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Witness to Integrity is a first-person account of the historic dispute between the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters (IHM) and James Francis McIntyre, the Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles. Former Mother General of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters and president of the Immaculate Heart Community, Anita Caspary, IHM, tells her story of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sisters motivations and struggles in their claim for authority and freedom to live a Christian life in accordance with their consciences. The conflicts that lead a part of the Immaculate Heart Sisters Community to become an ecumenical community are described with vividness.Anita Casparys personal narrative reflections provide in-depth details of the story that has captured media attention in books, television documentaries, and plays. In addition, the use of original sources from the Immaculate Heart Community archives that have not been open to the public assists in producing new insights and correcting inaccuracies and myths.Chapters are The Accusation, ';Memories of a Catholic Girlhood,' ';Background and Beginnings,' ';Called to be a Nun,' ';Teacher, Professor, and Administrator,' ';The Sixties and the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart,' ';Cardinal James F. McIntyre,' ';The Archdiocesan Visitations,' ';The 1967 Chapter of Renewal: Creating the Vision,' ';Embracing the Vision,' ';The Cardinal's Response to Renewal,' ';The Vatican Visitations,' ';A Test Case for the Vatican,' ';A New Life for Religious Women,' and ';The Immaculate Heart Community.'Anita M. Caspary, IHM, PhD, was president of the Immaculate Heart College from 1957 to 1963. She was Mother General of the Immaculate Heart Sisters from 1963 to 1969 and president of the Immaculate Heart Community from 1970 to 1973. She is the author of several articles about the challenge of the Roman Catholic hierarchy by the Immaculate Heart Sisters and has taught in the graduate level for the last three decades. Currently, she writes and teaches poetry at the Immaculate Heart Community in Los Angeles, California.

Volume 12

MacDonald offers a fresh perspective on Colossians and Ephesians by making use of insights from the social sciences. Moreover, by paying attention to subtle differences between the two letters, she brings their distinct perspectives into sharp relief.

Toward Purity of Heart

Second Edition

Volume21

Volume 6

Volume 4

This title is an introduction to Western liturgical resources and a synthesis of their history for more than a millennium. It provides a historical summary, examines the relationship between medieval history and liturgy, suggests new methods of research, and underscores the fruitfulness of an interdisciplinary approach.

Adopts a literary-rhetorical approach, viewing Paul's Letter to the Romans as an instrument of persuasion designed to transform readers through a celebratory presentation of the Gospel. This tile touches upon virtually various issues of Christian theology and presents an introduction to Paul.

Texts and Archaeology

The Homily on the Feasts and Within the Rites

Volume 2

In this fascinating new work, Gabriel Pivarnik identifies the major theological developments in the concept of active participation of the last century, most notably in Mediator Dei and the Vatican II documents.

Holy Week in the Third Edition of The Roman Missal

Toward Recovering an Eschatological Imagination

The Quest for Truth and Meaning

Volume 22

The remarkable success of the book A Pastor's Toolbox: Management Skills for Parish Leadership has demonstrated that the demands of time and financial challenges continue to impact the work of today's parish leaders. The need has become even greater for practical tools to assist in the many aspects of temporal administration, leadership, and church management.This follow-up volume provides all new information, insights, and practical tools that pastors need to handle the complexities of parish management in the twenty-first century. Sixteen contributors from across the country deliver key content that focuses on promoting excellence and best practices in the areas of management, finances, communications, and human resources development. A Pastor's Toolbox 2 provides: leadership tools for the pastor and his team; help for working with the parish's pastoral and finance council; intercultural competence and complex pastoring situations; suggestions for time management and effective meetings; human resources, change management, and canon law; tools for parish stewardship, communications, and Catholic schools.The book is an outgrowth of the Toolbox for Pastoral Management, a nationally recognized joint project of Leadership Roundtable and Seton Hall University. Learn more at www.LeadershipRoundtable.org.

Liturgy and Ecclesiology in Sacrosanctum Concilium

Second Revised Edition

The Major Stages