Simple Ways to Pray: Spiritual Life in the Catholic Tradition, by Emilie Griffin

Catholic social tradition: teaching, thought, practice.

atholic health care is embedded in a moral tradition that has been formed by a profound dynamic between word and deed, thought and action, theory and practice. The ministry's words, thoughts, and theories have been informed by a larger faith tradition encompassing the Scriptures; the official teachings of the church; reflections and ideas of theologians; and the insights of philosophers, econom...

Forthcoming in American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly Reappraising the Manual Tradition

Following the Second Vatican Council, the predominant trend in Catholic moral theology has been decidedly antagonistic toward the tradition that dominated moral theology before the Council, namely the use and formulation of ecclesiastically-approved “manuals” or “handbooks” of moral theology, the contents of which chiefly involved general precepts of morally good and bad behavior as well as the...

Subsidiarity in the Tradition of Catholic Social Doctrine

Spiritual and Social Support in a Catholic Convent Infirmary

My third summer as a researcher in the infirmary wing of the Franciscan Sisters of the Heart Convent , I found myself sitting in Sr. Theresa’s small room1. Sr. Theresa was in her mid-eighties and had lived in the infirmary for two years due to trouble walking and her limited ability to navigate the convent hallways and to negotiate physical tasks of daily living. We spent the afternoon as we’d ...

Spiritual Dryness in Non-Ordained Catholic Pastoral Workers

Background: We wondered whether “spiritual dryness” as a specific phase of “spiritual crisis” or insecurity is mostly a matter only of Catholic priests or can also be found in other pastoral professionals. Methods: In a cross-sectional survey, we measured the prevalence of spiritual dryness in non-ordained Catholic pastoral workers, and identified relevant predictors. Results: In a sample of 3....