The Catholic World articles from July 1993

The Catholic World archives from July 1993

Social systems and family life. (history of the US family; includes bibliography)
July 1, 1993... Looking at the American family from a social-historcal perspective can be as confusing as working on an enormous jigsaw puzzle. Where do we start? Are there social patterns that fit together? Will various colors and desgins interlock and...

Families today: many faces, many voices. (church work with families)
July 1, 1993... One of the special treasures found in many homes is a patchwork quilt. My family still has some quilts that are enjoying their fourth generation of use. When I look at quilts I think of family--of the people who have been warmed or...

A partnership between work and family: the business imperative.
July 1, 1993... Have you ever received a sudden phone call with news that your parent was critically ill or injured, and you left work to be with your family, not knowing when you would return? Have you ever left the office and driven like crazy to make it...

The adoption process: one couple's story. (Interview)
July 1, 1993... [Editor's Note: The following interview details the personal story of one couple who experienced the adoption process through an agency. Of course, there are a variety of ways to adopt a child, and adoption procedures and laws vary from state...

What every family needs: a good theology.
July 1, 1993... Just about the time the church begins to articulate a fairly decent Theology of the Family, the family itself starts to disintegrate. Talk about a day late and a dollar short. Well, not really, because we must be very cautious in receiving...

Lifting a faithful voice for children: the National Observance of Children's Sabbaths. (church work helping children)
July 1, 1993... Every Sunday, as we wake up, 100,000 American children wake up homeless. Every 32 seconds, about the time it takes us to say the Lord's Prayer, an American baby is born into poverty. Every 14 minutes, while we listen to the homily, a baby dies...

Black couples, stand up and be accountable. (includes related articles)
July 1, 1993... Although there are many negative perceptions of the African American family (from outside the commuruty and within), there are good things happening in the community and family life. Still, there are social and economic factors that put African...

Protestants: The Birth of a Revolution.(Brief Article)
July 1, 1993... Protestants: the birth of a Revolution by Steven Ozment New York: Doubleday 1992,270 pp., $20.00 Pope John Paul II has frequently called for a "healing of memories" among Christians. Among other things this means, for the...

Common Journey, Different Paths: Spiritual Direction in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
July 1, 1993... Common Journey, Different Paths: Spiritual Derection In CrossCultural Perspective Susan Rakoczy, I.H.M,. Ed. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis books 1992, 171 pp, $18.95 A renewal of the ministry of spiritual direction has been...

Isaac Hecker: An American Catholic.
July 1, 1993... Isaac Hecker: An American Catholic By David J. O'Brien New York/Mahwah: Paulist press 1992, 446pp., $25.00 When Isaac Hecker became a Catholic more than a century earlier he declared that he had discovered the promised...

The Voice of the Turtledove: New Catholic Women in Europe.
July 1, 1993... The voice of the Turtledove: New Catholic Women In Europe Anne Brotherton, Ed. New York/Manhattan: Paulist Press 1992, 217pp., $12.95 This is a book that the American church has been needing for some time: documented...

The family: symbol of God's covenant love. (church and family)
July 1, 1993... The face of the Catholic family has changed substantially since the turn of the century. For many there is serious confusion about what constitutes a family unit, what distinguishes it from other social institutions, and what responsibilities...