2,542 research outputs found
Sixty Years of Community: St. Olaf Catholic Parish in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1952-2012
No full textThis paper will explore how the parish community of St. Olaf in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, established in 1952, reflects the Roman Catholic Church, specifically at the local, state, and national levels in the United States. It will also discuss the various changes that have occurred in the past 60 years of its history in terms of the various locations of worship for the members, the growth of the community outreach programs, and the effects of the Second Vatican Council. This ecumenical council was a meeting of Catholic bishops from around the whole that brought reform to the Catholic Church and affected the relationship of the Catholic Church to the world. The parish at St. Olaf has grown from having only 125 families in 1952 to over 1,000 families in 2012
Portrait of a Parish: a history of St Patrick's Church and Parish, Ingham, 1864-1996
No full textPortrait of a Parish, by Bianka Vidonja Balanzategui, is a well researched history of Saint Patrick's Church and Parish, Ingham, Queensland, Australia. It covers the period from 1864 to 1996. The Irish migrants who settled the district were soon joined by many Italians and some political confrontation was inevitable. The end of World War II heralded a period of reconciliation and intermarriages, as well as consolidation of rural and service industries. The author traces the pivotal and changing role of Catholic Religious in the church, education and social fabric of the community. She has produced a comprehensive history, complete with a unique collection of archival photographs, extensive source notes and references as well as appendices listing the dates of key events as well as the names of serving clergy and nuns
Kim jest proboszcz zakonny? O relacji między przełożonym zakonnym a proboszczem w parafii powierzonej instytutowi zakonnemu
No full textThis article presents the problematic concerning the relationship between the local Superior and the religious pastor in a parish entrusted to a religious institute, when these offices are not held by the same person. The Author presents briefly a historical evaluation of the concept of the religious parish, i.e. the movement from the beneficium to the communitas. According to the Author there are 3 principles organising this commitment: the salvation of souls, the work (opus) of the institute, and the principle of conserving religious identity. Following these principles, the Author expresses his opinion regarding the limitation of the religious pastor as “pastor proprius paroeciae”, and emphasises the fact that the religious pastor is first of all a religious, without any special rights in the religious community. Lastly, according to the Author, it would be better for religious life to use the canonical office of moderator rather than that of the pastor (cf can. 517, 1983 CIC 1983).This article presents the problematic concerning the relationship between the local Superior and the religious pastor in a parish entrusted to a religious institute, when these offices are not held by the same person. The Author presents briefly a historical evaluation of the concept of the religious parish, i.e. the movement from the beneficium to the communitas. According to the Author there are 3 principles organising this commitment: the salvation of souls, the work (opus) of the institute, and the principle of conserving religious identity. Following these principles, the Author expresses his opinion regarding the limitation of the religious pastor as “pastor proprius paroeciae”, and emphasises the fact that the religious pastor is first of all a religious, without any special rights in the religious community. Lastly, according to the Author, it would be better for religious life to use the canonical office of moderator rather than that of the pastor (cf can. 517, 1983 CIC 1983)
Long Distance Paths as Catalysts for Local Development: The Role of Parish Councils
No full textLong distance paths are local resources, but previous research by the author
suggested that they are not fully exploited by many rural communities. The continuing
debate on rural governance following the publication of the Rural White Paper in
November 2000, together with a curiosity as to the potential development role of
parish councils resulted in the current research. This had three clear objectives.
• What socio-cultural, environmental and economic benefits could be derived
for local people from the presence of a long distance path?
• Do parish councils assist in unlocking this potential, and if so, how?
• Could this process be improved if parish councils acted differently?
A two-phase research approach was adopted. Initially telephone interviews were
used to conduct a broad based seeping study. This identified many relevant issues
and provided introductions that led to the second phase when three case study
locations were explored in greater depth. Here data was collected primarily through
face-to-face semi structured interviews supplemented with documentary evidence.
It was confirmed that there were minimal disbenefits but that the benefits were
potentially considerable. At least half of the parish councils contributing to the
research were found to participate in relevant local development to greater or lesser
degrees. However it appears that not all parish councils are willing or able to accept
responsibility for local development initiatives related to long distance paths. Some
thought that local businesses or other agencies should promote and lead projects,
whilst others were too busy dealing with routine matters. In addition parish councils
were not always receptive to suggestions for collaborative working with other
organisations. In all instances it was found that this local resource was not fully
exploited by parish councils.
Local authorities have more recently acknowledged the potential benefits brought by
long distance paths. Thus during the last ten years new routes have been devised
and it was found that parish councils were always consulted during the development
phases, whilst historically the reason for, and the method of development of long
distance routes was completely divorced from parish councils. In these latter
instances parish councils needed to adopt a proactive approach to harness maximum
community benefits. Generally however their activities were inhibited by several
identified constraints. These were concerned with a lack of representation, skills and
positive attitude towards local development initiatives.
Examples of successful local development were identified that maximised
endogenous resources and one of these is local people. It is suggested that if parish
councils are to be successful the Government should first allocate sufficient resources
for the capacity building of councillors and clerks which would enable them to take a
more positive role in local development initiatives
Pastors from Brochów parish in Mazovia from the nineteenth to the twentieth century according to sources from parish archives
No full textThis article is the first attempt to present profiles of selected pastors from Brochów parish
in Mazovia from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. The inspiration for this article was
a list of parish priests, which was found by the author ‘’Chronicle of the Brochów parish
1946-1974”. The author approached the chronicle from the existing state of knowledge.
Using this approach the author developed the basic material to present some pastors from
Brochów parish. The author presents the pastors’ activities in the most crucial moments
of parish life, for example during World War I and II. The author attempted to present a picture of the struggle for the identity of the parish community for over two centuries. Furthermore, the article presents profiles of pastors working in the parish after II World War. This is
the first attempt to present this issue
The Parish Community and Parish Priest Today
No full textU ovom izlaganju autor se upire pretežito u svoje dugogodišnje iskustvo župnika i istodobno proučavatelja i provoditelja obnove, započete već i samom pripravom Drugog vatikanskog koncila od 1960. godine. O tome je i tijekom minulih više desetljeća dosta pisao i održao mnogo predavanja na raznim skupovima. I na ovim tečajevima ovo mu je sada četrnaesto izlaganje. Izražava zahvalnost organizatorima što su ga uz ovaj 50. TPT pozvali upravo za ovu temu. Ovdje zato sada iznosi, bez posebnih znanstvenih pretenzija, tek ono, malo više općenito, što se čini i sada aktualnim. Najprije se u nešto opširnijem dijelu daju bitne povijesne i ekleziološke naznake formiranja župne zajednice u partikularnoj (mjesnoj) Crkvi (dijecezi), razvitak identiteta prezbiterija kao tijela oko biskupa, i identiteta župnika kao voditelja župne zajednice pod autoritetom biskupa. Razlaže se u bitnim crtama tijek obnove pastoralnih struktura na crti: mjesna Crkva (dijeceza) – župna zajednica, koliko i kako je župa pastoralni subjekt i zašto se često govori i spominje kriza župe kao organizacijske strukture u sadašnjoj društvenoj situaciji. Iznose se usklađeno sa sadašnjom definicijom župe prema Zakoniku kanonskog prava (1983.) praktično ostvarljive pastoralne strukture župe kao crkvene zajednice u suvremenoj našoj hrvatskoj, pa i u europskoj situaciji. Kako preko župne zajednice što djelotvornije unositi i svjedočiti autentično evanđeoske vrjednote u pluriformno sekularizirano društvo, usprkos medijski nametljivo proklamiranom moralnom relativizmu i pretežito življenom moralu? Kako izgrađivati kršćansku duhovnost, šire shvaćenu i shvaćenu kao kulturu? Ukazuje se na moguće strukture suvremene župne zajednice i neka, po sudu autora, nezanemariva načela u praktičnom župnom pastoralu.This article is founded on the author’s long experience as a parish priest as well as studying and implementing renewal which began with the very beginning of preparations of the Second Vatican Council in 1960. He wrote and conducted many a lecture and address about this over the past decades. Here now, this is his 14th lecture at this course (week). The author is grateful to the organisers for inviting him to the 50th TPT to talk on this particular topic. Here the author does not present any special scientific pretensions but relays something a little more general as things appear to be more appropriate to the current situation. Firstly, the author presents a wider description of some significant historical and ecclesiological features to forming a parish community in the particular (local) Church (diocese); developing the identity of the presbyter as a body around the bishop; and the identity of the parish priest as the leader of the parish community under the authority of the bishop. There is a discrepancy in vital points during the renewal of pastoral structures on the line: local Church (diocese) – parish community; to what point and how is the parish a pastoral subject and why there is such frequent mention of the parish crisis as an organisational structure in current social circumstances. These are presented in harmony with the current definition of a parish according to the 1983 Code of Canon Law as a practically possible pastoral structure of the parish as an ecclesiastic community in our contemporary Croatia as well as in the European situation. How can we effectively introduce and witness authentic Evangelic values in a pluralistic, secular society, despite aggressive media proclamations of moral relativism and generally lived morals? How can we build Christian spirituality to be accepted widely and to be accepted as a culture? The author also points out some possible structures of a contemporary parish community and of some – according to the author’s opinion – unavoidable principles in practical parish pastoral
Parish Analysis
No full textDiploma project is focused on a parish as a representant of the church in a local area where it is trying to reach four well known goals of the church - liturgia, martyria, diakonia, koinonia. The Parish analysis is a method which can help parishes to fullfill these important missions. The first part of the diploma project is dedicated to the theory which is trying to provide a complex view on the parish itself. The second part is about the parish's tasks like its local roles streaming from the church and its ability to fullfil them. Third part is focused on the parish analysis as a method of parish renewal process. It describes its main characteristics, how the process is working and describes some recommendations how to apply the parish analysis based upon some examples from abroad. In the last part of diploma project, the author is trying to help parishes in the application of the parish analysis by the preparation of a questionary for the investigation phase of the current status of a parish. This part describes questionary's preparation procedure, pilot investigation and a preparation of a new questionary based upon the evalution of the previous one. The diploma project goal is to motivate a parish to the selfreflection and encourage it to start real steps heading to the parish's renewal and development
Effector function of leucocytes from susceptible and resistant mice against distinct isolates of Candida albicans
No full textNeutrophils and macrophages were generated in vitro from mice that display either high or low tissue susceptibilities to Candida albicans infection and their ability to phagocytose and kill three isolates of the yeast with different virulence characteristics was evaluated. In the absence of opsonization, phagocytosis by BALB/c and CBA/CaH neutrophils was comparable, but the killing was very poor. Opsonization with normal serum slightly decreased phagocytosis, but it had markedly different effects on killing, either enhancing or inhibiting candidacidal activity, depending on the combination of yeast isolate and mouse strain. In contrast, BALB/c macrophages showed high levels of phagocytosis and killing of both unopsonized yeasts and opsonized yeasts; whereas killing of unopsonized yeasts by CBA/CaH macrophages was poor, it was markedly enhanced by opsonization
The religious influences in funerary practices in the Parish of Sheffield 1843 to the present.
No full textThis study aims to investigate the relationship between funerary rituals and religion in the Parish of Sheffield in order to shed light on present day customs and practices. In the past, most studies have attempted to relate religion and ritual from the base of changing belief systems; this present investigation analyses the means whereby the secular nature of funerary customs is brought into a vital relationship with the sacred by the rites of passage of death, and their associated myths and legends. The study is divided into three principal areas of research covering pertinent general and specific aspects of funerary rituals. The first section sets the central core of the research upon a more general foundation of relevant literature, and an overview of funerary rituals and religion. A resume of the history of Sheffield and the laws of burial and cremation then places the study into both a wider and a comparative context of time and place. The research then centres on a study of current funeral practices in Sheffield: the Sheffield funeral trade; the influences of religion upon death rituals in relation to the city; the people of Sheffield who experience these funerals, and the places of committal available to them. The research draws on its primary database of 67 respondents from representative religions, complemented by selective databases covering non-specific mourners, religious representatives, and associated trades, services and professions
- …
