2001, a CARA report for the National Association
of Catholic Chaplains, is summarized as “Anointing of the Sick
Increasingly Unavailable” Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
BENDYNA,
MARY E., RSM, AND MARY L. GAUTIER Religious
Brothers in the United States: A Report for the Religious Brothers
Conference,
February 2008, is summarized as “Sustaining and Promoting Brotherhood”
Vol 13,
No 4-Spring ‘08
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, MARK M. GRAY, AND PAUL PERL An Evaluation
of Cardinal Roger M. Mahony as Archbishop of Los Angeles: Survey of
Diocesan and Parish Leaders,, a CARA study for the Archdiocese of Los
Angeles, March 2004, is summarized as “Archdiocesan Study Evaluates
Cardinal’s Ministry and Priorities” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, JOHN C. GREEN, MARK J. ROZELL, AND CLYDE WILCOX
“Catholics and the Christian Right: A View from Four States,” published
in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, September 2000, is
summarized as “Catholic Republican Activists and the Christian
Right.” Vol 6, No 3-Winter ‘01
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, AND TED G. JELEN “Social Theory and
Political Engagement Among Roman Catholic Priests in the Election of
2000,” a paper presented at the meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in October
2001, is summarized as “Political and Religious Attitudes of U.S.
Priests” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, AND PAUL PERL CARA Catholic Poll 2001 is
summarized as CARA Catholic Poll Reveals Generational Differences,”
“Generations and Catholic Culture,” and “Attend Mass Weekly by Marital
Status.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, AND PAUL PERL Diocesan Level Profile of Campus
Ministry, a CARA study for the Department of Education of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops, is summarized as “Diocesan Directors of
Campus Ministry Wear Many Hats” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
BENDYNA, MARY E., RSM, AND PAUL PERL Young Adult Catholics in the
Context of Other Catholic Generations: CARA Catholic Poll 2000, Working
Paper No. 2, is summarized as “CARA Catholic Poll 2000 Highlights Young
Adult Catholics” and “More Than Half Say Catholic Faith ‘Very
Important’.” Vol 6, No 1-Summer ‘00
BJARNASON, THORODDUR, AND MICHAEL R. WELCH “Father Knows Best:
Parishes, Priests, and American Catholic Parishioners’ Attitudes Toward
Capital Punishment,” appeared in the Journal for the Scientific Study
of Religion, Vol 43, No 1, for March 2004, and is summarized as
“Pastors’ Influence on Attitudes About Capital Punishment” Vol 10, No
1-Summer ‘04
BLASI, ANTHONY J., WITH JOSEPH F. ZIMMERMAN, OFM Transition from
Vowed to Lay Ministry in American Catholicism, published in 2004 by the
Edwin Mellen Press, is summarized as “Experiences of Former Religious
Inform Today’s Lay Ministry” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
BOLE, WILLIAM “Communitarian Lite,” appears in American
Catholics & Civic Engagement: A Distinctive Voice, Volume 1 of
American Catholics in the Public Square, Margaret O’Brief Steinfels
(ed.), a Sheed & Ward Book, published in 2004 by Rowan &
Littlefield, is summarized as “U.S. Catholics Express a Distinctive
Political Voice” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
BRAIKER,
BRIAN “Newsweek Poll: 90%
Believe in
God,” March 31, 2007, an article that appeared online at
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17875540/site/newsweek,
is summarized as “U.S. Catholics Less Likely Than Evangelicals to
Reject
Evolution” Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07
BRUCE, TRICIA C., AND PAUL M. PERL Ignatian Volunteer Corps:
Survey of Volunteers, Spouses, and Spiritual Reflectors, January 2007,
a CARA study for the Ignatian Volunteer Corps,
is summarized as “IVC Service Affects Faith, Spirituality, and
Attitudes Toward Social Justice” Vol 12, No 4-Spring ‘07
BRUNETTE-HILL, SANDI, AND ROGER FINKE “A Time for Every Purpose:
Updating and Extending Blizzard’s Survey on Clergy Time Allocation,” in
Review of Religious Research for Fall 1999, is summarized as "Comparing
Catholic and Protestant Clergy--Results of a Time Use Survey.” Vol. 5,
No. 4-Spring ‘00
BRYANT, SHIRLEY An exploratory study of stress, depression, and
anxiety among African American nuns, competed in 1996, is summarized as
"Study of African American Sisters Explores Anxiety and
Depression." Vol. 2, No. 3-Winter ‘97
CARA CATHOLIC MINISTRY FORMATION DIRECTORY, 2005 The directory
for 2005 is summarized as “Graduate-Level Seminarians Increase Slightly
In 2004-2005,” “Number of Permanent Deacons and Candidates Continues to
Grow,” and “Lay Ecclesial Ministry Enrollments Increase by 3
Percent” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
CARA CATHOLIC POLL 2003 CARA poll of Catholics on the death
penalty is summarized as “Catholics’ Support for Capital
Punishment Waning” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
CARROLL, BEVERLY AND JAMES CAVENDISH, “Who Are Black Catholics Today,”
appeared in the Winter 2004 issue of In All Things, and is summarized
as “Black Catholic Ministry Today” Vol 11, No 1
CARROLL, JACKSON W. God’s Potters: Pastoral Leadership and the
Shaping of Congregations, published in 2006 by William B. Eerdmans
Publishing Company, is summarized as “How Pastors Shape Excellent
Congregations” Vol 12, No 4-Spring ‘07
CARROLL, JACKSON W. Selected Preliminary Results from National
Clergy Survey, from Pulpit and Pew: Research on Pastoral Leadership at
Duke University Divinity School May 17, 2002, is summarized as
“Catholic and Protestant Clergy Compared” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
CARROLL, JACKSON W., AND BECKY R. McMILLAN “Leaders and Led:
Perspectives on What Makes for a Good Fit,” a paper presented in
October 2003 at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific
Study of Religion, is summarized as “Shared Values Key to Successful
Parish” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
CARUSO, MICHAEL P., SJ “Future Shepherds and Catholic
Elementary Schools,” appeared in NCEA Seminary Journal for Spring 2004,
and is summarized as “Seminarians Desire Assignment to Parishes with
Catholic Schools” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
CASTELLI, JIM, AND C. JOSEPH O'HARA National Catholic Housing
Study, completed in April1996, is summarized as "CARA Study for
Catholic Charities Highlights Church Housing Efforts." Vol. 2,
No. 2-Fall ‘96
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR AMERICA Their survey by the Tarrance Group,
reporting Catholic attitudes toward abortion, is summarized as
"Pro-Life Position Backed." Vol. 1, No. 4-Winter ‘96
CATHOLIC CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Poverty Pulse, Wave
IV, January 2004, available on the CCHD website (www.usccb.org/cchd),
is summarized as “Report Finds Poverty in America on the
Increase” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA Annual Report, November 2004, a CARA study for
CCUSA, is summarized as “Catholic Charities Third Largest U.S.
Nonprofit” Vol 10, No 2-Winter ‘05
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA Catholic Charities USA 1997 Annual Report,
is summarized as "Catholic Charities USA Helps Over 10.6 Million
People." Vol. 4, No. 4-Spring ‘99
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA Poll on giving to faith-based charities,
conducted in April 2003, is summarized as “Catholics’ Contributions
Influenced by Personal Financial Concerns” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
CATHOLIC CHARITIES USA Report on activities of Catholic Charities
USA in 1994, is summarized as "Catholic Charities' Services Increase in
1994." Vol. 1, No. 4-Winter ‘96
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN Results of a Gallup Poll,
conducted for the CCC in April 1995, is summarized as "Americans Say
Movies Don't Reflect Values." Vol. 1, No. 2-Summer ‘95
CATHOLIC LEAGUE FOR RELIGIOUS AND CIVIL RIGHTS Survey of 800
Catholics in February 1995, by Fabrizio, McLaughlin and Associates, is
summarized as "Disaffected Catholics Stay Committed to Church."
Vol. 1, No. 2-Summer ‘95
CATHOLIC
MINISTRY FORMATION ENROLLMENTS:
STATISTICAL OVERVIEW FOR 2007-2008 CARA
publication; see “College and Graduate-Level Seminary Students Up
Slightly,”
“Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation Programs Down Slightly” “Permanent
Deacon
Candidates Down 8 Percent” Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
CATHOLIC NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE 2004-2005 Membership
Survey Results, November 12, 2006, is summarized as “More Than 10,000
Lay Missioners Serving in U.S. and Overseas” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE A release of December 29, 1997, citing a
survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, is summarized as "More
Americans Believe in Miracles." Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring ‘98
CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION A survey conducted by Simmons Market
Research Bureau, reporting on the readership of diocesan newspapers, is
summarized as "Good News for the Catholic Press." Vol. 1, No.
5-Spring ‘96
CATHOLIC
PRESS ASSOCIATION Catholic
Press Directory, 2002 and 2007, is summarized as “Circulation among
Diocesan Publications Up Slightly” Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
CATTARO, GERALD, AND DALE McDONALD A National Profile of the
Catholic Superindendency: Diocesan Educational Administrative
Leadership Survey (DEALS) 2005, published in 2006 by the National
Catholic Educational Association, is summarized as “Two-Thirds of
Diocesan School Superintendents Now Lay” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
CAVENDISH, JAMES. “Church-Based Community Activism: A Comparison of
Black and White Catholic Congregations,” published in the Journal for
the Scientific Study of Religion, June 2000, is summarized as “Black
Parishes Lead in Social Services and Social Action.” Vol 6, No
1-Summer ‘00
CAVENDISH, JAMES “Plenty Good Room: Efforts to Include
African Americans in the Life and Liturgy of the U.S. Catholic Church,”
a paper for the joint meeting of the Religious Research
Association and the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, in
November 2002, is summarized as “Increased Diversity of Black Catholics
Presents Challenges” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
CAVENDISH, JAMES., AND PAUL PERL “Racial Variation in
Parish Satisfaction Among Catholic Parishioners,” a paper presented at
the August 2004 meeting of the Association for the Sociology of
Religion, is summarized as “Hispanic Catholics in U.S. Satisfied with
Parish Life” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
CAVENDISH, JAMES E., MICHAEL WELCH, AND DAVID LEEGE "Social
Network Theory and Predictors of Religiosity for Black and White
Catholics: Evidence of a 'Black Sacred Cosmos'?" from the Journal for
the Scientific Study of Religion for September 1998, is summarized as
"Black Catholics Favor Traditional Devotions." Vol. 4, No.
3-Winter ‘99
CBS-NEW YORK TIMES Poll of Catholics, taken on the eve of the
Pope's visit in October 1995, is summarized in part as "Catholics Say
Church Should Speak Out On Issues But Not Back Candidates" and
"Catholics Want Churches To Do More for Poor." Vol. 1, No. 3-Fall
‘95
CELIO, MARY BETH “Liturgy and Service in the Catholic
Parish: The Criterion for Authenticity,” a paper presented at the
Religious Research Association annual meeting in November 2005, is
summarized as “Parishes Most Active in Service Are Also Most
Spiritually Active” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘05
CELIO, MARY BETH “Native American Catholics at the Millennium,” a
paper for the joint meeting of the Religious Research Association and
the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, in November 2002, is
summarized as “Ministry to Native Americans” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
CELIO, MARY BETH “Passing on the Faith in the Contemporary
American Parish: Challenges and Models,” a paper for the joint meeting
of the Religious Research Association and the Society for the
Scientific Study of Religion, in November 2002, is summarized as
“Passing On the Faith” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
CELIO, MARY BETH A review of fifteen studies of Catholic giving
conducted over the preceding decade, including comparison with
Protestant experience, is summarized as "Study Sees Mixed News on
Catholic Giving." Vol. 1, No. 4-Winter ‘96
CELIO, MARY BETH, MICHAEL CIESLAK, RUTH DOYLE, ROBERT MILLER, AND JEFF
REXHAUSEN This panel of diocesan research directors presented
findings on Mass attendance at the November 1997 conference of the
Religious Research Association, summarized as "New Perspectives on
Weekly Mass Attendance." Vol. 3, No. 3-Winter
‘98
CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH IN THE APOSTOLATE “Catholic
Ministry Formation Enrollments Statistical Overview,” April 2006, is
summarized as “Seminary Enrollments Remain Steady,” Deacon Candidates
Decrease, Aspirants Increase,” and “Enrollments in Lay Ecclesial
Ministry Formation Programs Decrease” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH IN THE APOSTOLATE CARA Catholic
Ministry Formation Directory 2007, is summarized as “Theologate
Enrollments Down Slightly; College Seminary Enrollments Increase,”
“More than 20,000 in Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation,” and “Permanent
Deacon Totals Continue to Grow” Vol 12, No 4-Spring ‘07
CENTER FOR THE APPLIED RESEARCH IN THE APOSTOLATE Diocesan
Profile 2006, a CARA report for the International Catholic Stewardship
Council, is summarized as “Diocesan Offertory Collections Increase 9
Percent” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH IN THE APOSTOLATE National
Parish Inventory and Catholic Ministry Formation Database is summarized
in part as “Women in the U.S. Church” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
CENTER FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Their survey
to help determine the services most needed by Catholic schools in the
U.S., and how to position the Center as a resource for Catholic
schools, completed by Strategic Visioning, Inc., in 1996, is summarized
as "Catholic Faith Formation Through Lay Faculty." Vol. 2, No.
2-Fall ‘96
CENTER FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY Ministry to
Interchurch Marriages: A National Study, is summarized as "Interchurch
Couples Need More Church Attention." Vol. 5, No. 2-Fall ‘99
CENTER FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY The results
of a survey of more than 1,200 people who completed Catholic marriage
preparation programs in the preceding eight years is summarized as
"Couples Find Marriage Preparation Programs Valuable." Vol. 1,
No. 4-Winter ‘96
CENTER FOR MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY Time, Sex,
and Money: The First Five Years of Marriage, December 2000, published
by the Center for Marriage and Family, Creighton University, is
summarized as “Finding Balance a Problem for Newly-Married Couples “
Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
CHAMPLIN, JOSEPH M. "What Moves Some Catholics to Give More? A
Sacrificial Giving Motivational Study," published in Church for Winter
1997, is summarized as "What Moves Some Catholics to Give More?"
Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring ‘98
CHAVES, MARK Congregations in America, published in 2004 by
Harvard University Press, is summarized as “Parishes Compared to Other
U.S. Religious Congregations” Vol 11, No 1-Summer ‘05
CHAVES, MARK “Religious Congregations,” a chapter in The
State of Nonprofit America, Lester M. Salamon, ed., published in 2002
by Brookings Institution Press, is summarized as “Despite Declining
Participation, Religion Serves Wider Public” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
CHAVES, MARK, AND JAMES CAVENDISH "More Evidence on U.S. Catholic
Church Attendance," published in the Journal for the Scientific Study
of Religion, Vol. 33, No. 4, 1994, is summarized as "Study: 26.7
Percent of Catholics Attend Mass Each Week." Vol. 1, No. 1-Spring
‘95
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS INVESTMENT SERVICES “2004 SRI Survey Summary,”
with accompanying news release, available on the CBIS website
(www.cbisonline.com), is summarized as “Catholic Institutional
Investors Mindful of Moral Concerns” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
CIESLAK, MICHAEL “Capturing the Spirit of Catholic Parishes: A Typology
Based upon Measures of Importance, a paper presented at the joint
convention of the Religious Research Association and the Society for
the Scientific Study of Religion, in November 1999, is summarized as
"Diocese of Rockford Measuring Parish Characteristics." Vol. 5,
No. 3-Winter ‘00
CIESLAK, MICHAEL “Consulting the People of God: The Evolving Role
of the Parish School,” a paper presented at the October 2004 meeting of
the Religious Research Association/Society for the Social Scientific
Study of Religion, is summarized as “Parish Support of Catholic
Schools” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
COLEMAN, JOHN A., SJ Religious Authority Structure,
Religious Agency and External Environment: The Case Study of Catholic
Charities USA on Religion and Welfare, a study in progress, is
summarized as “Coleman Examines CCUSA’s Catholic Identity,
Structure.” Vol 6, No 3-Winter ‘01
COLEMAN, JOHN A., SJ "Under the Cross and the Flag," published in
America for May 11, 1996, is summarized as "Religious Beliefs Spur
Civic Involvement." Vol. 2, No.1-Summer ‘96
CONFERENCE FOR PASTORAL PLANNING AND COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT Their
report of forty-six dioceses involved in reorganization, presented to
the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in November 1995, is
summarized as "Diocesan Reorganization Raises New Questions."
Vol. 1, No 4-Winter ‘96
CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY CQ Guide to the New Congress, a survey of
the religious makeup of the 109th Congress, appeared on website
www.cq.com, and is summarized as “Catholic Composition of 109th
Congress” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
CONVEY, JOHN J., AND ANDREW D. THOMPSON Weaving Christ’s
Seamless Garment: Assessment of Catholic Religious Education, published
in 1999 by the National Catholic Educational Association, is summarized
as “Knowledge and Practice of Religious Education Students
Studied.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
CORMACK, PAT A study of fourteen selected dioceses,
concerning the use of a pool of potential pastoral administrators, is
summarized as "Survey Finds Diocesan Hiring Policies in Flux."
Vol. 1, No. 5-Spring ‘96
CRAMER, M. RICHARD A report from Religion Watch for September
1997, is summarized as "College Years Strengthen Catholic Religious
Life." Vol. 4, No.1-Summer ‘98
DAHM, CHARLES W., OP Parish Ministry in a Hispanic Community,
published in 2004 by Paulist Press, is summarized as “Hispanic Parish
Ministry with a Heart” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
DALY, WILLIAM P. 1998-99 Diocesan Salary Survey, of the National
Association of Church Personnel Administrators, is summarized as
"Annual Diocesan Salary Survey Reveals Regional Differences."
Vol. 5, No. 1-Summer ‘99
DALY, WILLIAM P. The Laborer is Worthy of His Hire, published by
the National Federation of Priests’ Councils, is summarized as
“Priests’ Compensation Shows Moderate But Steady Increase, “Vol. 5, No.
2-Fall ‘99
DALY, WILLIAM P. The Laborer is Worthy of His Hire: A Survey of
Priests’ Compensation in the Roman Catholic Dioceses of the United
States, 2002 Edition, is summarized as “U.S. Diocesan Priest
Compensation” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
DALY, WILLIAM P. The Laborer is Worthy of His Hire, 2005 edition,
published by the National Association of Church Personnel
Administrators, is summarized as “Overall Priests’ Compensation
Increased since 2002" Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
DALY, WILLIAM P. 2001-2002 National Diocesan Salary Survey,
November 2001, a study by the National Association of Church Personnel
Administrators, is summarized as “NACPA Reports Salaries of Diocesan
Workers” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
DALY, WILLIAM P. 2004-2005 National Diocesan Salary Survey,
November 2004, published by the National Association of Church
Personnel Administrators, is summarized as “Diocesan Salaries
Compared” Vol 11, No 1-Summer ‘05
D'ANTONIO, WILLIAM V. A paper on this subject, presented at the
University of Notre Dame in October 1996, is summarized as "Small
Christian Communities: What Are They? Who Are They?" Vol.
2, No. 3-Winter ‘97
D’ANTONIO,
WILLIAM V., DEAN R. HOGE, JAMES D. DAVIDSON, AND MARY
L. GAUTIER “American Catholics from John Paul II to
Benedict XVI” appeared in the National Catholic Reporter for September
30, 2005, and was summarized as “Trends in Attitudes and Beliefs of Lay
Catholics” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘06
D'ANTONIO, WILLIAM, JAMES D. DAVIDSON, DEAN R. HOGE, AND MARY L.
GAUTIER American
Catholics Today: New Realities of Their Faith and Their Church,
published in 2007 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., is
summarized as "Generations Key to Understanding American Catholic
Laity" vol 13, No 1-Summer '07
D’ANTONIO,
WILLIAM, JAMES D. DAVIDSON, DEAN R.
HOGE, AND MARY L. GAUTIER American
Catholics Today: New Realities of
Their Faith and Their Church, published in 2007 by Rowman &
Littlefield
Publishers, Inc., is summarized as “How Essential to the Catholic
Faith?” Vol
13, No 3-Winter ‘08
D’ANTONIO, WILLIAM V., DEAN R. HOGE, JAMES D. DAVIDSON, AND KATHERINE
MEYER American Catholics: Gender, Generation, and
Commitment, published in 2001 by AltaMira Press, is summarized as
“Gender, Generation, Commitment Differentiate Laity” Vol 7, No 3-Winter
‘02
D'ANTONIO, WILLIAM V., AND BERNARD LEE “A ‘Solid Majority’ of
American Catholics Supports Conscience, Lay Role in Decisions,”
published by National Catholic Reporter in September 4, 1998, is
summarized as "Small Christian Communities Show Variety." Vol. 4, No.
3-Winter ‘99
D’ANTONIO, WILLIAM, AND ANTHONY POGORELC “Voice of the Faithful:
A Sociological Study,” a paper presented at the November 2005 annual
meeting of the Religious Research Association/Society for the
Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized as “Voice of the Faithful
Leaders Studied” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
D’ANTONIO,
WILLIAM, AND ANTHONY POGORELC Voices
of the Faithful: Loyal Catholics Striving for Change, published in
2007 by The
Crossroads Publishing Company, is summarized as “‘Voice of the
Faithful’ as
Social Movement” Vol 13, No 3-Winter ‘08
D'ANTONIO, WILLIAM V., DEAN R. HOGE, JAMES D. DAVIDSON, AND RUTH A.
WALLACE Laity--American and Catholic: Transforming the Church,
published 1996 by Sheed & Ward, is summarized as "Study Finds Laity
Seeking a Greater Role." Vol. 1, No. 5-Spring ‘96
DAVIDSON, JAMES D. American Catholics: Gender, Generation, and
Commitment, published in 2001 by Alta Mira Press, is summarized in part
as “Young Adult U.S. Catholics See Few Priests Their Age” Vol 8, No
1-Summer ‘02
DAVIDSON, JAMES D. Catholicism in Motion: The Church in Modern
Society, published in 2005 by Liguori Publications, is summarized as
“New Book Highlights American Catholicism Today” Vol 11, No
4-Spring ‘06
DAVIDSON, JAMES D. “Do Other Churches Also Face a Clergy Shortage,”
August 2003, is summarized as “Catholic Church is Only Principal U.S.
Religious Body With Declining Number Of Clergy” Vol 9, No 2-Fall ‘03
DAVIDSON, JAMES D. "Outside the Church: Whom Catholics Marry
& Why," from Commonweal for September 10, 1999, is summarized in
"More Catholics Marrying Outside the Church." Vol. 5, No. 2-Fall ‘99
DAVIDSON, JAMES D. Report of an article from Commonweal for
September 11,1998, is summarized as "Interfaith Marriage Related to
Catholic Percentage." Vol. 4, No. 2-Fall ‘98
DAVIDSON, JAMES D. Report on findings from a 2006 survey
conducted for the Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre
Dame is summarized as “Weekly Mass Attenders Support Church Positions
on Abortion and Capital Punishment” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
DAVIDSON, JAMES D. “Where Do Catholic Students Go To College?” is
summarized as “One in Ten Catholic Students Attend a Catholic College
or University” Vol 9, No 2- Fall ‘03
DAVIDSON, JAMES D., ALAN K. MOCK, AND C. LINCOLN JOHNSON "Through
the Eye of a Needle," published in Review of Religious Research for
March 1997, is summarized as "Social Ministry in Affluent
Churches." Vol. 2, No. 4-Spring ‘97
DAVIDSON, JAMES D., THOMAS P. WALTERS, BEDE CISCO, OSB, CATHERINE
MEYER, AND CHARLES E. ZECH Lay Ministers and Their Spiritual
Practices, published in 2003 by Our Sunday Visitor, is summarized as
“Lay Ministers’ Spiritual Preparation for Pastoral Work” Vol 9, No
3-Winter ‘04
DAVIDSON, JAMES D., AND TRACY WIDMAN “The Effect of Group Size on
Interfaith Marriage Among Catholics,” in the Journal for the Scientific
Study of Religion for September 2002, Vol 41, No 3, is summarized as
“Mixed Marriages More Common in South, West” Vol 8, No 4-Spring
‘03
DAVIDSON, JAMES D., AND ANDREA S. WILLIAMS "Catholic Conceptions
of Faith: A Generational Analysis," published in the Sociology of
Religion for Fall 1996, is summarized in "Catholic Pluralism Study
Finds Deep Generational Differences." Vol. 2, No. 2 -Fall ‘96
DAVIDSON, JAMES D., ANDREA S. WILLIAMS, RICHARD A. LAMANNA, JAN
STENFTENAGEL, KATHLEEN MAAS WEIGERT, WILLIAM J. WHALEN, AND PATRICIA
WITTBERG, SC The Search for Common Ground, published in 1997 by
Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, is summarized as "Generational
Differences and Childhood Religiosity Most Significant in Developing
Catholic Religious Attitudes." Vol. 3, No. 2-Fall ‘97
DAVIS, KENNETH G., OFM CONV, ANDREW HERNANDEZ, AND PHILIP E. LAMPE
Hispanic Catholic Leadership: Key to the Future, a report by the
National Community on Latino/a Leadership, April 2002, is summarized as
“Hispanic Catholic Leadership Development” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
DAW, JOAN “Catholic Church Engagement in Australian Society: A
Symbiotic Relationship Between “The Religious” and “The Secular,” a
paper presented in October 2003 at the annual meeting of the Society
for the Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized as “Perceptions of
Church Functions Differ” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
DAWSON, THOMAS, AND ERIC HELLAND Helping Hand: How Private
Philanthropy and Catholic Schools Serve Low-Income Children in Los
Angeles, April 2001, a report by the Pacific Research Institute for
Public Policy of San Francisco, is summarized as “Good News: Minority
and Low-Income Children in Catholic Schools Are . . . Served Better at
Half the Cost of Public Schools” Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
DEEGAN, ARTHUR X., AND JACK MURPHY Cathedral Ministry Study: What
Do People Expect from a Cathedral?, December 2001, a report by
Cathedral Ministry in the New Millennium, is summarized as ”What Do
People Expect from a Cathedral?” Vol 7, No 4-Spring ‘02
DeLAMBO, DAVID Focus group research conducted for the National
Association for Lay Ministry, is summarized as "Lay Ministers Urge
Cooperation, Respect." Vol. 1, No. 4-Winter ‘96
DeLAMBO, DAVID Lay Parish Ministers: A Study of Emerging
Leadership, published in 2005 by the National Pastoral Life Center, is
summarized as “Two-Thirds of U.S. Parishes Have Paid Lay
Ministers” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘06
DEMANGE, GIL Ministry Potential Discerner - Altar Server Survey
is summarized as "Eighty-Seven Percent of Chicago Assistant Pastors
Were Altar Servers." Vol. 4, No. 4-Spring ‘99
DeREGO, FRANK R., JR., AND JAMES D. DAVIDSON "Catholic Deacons: A
Lesson in Role Conflict and Ambiguity," a chapter from Religion in a
Changing World, edited by Madeline Cousineau and published by Greenwood
Press in 1998, is summarized as "Despite Successes, Questions Exist
About Role, Utility of Diaconate." Vol. 5, No. 3-Winter
‘00
DINGES, WILLIAM D. “Home Missions-Future Church,” which appeared in
America for November 3, 2003, is summarized as “Home Missions Dioceses
May be Model for Church” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
DILLON, J.T. “The Religious Life of Ex-Religious: A Study of
Former Christian Brothers in Old Age,” which appeared in Review of
Religious Research, Vol 46, No 2, for December 2004, is summarized as
“Religious Practices of Former Religious” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
DILLON, MICHELE Catholic Identity: Balancing Reason, Faith, and
Power, published in 1999 by Cambridge University Press, is summarized
as "Catholic Identity Maintained--Is the Sacred Canopy’ Wide Enough for
All Catholics?.” Vol 5, No. 4-Spring ‘00
DILLON, MICHELE “College Educators and the Maintenance of
Catholic Identity,” a paper for the joint meeting of the Religious
Research Association and the Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, in November 2002, is summarized as “Faculty, Administrators
Speak on Catholic Identity, Tradition” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
DILLON, MICHELE "The Persistence of Religious Identity Among
College Catholics," published in the Journal for the Scientific Study
of Religion for June 1996, is summarized as "Religious Identity of
College Catholics." Vol. 2, No. 2-Fall ‘96
DILLON,
MICHELE, AND PAUL WINK “The Differential Effects of
Religiosity and Spirituality on Self- and Other-Orientation: Findings
from a Longitudinal Study,” presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in October 2000, is
summarized as “Religiosity and Spirituality Differentiated.” Vol
6, No 3-Winter ‘01
DILLON,
MICHELE, AND PAUL WINK In
the
Course of a Lifetime, published in 2007 by the University of
California
Press, is summarized as “Religion and Spirituality Through the Life
Course,”
Vol 13, No 3-Winter ‘08
DIXON, ROBERT “Comparison of Catholic Church Attenders in the
U.S. and Australia: A First Look at Some Results from the International
Congregational Life Survey,” a paper for the joint meeting of the
Religious Research Association and the Society for the Scientific Study
of Religion, in November 2002, is summarized as “U.S.-Australian
Comparison of Parish Life” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
DIXON, ROBERT “Parish Involvement Scores of Generation X Mass
Attenders in Australia and the United States,” a paper presented at the
October 2004 meeting of the Religious Research Association/Society for
the Social Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized as “Mass
Attenders in U.S. and Australia Compared” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
DIXON,
ROBERT, ET AL. Research
on Catholics Who Have Stopped Attending Mass, February 2007,
Australian
Catholic Bishops Conference, is summarized as “Church Attendance an
International Concern” Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07
DOYLE, MICHELE The Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults (RCIA):
Challenge to the Church, completed in Fall 1996 about the Diocese of
Jackson, Mississippi, is summarized as "Effects of RCIA in a Southern
Mission Diocese." Vol. 2, No. 3-Winter ‘97
DOYLE, RUTH NARITA “Celebrating Catholic Parishes,” which appeared in
Faith Communities Today, published by the Hartford Institute at
Hartford Seminary, (date?), is summarized as “Parishes Active in
Community Service.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
DUNN, SUSAN An analysis and synthesis of previous research on the
subject, for a master of theological studies degree at Washington
Theological Union in 1996, is summarized as "The Associate Movement in
Women's Religious Communities." Vol. 2, No. 3-Winter ‘97
EBAUGH, HELEN ROSE, AND JANET SALTZMAN CHAFETZ Religion and the New
Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant Congregations,
published in 2000 by AltaMira Press, a Division of Rowan &
Littlefield Publishers, Inc., is summarized as “Religious Life of
Today’s Immigrants.” Vol 6, No 1-Summer ‘00
ELLISON, CHRISTOPHER G. AND SAMUEL ECHEVARRIA “Religion and
Abortion Attitudes Among U.S. Hispanics,” a paper presented at the
joint convention of the Religious Research Association and the Society
for the Scientific Study of Religion, in November 1999, is summarized
as "Link Found Between U.S. Hispanic/Latino Religious Affiliation and
Abortion Attitudes." Vol. 5, No. 3-Winter ‘00
EMERGING TRENDS This newsletter of the Princeton Religion
Research Center, for March 2000, is the source of “Religious
Preferences for the U.S.” Vol 6, No 1-Summer ‘00
EMERSON, MICHAEL O. “Beyond Ethnic Composition: Are
Multiracial Congregations Unique?,” a paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for the Social Scientific Study of Religion in
Houston, October 2000, is summarized as “Catholic Parishes Diverse,
Maintain Social Distance.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
EMPTY TOMB Report on giving to charitable causes,
released June 7, 2006 and based on the 2004 consumer expenditures
survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is summarized as “Young
Adults Give Little, but Most Goes to Church” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
EMPTY TOMB, INC. The State of Church Giving Through 1993,
comparing recent Catholic vs. Protestant giving patterns, is summarized
as "Catholics Pay the Bills." Vol. 1, No. 4-Winter ‘96
ESPINOSA, GASTON “Preliminary Results of a National Survey
commissioned by Hispanic Churches in American Public Life,” presented
at a conference on May 2-4, 2002, in Washington, DC, is summarized as
“Hispanic Voice in Religious and Public Life” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
ESPINOSA, GASTON, VIRGILIO ELIZONDO, AND JESSE MIRANDA Hispanic
Churches in American Public Life: Summary of Findings, January 2003,
published as No. 2 in the Interim Reports series of the Institute for
Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame, is summarized as
“Latino Voice Emerging in U.S. Political and Civic Life” Vol 9, No
4-Winter ‘04
FAGAN, PATRICK Why Religion Matters: The Impact of Religious
Practice on Social Stability, published by the Heritage Foundation, is
summarized as "Heritage Foundation Study Links Religion, Social
Stability." Vol. 1, No. 5-Spring ‘96
FARKAS, STEVE, JEAN JOHNSON, AND TONY FOLENO, WITH ANN DUFFETT AND
PATRICK FOLEY For Goodness’ Sake: Why So
Many Want Religion to Play a Grater Role in American Life, published by
Public Agenda, January 2001, is summarized as “Americans Look to
Religion.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
FINKE, ROGER "The Rewards of a Costly Community" which appears in
slightly different versions in Review for Religious for July-August
1997 and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion for June 1997, is
summarized as "Study Offers Insights on Recruiting and Retaining
Religious." Vol. 3, No. 1-Summer ‘97
FINKE, ROGER, AND PATRICIA WITTBERG, SC “Organizational
Revival from Within: Explaining Revivalism and Reform in the Roman
Catholic Church,” published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of
Religion, June 2000, is summarized as “Religious Orders Absorb and
Channel Change in the Church.” Vol 6, No 1-Summer ‘00
FISCHER, MARK F. Pastoral Councils in Today’s Catholic
Parish, published in 2001 by Twenty-third Publications, is summarized
as “Creating Effective Parish Councils” Vol. 7, No. 4-Spring ‘02
FOLEY, MICHAEL W. Welcoming the Stranger: The Catholic Church and
the New Immigrants, published in 1997 by the Life Cycle Institute, The
Catholic University of America, is summarized as Survey Studies
Pastoral Challenge of the New Immigrants." Vol. 3, No. 2-Fall ‘97
FOSTER,
JONATHAN, OFM “Sanctuary
or Agora? The Future of the Catholic Retreat House,” is summarized as
“Number
of U.S. Catholic Retreat Houses Up 41 Percent since 1981” Vol 13, No
4-Spring
‘08
FOUNDATIONS AND DONORS INTERESTED IN CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES,
INC. (FADICA) 2003 Catholic Donor Attitude Survey is summarized as
“Church Financial Accountability Still Important” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
FOX, ZENI "Ecclesial Lay Ministers: An Overview," in Together in
God's Service: Toward a Theology of Ecclesial Lay Ministry, published
by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in August 1998, is
summarized as "Profile of Ecclesial Lay Ministers." Vol. 4, No.
2-Fall ‘98
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. “Attitudes Toward Vocations of Parish-Involved
Youth and Their Parents,” published in the CARA Compendium of Vocations
Research, 1997, is summarized as “Young Catholics Lean to Vocations But
May Require Active Invitations.” Vol 3, No 1-Summer ‘97
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. (ED.) CARA Catholic Ministry Formation
Directory, 1997, is summarized as “Seminary Enrollments Remain Stable,”
“More Than 2,100 Prepare for Permanent Diaconate,” and “Lay Ministry
Programs Continue to Grow.” Vol 2, No 4-Spring ‘97
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. CARA Catholic Ministry Formation
Directory Statistical Summary, 1997-98, is summarized as "Seminarian
Numbers Drop in Past Year,”“Growth in Permanent Diaconate Formation
Programs, Candidates,” and "Lay Ministry Formation Numbers Show Another
Increase." Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring ‘98
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. Catholic Engaged Encounter Follow-Up
Participant Study, 1998, sponsored by Catholic Engaged Encounter and
published by CARA, is summarized as "Catholic Engaged Encounter
Benefits Couples in First Year." Vol. 4, No. 3-Winter ‘99
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. Catholic Engaged Encounter Renewal, 1997
sponsored by Catholic Engaged Encounter and published by CARA, is
summarized as "Catholic Engaged Encounter Benefits Couples in First
Year." Vol. 4, No. 3-Winter ‘99
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. CARA Seminary Enrollment Statistics,
1995-1996, is summarized as "Study Finds U.S. Seminary Enrollments
Decline Slightly.” Vol 1, No 5-Spring ‘96
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, Diocese of
Fall River: Final Summary Report, November 1997, sponsored
by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women in the Diocese of Fall River,
1997, is summarized as "Priorities, Recruitment Issues in Parish-Based
Women's Groups." Vol. 4, No. 2-Fall ‘98
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. Diocesan and Eparchial Pastoral Councils: A
National Profile, 1998, published by CARA, is summarized as “Study
Documents Steady Growth in Number, Effectiveness of Diocesan Pastoral
Councils.” Vol 4, No 1-Summer ‘98
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. Meeting the Needs of Catholics in a New
Century, sponsored by the Diocese of Greensburg, is summarized as
"Diocesan Study Provides Widely-Applicable Insights." Vol. 3, No.
4-Spring ‘98
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. National Cathedral Profile: Summary Report,
December 1997, is summarized as “Study Profiles the Nation’s
Cathedrals.” Vol 3, No 3-Winter ‘98
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. New Directions in Youth Ministry, completed in
July, l996, is summarized as “Catholic Youth Ministry Develops Faith,
Commitment.” Vol 2, No 1-Summer ‘96
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. Number of Priests in the United States,
1960-1996, August 1997, prepared for the U.S. Catholic Conference, is
summarized as “Numbers of U.S. Priests Between 1960 and 1996.”
Vol 3, No 2-Fall ‘97
FROEHLE, BRYAN T. Vocation Trends Survey: National Religious
Vocation Conference, is summarized as “CARA Examines Vocation Trends of
Members of Religious Communities.” Vol 2, No 3-Winter ‘97
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM, AND MARY L. GAUTIER
Catholic Young Adults and Vocations, a 1999 CARA report for the Monks
and Sisters of St. Benedict, is summarized as "Young Adults Reveal
Attitudes Toward Religious Life." Vol. 5, No. 1-Summer ‘99
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM, AND MARY L. GAUTIER
Diocesan Profile of Catechetical Ministry: An NCCL, NCEA, USCC Joint
Project, June 1999, is summarized as "Diocesan Directors Assess
Catechetical Ministry." Vol. 5, No. 2-Fall ‘99
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM, AND MARY L.
GAUTIER Faith Communities for the 21st Century: Survey of
Participants and Leaders of RENEW 2000, a 1999 CARA report for RENEW
International, is summarized as "RENEW 2000 Builds Vital Faith
Communities for the 21st Century." Vol. 5, No. 1-Summer ‘99
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Ministry in a Church of
Increasing Diversity: A Profile of Diocesan Hispanic/Latino Ministry,
May 2002, a CARA report, is summarized as “Diocesan Leadership in
Hispanic Ministry” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Priest Vocation Study:
Diocesan and Religious Priests' Survey Responses, a CARA report for the
National Catholic Committee on Scouting and the Serra Relationships
Committee, is summarized as "Serra Finds Correlation Between Catholic
Scouting and Priestly Vocations." Vol. 4, No. 4-Spring ‘99
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Catholic Engaged Encounter
Renewal: 1999 Follow-Up Project, sponsored by Catholic Engaged
Encounter and published by CARA, is summarized as "CEE Weekend A
Positive Experience for Engaged Couples." Vol. 5, No. 2-Fall ‘99
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Diocesan Youth Ministry
Directors 2000: A National Portrait, a 1999 report for the National
Federation of Catholic Youth Ministry, is summarized as "Diocesan Youth
Directors Enthusiastic, Committed" Vol. 5, No. 4-Spring ‘00
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Global Catholicism: Portrait of
a World Church, published in 2003 by Orbis Books, is summarized in part
as “CARA Book Describes Regional Catholic Trends Throughout the World”
and “Excerpts from Global Catholicism: Portrait of a World Church” Vol
9, No 1-Summer ‘03
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Study of the Impact of
Fewer Priests on Pastoral Ministry, a 2000 CARA report for the Bishops’
Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry, is summarized as “Bishops
Discuss Challenges of Fewer Priests.” Vol 6, No 1-Summer ‘00
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., MARY L. GAUTIER, AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM
Priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago: Moving into a New Century with
Hope and Vision, a 2000 CARA report for the Archdiocese of Chicago, is
summarized as “Chicago Priests Overworked, Dedicated.” Vol 6, No
1-Summer ‘00
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., DOMINIC J. PERRI, AND DAVID J. ROHALL Catholic
Engaged Encounter Renewal Study, September 1997, sponsored by Catholic
Engaged Encounter and published by CARA, is summarized as "CEE Renewal
Study Finds Strengths, Challenges." Vol. 3, No. 3-Winter ‘98
FROEHLE, BRYAN T., PATRICIA WITTBERG, SC, AND DOMINIC PERRI The
Parish Background Behind Priestly Vocations, published by CARA in 1998,
is summarized as "During Past 20 Years One-Fifth of Parishes Produced
Three or More Priestly Vocations, While Two-Fifths Produced
None." Vol. 4, No. 1-Summer ‘98
GALETTO, PAUL W. Building the Foundations of Faith, published in
1997 by the National Catholic Educational Association, is summarized as
"Study Profiles Religion Teachers." Vol. 3,
No. 3 -Winter ‘98
GALLUP, GEORGE H. The Spiritual Life of Young Americans:
Approaching the Year 2000, published in 1999 by the George H. Gallup
International Institute, is summarized as "Catholic Teens Seek
Answers" Vol. 5, No. 4-Spring ‘00
GALLUP ORGANIZATION A Gallup poll conducted during August 28-30,
2006, is summarized in part as “Few Americans Have Negative View of
Catholics” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
GALLUP ORGANIZATION “Britons Lack American Cousins’ Piety,
and “Marital Morals: Different Standards in U.S., Canada, Britain,
November 9 and November 30, 2004, respectively, which appeared on the
website of the Gallup Poll News Service (www.gallup.com), are
summarized as “U.S. Leads Canada and Great Britain in Religious
Importance and Worship Attendance” Vol 10, No 4-Spring
‘05
GALLUP ORGANIZATION “Catholic Church Attendance Drops This
Year in Midst of Scandal,” December 18, 2002, on the website of the
Gallup Organization at www.gallup.com, is summarized as “Catholics’
Mass Attendance Continues Decline” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
GALLUP ORGANIZATION “Gallup Religion and Values Poll,” April
2003, on the website of the Gallup Organization at www.gallup.com, is
summarized as “Most U.S. Adults Believe in Sin” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
GALLUP ORGANIZATION Poll of April 25-May 1, 2002, is
summarized as “National Polls Track Clergy Scandal” Vol 8, No 1-Summer
‘02
GALLUP ORGANIZATION “Race and Religion: The Protestant-Catholic
Divide,” released on August 17, 2004, on the organization’s website at
www.gallup.com, is summarized as “Territorially Organized Catholic
Parishes Promote Diversity” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
GALLUP ORGANIZATION Report of polls conducted in Fall 1994 on
religious views of American Catholics and Protestants, is summarized as
"Views on Heaven, Hell." Vol. 1, No. 1-Spring ‘95
GALLUP ORGANIZATION The report, indicating responses by
Catholics to questions on helping the poor, is summarized as
"Government Should Support Poor." Vol. 1, No. 4-Winter
‘96
GALLUP ORGANIZATION Three reports focusing on the Catholic
Church in the U.S., based on a telephone poll in November 2003,
released on January 6, January 13, and January 20, 2004, are summarized
as “Church Rebounds from 2003 Problems” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
GALLUP ORGANIZATION “Update: Eighty-four Percent of
Americans Identify with a Christian Religion, released on December 23,
2004, which appeared on the organization’s website at www.gallup.com,
is summarized as “84 Percent of U.S. Identifies with
Christianity” Vol 11, No 1-Summer ‘05
GALLUP
ORGANIZATION A telephone survey of U.S.
adults, May
5-7, 2006, is summarized as “Attitude toward Catholic Religion Less
Favorable
among Non-Catholics” Vol 13, No 1-Summer
‘07
GALLUP ORGANIZATION, AND THE CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON RELIGION &
URBAN CIVIL SOCIETY “The Spiritual State of the Union,” April 2003, on
the website of the Gallup Organization at www.gallup.com, is summarized
as “Link Between Faith and Everyday Life” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
GARELLI, FRANCO, AND MARCELLO OFFI A study of international
attitudes toward religion, completed at the Catholic University of
Milan, Italy, is summarized as "International Study Finds Religious
Influence High." Vol. 1, No. 5-Spring ‘95
GAUNT, THOMAS, SJ “The Assignment and Age of American
Jesuits, 1970-2000: Challenging Common Misperceptions,” a paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, October 20,
2006, is summarized as “Jesuits Maintain Consistent Commitment to
Education” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
GAUNT, THOMAS, SJ “Enduring Influences from a Year of Voluntary
Service: JVC and Adult Faith Formation,” a paper presented at the
November 2005 annual meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized
as “Jesuit Volunteer Corps Has Lifelong Effects” Vol 11, No
3-Winter ‘06
GAUNT,
THOMAS, SJ, AND ANTHONY JENNINGS “The
American Bishops at the Beginning and
the End of the JP II Era: A Descriptive and Social Network Analysis,” a
research paper presented at the annual meeting of the Religious
Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in November
2007, is
summarized as “John Paul II Bishops Older, Less Geographically Diverse”
Vol 13,
No 3-Winter ‘08
GAUTIER, MARY L. Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic
Bishops, August 2003, a CARA study for the Canon Law Society of
America, is summarized as “Careers of Active U.S. Bishops” Vol 8, No
1-Summer ‘02 and “Characteristics of Active U.S. Bishops” Vol 9, No
2-Fall ‘03
GAUTIER, MARY L. (ED.) CARA Catholic Ministry Formation
Directory 2003 is summarized in “Number of U.S. Permanent Deacons
Continues to Increase,” “Enrollment in Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation
Programs Tops 35,000,” and “Theologate Enrollments Dip Slightly During
Year of Turmoil” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
GAUTIER, MARY L. CARA Catholic Ministry Formation Directory
Statistical Summary, 1999-2000, is summarized as “Theologate
Enrollments Up in 2000,” “Deacon Candidates Increase,” and “Lay
Ecclesial Ministry Continues to Expand.” Vol 5, No 4-Spring
‘00
GAUTIER, MARY L. CARA Catholic Ministry Formation Directory Update,
2002 is summarized as “Deacons and Candidates Continue Growth,”
“Graduate-Level Seminary Enrollments Highest Since 1992,” and “Lay
Ministry Formation Continues Strong” Vol 7, No 4-Spring 2002
GAUTIER, MARY L. (ED.) CARA Catholic Ministry Formation
Enrollments Statistical Summary is summarized in “Theologate-Level
Seminary Enrollments Down 4 Percent,” “Aspirants On Increase in
Diaconate Formation Programs” and Some Lay Ecclesial Ministry
Formation Programs Reorganizing” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
GAUTIER, MARY L. Catholic Charities USA 2004 Annual Survey Report,
November 2005, a CARA study for Catholic Charities USA, is summarized
as “Catholic Charities Served More Than 12 Million in 2004,” Vol 11, No
3-Winter ‘05
GAUTIER, MARY L. Diocesan Profile 2001, June 2001, a report
prepared by CARA for the International Catholic Stewardship Council, is
summarized as “Diocesan Stewardship and Development Offices Profiled”
Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
GAUTIER, MARY L. National Parish Inventory: Project Report, a
CARA study sponsored by Our Sunday Visitor, is summarized as "From the
National Parish Inventory: Characteristics of Parishes by Size," and
"National Parish Inventory Describes Parish Life Today." Vol. 5,
No. 2-Fall ‘99
GAUTIER, MARY L. Statistical Analysis: CARA Catholic Ministry
Formation Directory, 2001, is summarized as “Graduate-Level Seminary
Enrollments Hold Steady,” “Lay Ministry Formation Up by 14 Percent,”
and “Deacon Formation Continues to Grow.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
GAUTIER, MARY L., AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM The Class of
2006: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood, a CARA study for the USCCB
Secretariat for Vocations and Priestly Formation, is summarized as “New
U.S. Priests Older and More Foreign Born” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
GAUTIER, MARY L., AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM Evaluation
of the Lay Preaching Ministry: Diocese of Great Falls-Billings and
Partners in Preaching, June 2002, a CARA report, is summarized as
“Parishioners, Pastors Support Lay Preaching” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
GAUTIER, MARY L., AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM The
Class of 2007: Survey of Ordinands to the Priesthood: A Report to the
Secretariat for Vocations and Priestly Formation, United States
Conference of
Catholic Bishops, March 2007, is summarized as “Newly Ordained
Priests
Average 35 Years Old” Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07
GAUTIER,
MARY L., AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM The Class of 2008: Survey of
Ordinands to
the Priesthood, March 2008, a CARA report to the USCCB Secretariat
of
Clergy, Consecrated Life, and Vocations, is summarized as “Annual
Profile of
Newly Ordained Priests” Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
GAUTIER, MARY L., AND MARK M. GRAY Diaconate Post-Ordination
Survey,
May 2006, a CARA study for the USCCB Secretariat for the Diaconate, is
summarized as “78 Percent of Permanent Deacons Active in
Ministry” Vol
12, No 1-Summer ‘06
GAUTIER, MARY L., AND PAUL M. PERL National Parish
Inventory, CARA Special Report of October 2000, is summarized as “NPI
Shows Parishes Average 855 Families.” Vol 6, No 3-Winter
‘01
GAUTIER, MARY L., AND PAUL PERL Partnerships of Solidarity with
the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean, Fall 2003, a CARA study
for the Secretariat for the Church in Latin America, U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops, is summarized as “U.S. Parishes Partner With Parishes
in Latin America” Vol 9, No 4- Spring ‘04
GAUTIER, MARY L., PAUL PERL, AND BRYAN T. FROEHLE
Experiences of Parish Reorganization: Parish and Administrative Changes
from 1995 to 2000, July 2001, a CARA report for the Conference for
Pastoral Planning and Council Development, is summarized as “Fourteen
Percent of U.S. Parishes Reorganized between 1995 and 2000" Vol 7, No
3-Winter ‘02
GAUTIER, MARY L., AND JONATHON L. WIGGINS Catholic Charities USA
2005 Annual Survey Final Report, September 2006, is summarized as
“Hurricanes Affected Catholic Charity USA’s Client Services” Vol
12, No 3-Winter ‘06
GAUTIER,
MARY L., AND JONATHON L. WIGGINS Catholic
Charities USA 2006 Annual Survey, August 2007, a CARA report for
Catholic
Charities USA, is summarized as “Catholic Charities Clients Increase
Seven Percent
in 2006” Vol 13, No 2-Fall ‘07
GAUTIER, MARY
L., AND TRICIA C. BRUCE Diaconate Post-Ordination Survey, 2006-2007,
March 2007, a CARA study for the USCCB Secretariat for the Diaconate,
is
summarized as “More Than Three in Four Permanent Deacons in Active
Ministry”
Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07
GLENMARY HOME MISSIONERS “Status of Catholic Pastoral
Ministry in Southern United States, 2000,” a map which appeared in
Glenmary Challenge for Winter 2004, is discussed as “Glenmary
Highlights Southern Mission Need” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
GLENMARY RESEARCH CENTER. Religious Congregations and Membership
in the United States, 2000, part of a decennial series published since
1971, is summarized as “Congregations and Membership Study” Vol 8, No
3-Winter ‘03
GLENN, NORVAL, AND ELIZABETH MARQUARDT Hooking Up, Hanging Out,
and Hoping for Mr. Right: College Women on Dating and Mating Today,
published in 2001 by the Institute for American Values, is summarized
as “Marriage Important to College Women, Undermined by Campus
Lifestyle” Vol 7, No 4-Spring ‘02
GOREHAM, GARY A. “Denominational Comparison of Rural Youth
Ministry Programs, which appeared in the Review of Religious Research,
Vol 45, No 4, for June 2004, is summarized as “Youth Ministry Programs
in Rural Midwest Compared” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
GRAY, MARK M. “Attitudes Across Borders: Unshared Conceptions of
Life, Family, and Sexuality Among Catholics in 26 Nations,” a paper
presented in October 2003 at the annual meeting of the Society for the
Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized as “National Culture Shapes
Individual Opinions of Moral Issues” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
GRAY, MARK M. “A Crisis Not Only Within the Church: Responses to
Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Priests,” a paper presented in October
2003 at the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, is summarized as “Public Reaction to Allegations of Clergy
Sexual Abuse” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
GRAY, MARK M. “Generational Differences in Mass Attendance,” a
paper presented at the August 2004 annual meeting of the Association
for the Sociology of Religion, is summarized as “Catholic Schooling
Boosts Weekly Mass Attendance Across Generations” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
GRAY, MARK M. Report on findings from the CARA Catholic Poll is
summarized as “Mass Attendance: It Depends How You Ask the Question”
Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
GRAY MARK M. “Self-reported Mass Attendance of U.S.
Catholics Unchanged during Last Five Years,” January 2005, available on
the CARA website (www.cara.georgetown.edu) is summarized as “Mass
Attendance Steady Over Last Five Years” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
GRAY, MARK M. “Sixty-three Percent of Catholics Voted in the 2004
Presidential Election,” November 22, 2004, is summarized as “Catholic
Vote in 2004 Election at 63 Percent” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
GRAY, MARK M. Understanding the Ministry and Experience: Parish
Life Coordinators in the United States, June 2005, a CARA study
for six Catholic organizations, is summarized as “The Ministry and
Experience of Parish Life Coordinators” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
GRAY,
MARK M. The CARA Catholic Poll
Digest,
Spring 2008, a CARA study for the USCCB Committee on Marriage and
Family
Life, available online at cara.georgetown.edu, is summarized as “Most
Young
Adult Catholics Likely to Marry” Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
GRAY,
MARK M. Five
Years Later: Many Catholics Lack Awareness of Steps Taken by the Church
to Deal
With and Prevent Abuse, June 7, 2007, a CARA report available
online at
cara.georgetown.edu, is summarized as “Most Catholics Unaware of Church
Actions
to Prevent Abuse of Minors” Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07
GRAY, MARK M. Diocesan Profile 2007, a CARA
report for the International Catholic Stewardship Council, is
summarized as
“Average Diocesan Annual Appeal Collection Rebounds” Vol 13, No 2-Fall
‘07
GRAY, MARK M., AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM Catholic
Campus Ministry:
A Report of Findings from CARA’s Catholic Campus Ministry Inventory,
September 2003, a CARA study for the Department of Education of the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is summarized as “Catholic Campus
Ministry Examined” Vol 9, No 2-Fall ‘03
GRAY, MARK M., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Adult Faith Formation in U.S.
Parishes, November 2003, a CARA study for Loyola Press, is summarized
as “Adult Faith Formation Popular in Most U.S. Parishes” Vol 9, No
3-Winter ‘04
GRAY, MARK M., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Latino Catholic Leaders
in the United States, May 2003 is summarized as “Formation Enrollments
Reflect the Latino Population” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
GRAY, MARK M., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Primary Trends,
Challenges, and Outlook: Catholic Elementary Schools since 2000, March
2006, a CARA report for the National Catholic Educational Association,
is summarized as “‘Cautiously Positive’ Future for Catholic Elementary
Schools” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
GRAY MARK M., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Profile of the Diaconate in the
United States: A Report of Findings from CARA’s Deacon Poll, January
2004, a CARA study for the Secretariat for the Diaconate of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops, is summarized as “Ministry and
Satisfaction of Permanent Deacons Examined” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
GRAY, MARK M., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Understanding the Experience:
A Profile of Lay Ecclesial Ministers Serving as Parish Life
Coordinators, May 2004, and Understanding the Trends: Parishes
Entrusted to Parish Life Coordinators, July 2004, CARA studies for the
National Association for Lay Ministry and five partner organizations,
are summarized as “Parish Life Coordinators and the Parishes they
Serve” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
GRAY, MARK M., AND PAUL M. PERL Catholic Media Use in the United
States, March 2006, a CARA study for the USCCB Department of
Communications, is summarized as “One-Quarter of Adult Catholics Read
Diocesan Newspapers” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ’06 and “News About Readers of
Diocesan Newspapers” Vol 12, No 4-Spring ‘07
GRAY, MARK M., AND PAUL M. PERL Catholic Reactions to the News of
Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Catholic Clergy, published in April 2006
as CARA Working Paper No. 8, is summarized as “CARA Summarizes
Reactions to Reports of Clergy Sex Abuse” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
GRAY, MARK M., AND PAUL M. PERL “More Than an Ocean Apart:
Malapportionment in the College of Cardinals, 1903-2005,” a paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, October 20,
2006, is summarized as “Latin America Underrepresented in College of
Cardinals” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
GRAY, MARK M., AND PAUL M. PERL A Report on Surveys of Priests
and Readers of The Tablet, April 2006, a CARA study for the Diocese of
Brooklyn, is summarized as “Brooklyn The Tablet Readers Surveyed”
Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
GRAY,
MARK M., PAUL M. PERL Sacraments
Today: Belief and Practice among U.S. Catholics, April 2008, a CARA
report
for the USCCB Department of Communications, is summarized as “Lenten
Practices”
Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
GRAY, MARK M., PAUL M. PERL, AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM
“Camelot Only Comes but Once? John F. Kerry and the Catholic
Vote,” a paper presented in September 2005 at the annual meeting of the
American Political Science Association, is summarized as “Catholic
Voters Reflect Concerns about Terrorism” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘06
GRAY,
MARK M., PAUL M. PERL, AND TRICIA C.
BRUCE Marriage in the
Catholic Church: A Survey of U.S. Catholics,
October 2007, a CARA study for the USCCB Committee on Marriage and
Family Life,
is summarized as “Catholic Attitudes toward Sacramental Marriage” Vol
13, No
3-Winter ‘08
GREELEY, ANDREW An article published in America for September 27,
1997, is summarized as "Declining Percent of U.S. Hispanics Say They
are Catholic." Vol. 3, No. 3-Winter ‘98
GREELEY, ANDREW “An Ugly Little Secret Revisited: A Pretest on
Anti-Catholicism in America,” presented by the author at Lincoln Center
in New York City on May 24, 2002, is summarized as “Anti-Catholic
Attitudes in American Life” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
GREELEY, ANDREW The Catholic Revolution: New Wine, Old Wineskins,
and the Second Vatican Council, published in 2004 by University of
California Press, is summarized as “Greeley Book Describes Effects of
Vatican II” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
GREELEY, ANDREW, AND CONOR K. WARD “Religion in the Emerald
Tiger” published in America, March 12, 2001, is summarized as “Irish
Still Catholic on Their Own Terms.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
GREENBERG, ANNA OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the
iPod Era, published in 2005 by Reboot, is summarized as”Religious
Attachment among Young Adults” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH, INC. “Faith and Family in
America,” October 19, 2005, is summarized as “Religious Identity
Affects Views on Marriage and Family” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘06
GLOS, BERNARD, AND EUGENE HEMRICK Keep Your Hand on the Plow: The
African Presence in the Catholic Church, published by the U.S. Catholic
Conference in 1996, is summarized as "Survey of African American
Deacons Reveals High Comfort Level with Both Ministry and
Themselves." Vol. 2, No. 3-Winter ‘97
GROENEMAN, SID, AND GARY TOBIN The Decline of Religious
Identity in the United States, published in 2004 by the Institute for
Jewish & Community Research, is summarized as “Increasingly,
Americans Claim No Religious Identity” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
GRONDIN, A. KENNETH An article published in Horizons: Journal of
the National Religious Vocations Conference for Spring 1997, is
summarized as "Today's Candidates for Religious Life Reflect a Rich New
Diversity." Vol. 3, No. 1-Summer ‘97
GUERRA, MICHAEL J. CHS 2000: A First Look, published by the
National Catholic Educational Association, is summarized as "NCEA
Begins New Series on Catholic High Schools." Vol. 5, No. 2-Fall
‘99
HADAWAY, C. KIRK, AND PENNY LONG MARLER “How Many Americans
Attend Worship Each Week?” appeared in the Journal for the Scientific
Study of Religion for September 2005 and is summarized as “Weekly
Catholic Mass Attendance Estimated at 26.7 Percent” Vol 11, No
3-Winter ‘06
HAMILTON COLLEGE AND ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL “The Hamilton College
Youth Hot Button Issues Poll: Guns, Gays, and Abortion,” released
January 5, 2006, is summarized as “High School Seniors Address ‘Hot
Button Issues’” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
HANEY, REGINA Information for school year 1995-96, released by
the National Catholic Educational Association, is summarized as
"Catholic School Enrollments Surge." Vol. 2, No. 2-Fall
‘96
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE The Cost of Catholic Parishes and Schools,
published in 1996 by Sheed and Ward, is summarized as "Parish Finances
Not in Crisis, But Schools are an Issue." Vol. 2, No. 2-Fall
‘96
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE “A Demographic Revolution and the
Future Church,” is summarized as “Demographic Changes to Impact Church
in Europe and USA” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE “Did Catholic Giving to Parishes or Dioceses
Decline in 2002?,” October 2003, is summarized as “Offertory Rose in
2002, As Diocesan Annual Appeal Declined” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE "The Funding Dilemma Facing Catholic
Elementary and Secondary Schools," which appeared in Catholic Schools
at the Crossroads, published in 1998 by Teachers College Press, is
summarized as "Funding Problems May Threaten Mission of Catholic
Schools." Vol. 4, No. 1-Summer ‘98
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE "Hispanic Communities in the American
Catholic Church," unpublished paper, is summarized as "Hispanic
Catholics an Important Presence in Los Angeles." Vol. 4, No.
3-Winter ‘99
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE “The Shrinking Supply of Priests,’
published in America for November 4, 2000, is summarized as “Number of
Active Diocesan Priests in U.S. Declines.” Vol 6, No 3-Winter
‘01
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE Three Out of Five New Californians
Will Be Catholic, 2005-2025, a report for the California Conference of
Catholic Bishops, June 2006, is summarized as “One-Third of
Californians Will Be Catholic by 2025” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE “Twenty-three Hundred Fewer Active Diocesan
Priests by 2010,” an independent research study, August 2006, is
summarized as “Number of Active U.S. Diocesan Priests Expected to
Decline 12 Percent by 2010” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
HARRIS, JOSEPH CLAUDE, AND MARY L. GAUTIER “Financing
Catholic Parishes in the United States: A National and Regional
Comparison,” July 2002, which appears on the CARA website is summarized
as “Financial Benefit to Larger Catholic Parishes” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
HARVARD UNIVERSITY “The Social Capital Community Benchmark
Study,” discussed in National Catholic Reporter, March 23, 2001, is
summarized as “Religiously Active Also Civically Engaged.” Vol 6,
No 4-Spring ‘01
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF POLITICS “Redefining Political
Attitudes and Activism: A Poll by Harvard’s Institute of Politics,”
April 11, 2006, is summarized as “College Students Have Differing
Conceptions of Moral Issues” Vol 12, No 4-Spring ‘07
HEALY, ANTHONY E. "Hispanics Move to Forefront," published in
Visions: A Newsletter of Demography and Research for Churches, for
September 1998, is summarized as "Hispanics Create New Demands,
Opportunities for U.S. Church." Vol. 4, No. 3-Winter ‘99
HEMBRECHT, LOUISE, AND PAULA RAE ROSE Their survey responses from
279 religious communities, which disclosed that 80 percent had
associate members, is summarized as "Most Women's Orders Have
Associates." Vol. 1, No. 4-Winter ‘96
HEMRICK, EUGENE, AND JIM CASTELLI The National Catholic Parish
Survey, 2000, published by Castelli Enterprises, Inc., is summarized as
“Parish Life Today Compared with Early 1980s.” Vol 6, No 1-Summer
‘00
HEMRICK, EUGENE, SAMUEL TAUB, AND JAMES KELLY The National Study
on the Permanent Diaconate of the Catholic Church, is summarized as
"Deacons, Church Leaders, Rate Diaconate a Success." Vol. 1, No.
4-Winter ‘96
HERNANDEZ, EDWIN I., MILAGROS PENA, KENNETH G. DAVIS, OFM CONV., AND
ELIZABETH STATION (EDS.) Emerging Voices, Urgent Choices:
Essays on Latino/a Religious Leadership, Published in 2006 as Vol. 4 in
the Religion in the Americas Series by Brill Academic Publishers, is
summarized as “Need Cited for Hispanic Ministers in U.S. Church” Vol
12, No 1-Summer ‘06
HERNANDEZ, EDWIN I., MILAGROS PENA, KENNETH G. DAVIS, OFM CONV., AND
ELIZABETH STATION Strengthening Hispanic Ministry Across
Denominations: A Call to Action, published in 2005 by Pulpit & Pew,
Research on Pastoral Leadership, Duke Divinity School, is summarized as
“Ecumenical Conference on Latino Ministry Urges Collaboration”
Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
HOEY, AMY, RSM, AND DEAN R. HOGE, WITH DING, KOUNIAN
Financial Assistance for Lay Persons Preparing for Lay Ecclesial
Ministry, March 2002, a report by
the Subcommittee on Lay Ministry of the U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops and the Life Cycle Institute at Catholic University,
is summarized as “Funding for Lay Ecclesial Ministry Formation” Vol 8,
No 1-Summer ‘02
HOGE, DEAN R. Expressed Needs and Attitudes of Newly Ordained
Priests, published by the National Organization for Continuing
Education of Roman Catholic Clergy, is summarized as "Newly Ordained
Priests Feel a Mixture of Stress and Satisfaction." Vol. 5, No.
2-Fall ‘99
HOGE, DEAN R. Problems Felt by Catholic Priests in the First Five
Years of Priesthood, October 2001, a study for the National Federation
of Priests’ Councils, is summarized as “Newly-Ordained Priests Explain
Why Some Leave” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
HOGE, DEAN R. Report on Survey of 1998 Priestly Ordinations,
published by the Life Cycle Institute, The Catholic University of
America, is summarized as "1998 Priestly Ordinations."
Vol. 4, No.1-Summer ‘98
HOGE, DEAN R. Report of Survey of 2001 Priestly
Ordinations, May 2001, a report by the Life Cycle Institute of
The Catholic University of America, for the Secretariat for Vocations
and Priestly Formation, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is
summarized as “Proportion of Foreign-Born Priests in U.S. Continues to
Increase” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
HOGE, DEAN R. Report on Survey of 2002 Priestly Ordinations,
September 2002, a report for the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops, is summarized as “New Priests More Foreign Born, Better
Educated, Slightly Older” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
HOGE, DEAN R. Report on the Survey of 2003 Priestly Ordinations, May
2003, by the Life Cycle Institute, Catholic University of America, is
summarized as “New Priests Older, Better Educated, More Foreign-Born”
Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
HOGE, DEAN R. Report on the Survey of 2004 Priestly Ordinations, May
20, 2004, a study for the Secretariat for Vocations and Priestly
Formation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops by the Life Cycle
Institute, Catholic University of America, is summarized as “New
Priests Reflect Greater Diversity” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
HOGE, DEAN R. “Report on Survey of 2005 Priestly Ordinations,”
April 2005, a report for the USCCB Office of Vocations, is summarized
as “New Priests Are Older, More Diverse, Better Educated” Vol 11,
No 1-Summer ‘05
HOGE, DEAN R. A study of members of religious orders and secular
institutes, sponsored by the Commission on Religious Life and Ministry
and the U.S. Conference of Secular Institutes, is summarized as
“Greater Ethnic Mix Among Those Choosing Consecrated Life.” Vol
3, No 4-Spring ‘98
HOGE,
DEAN R. “Catholic Identity among Young
Adult Catholics,” a paper
presented at
the annual meeting of the Religious Research Association/Society for
the
Scientific Study of Religion in November 2007, is summarized as
“Catholic
Identity among Young Adults.” Vol 13, No 3-Winter ‘08
HOGE, DEAN R., AND BOGUSLAW AUGUSTYN "Financial Contributions to
Catholic Parishes,” published in Review of Religious Research for
September 1997, is summarized as "Church Giving Affected by Parish
Size." Vol. 3, No. 2-Fall ‘97
HOGE, DEAN R., AND EDWARD J. BURNS. Report of Survey of 2000
Priestly Ordinations, published by the NCCB Committee on Vocations, is
summarized as “New U.S. Priests More Diverse.” Vol 6, No 1-Summer
‘00
HOGE, DEAN R., AND WILLIAM V. D’ANTONIO “Catholic Identity:
Centrality, Boundaries, and Core Versus Periphery,” a paper presented
to the Association for the Sociology of Religion in Chicago on August
15, 2002, is summarized as “What Makes Catholics Feel and Act
‘Catholic’?” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
HOGE, DEAN R., WILLIAM V. D'ANTONIO, JAMES D. DAVIDSON, AND MARY
JOHNSON, SNDDeN Preliminary report of findings from a book being
published in 2000 by Altamira Press, is summarized as "Younger
Catholics Less Institutional in Beliefs and Practices." Vol. 5,
No. 3-Winter ‘00
HOGE, DEAN R., AND JAMES D. DAVIDSON “Reading the Signs of the
Times: American Catholics and their Church in 2003-2004,” September
2004, is summarized as “Laity Assesses Challenges Facing Church”
Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
HOGE, DEAN R., WILLIAM DINGES, MARY JOHNSON, SNDdeN, AND JUAN
GONZALES Attitudes of Young Adult Catholics about Catholic
Identity, published by the Life Cycle Institute, The Catholic
University of America, is summarized as "How Young Adult Catholics
Perceive Their Catholic Identity" Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring ‘98, "Attitudes
of Young Catholic Adults on Catholic vs. Other Christian Churches" Vol.
4, No. 1-Summer ‘98, and "Catholic Identity Important to Young
Adults." Vol. 4, No. 3-Winter ‘99
HOGE, DEAN R., WILLIAM D. DINGES, MARY JOHNSON, SNDdeN, AND JUAN L.
GONZALEZ, JR. Young Adult Catholics: Religion in the Culture of
Choice, published in 2001 by University of Notre Dame Press, is
summarized as “Bringing Young Adults into the Full Life of the Church”
Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
HOGE, DEAN R., AND MARITA EDDY Images of Religious Life Held by
Young Adult Catholics, June 2001, a study for The Image Project,
co-sponsored by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, Leadership
Conference on Women Religious, National Communicators’ Network for
Women Religious, and the National Religious Vocations Conference, is
summarized as “Image of Religious Life Positive, Little Understood” Vol
7, No 4-Spring ‘02
HOGE, DEAN R., AND ALEXEY D. KRINDATCH “Satisfaction and Morale
Among
Parish Clergy: What American Catholic and Orthodox Priests Can Learn
from Each Other,” a paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Religious Research Association/Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion, on October 20, 2006, is summarize as “Experiences of
Catholic, Orthodox Clergy Compared” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
HOGE, DEAN R., AND ANIEDI OKURE, OP International Priests in
America: Challenges and Opportunities, published in 2006 by Liturgical
Press, is summarized as “International Priests and the Priest Shortage
in the United States.” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
HOGE, DEAN R., AND ANIEDI P. OKURE, OP “Two Important
Issues Concerning International Priests,” which appeared in Touchstone,
the magazine of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils, for
Winter 2004, is summarized as “Nearly 6,000 International Priests
Serving in U.S. since 1985" Vol 11, No 1-Summer
‘05
HOGE, DEAN R., AND THOMAS P. O’CONNOR “Denominational
Identity from Age Sixteen to Age Thirty-Eight,” appeared in Sociology
of Religion, Vol 65, No 1, for Spring 2004, and is summarized as
“Catholic Young Adults Less Likely to Switch Loyalty” Vol 10, No
1-Summer ‘04
HOGE, DEAN R., AND ROBERT J. O’DONNELL, CSP National Study
of the Implementation of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
(RCIA) in the United States, Publication No. 5-392 of the United States
Catholic Conference, 2001, is summarized as “RCIA Has Potential
to Renew Church in the United States.” Vol 6 - No 3-Winter ‘01
HOGE, DEAN R., WITH BERNARD F. STRATMAN, SM (ED.) Experiences of
Priests Ordained Five to Nine Years: A Study of Recently Ordained
Catholic Priests, published in 2006 by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Recently Ordained Priests
Becoming Pastors Sooner” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
HOGE, DEAN R., CHARLES ZECH, PATRICK McNAMARA, AND MICHAEL J.
DONAHUE "Giving in Five Denominations," from Financing American
Religion, edited by Mark Chaves and Sharon L. Miller, is summarized as
"Why People Give to Their Churches." Vol. 4, No. 4-Spring ‘99
HOGE, DEAN R., CHARLES ZECH, PATRICK McNAMARA, AND MICHAEL J.
DONOHUE Preliminary report of findings for a Gallup survey and
interviews with members of 625 congregations in five religious
denominations, is summarized as "Special Report: The Hoge Study on
Church Giving." Vol. 1, No. 1-Spring ‘95
HOGE, DEAN R., AND XIAOWEN LU "Report on Consecrated Life Day
Survey," published by the Life Cycle Institute of The Catholic
University of America, is summarized as "Survey Examines External
Ministries of Today's Religious." Vol. 4, No. 4-Spring
‘99
HOGE, DEAN R., AND JACQUELINE E. WENGER “Catholic Priests’
Attitudes Toward Celibacy and Homosexuality,” a paper presented to the
Association for the Sociology of Religion in Chicago on August 15,
2002, is summarized as “Attitudes About Celibacy and Homosexuality Vary
Among Priests” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
HOGE, DEAN R., AND JACQUELINE E. WENGER. Changing Commitments and
Attitudes of Catholic Priests, 1970-2001, February 2002, a report by
the Life Cycle Institute of The Catholic University of America for the
National Federation of Priests’ Councils, is summarized as “Priests’
Satisfaction, Generational Differences Increasing” Vol 7, No 4-Spring
‘02
HOGE, DEAN R., AND JACQUELINE E. WENGER Evolving Visions of the
Priesthood: Changes from Vatican II to the Turn of the New Century,
published in 2003 by Liturgical Press, is summarized as “Servant-Leader
Model Less Appealing to Younger Priests” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
HOGE, DEAN R., AND JACQUELINE E. WENGER The First Five
Years of the Priesthood: A Study of Newly Ordained Catholic Priests,
published in 2002 by The Liturgical Press, is summarized as
“Differences Between Priests Who Stay and Those Who Resign” Vol
8, No 3-Winter ‘03
HOGE,
DEAN R., AND MARTI JEWELL “Young
Adult Catholics and Their Interest in
Ministry,” January 2008, a report for the Emerging Models of Pastoral
Leadership
Project, is summarized as “Young Adult Catholics Interested in Church
Ministry” Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
HOLTSCHNEIDER, DENNIS M., CM, AND MELANIE M. MOREY
Relationship Revisited: Catholic Institutions and Their Founding
Congregations, published in September 2000 as Occasional Paper No. 47
by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, is
summarized as “Catholic Colleges Must Face Eventual Loss of
Sponsorship.” Vol 6, No 3-Winter ‘01
HOUT, MICHAEL “Angry and Alienated: Divorced and Remarried
Catholics in the United States,” published in America, December 16,
2000, is summarized as “Divorce, Remarriage Affect Catholics’ Identity,
Participation.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
HOUT, MICHAEL AND CLAUDE S. FISCHER “Why More Americans Have No
Religious Preference: Politics and Generations,” which appeared in
American Sociological Review for April 2002, Vol 67, No 2, is
summarized as “Increase in ‘No Religion’ Seen As Primarily Political”
Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
HOWELL, WILLIAM G., AND PAUL E. PETERSON, WITH PATRICK J. WOLF AND
DAVID E. CAMPBELL The Education Gap: Vouchers and Urban
Schools, 2002, Brookings Institution Press, is summarized as
“Inner-City School Voucher Programs” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
HOWES, ROBERT G. Bridges: Toward the Inter-Parish Regional
Community . . . Deaneries, Clusters, Plural Parishes, published in
1999, is summarized as "Parish Planning Book Wins Catholic Press
Association Award." Vol. 5, No. 3-Winter ‘00
HUDSON, DEAL W. “Catholic Opinion By the Numbers,” in Crisis Magazine
for March 2003, is summarized as “‘Active’ Catholics More Satisfied
with Bishops’ Response to Scandal” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
HUMMER, ROBERT, RICHARD ROGERS, CHARLES NAM, AND CHRISTOPHER
ELLISON "Religious Involvement and U.S. Adult Mortality," from
Demography for May 1999, is summarized as "Regular Churchgoers Live
Longer." Vol. 4, No. 4-Spring ‘99
HUNT, LARRY L. “Religion, Gender and the Hispanic Experience in
the U.S.” in Review of Religious Research for December 2001, is
summarized as “Hispanic Catholics and Protestants Similar in
Traditional Social Attitudes” Vol 7, No 4-Spring ‘02
HUNT, THOMAS B., ELLIS A. JOSEPH, AND RONALD J. NUZZI (EDS.) Catholic
Schools Still Make a Difference: Ten Years of Research 1991-2000,
published in 2002 by the National Catholic Educational Association, is
summarized as “New Compendium of Research on Catholic Schools” Vol 9,
No 2-Fall ‘03
HUNTER, JAMES DAVISON, AND CARL BOWMAN The State of Disunion,
published by the Post-Modernity Project, University of Virginia, is
summarized as "Study Reveals Significant Differences Between 'Orthodox'
and 'Progressive' Catholics in Today's Society." Vol. 3, No.
1-Summer ‘97
INDEPENDENT SECTOR Faith and Philanthropy: The Connection
between Charitable Behavior and Giving to Religion, published by IS in
2002, is summarized as “Church Contributors Lead In Support To Private
Charities” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
INDEPENDENT SECTOR Giving and Volunteering in the United States,
1996 Edition, and Volunteering and Giving Among American Teenagers 12
to 17 Years of Age, are summarized as "Volunteering: More Likely When
Asked." Vol 3, No. 1-Summer ‘97
INDEPENDENT SECTOR The 1994 Independent Sector/Gallup survey, on
giving patterns among Catholics and Protestants, is summarized as
"Catholic Giving and Volunteering Down in 1993." Vol. 1, No.
1-Spring ‘95
INDEPENDENT SECTOR Their latest biennial study of giving
and volunteering in America, based on Gallup surveys and released in
1996, is summarized as "Independent Sector Study for 1996 Shows
Catholics Give Less." Vol. 2, No. 2-Fall ‘96
JASSO, GUILLERMINA, DOUGLAS S. MASSEY, MARK R. ROSENZWEIG, AND JAMES P.
SMITH “Exploring the Religious Preference of Recent
Immigrants to the United States: Evidence from the New Immigrant Survey
Pilot” November 2001, a paper presented to the joint meeting of
the Association for the Sociology of Religion and the American
Sociological Association, August 2002, is summarized as “Catholics Are
Largest Religious Group Among New Immigrants” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
JENKINS, PHILIP The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global
Christianity, published in 2002 by Oxford University Press, is
summarized as “Christianity Experiencing a Shift Toward the South” Vol
8, No 1-Summer ‘02
JENKS, RICHARD J. “Divorce and Annulments in the Catholic Church:
Healing or Hurtful?,” a paper presented at the meeting of the Religious
Research Association/Society for the Social Scientific Study of
Religion in October 2001, is summarized as “Attitudes Concerning
Marriage Annulment” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
JOHNSON-MONDRAGON, KEN Hispanic Youth and Young Adult
Ministry in the Catholic Church of the United States: An Overview of
Recent Findings, 2002, a report for the Instituto Fe y Vida, is
summarized as “Hispanic Young People Have Unique Needs” Vol 8, No
2-Fall ‘02
JOHNSON-MONDRAGON, KEN Youth Ministry and the Socioreligious
Lives of Hispanic and White Catholic Teens in the U.S, released August
18, 2005 by Instituto Fe y Vida, is summarized as “Youth Ministers and
Programs for Hispanic Youth” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
JOHNSON-MONDRAGON,
KEN Pathways
of Hope and Faith among Hispanic
Teens: Pastoral Reflections and Strategies Inspired by the National
Study of
Youth and Religion, published in 2007 by Instituto Fe y Vida, is
summarized
as “Hispanics Will Soon Comprise More Than Half of U.S. Catholic Teens”
Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
JONES, JEFFREY M., “Most American Catholics Believe Pope Should Remain
in Office,” based on a April 29-June 8, 2002 poll reported by Gallup
News Service at www.gallup.com, is summarized as “Catholic Young Adults
Support Pope’s Continued Service” Vol 8, No 1-Fall ‘02
KEALEY, ROBERT J. Balance Sheet for Catholic Elementary Schools:
1997 Income and Expenses, published by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as "Catholic Schools Continue to
Thrive." Vol. 4, No. 1-Summer ‘98
KEALEY, ROBERT J. Balance Sheet for Catholic Elementary
Schools: 2001 Income and Expenses, published in 2002 by the National
Catholic Educational Association, is summarized as “Profile of Today’s
Catholic Schools” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
KEISTER, LISA A. “Upward Wealth Mobility: Exploring the Roman
Catholic Advantage,” a paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Religious Research Association/Society for the Scientific Study of
Religion on October 20, 2006, is summarized as “Catholic Values Promote
Wealth” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
KENGOR, PAUL “Fulton J. Sheen in Word and Deed” appeared in
the National Catholic Reporter for January 7, 2005, and is summarized
as “Top Four Catholics of 20th Century” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
KEYSAR, ARIELA, BARRYA. KOSMIN AND EGON MAYER Religious Identification
Among Hispanics in the United States 2001, a social science
contribution to the Program for the Analysis of Religion Among
Latinos/as (PARAL), is summarized as “Religious Identification of
U.S. Adult Hispanics” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
KING, ELEACE, IHM, AND JIM CASTELLI Alcoholism Among Men and
Women Religious: Culture of Recovery, Culture of Denial, published by
CARA in 1995, is summarized as "Study of Alcoholic Religious Finds
Culture of Recovery, Culture of Denial." Vol. 1, No. 1-Spring ‘95
KLEIN, JOHN An examination of ordination rates during the years
1993, 1994, and 1995, using The Official Catholic Directory, is
summarize as "Comparative Rates of Ordinations to the Diocesan
Priesthood Revealed in Study." Vol. 2, No. 3-Winter ‘97
KNOPP, PATRICIA (ED.) Findings: If We Were in Your Shoes ...
Young Adults Speak of Religion, Church, and Vocation, published by the
National Religious Vocations Conference, is summarized as "Young Adults
Speak Out On Religious Vocations." Vol. 3, No. 1-Summer ‘97
KOHUT,
ANDREW How Young People View
Their Lives,
Futures, and Politics: A Portrait of “Generation Next,” published
January
9, 2007 by The Pew Research Center for The People & The Press, is
summarized as “Meet ‘Generation Next’” Vol
13, No 1-Summer ‘07
KOLLAR, NATHAN R. Change and Stability in the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Rochester, 1954-1993, is summarized as "Forty Years of
Change in Diocesan Organization." Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring ‘98
KOLLAR, NATHAN R. Modernization, Professionalization, and
Accountability of the Central Staff of the Diocese of Rochester, NY, is
summarized as "Models of Organizational Leadership in a Diocese."
Vol. 5, No. 1-Summer ‘99
KOSMIN, BARRY A., AND EGON MAYER The American Religious
Identification Survey 2001, October 2001, a study by The Graduate
Center, City University of New York, is summarized as “More Than
Three-Quarters of Americans are Christian, Almost One-Fourth Are
Catholic” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02, and “U.S. Population Increasingly
Diverse Since 1990” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
KRINDATCH,
ALEXEI D., AND ANTON C. VRAME “The
Power of Micro-Theology: How ‘Liberal,’
‘Moderate,’ ‘Traditional,’ and ‘Conservative’ Eastern Orthodox Priests
Shape
the Lives of Their Parishes,” Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute,
November 2007, is summarized as “Orthodox Priesthood Includes Former
Catholics” Vol 13, No 3-Winter ‘08
LARSON, ELENA Pew Internet and American Life Project,
December 2001, is summarized as “More Seek Religious Info Online”
Vol 7, No 4-Spring ‘02
LAWRENCE, STEWART J. Hispanic Ministry at the Turn of the
XXI Century, May 1999, published by the Life Cycle Institute, The
Catholic University of America, is summarized as "Hispanic Ministry
Progress Noted." Vol. 5, No. 2-Fall ‘99
LAWRENCE, STEWART J. Survey of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic
Ministry, prepared for the meeting of the National Catholic Association
of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry, on May 31, 2001, is
summarized as ”Survey Profiles Diocesan Directors of Hispanic
Ministry” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
LEE, BERNARD J., SM, AND WILLIAM V. D’ANTONIO, ET.AL. The
Catholic Experience of Small Christian Communities, published in 2000
by Paulist Press, is summarized as “Small Christian Communities
Growing.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
LE MOYNE COLLEGE/ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL Contemporary
Catholic Trends Poll, released May 19, 2006, is summarized in part as
“American Catholics Not Swayed by The Da Vinci Code” Vol 12, No 2-Fall
‘06
LE MOYNE COLLEGE/ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL Contemporary Catholic Trends
Poll, released November 30, 2006, is summarized as “Poll Finds U.S.
Catholics Trust Church Leaders” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ’06
LE MOYNE COLLEGE/ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL “Latest Contemporary
Catholic Trends Poll,” released July 2004, is summarized as
“Contemporary Catholic Trends” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
LE MOYNE COLLEGE/ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL Latest Contemporary
Catholic Trends Survey, released May 11, 2005, is summarized as
“Bishops’ Approval Rating Rises” Vol 11, No 1-Summer ‘05
LEON, BILL Spirituality of Aging Inventory, published by Catholic
Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, is summarized as "Seniors
Prefer Intergenerational Activities." Vol. 4, No. 2-Fall ‘98
LEWIS, MARY ANN, AND CHARLES J. FAHEY Growing Old in Diocesan
Priestly Ministry, published by the Third Age Center, Fordham
University, is summarized as "Study Examines Concerns of Older
Priests." Vol. 3, No. 2-Fall ‘97
LICHTER, S. ROBERT, LINDA S. LICHTER, AND DANIEL R.
AMUNDSON Media Coverage of Religion in America, published
in 2000 by the Center for Media and Public Affairs, is summarized as
“Media Coverage of Religion Increases.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall
‘00
LINDHOLM, JENNIFER Spirituality in College Students: Preliminary
Findings from a National Study, based on a survey in April 2003 by the
Higher Education Research Institute, University of California at Los
Angeles, is summarized as “Spirituality Among College Students” Vol 9,
No 4-Spring ‘04
LOS ANGELES TIMES “Priests Satisfied With Their Lives,” in
Los Angeles Times Poll Alert, October 21, 2002, is summarized as
“Priests Satisfied With Priestly Life, Concerned About Future” Vol 8,
No 3-Winter ‘03
LYONS, LYNDA “Church Reform: Women in the Clergy,” which
appeared in the Religion and Values section of the Gallup Poll News
Service for May 7, 2002, is summarized as “Shifting Attitudes Toward
Women Clergy” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
LYONS, LYNDA “Migration Patterns of Religion in America,” which
appeared in the Religion and Values section of the Gallup Poll News
Service for January 21, 2003, is summarized as “Catholic and Jewish
Population Shift to the Midwest and West” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
LYONS, LINDA “Where Do Hispanic Americans Stand on Religion,
Politics,” July 19, 2005 appeared on the website of The Gallup
Organization at www.gallup.org and is summarized as “Six in Ten U.S.
Hispanics Self-Identify As Catholics” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
McCALLIAN, MICHAEL J. Lay and Professional Views on Tabernacle
Location in Catholic Parishes, prepared in 2000 and available from the
Office of Pastoral Resources and Research, Archdiocese of Detroit, is
summarized as “Strong Feelings About Tabernacle Placement.” Vol
6, No 3-Winter ‘01
McCALLION, MICHAEL J. Youth Ministry in the Archdiocese of
Detroit, February 2003, a research note in the Review of Religious
Research for March 2003, Vol 44, No 3, is summarized as “Youth and
Young Adult Ministry Has Lasting Effect for Adults” Vol 8, No
4-Spring ‘03
McCALLION, MICHAEL J. “Youth Ministry in the Archdiocese of
Detroit,” March 4, 2005, is summarized as “Catholic Youth Ministry in
One Archdiocese” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
McCALLION, MICHAEL J., AND DAVID R. MAINES “On the Reproduction of
Segmentation,” in Review of Religious Research for September 2003, is
summarized as “Parishioners Less Likely than Leaders to Support Larger
Parishes” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
McCORQUODALE, CHARLOTTE Lay Ecclesial Youth Ministers:
Taking the Next Steps, a research project for the National Federation
for Catholic Youth Ministry, for the national conference beginning
November 20, 2000, is summarized as “Youth Ministry As a Profession”
Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
McCRABB, DONALD Facing the Future, published by the Catholic
Campus Ministry Association, is summarized as "Study Assesses Campus
Ministry's Effectiveness in Faith Formation." Vol. 3, No.
3-Winter ‘98
McDERMOTT, DIANE Study of 1,200 elementary school students in
Kansas is summarized as “Good News: Minority and Low-Income Children in
Catholic Schools Are . . . More Hopeful About Their Futures” Vol
7, No 2-Fall ‘01
McDONALD, DALE, PBVM United States Catholic Elementary and
Secondary Schools 1998-1999, published by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as "Catholic Schools Enrollments
Hold Steady." Vol. 5, No. 2-Fall ‘99
McDONALD, DALE, PBVM United States Catholic Elementary and
Secondary Schools 1999-2000, published by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Catholic School Enrollments
Up.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
McDONALD, DALE, PBVM United States Catholic Elementary and
Secondary Schools, 2000-2001, published by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Catholic School Enrollments
Decrease, Total Number of Schools Increase” Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
McDONALD, DALE, PBVM United States Catholic Elementary and
Secondary Schools, 2001-2002, published in 2002 by the National
Catholic Educational Association, is summarized as “Profile of Today’s
Catholic Schools” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
McDONALD, DALE, PBVM United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary
Schools, 2002-2003, published in 2003 by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Catholic Schools Remain
Strong” Vol 9, No 2-Fall ‘03
McDONALD, DALE, PBVM United States Catholic Elementary and
Secondary Schools, 2003-2004: The Annual Statistical Report on Schools,
Enrollment, and Staffing, published in 2004 by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Catholic School Enrollment
Declines as Inner-City School Closings Continue” Vol 10, No
2-Fall ‘04
McDONALD, DALE, PBVM United States Catholic Elementary and
Secondary Schools, 2004-2005: The Annual Statistical Report on Schools,
Enrollment, and Staffing, published in 2005 by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Enrollments Decline in
Catholic Elementary Schools” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
McDONALD, DALE, PBVM United States Catholic Elementary and
Secondary Schools, 2005-2006: The Annual Statistical Report on Schools,
Enrollment, and Staffing, published in 2006 by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as ACatholic School Enrollment
Down, but Waiting Lists Persist” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
McDONALD,
DALE, PBVM United
States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools, 2006-2007, April
2007,
published by the National Catholic Educational Association, is
summarized as
“Bright Spots Appear on Educational Horizon” Vol 13, No 2-Fall ‘07
McMILLAN, BECKY R., AND MATTHEW J. PRICE How Much Should We Pay
the Pastor?” A Fresh Look at Clergy Salaries in the 21st Century,
published as Pulpit and Pew Research Report No. 2, Winter 2003, is
summarized as “Catholic and Protestant Clergy Salary Gap Rooted in
Underlying Philosophies” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
McQUIE, ROBERT (ED.) CARA Lay Ministry Formation Directory, 1995, is
summarized as "CARA Directory Finds Number of Lay Ministry Students
Doubles in Decade." Vol. 1, No. 2-Summer ‘95
MARZHEUSER, RICHARD "A New Generation Is on the Rise in
Seminaries," from Seminary Journal for Fall 1999, is summarized as "New
Breed of Seminarian May Bring Both Graces and Challenges ." Vol.
5, No. 4-Spring ‘00
METZLER, MARY JO United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary
Schools 1997-98, published by the National Catholic Educational
Association, is summarized as "Catholic Schools Continue to Thrive."
Vol. 4, No. 1-Summer ‘98
MILLER, ROBERT J., AND ROBERT PARFET “Catholic Parishioners’
Perceptions of Parish Reorganization: Past Experiences and Lessons to
Be Learned,” a paper presented in October 2003 at the annual meeting of
the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized as
“Easing the Impact of Parish Reorganization” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
MILLER, ROBERT J., ROBERT A. PARFET, AND CHARLES ZECH. “The
Effect of Life Cycle and Parishioner Perceptions on Average Household
Giving in Catholic Parishes,” published in Review of Religious
Research, March 2001, is summarized as “Parishioner Characteristics
Affect Household Giving” Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
MILLER, ROBERT J., ROBERT A. PARFET AND CHARLES E. ZECH
“Stewardship and Mission: Making the Connection,” a paper presented at
the joint convention of the Religious Research Association and the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, November 1999, is
summarized as "Parish Level Characteristics Examined for Effect on
Parish Giving." Vol. 5, No. 3-Winter ‘00
MIROLA, WILLIAM A. “Differing Perceptions of Local Clergy as
Public Figures: How Community Residents View Themselves,” a paper
presented at the October 2004 meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Social Scientific Study of Religion, is
summarized as “Perceptions of Clergy as Public Figures” Vol 10,
No 3-Winter ‘05
MOGILKA, MARK The results of a study by an Ad Hoc Committee on
Parish Business Administrators, completed in January 1996 in the
Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, is summarized as "More Laity are
Parish Business Administrators." Vol. 1, No. 5 -Spring ‘96
MOREY, MELANIE M., AND DENNIS H. HOLTSCHNEIDER, CM “Leadership in
the Age of the Laity: Emerging Patterns in Catholic Higher Education,”
in the Summer 2003 issue of Current Issues in Catholic Higher
Education, is summarized as “Lay Leaders of Catholic Colleges and
Universities” Vol 9, No 2-Fall ‘03
MOREY,
MELANIE M., AND JOHN J. PIDERIT, SJ Catholic
Higher Education: A Culture in Crisis, published in 2006 by Oxford
University Press, Inc., is summarized as “Keeping Catholic Higher
Education
‘Catholic’” Vol 13, No 2-Fall ‘07
MORGAN, JOHN H. Scholar, Priest, and Pastor, published by GTF
Books, is summarized as "Ministry: Source of Stress and Satisfaction
Among Clergy." Vol. 4, No. 2-Fall ‘98
MUNLEY, ANN, IHM, ROSEMARY SMITH, SC, HELEN MAHER GARVEY, BVM, LOIS
MacGILLIVRAY, SNJM, AND MARY MILLIGAN, RSHM Women and
Jurisdiction: An Unfolding Reality, published in 2001 by the Leadership
Conference for Women Religious, is summarized as “New Roles for Women
in the Church” Vol 7, No 4-Spring ‘02
MURNION, PHILIP J. An update of findings from New Parish
Ministers, published by the National Pastoral Life Center, is
summarized in "Lay Parish Ministers are Increasing." Vol. 3, No.
3-Winter ‘98
MURNION, PHILIP J., AND DAVID DeLAMBO Parishes and Parish
Ministries: A Study of Parish Lay Ministry, published by the National
Pastoral Life Center, is summarized as "Parish Lay Ministry Increasing
in Numbers, Institutionalization, Says Recent Study." Vol. 5, No.
1-Summer ‘99
MYERS, SCOTT M. "An Interactive Model of Religiosity Inheritance:
The Importance of Family Context," published in the American
Sociological Review for October 1996, is summarized as "Passing the
Faith in the Family." Vol. 2, No. 2-Fall ‘96
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH BUSINESS ADMINISTRATORS “National
Church Staff Compensation Survey,” which appears in American
Demographics, April 2002, is summarized as “Comparative Salaries of
Senior Pastors” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS Women in
Diocesan Leadership Positions: A Progress Report, a 1999 study by
NACPA, is summarized as "Women Make Up Nearly Half of U.S. Diocesan
Professionals." Vol. 5, No. 1-Summer ‘99
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC PRIESTS OF THE U.S. Hispanic
Vocation Crisis, a report prepared by the NAHP Committee on Vocations,
for the annual convocation in October 2001, is summarized as
“Encouraging Hispanic Vocations” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PASTORAL MUSICIANS Their online
survey of favorite church music, conducted in 2005, is summarized as
“‘On Eagle’s Wings’ on Top in Catholic Music Survey” Vol 11, No
4-Spring ‘06
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PASTORAL MUSICIANS “What Helps
Congregations to Sing? Online Survey Yields Differing Perspectives
among Musicians and Non-Musicians,” on the website of the National
Association of Pastoral Musicians (www.npm.org), is summarized as
“Parishioners Prefer Familiar Songs That Are Easy to Sing” Vol 12, No
4-Spring ‘07
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF PASTORAL MUSICIANS “Can
Catholics Sing? Depends on Where You’re
Sitting,” December 21, 2007, is summarized as “Music Ministers and
Parishioners
Rate Parish Singing” Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TREASURERS OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES A
national survey released in 1997, showing trends in the compensation of
religious, summarized as "Religious Salaries Rising Slowly" Vol.
2, No. 4-Spring ‘97
NATIONAL BLACK CATHOLIC CONGRESS Their survey of 317 black
Catholic laity, and 306 black bishops, priests, deacons, religious, and
seminarians, is summarized as "Black Catholics Reject
Separatism." Vol. 1, No. 4-Winter ‘96
NATIONAL CATHOLIC COLLEGE ADMISSION ASSOCIATION “A Comparative
Advantage Alumni Study for the National Catholic College Admission
Association,” November 2006, is summarized as “Benefits of a Catholic
College or University Education” Vol 12, No 4-Spring ‘07
NATIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION New Catholic Schools,
1985 to 1995, a study by Meitler Consultants, Inc., is summarized as
"New Catholic Schools Helping Meet the Need." Vol. 3, No. 2-Fall
‘97
NATIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION Summary of statistical
information about Catholic elementary and high schools during 1994-95,
is summarized as "Catholic School Enrollment Up Again." Vol. 1,
No. 2-Summer ‘95
NATIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION Summary of statistical
information about Catholic elementary and high schools during 1996-97,
is summarized as "Catholic School Enrollments Up Again." Vol. 2,
No. 4-Spring ‘97
NATIONAL CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION Sustaining the
Legacy: Inner-city Catholic Elementary Schools in the United States,
published in 2004, is summarized in part as “Revitalizing Inner-city
Catholic Schools” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
NATIONAL CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL Annual Report for 1996,
including comprehensive diocesan development survey, diocesan planned
giving survey, and diocesan stewardship and development resource
survey, is summarized as "Three Diocesan Level Stewardship Surveys
Released by National Council." Vol. 2, No. 2-Fall ‘96
NATIONAL CENTER ON ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY Key findings of their national study are summarized as
"Churchgoing Teens Less Likely to Use Drugs, Alcohol," Vol. 4,
No. 2-Fall ‘98
NATIONAL CENTER ON ADDITION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE, COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY So Help Me God: Substance Abuse, Religion, and
Spirituality, November 2001, is summarized as “Substance Abuse Much
Lower among Believers” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, COMMITTEE ON THE LAITY
Lay Ecclesial Ministry: The State of the Questions, is summarized as
"Bishops' Project Leads to Recommendations on Lay Ecclesial
Ministry." Vol. 5, No. 3-Winter ‘00
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, SECRETARIAT FOR THE
DIACONATE The report on the numbers deacons ordained and in
formation in 1994 is summarized as "Permanent Deacons Increased by 2.5
Percent in 1994." Vol. 1, No. 3-Fall ‘95
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, SECRETARIAT FOR THE
DIACONATE Report on the Permanent Diaconate in the United States
and Its Territorial Sees as of December 31, 1996, is summarized as "The
Permanent Diaconate Thrives." Vol. 3, No. 2-Fall 1997
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, SECRETARIAT FOR FAMILY, LAITY,
WOMEN, AND YOUTH Women’s Experience in Diocesan Leadership
Positions, 2001, is summarized as “Women in Diocesan Leadership
Positions.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, SECRETARIAT FOR HISPANIC
AFFAIRS Many Faces in God's House: A Catholic Vision for the
Third Millennium, 1999, is summarized as "Facts About Hispanics/Latinos
in the United States." Vol. 5, No. 3-Winter ‘00
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, SECRETARIAT FOR PRO-LIFE
ACTIVITIES A survey of 1,000 registered voters, conducted by the
Tarrance Group in July 1995, is summarized in part as "Americans Oppose
Embryo Research" and "Americans Split on Lethal Prescriptions."
Vol. 1, No. 2 -Summer ‘95
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, SECRETARIAT FOR PRO-LIFE
ACTIVITIES Poll conducted in January 1998 by Baselice &
Associates is summarized as "Shifts in Catholic Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice
Attitudes." Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring ‘98
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS, SUBCOMMITTEE ON LAY
MINISTRY Two important surveys made public in late 1996, as part
of the Leadership in Ecclesial Lay Ministry Project, are summarized as
"Lay Ministry Surveys Begin Three-Year Project Funded by Lilly
Endowment." Vol. 2, No. 3-Winter ‘97
NATIONAL
MARRIAGE PROJECT, RUTGERS
UNIVERSITY The
State of Our Unions 2007: The Social Health of Marriage in America,
July
2007, is summarized as “Annual Report of Trends in Marriage and Family”
Vol 13,
No 3-Winter ‘08
NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER A survey conducted by NORC for
Duke Divinity School, is summarized as “Favorite Authors of Catholic
Priests” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER “The Vanishing Protestant
Majority,” released July 2004, available online at www.norc.org/issues,
is summarized as “Protestant Percentage of U.S. Population
Dropping” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
NATIONAL
OPINION RESEARCH CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF
CHICAGO A NORC report released on
April
17, 2007 and based on information collected over almost 20 years in the
General
Social Survey is summarized in part as “Compared to Others, Clergy Are
Most
Satisfied with Work and Happiest in Life” Vol 13, No 2-Fall ‘07
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS RETIREMENT OFFICE Retirement Fund for
Religious: 1997 Annual Report, is summarized as "Funding Shortfall for
Religious Retirement." Vol. 4, No. 3-Winter ‘99
NATIONAL
RELIGIOUS RETIREMENT OFFICE “Statistical
Reports-June 2007,” is
summarized as “Retirement Needs of U.S. Religious Continue” Vol 13, No
3,-Winter
‘08
NATIONAL RELIGIOUS VOCATION CONFERENCE Surveyed
member
congregations on policies regarding candidates with indebtedness, the
result of which is summarized as "Religious Candidates With
Debts." Vol. 2, No. 4-Spring ‘97
NEAL, DEREK "The Effects of Catholic Secondary Schooling on
Educational Achievement, published in Journal of Labor Economics for
November 1, 1997, is summarized as "Bringing Out the Best in
Students." Vol. 3, No. 2-Fall ‘97
NEWPORT, FRANK “U.S. Catholics Vary Widely on Moral Issues,”
April 8, 2005, appeared on the website of The Gallup Organization at
www.gallup.org and is summarized as “Acceptability of Moral Issues
Related to Mass Attendance” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
NEWPORT,
FRANK “Just Why Do Americans Attend
Church? Those Who Don’t Attend Have
Variety of Reasons for Their
Behavior,”
April 6, 2007, an article that appeared online at www.galluppoll.com,
is
summarized as “Church Attendance an International Concern” Vol 13, No
1-Summer
‘07
NEW YORK TIMES Report on Catholic voting patterns, is summarized
in the graphic "Catholic Congressional Voting, 1980-1994." Vol. 1, No.
1-Spring ‘95
O'CONNOR, THOMAS P., ET.AL. “Baptist, Catholic, and Methodist
Teenagers Become Adults: A 24-Year Follow-up Study of Religious
Behavior and Attitudes,” a paper presented at the joint convention of
the Religious Research Association and the Society for the Scientific
Study of Religion in November 1999, is summarized as "Young Adults
Often Leave But Usually Return to the Church." Vol. 5, No.
3-Winter ‘00
THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY, 2003 Summarized in part as “Frequently
Requested Church Statistics” and “U.S. Catholics and Permanent Deacons
Increase” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03, and in “Ten Most Catholic Dioceses in
the United States” and “More Women Serve as Diocesan Chancellors” Vol
9, No 3-Winter ‘04
THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY, 2004 Summarized in part
as ”Frequently Requested Church Statistics” and “Increases in
Ordinations, Catholic Population During Past Year” Vol 10, No 1-Summer
‘04
THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY, 2005 Summarized in part as
”Frequently Requested Church Statistics” Vol 11, No 1-Summer ‘05 and
“U.S. Catholic Population Rises, Sacramental Marriages Decline” Vol 11,
No 3-Winter ‘06
THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY, 2006 Summarized in part as
@Frequently Requested Church Statistics@ and “Catholic Population
in the U.S., 2000-2005” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
THE
OFFICIAL CATHOLIC DIRECTORY, 2007 Summarized
in part as @Frequently
Requested Church Statistics@ and “Fewer
Parishes Being Entrusted to Someone Other
Than a Priest” Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07, and “Catholic Population Moves,
Leaving
Parishes Behind” and “Exploring Differences in Diocesan Ordination
Rates” Vol
13, No 2-Fall ‘07
O'HARA, C. JOSEPH (ED.) The CARA Seminary Directory, 1995, is
summarized as “CARA Seminary Directory Shows Enrollment Decline.”
Vol 1, No 1-Spring ‘95
O’HARA, C. JOSEPH. The Funding of Campus Ministry, completed by
CARA for the Catholic Campus Ministry Association in April 1995, is
summarized as “Pro-Life Position Backed.” Vol 1, No 4-Winter ‘96
O'HARA, C. JOSEPH The results of recent priest population
projections conducted by CARA for more than one-third of the dioceses
in the United States are summarized in "CARA Priest Projections: Trend
Line Down, But Some Dioceses to Increase by 2020." Vol. 1, No.
5-Spring ‘96
OLSON, DANIEL, AND C. KIRK HADAWAY Religious Pluralism and
Affiliation Among Canadian Counties and Cities, is summarized as
"Effects of Religious Pluralism in Canada." Vol. 4, No. 2-Fall ‘98
OLSON, DANIEL, AND PAUL PERL “Variations in Strictness and
Religious Commitment Within and Among Five Denominations, published in
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, December 2001, is
summarized as “Members’ Commitment Higher in Strict Churches”
Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
OUR SUNDAY VISITOR 2006 Catholic Almanac is summarized in
part as “Which State Has the Most Catholics?” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
OWEN, MARY JANE Information from the National Catholic Office for
Persons with Disabilities is summarized as "Group Sees More Than 10
Million Catholic Disabled." Vol. 1, No. 3-Fall ‘95
PARENTS TELEVISION COUNCIL “Faith in a Box: Entertainment
and Religion,” December 2004, available on the PTC website
(www.parentstv.org), is summarized as “Religion Poorly Represented on
Prime-Time Television” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
PARFET, ROBERT, AND ROBERT J. MILLER “Report of Parish
Pastoral Planning: Recommendations for Leadership,” a paper presented
at the meeting of the Religious Research Association/Society for the
Scientific Study of Religion in October 2001, is summarized as
“Planning Process Identifies Parishioner Concerns” Vol 7, No 3-Winter
‘02
PERL, PAUL “Attendance of Catholic College and Political
Attitudes of U.S. Catholics,” a paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Association for the Sociology of Religion in August 2003, is
summarized as “Catholic College Education Influences Public Policy
Attitudes” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
PERL, PAUL CARA Catholic Poll 2001, is summarized as “Little
Evidence of Switching Among Hispanic Catholics” and “The CARA
Priest Poll 2001 Reveals Priests’ Lives and Issues” Vol 7,
No 1-Summer ‘01
PERL, PAUL “Social Justice Attitudes and Religious Commitment
among Participants in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, “ a paper presented
at the November 2005 annual meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized
as “JVC Service Affects Attitudes toward Issues of Poverty and
Welfare” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘05
PERL,
PAUL M. “Religious Homogeneity in
Catholics’ Friendships,” April
2007,
unpublished paper, is summarized as “Most Catholics Have Mostly
Catholic Close
Friends” Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
PERL, PAUL, AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM CARA Catholic Poll
2002 is summarized as “CARA Releases New Poll Results” and “Percent
Catholic by Generation of Immigration to U.S.” Vol 7, No 4-Spring
‘02
PERL, PAUL, AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM CARA Lay Ecclesial
Ministry Poll 2002, is summarized as “Lay Ministers Involved in Leading
Prayer” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
PERL, PAUL, AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM Living Faith,
Loving Action: Catholic Social Teaching in Catholic Secondary Schools,
April 2005, a CARA study for the National Catholic Educational
Association and Catholic Relief Services, is summarized as “Catholic
Social Teaching in Catholic High Schools” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
PERL, PAUL, AND MARY E. BENDYNA, RSM “Perceptions of
Anti-Catholic Bias and Political Party Identification Among U.S.
Catholics,” which appeared in the Journal for the Scientific Study of
Religion for December 2002, Vol 44, No 4, is summarized as “Perceptions
of Anti-Catholic Bias” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
PERL, PAUL, AND MARY CHARLOTTE CHANDLER, RSCJ In Search of Best
Practices in Ministry with Gay and Lesbian Catholics: Parishes and
Arch/Dioceses, June 2003, is summarized as “Best Practices in Ministry
to Gay and Lesbian Catholics” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
PERL, PAUL, AND BRYAN T. FROEHLE Exploring the Impact of Campus
Ministry on Catholics in the United States, March 2002, CARA Working
Paper No. 3, is summarized as “Campus Ministry Has Positive, Lifelong
Effect on Faith” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
PERL, PAUL, AND BRYAN T. FROEHLE Ongoing Formation Among Priests
in the United States, September 2002, CARA Working Paper No. 4, is
summarized as “Formation is a Life-Long Priority, Priests Say” Vol 8,
No 4-Spring ‘03
PERL, PAUL, AND BRYAN T. FROEHLE Priests in the United
States: Satisfaction, Workload, and Support Structures, September 2002,
CARA Working Paper No. 5, is summarized as “Despite Increased Workload,
Priests Still Satisfied With Lives” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
PERL, PAUL, BRYAN T. FROEHLE, AND MARY BENDYNA, RSM Use of the
Internet and Attitudes Toward Approval of Catholic Websites: Priests
and Lay Catholics, April 2001, a CARA report for the Committee
for Communications, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is summarized
as “Catholics Online for Religious Inquiry, Research.” Vol 7, No
1-Summer ‘01
PERL, PAUL, JENNIFER Z. GREELY, AND MARK M. GRAY “How Many Hispanics
are Catholic? Reviewing the Evidence,” a paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion in August
2004, is summarized as “Identifying U.S. Hispanic Catholics” Vol
10, No 2-Fall ‘04
PERL, PAUL, AND JERRY PARK “Friendship Ties and Theological
Influence Between Catholics and Evangelicals,” published in Journal for
the Scientific Study of Religion for October 2000, is summarized as
“Friendship Between Catholics and Evangelicals.” Vol 6, No
3-Winter ‘01
PERL, PAUL, AND JONATHON L. WIGGINS “Parish Shopping and
Hopping Among U.S. Catholics,” a paper for the joint meeting of
the Religious Research Association and the Society for the Scientific
Study of Religion, in November 2002, is summarized as “Parish Shopping
and Hopping Among U.S. Catholics” Vol 8, No 3-Winter ‘03
PERL, PAUL, AND JONATHON L. WIGGINS “Peter, Paul, and Mary:
Religious Naming Among Catholic Parents,” a CARA report presented at
the annual meeting of the Religious Research Association/Society for
the Social Scientific Study of Religion in October 2001, is summarized
as “Whatever Happened to Saints’ Names?” Vol 7, No 3-Winter
‘02
PETTIT, JOSEPH Enrollment in Catholic Higher Education in the
United States: 1980 to 2000, January 2004, a report for the Association
of Catholic Colleges and Universities, is summarized as “More Women But
Fewer Hispanics in Catholic Colleges” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
PEW FORUM ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE “Different Faiths,
Different Messages,” on the website of the Pew Forum on Religion and
Public Life at www.pewforum.org, is summarized as “Religion Has Little
Influence on Attitudes Toward War in Iraq” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE “Many Americans Uneasy
with Mix of Religion and Politics: 69% Say Liberals Too Secular, 49%
Say Conservatives Too Assertive,” April 24, 2006, which appeared online
at www.pewforum.org, is summarized as “At the Intersection of Religion
and Politics” ” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE “New Congress Brings with
It Religious Firsts,” released December 11, 2006 on the website of the
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, is summarized as “Catholics in
Congress Exceed Proportion in U.S. Population” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
PEW FORUM ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE Poll of February
25-March 10, 2002, is summarized as “National Polls Track Clergy
Scandal” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE “Religion and the
Environment: Polls Show Strong Backing for Environmental Protection
across Religious Groups,” published in October 2004 on the website of
the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life (www.pewforum.org), is
summarized as “Catholic Increasingly Favor Protecting the
Environment” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
PEW
FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE “Clinton
and Giuliani Seen as Not Highly
Religious; Romney’s Religion Raises Concerns: Religion in Campaign ‘08,” a telephone survey released September 2007,
is summarized as “Religion May Have Significant Effect in 2008
Election” Vol
13, No 3- Winter ‘08
PEW FORUM ON
RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE Spirit
and Power, A 10-Country Survey of Pentecostals, October 2006, a
study that
appeared online at
pewforum.org/publications/surveys/pentecostals-06.pdf, is
summarized as “‘Renewalist’ Christians in Catholic Countries” Vol 13,
No
1-Summer ‘07
PEW FORUM ON
RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE U.S.
Religious Landscape Survey, February
2008, is summarized as “CARA Reflections on the Pew Religious Landscape
Survey” Vol 13, No 4-Spring ‘08
PEW HISPANIC CENTER 2002 National Survey of Latinos: Summary of
Findings, December 2002, is summarized as “Nationality and Language Are
Important Elements of Latino Identity” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
PEW HISPANIC CENTER, AND KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION 2004 National
Survey of Latinos: Politics and Civic Participation, July 22, 2004, is
summarized as “Latino Catholics Willing To Vote For Pro-Choice
Candidates” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
PEW INTERNET AND AMERICAN LIFE PROJECT “Faith Online: 64% of
Wired Americans Have Used the Internet for Spiritual or Religious
Purposes,” April 7, 2004, available at www.pewinternet.org, is
summarized as “Web Surfers Looking for Religion” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
PEW
RESEARCH CENTER Generation Gap in Values, Behaviors: As
Marriage and Parenthood Drift Apart, Public Is Concerned about Social
Impact,
released July 1, 2007, is summarized as “Fewer Americans Consider
Children
‘Very Important’” Vol 13, No 3-Winter
‘08
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS “America’s Place
in the World 2005,” released October, 2005, is summarized as “Catholics
Consider Torture Justified in Some Circumstances” Vol 12, No
1-Summer ‘06
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS Among
Wealthy Nations ... U.S. Stands Alone In Its Embrace of Religion,
December 19, 2002, is summarized as “U.S. Embrace of Religion
Exceptional Among Developed Nations” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
THE PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS Faith-Based
Funding Backed, but Church-State Doubts Abound, April 2001, a study for
the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, is summarized as “Attitudes
Mixed on Church/State Funding” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND THE PRESS Religion and
Politics: Contention and Consensus, July 24, 2003, is summarized as
“Attitudes on Public Policy Issues Differ By Religion” Vol 9, No 2-
Fall ‘03
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND THE PRESS Their survey on
end-of-life issues, released January 5, 2006, is summarized as “Most
Catholics Think Patients Should Decide End-of-Life Issues” Vol
11, No 4-Spring ‘06
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE PRESS, AND THE PEW FORUM ON
RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE Americans Struggle with Religion’s Role
at Home and Abroad, March 20, 2002, is summarized as “Attitudes Toward
Role of Religion” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
PEW RESEARCH CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND THE PRESS AND PEW FORUM ON RELIGION
AND PUBLIC LIFE Their survey of 2000 U.S. adults on the creation
of life is summarized as “Most Catholics Believe in Some Form of
Evolution” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
PEW
RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE PEOPLE & THE
PRESS, AND PEW FORUM ON RELIGION & PUBLIC LIFE
“Benedict
XVI Viewed Favorably but Faulted on Religious Outreach; Public
Expresses Mixed
Views of Islam, Mormonism,” released September 25, 2007, is summarized
as
“Opinions on Pope Benedict, Islam, and Mormonism” Vol 13, No 3-Winter
‘08
PEW RESEARCH CENTER AND PEW FORUM ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE
“Views of Muslim-Americans Hold Steady After London Bombings,”
reporting a survey of Americans in 2005 and available online at
www.pewforum.org, is summarized as “Fewer Americans Think Islam
Inspires Violence” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘06
PEYROT, MARK, AND FRANCIS M. SWEENEY “Determinants of
Parishioner Satisfaction Among Practicing Catholics,” published in
Sociology of Religion, Summer 2000, is summarized as “Parish
Satisfaction in Urban Congregations.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
PHILIBERT, PAUL J., OP The Priesthood of the Faithful: Key to a
Living Church, published in 2005 by Liturgical Press, is summarized as
“Theology of the Priesthood of the Baptized” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
PHILIBERT, PAUL J., OP Stewards of God’s Mysteries: Priestly
Spirituality in a Changing Church, published in 2004 by Liturgical
Press, is summarized as “Spirituality Central to Success in Today’s
Priesthood” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
PHILIP, ROSEMARY “HIV/AIDS Education in Catholic Contexts:
Results of a Qualitative Youth Survey,” reporting the results of a poll
taken at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Houston in Fall
2003, is reported as “Youth Want Church Involvement in HIV/AIDS
Education” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
POGORELC, ANTHONY J., AND JAMES D. DAVIDSON “American
Catholics: One Church, Two Cultures?” published in Review of Religious
Research, December 2000, is summarized as “Most Catholics Lie Between
‘Traditional’ and ‘Progressive.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
POPENOE, DAVID, AND BARBARA DAFOE WHITEHEAD The State of Our
Unions 2004, the annual report of The National Marriage Project at
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is summarized as
“Background Characteristics Related to Risk of Divorce” Vol 10,
No 2-Fall ‘04
POTVIN, RAYMOND, CHE-FU LEE, EUGENE HEMRICK, AND H. RICHARD
McCORD The Changing American Family, published by the Committee
on Marriage and Family of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops
is summarized as "Study Finds Catholic Family Differences
Disappearing." Vol. 1, No. 2-Summer ‘95
PRINCETON RELIGION RESEARCH CENTER Survey of public attitudes
toward selected national institutions, reported in Emerging Trends for
September 1997, is summarized as "Public Confidence in Organized
Religion." Vol. 3, No. 3-Winter ‘98
PROVOST, JAMES H. An international summary of Catholic parishes
without a resident pastor, based on information in the Vatican's
Statistical Yearbook of the Church, 1993, is summarized as "Worldwide
Parishes Without Resident Pastors." Vol. 2, No. 4-Spring ‘97
RAUSCH,
THOMAS P., SJ Being
Catholic in a Culture of Choice, published in 2006 by Liturgical
Press, is
summarized as “Seeking the Outlines of the Church of Tomorrow” Vol 13,
No
2-Fall ‘07
RAWLYK, GEORGE A. A study by the Angus Reed Group of Canada, that
examines recent shifts in religious affiliation and practice, is
summarized as "Religion in Canada: Most Believe, Few Attend."
Vol. 1, No. 5-Spring ‘96
REARDON, SEAN F., AND JOHN T. YUN Private School Racial
Enrollments and Segregation, released on June 26, 2002 by The Civil
Rights Project, Harvard University, is summarized as “Racial Mix in
Catholic Schools Criticized” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
RECKER, TIMOTHY T., AND DEAN R. HOGE. Class of 1999: Priests for
the Third Millennium, a report on a survey of priestly ordinations for
the Committee on Vocations of the National Conference of Catholic
Bishops, is summarized as "New Priests Reflect Increasing
Diversity." Vol. 5, No. 1-Summer ‘99
REID, BARBARA, AND LESLIE HOPPE Preaching from the Scriptures:
New Directions for Preparing Preachers, published by the Catholic
Theological Union, is summarized as "Study Calls for High Quality,
Scripture-Based Preaching." Vol. 4, No. 2-Fall ‘98
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE Reported a study discussed in Gallup's
Emerging Trends newsletter, which is summarized as "U.S. Religious
Attitudes Unchanged." Vol. 3, No. 1-Summer ‘97
REXHAUSEN, JEFF “Five Dioceses Recognized for Effective Planning
Efforts,” a paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference for
Pastoral Planning and Council Development in April 2002, is summarized
as “Diocesan Planning for Parish Reorganization” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
REXHAUSEN, JEFF, MICHAEL CIESLAK, MARY L. GAUTIER, AND ROBERT J.
MILLER A National Study of Recent Diocesan Efforts at Parish
Reorganization in the United States: Pathways for the Church of the
21st Century, June 2004, a collaborative research project of CARA and
the Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development, is
summarized as “Parishes Without a Resident Priest Pastor Increase” Vol
10, No 2-Fall ‘04
REXHAUSEN, JEFF, MARY GAUTIER, MICHAEL CIESLAK, AND ROBERT MILLER
Pathways for the Church of the 21st Century: New Directions for
Diocesan Leaders, New Challenges for Pastoral Leaders, February 2004,
is summarized as “Diocesan Experiences in Parish Restructuring” Vol 9,
No 4-Spring ‘04
ROGERS, MELISSA, AND ANDREW KOHUT Religion More Prominent,
Muslim-American Americans More Accepted, from a mid-November 2001 poll
by the Pew Research Center, is summarized as “Americans’ Opinions of
Muslims Have Improved Since the Attacks” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
RONSVALLE, JOHN AND SYLVIA Behind the Stained Glass Windows:
Money Dynamics in the Church, published by Baker Books, is
summarized in "Attitudes are Key in Church Giving and Receiving."
Vol. 2, No. 4-Spring ‘97
RONSVALLE,
JOHN AND SYLVIA The
State of Church Giving Through 2005, a report released October 2007
by
Empty Tomb, is summarized as “South Leads in Charitable and Religious
Giving”
Vol 3, No 3-Winter ‘08
ROPER CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Survey on church teaching
and religious practices for the Catholic World Report, January-February
1997, is summarized as "National Religious Attitudes Survey."
Vol. 2, No. 4-Spring ‘97
ROSSETTI, STEPHEN J. The Joy of Priesthood, published in
2005 by Ava Maria Press, is summarized as “U.S. Priests’ Morale Remains
High” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘06
ROSSETTI, STEPHEN “Post-Crisis Morale Among Priests,” appeared in
America for September 13, 2004, and is summarized as “Priests Satisfied
With Ministry But Worry About Morale” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
ROTEN, JOHANN G. Two studies on the teaching and acceptance of
Mary, based on surveys of high school and college students at Marianist
schools, published in Marian Studies, Vol. XLV: 152-249, are summarized
as "Youth Continue to Revere Mary, Studies Confirm." Vol. 2, No.
1-Summer ‘96
ROVERS, MARTIN "Who's in the Seminary?" described in Church for
Fall 1996, is summarized as "Canadian Seminary Student Profile."
Vol. 2, No. 2-Fall ‘96
SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY POLLING INSTITUTE “Majority Of Americans Say
Religious History Should Be Taught In Public Schools And Included In
Textbooks According To National Poll” is summarized as “Americans
Support Religious History in Public Schools” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
SACRED
HEART UNIVERSITY POLLING INSTITUTE “National
Poll: May 2007: What Role Religion
May Play in the 2008 Elections: National Issues of Concern,” released
June 14,
2007, is summarized as “Religion May Have Significant Effect in 2008
Election”
Vol 13, No 3- Winter ‘08
SAINT ANTHONY MESSENGER A reader survey of favorite hymns is
summarized as "What They're Singing" Vol. 1, No. 5-Spring ‘96
SCALON, MARIA CELI, AND ANDREW M. GREELEY “Catholics and Protestants in
Brazil,” which appeared in America for August 2003, is summarized as
“Religious Change in Brazil” Vol 9, No 2-Fall ‘03
SCALONE, JONATHAN M. Pastor Placement Policies in Roman Catholic
Dioceses Throughout the United States, presented to the Diocese of Fort
Worth, is summarized in "Wide Variance in Diocesan Policies on Pastor
Assignment." Vol. 4, No. 2-Fall ‘98
SCHEETS, FRANCIS KELLY, OSC “How Parishes are Managed: The
Parish As a Social System,” which appears in Church magazine for Fall
2001, is summarized as “Four Keys To Successful Parish Management” Vol
8, No 2-Fall ‘02
SCHEETS, FRANCIS KELLY, OSC "Is the Sunday Collection in
Trouble?," published in America for July 15, 1995, is summarized as
"Study Finds Increase in Sunday Collections." Vol. 1, No.
2-Summer ‘95
SCHEETS, FRANCIS KELLY, OSC Survey of Priests 2002: A Report to
the Presbyteral Council, Archdiocese of Detroit, is summarized as
“Detroit Archdiocese Examines Priests’ Attitudes Toward Change” Vol 9,
No 1-Summer ‘03
SCHOENHERR, RICHARD A. Goodbye Father: The Celibate Male
Priesthood and the Future of the Catholic Church, Oxford University
Press, 2002, is summarized as “Schoenherr Argues for More Inclusive
Clergy” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
SCHMALZBAUER, JOHN “Catholics and Evangelicals in the
“Knowledge Professions”: From the Margins to the Mainstream,” presented
at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in
August 2000, is summarized as “Catholics and Evangelicals Emerge in
U.S. Intellectual Life.” Vol 6, No 3-Winter ‘01
SCHNEIDERS, SANDRA M., IHM Finding the Treasure, published
in 2000 by Paulist Press, is summarized as “Redefining Religious Life
Today.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
SCHUTH, KATARINA, OSF "The Intellectual Life as a Value for Women
Religious in the United States," published in Women Religious and the
Intellectual Life, 1996, is summarized as "The Intellectual Life of
Women Religious." Vol. 2, No. 1-Summer ‘96
SCHUTH, KATARINA, OSF “Pre-Theology Programs 2004-05: An
Overview,” is summarized as “Seminary Expert Evaluates Pre-Theology
Programs” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
SCHUTH, KATARINA, OSF, Ph.D. Priestly Ministry in Multiple
Parishes, published in 2006 by Liturgical Press, is summarized as
“Experiences, Rewards of Pastors in Clustered Parishes” Vol 12, No
4-Spring 2007
SCHUTH, KATARINA, OSF Seminaries, Theologates, and the Future of
Church Ministry, published by The Liturgical Press in 1999, is
summarized as "Seminary Programs Advance, Some Student-Based
Problems." Vol. 5, No. 4-Spring ‘00
SCHUTH, KATARINA, OSF “A View of the State of the Priesthood in
the United States,” a paper published in Louvain Studies, Vol. 30,
issue 1-2, Spring-Summer ‘05, is summarized as “Priesthood Today and
into the Future” Vol. 11, No 1, Summer ‘05
SHERKAT, DARREN “African American Religious Affiliation in
the Late 20th Century: Trends, Cohort Variations, and Patterns of
Switching, 1973-1998,” presented at the annual meeting of the Society
for the Scientific Study of Religion in October 2000 is summarized as
“African Americans Tend to Stay Catholic.” Vol 6, No 3-Winter ‘01
SIKKINK, DAVID, AND EDWIN I. HERNANDEZ Religion Matters: Predicting
Schooling Success Among Latino Youth, January 2003, No. 1 in the
Interim Reports series of the Institute for Latino Studies at the
University of Notre Dame, is summarized as “Family Religiosity
Important to Latino School Success” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
SMITH, CHRISTIAN, MARK REGNERUS, AND DAVID SIKKINK "Who Gives to
the Poor? The Influence of Religious Tradition and Political Location
on the Personal Generosity of Americans Toward the Poor," published in
the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion for September 1998, is
summarized as "Religion Matters in Giving to the Needy." Vol. 4, No.
4-Spring ‘99
SMITH, CHRISTIAN, WITH MELINDA LUNDQUIST DENTON Soul
Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers,
published in 2005 by Oxford University Press, is summarized as
“Catholic Youth Lag Behind Other Christian Teenagers on Some Measures
of Religion and Spirituality” Vol 11, No 2-Fall 2005
SMITH, CHRISTIAN, MICHAEL EMERSON, SALLY GALLAGHER, PAUL KENNEDY, AND
DAVID SIKKINK American Evangelicalism: Embattled and Thriving,
published by the University of Chicago Press in 1998, is summarized as
"Study Reveals that Catholics Trail Evangelicals in Church Belief,
Behavior." Vol. 5, No. 2-Fall ‘99
SMITH, CHRISTIAN, AND PHILLIP KIM Family Religious Involvement
and the Quality of Family Relationships for Early Adolescents, from the
National Study of Youth and Religion, The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, is summarized as “Benefits for Teens in Religiously
Involved Families” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03 and “Family Religious
Involvement Improves Parental Relationships” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
SMITH, CHRISTIAN, ROBERT FARRIS, AND MELINDA LUNDQUIST DENTON Are
American Youth Alienated from Organized Religion?, Research Report No.
6, published in 2004 by the National Study of Youth and Religion at the
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is summarized as “Most Teens
Not Alienated from Organized Religion” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
SMITH, GREGORY A., “Attitudes Toward Immigration: In the Pulpit and the
Pew,” released April 26, 2006 by the Pew Research Center, is summarized
as “Mass Attendance Affects Views on Immigration Policy” Vol 12,
No 1-Summer ‘06
SMITH, TOM Data from the 1998 General Social Survey, National
Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, is summarized as "New
Research on Catholic Attitudes." Vol. 4, No. 4-Spring ‘99
SMITH, TOM W., AND SEOKHO KIM “The Vanishing Protestant Majority”
appeared in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion for June
2005 and is summarized as “United States May No Longer Be a
Majority-Protestant Nation” Vol 11, No 3-Winter ‘05
SMITH, WILLIAM L. "Irish Priests and American Catholicism: A
Match Made in Heaven," from Research in the Social Scientific Study of
Religion, Vol. 9, 1998, is summarized as "Irish-Born Priests Struggle
with Culture, Identity." Vol. 4, No. 3-Winter ‘99
STARK, RODNEY "Catholic Contexts: Competition, Commitment, and
Innovation," published in Review of Religious Research for March 1998,
is summarized as "Religious Competition Improves Commitment and
Innovation in the U.S. Catholic Church." Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring
‘98
STARK, RODNEY, AND ROGER FINKE “Catholic Religious Vocations:
Decline and Revival,” published in Review of Religious Research,
December 2000, is summarized as “Shift in Cost/Benefit Ratio Results in
Declining Vocations” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE CHURCH, 1995 Includes international
church data collected from 2,700 dioceses and 5,000 religion orders,
summarized in part as "Worldwide Catholic Total Approaches One
Billion." Vol. 3, No. 2-Fall ‘97
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE CHURCH, 1998. Includes international
church data collected from 3,213 dioceses and 5,000 religious orders,
is summarized in part as “Worldwide Catholic Church Membership.”
Vol 6, No 1-Summer ‘00
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE CHURCH, 1999 Is summarized as
“Worldwide Catholic Total Increases” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE CHURCH, 2000 Updated through December
31, 2000 and released by the Vatican in May 2002, is summarized as
“Increases in Catholic Population and Priests, Especially in Africa,
but Priest-to-Parishioner Ratio Declines” Vol 8, No 1-Summer
‘02
STATISTICAL YEARBOOK OF THE CHURCH, 2001 Summarized in part
as “Growth in World’s Catholic Population in Reign of Pope John Paul
II” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
STEVENS-ARROYO, ANTHONY M. The National Survey of Leadership in Latino
Parishes and Congregations, 2002, a study for the Program for the
Analysis of Religion Among Latinos/as (PARAL), is summarized as
“Latino Christian Faith Communities Growing in Number and Diversity”
Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03 and “Characteristics of Latino Lay
Ministers” Vol 9, No 4-Spring ‘04
STEWART, J. LAWRENCE PUENTES, INC. Survey of Diocesan Directors of
Hispanic Ministry, prepared for the meeting of the National Catholic
Association of Diocesan Directors of Hispanic Ministry on May 31, 2001,
is summarized as “Survey Profiles Diocesan Directors of Hispanic
Ministry” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
STILLWELL, VIRGINIA Priestless Parishes: The Baptized
Leading the Baptized, Thomas More Publishing, 2002, is summarized as
“Lay Catholics Leading Parishes” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
SULLINS, D. PAUL “The Difference Catholic Makes: Catholic Faculty
and Catholic Identity,”appeared in the Journal for the Scientific Study
of Religion, Vol 43, No 1, March 2004, and is summarized as “Catholic
Faculty Concentration Influences Catholic Identity” Vol 10, No
2-Fall ‘04
SURO, ROBERTO, AND JEFFREY S. PASSEL The Rise of the Second Generation:
Changing Patterns in Hispanic Population Growth, October 2003,
published by the Pew Hispanic Center, is summarized as “U.S. Hispanic
Births Outpace Gains Through Immigration” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
SURO,
ROBERT and LUIS LUGO Changing Faiths: Latinos and the
Transformation of American Religion, a report published by the Pew
Hispanic
Center in April 2007, appeared online at
pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=75, and is summarized as
“Hispanics
Transforming U.S. Religion” Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07
SWEETSER, THOMAS P., SJ The Parish as Covenant: A Call to
Pastoral Partnership, Sheed & Ward, 2001, is summarized as “Focus
on Pastoral Management” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
TAYMANS,
MARY FRANCES, SND, AND CHRISTOPHER
SCALISE Dollars &
Sense: Catholic High Schools and Their Finances,
published in 2007 by the Secondary Schools Department, National
Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Finance and Governance in
Catholic
High Schools” Vol 13, No 2-Fall ‘07
TERRY, KAREN AND MARGARET LELAND SMITH 2006 Supplementary
Report of the Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic
Priests and Deacons in the United States 1950-2002, March 2006,
published by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City
University of New York, is summarized as “Decline in Clergy Sex Abuse
Is Real” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
THUMMA,
SCOTT AND DAVE TRAVIS Beyond Megachurch Myths: What We Can Learn
from America’s Largest Churches, published in 2007 by Jossey-Bass,
is
summarized as “Can Catholic Leaders Learn from Protestant
Megachurches?” Vol
13, No 3-Winter ‘08
TIME MAGAZINE A Time telephone poll of U.S. Christians conducted
June 27-29, 2006, is summarized in part as “Influences on Financial
Decisions” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
TIMES-MIRROR CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND THE PRESS The results of a
poll to determine Catholic preferences for presidential candidates in
the 1996 election is summarized as "Catholics Divided in Political
Views." Vol. 1, No. 3-Fall ‘95
TOBIN,
GARY A., AND ARYEH K. WEINBERG Profiles of the American University,
Volume
II: Religious Beliefs & Behavior of College Faculty, released
May 7,
2007 by the Institute for Jewish & Community Research, at
www.jewishresearch.org, is summarized as “Most University Faculty Look
Down on
Evangelical Christians and Mormons” Vol 13, No 1-Summer ‘07
TOMAS RIVERA POLICY INSTITUTE Hispanic Churches in American
Public Life Project, March 2001, is summarized as “Latino Catholics and
Protestants Compared.” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
TOPPER, CHARLES, AND BARBARA FLEISCHER Study of programs and
students at graduate-level lay ministry programs, conducted by the
Institute for Ministry at Loyola University New Orleans, is summarized
as "6,000 Studying in Lay Ministry Programs." Vol. 1, No.
1-Spring ‘95
TRACY, MARY E., SNJM Mission and Money: A CHS 2000 Report
on Finance, Advancement, and Governance, published in 2001 by the
National Catholic Educational Association, is summarized as “Increasing
the Financial Stability of Catholic High Schools” Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
TSENG, TIMOTHY, ET.AL. Asian American Religious Leadership Today:
A Preliminary Inquiry, published in 2005 by Pulpit & Pew, Research
on Pastoral Leadership, Duke Divinity School, is summarized as “Asian
Catholics Seek Recognition and Leadership” Vol 12, No 1-Summer ‘06
UKERITIS, MIRIAM D., CSJ “Clergy Who Violate Boundaries:
Sexual Abuse and Misconduct in a Sample of Canadian Men,” a paper
presented at the 2005 annual meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized
as “Characteristics of Clergy Sex Abusers” Vol 11, No
3-Winter ‘06
ULRICH, TOM Parish Social Ministry: Strategies for Success,
Ave Maria Press, 2001, is summarized as “Parish Social Ministry Book
Unites Theory and Practice” Vol 8, No 2-Fall ‘02
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF THE CENSUS “ We the People of Arab
Ancestry in the United States, March 2005, available at www.census.gov,
is summarized as “Majority of U.S. Arabs Are Christian” Vol 11,
No 1-Summer ‘05
URBANIC, DONALD Dollars and Sense: Catholic High Schools
and Their Finances, 2004, edited by Christopher M. Scalise with data
analysis by CARA, published in 2005 by the National Catholic
Educational Association, is summarized as “Financial Aspects of
Catholic High Schools” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
U.S. CATHOLIC MISSION ASSOCIATION Mission Inventory 2002-2003, is
summarized as “U.S. Missioners Serve in U.S. and Foreign
Countries” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
U.S. CATHOLIC MISSION ASSOCIATION Twenty-fifth anniversary survey
reported in Mission Update, Summer 2006, is summarized as “Changing
Face of U.S. Missioners” Vol 12, No 3-Winter ‘06
U.S. CATHOLIC MISSION ASSOCIATION U.S. Catholic Mission
Handbook, 2002, is summarized as “U.S. Mission Efforts Worldwide” Vol
8, No 3-Winter ‘03
U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS More Than 150,000
People to Join Catholic Church Holy Saturday, March 31, 2004, a survey
by the Secretariat for Evangelization of the U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops, is summarized as “More than 150,000 New Catholics
Entered at Easter” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS Lifelong Support for Marriage
Emphasized in the Catholic Church, October 8, 2004, a survey by the
Committee on Marriage and Family of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops, is summarized as “Catholic Church Encourages Support for
Lifelong Marriage” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS Report on Diocesan and
Parish Pastoral Councils, March 12, 2004, published by the Committee on
the Laity of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is summarized as
“Dioceses and Parishes Making More Use of Pastoral Councils” Vol
10, No 1-Summer ‘04
U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS Women in Diocesan
Leadership Positions: Progress Report 2003, February 2004, a survey by
the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators for the
Committee on Women in Society of the U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops, is summarized as “More Women in Diocesan Leadership
Positions” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES, NATIONAL
CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS The Nation’s Report Card, Science
2005: Assessment of Student Performance in Grades 4, 8, and 12,
available online at www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard, is summarized as
“Catholic Schools Outperform Public Schools on Nationwide Science
Assessment” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT America’s Best Colleges, 2004, is
summarized in part as “Catholic Colleges Ranked Among Top Schools in
the United States” Vol 9, No 2-Fall ‘03
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT America’s Best Colleges, 2005,
is summarized in part as “Catholic Universities Rank High in Annual
Rating” Vol 10, No 2-Fall ‘04
U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT “Annual Ranking of American Colleges
and Universities” is summarized as “Catholic Universities Rank among
Nation’s Best” Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
U.S.
NEWS AND WORLD REPORT College and
university ratings, August 20,
2007, is summarized as “Catholic Colleges Rated High” Vol 13, No 2-Fall
‘07
VISION VOCATION GUIDE “Vision VocationMatch.com Report on Trends
in Catholic Religious Vocations,” released February 28, 2007 and
available online at www.vocation-network.org, is summarized as “Online
Surveys Report Interest in Religious Vocations” Vol 12, No 4-Spring ‘07
VOTER NEWS SERVICE A voting history of religious and ethnic
groups, in elections between 1980 and 1994, is summarized as "Catholic
Voters: A Crucial But Changing Pattern." Vol. 1, No. 5-Spring ‘96
WALDMAN, STEVE “The Pearly Gates Are Wide Open: A New
Newsweek/Beliefnet Poll Shows a Stunning Level of Acceptance of Other
People’s Faiths,” September 2005, appeared on the Beliefnet
website at www.beliefnet.com, and is summarized as “Nine in Ten
Catholics Think Salvation Open to All” Vol 11, No 2-Fall ‘05
WALLACE, RUTH A. “Priest Burnout: Strategies and Implications,” a
paper presented at the meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in October
2001, is summarized as “Parishes Without Resident Priest Pastors
Contribute to Priest Burnout” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02 and Vol 7, No
4-Spring ‘02
WALLACE, RUTH They Call Him Pastor: Married Men in Charge of
Catholic Parishes, published in 2002 by Paulist Press, is summarized as
“New Book Explores Parishes Entrusted to Married Men” Vol 9, No 2-Fall
‘03
WALLACE, RUTH A. “Wives of Deacons and Lay Men Heading Catholic
Parishes: Creating a New Social Reality,” a paper presented at the
joint convention of the Religious Research Association and the Society
for the Scientific Study of Religion, in November 1999, is summarized
as "A New Reality: Wives of Men Administering Catholic Parishes."
Vol. 5, No. 3-Winter ‘00
WALSH, JAMES, JOHN MAYER, JIM CASTELLI, EUGENE HEMRICK, MELVIN
BLANCHETTE, AND PAUL THEROUX Grace Under Pressure: What Gives
Life to American Priests, published by National Catholic Educational
Association, is summarized as "Faith, People, Give Life to Effective
Priests." Vol. 1, No. 2-Summer ‘95
WALTERS, THOMAS P., AND BARBARA J. CRAWFORD (EDS.) The Millennial
Generation: Hearing God’s Call, published in 2001 by Saint Meinrad
School of Theology, is summarized as “Helping Teenage Catholics to
Think about Vocations” Vol 7, No 4-Spring ‘02
WALTERS, THOMAS P., AND RITA TYSON WALTERS Catechetical Leaders:
A Statistical Profile, Spring 1998, published by the National Catholic
Educational Association, and National Profile of Diocesan Directors of
Religious Education, 1998, published by the National Association of
Parish Catechetical Directors, are summarized as "Profiles of
Catechetical Leaders at Parish and Diocesan Levels." Vol. 4, No.
2-Fall ‘98
WASHINGTON POST-ABC NEWS Polls of April 18-21 and July 16-17,
2002, are summarized as “National Polls Track Clergy Scandal” Vol 8, No
1-Summer ‘02
WASHINGTON POST-ABC NEWS POLL Survey in April 2005, is summarized
as “Most U.S. Catholics Support Choice of New Pope” Vol 11, No
1-Summer ‘05
WEIGERT, KATHLEEN MAAS, AND SHARON L. MILLER Their study of
incoming freshman and graduating seniors, sponsored by the Center for
Social Concerns at the University of Notre Dame, and published in
Current Issues in Catholic Higher Education for Winter 1996, is
summarized as "Catholic College Students Plan to Be Involved."
Vol. 2, No. 1-Summer ‘96
WEST, ROBERT, AND CHARLES ZECH Internal Financial Controls in the
U.S. Catholic Church, published in September 2006 by the Center for the
Study of Church Management at Villanova University, is summarized as
“Financial Management in Dioceses and Parishes” Vol 12, No 4-Spring ‘07
WHEELER, BARBARA G. In Whose Hands: A Study of Theological School
Trustees, published in 2002 as Auburn Studies No. 9 from Auburn
Theological Seminary, is summarized as “Trustees Have Less Influence in
Catholic Seminaries” Vol 8, No 4-Spring ‘03
WHEELER, BARBARA G. Is There a Problem? Theological
Students and Religious Leadership for the Future, published as Auburn
Studies No. 8 in July 2001 by Auburn Theological Seminary, is
summarized as “Theological Students Compared Across
Denominations” Vol 7, No 3-Winter ‘02
WICAI, HILLARY “Clergy by the Numbers” appeared in Congregations
magazine, published by the Alban Institute of Bethesda, Md.,
March/April 2001, is summarized as “Young Clergy Rare in Many
Denominations.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01.
WIGGINS, JONATHON L. Engaging Catholic College Students: A Study of the
Religious Identity, Needs, and Vocational Direction of College
Students, December 2003, is summarized as “Pilot Study Develops Tools
for Evaluating Campus Ministries” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
WILCOX, CLYDE, AND TED JELEN "Context and Conscience: The
Catholic Church as an Agent of Political Socialization in Western
Europe," published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
for March 1998, is summarized as "Effects of Religious Competition in a
Western European Setting." Vol. 4, No. 2-Fall ‘98
WILDE, MELISSA “Excommunication to Nullification: Testing and
Extending the Supply-Side Theories of Religious Marketing With the Case
of Catholic Marital Annulments,” a paper presented at the joint
convention of the Religious Research Association and the Society for
the Scientific Study of Religion, in November 1999, is summarized as
"Annulments Sought, Granted More in U.S. Than Elsewhere." Vol. 5,
No. 3-Winter ‘00
WILDE, MELISSA J. “How Culture Mattered at Vatican II:
Collegiality Trumps Authority in the Council’s Social Movement
Organizations,” appeared in the American Sociological Review, Vol 69,
No 4, August 2004, and is summarized as “How Progressive Positions
Prevailed at Vatican Council II” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
WILHELM,
MARK O., PATRICK M. ROONEY, AND EUGENE
R. TEMPEL “Changes in Religious
Giving
Reflects Changes in Involvement: Age and Cohort Effects in Religious
Giving,
Secular Giving, and Attendance,” which appeared in the Journal
for the Scientific Study of Religion, Vol 46, No 2, for
June 2007, is summarized as “Baby Boomers Give Less to Religious and
Secular
Philanthropy” Vol 13, No 3-Winter ‘08
WINSEMAN, ALBERT L. “New Congregational Engagement Figures Released,”
February 25, 2003, on the website of the Gallup Organization at
www.gallup.com, is summarized as “Congregational Engagement” Vol 9, No
2-Fall ‘03
WITBERG, PATRICIA, SC “Called to Service: The Changing
Institutional Identities of American Denominations,” published in
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, September 2000, is summarized
as “Religious Orders Affected by Withdrawal.” Vol 6, No 4-Spring ‘01
WITTBERG, PATRICIA, SC “Declining Institutional Sponsorship
and Religious Orders: A Study of Reverse Impacts,” published in
Sociology of Religion, Fall 2000, is summarized as “Loss of
Institutional Missions Affects U.S. Religious Orders.” Vol 6, No
3-Winter ‘01
WITTBERG, PATRICIA, SC “Determinants of Power: The Case of
Eastern European and Chinese Religious Orders,” a paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Association for the Sociology of Religion in
August 2003, is summarized as “Religious Sisters Gaining in Eastern
Europe, Struggling in China” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
WITTBERG, PATRICIA, SC Emerging Religious Communities and Lay
Movements in the U.S., a 1999 CARA study, is summarized as "Emerging
Religious Communities Display Interesting New Patterns." Vol. 5,
No. 3-Winter ‘00
WOODBERRY, ROBERT D. His paper presented to the American
Association of Public Opinion Research in May 1997, is summarized as
"What Percent of U.S. Catholics Attend Mass?" Vol. 3, No.
1-Summer ‘97
WORKMASTER, JOAN A survey of parishes in the Diocese of
Rochester, including a question on the Real Presence of Christ in the
Eucharist, is summarized as "Surveys Uncover Widespread Confusion About
Communion." Vol. 3, No. 1-Summer ‘97
WUTHNOW,
ROBERT After the Baby
Boomers: How
Twenty- and Thirty-Somethings Are Shaping the Future of American
Religion,
published in 2007 by Princeton University Press, is summarized as “More
Than a
Quarter of Young Adult Catholics in the U.S. Self-Identify As Hispanic”
Vol 13,
No 4-Spring ‘08
YAMANE, DAVID The Catholic Church in State Politics:
Negotiating Prophetic Demands & Political Realities, published in
2005 as a Sheed and Ward Book by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
Inc., is summarized as “State Catholic Conferences in a Secular World”
Vol 12, No 2-Fall ‘06
YAMANE, DAVID “Representing Catholicism in the Statehouses,”
appeared in the American Catholic Studies Newsletter for Spring 2004,
and is summarized as “State Catholic Conferences Promote Church’s Role
in the Public Life” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
YEARBOOK OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN CHURCHES, 1997 Information on
denominational membership and clergy, is summarized as "New U.S. Church
Membership Comparisons." Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring ‘97
YEARBOOK OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN CHURCHES, 1998 Information on
denominational membership and clergy, is summarized as "Top Fifteen
U.S. Religious Bodies." Vol. 3, No. 4-Spring ‘98
YEARBOOK OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN CHURCHES, 2004 Annual report of
church membership, compiled by the National Council of Churches, is
summarized as “U.S. Church Membership” Vol 10, No 1-Summer ‘04
YEARBOOK OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN CHURCHES, 2005 The
yearbook, published by the National Council of Churches in the USA, is
summarized as “Catholic Church in U.S. is First in Size But Third in
Growth” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
YEARBOOK
OF AMERICAN & CANADIAN CHURCHES,
2007 Data in
the yearbook is summarized in part as
“NCC Yearbook Reports Catholic Increase” Vol 13, No 2-Fall ‘07
YOUNISS, JAMES, AND JOHN J. CONVEY Catholic Schools at the
Crossroads: Survival and Transformation, published in 2000 by Teachers
College Press, Columbia University, is summarized as “Major Decisions
Ahead for Catholic Schools.” Vol 6, No 2-Fall ‘00
YOUNISS, JAMES, JOHN J. CONVEY, AND DAVID BAKER "Catholic Schools
in a Changing Society,"published in Catholic Education: A Journal of
Inquiry and Practice, is summarized as "New Journal Highlights Research
on Catholic Schools." Vol. 3, No. 3-Winter ‘98
YOUNISS, JAMES, JOHN J. CONVEY, AND JEFFREY A. McLELLAN The
Catholic Character of Catholic Schools, published in 2000 by University
of Notre Dame Press, is summarized as “Exploring the Catholic Identity
of Catholic Schools” Vol 7, No 2-Fall ‘01
YUENGERT, ANDREW “Do Bishops Matter? A Cross-Sectional Study of
Ordinations to the U.S. Catholic Diocesan Priesthood,” published in
Review of Religious Research, March 2001, is summarized as “Bishops
Influence Priestly Vocations” Vol 7, No 1-Summer ‘01
ZANINI, JENNIFER A., AND MARY L. GAUTIER Demographic Profile:
Salvadorans in the United States, March 2003, a CARA study for the
Salvadoran Bishops’ Conference and the Secretariat for the Church in
Latin America of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is summarized
as “Salvadorans an Increasing Presence in Six Dioceses” Vol 9, No
1-Summer ‘03
ZECH, CHARLES E. FADICA 2004 Catholic Donor Attitude Survey,
published by Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities,
Inc., is summarized as “Regular Mass Attenders Rate Church’s Financial
Accountability” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
ZECH, CHARLES E. Financial Accountability and Catholic Church
Support: Findings of the 2005 Catholic Donor Attitude Survey, published
in 2006 by Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities,
Inc. (FADICA), is summarized as “Mass-Attending Catholics Seek Greater
Accountability” Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
ZECH, CHARLES E. “Generational Differences in the Determinants of
Religious Giving,” published in the Review of Religious Research, June
2000, is summarized as “Stewardship Message Works Across
Generations.” Vol 6, No 3-Winter ‘01
ZECH, CHARLES E. “Listening to the People of God: Lay
Leaders Reflect on Parish Reorganization,” a paper presented at the
October 2004 meeting of the Religious Research Association/Society for
the Scientific Study of Religion, is summarized as “Parish Councils
Evaluate Parish Restructuring” Vol 10, No 3-Winter ‘05
ZECH, CHARLES E. Nationwide Survey of Catholic Parishioners on
Financial Accountability and Support, November 2002, a report of
Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, is summarized
as “Parishioners Want More Openness in Church Financial Reporting” Vol
8, No 3-Winter ‘03
ZECH, CHARLES E. (ED.) The Parish Management Handbook: A Practical
Guide for Pastors, Administrators, and Other Parish Leaders, published
in 2003 by Twenty-Third Publications, is summarized as “Parish
Administration Tips” Vol 9, No 2-Fall ‘03
ZECH, CHARLES E. Why Catholics Don't Give ... And What Can Be
Done About It, published by Our Sunday Visitor Press in 1999, is
summarized as "Money Matters--Why Catholics Don’t Give and Ways to
Address the Problem." Vol. 5, No. 4-Spring ‘00
ZECH, CHARLES E., AND MARY L. GAUTIER “Catholic Parish
Organizational Structure and Parish Outcomes,” a paper for the
joint meeting of the Religious Research Association and the Society for
the Scientific Study of Religion, in November 2002, is summarized as
“Parish Reorganizations Affect Mass Attendance, Giving” Vol 8, No
3-Winter ‘03
ZECH, CHARLES E., AND ROBERT MILLER “The Spiritual and
Professional Development Needs of Catholic Parish Ministers,” a paper
presented at the 2005 meeting of the Religious Research Association, is
summarized as “Skills Required for Success in Parish Ministry”
Vol 11, No 4-Spring ‘06
ZECH,
CHARLES “Best Practices in Catholic
Parish Stewardship
Activities,” a paper
presented at the joint annual meeting of the Religious Research
Association/Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, November 2,
2007, charles.zech@villanova.edu,
is summarized as “Best Practices in Parish Stewardship” Vol 13, No 3-
ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL “Catholic Bishops Launch New Campaign to End the
Death Penalty,” March 2005, based on a November 2004 poll of Catholics
on the death penalty is summarized as “Catholics’ Support for Capital
Punishment Waning” Vol 10, No 4-Spring ‘05
ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL Significant Majority of U.S. Catholics Favor Church
Reform: More Involvement by Laity and Better Communication Top the
List, November 13, 2003, is summarized as “Catholics Call for Openness,
Better Communication, Accountability” Vol 9, No 3-Winter ‘04
ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL, AND LE MOYNE COLLEGE Contemporary
Catholic Trends Poll, conducted in October-November 2001, is summarized
as “Catholics Support Leadership, Disagree with Some Policies” Vol 7,
No 3-Winter ‘02
ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL, AND LE MOYNE COLLEGE Fall 2002 poll,
released in June 2003, is summarized as “Catholic Support for Bishops
Declining, Pope Holding Strong” Vol 9, No 1-Summer ‘03
ZOGBY INTERNATIONAL, AND LE MOYNE COLLEGE Polls of March 12-16
and June 18-19, 2002, are summarized as “National Polls Track Clergy
Scandal” Vol 8, No 1-Summer ‘02
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