Catholic Laity In The Mission Of The Church

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Product Description What did Vatican II say about the laity? What role did the laity play in the early Church? What is clericalism? Is it a danger? Do lay people have vocations? How do I discern my vocation? What are some examples of lay apostolates? How can the laity evangelize the culture? These are some of the questions Russell Shaw answers in his latest book on the role of the laity in the Church.RUSSELL SHAW, in this new book, clearly explains the history of the role of the laity in the Church, clericalism, and the restored vocation of the laity as envisioned by the Fathers of the 2nd Vatican Council. Not only does he describe the mission of the laity, Mr. Shaw outlines areas where the lay apostolate is most needed and gives guidance on discerning lay and religious vocations. Mr. Shaws conversational style makes the book easy to read while still having perceptive analysis of the threats to the laitys vocation. Review Russell Shaw shows us how to recover our sanity and to live out the awesome vocation of the lay saint... --Mark Shea, Senior Content Editor, Catholic ExchangeHis [Russell Shaw's] insights help the reader ... understand ... the role of the laity in evangelizing the culture. --Fr. C.J. McCloskey III - Faith & Reason InstituteIts quiet magisterial tone has the mark of a classic. --Jude P. Dougherty, Dean Emeritus, School of Philosophy, Catholic University of America About the Author Russell Shaw is author or co-author of sixteen previous books, including To Hunt, To Shoot, To Entertain: Clericalism and the Catholic Laity (Ignatius Press, 1993), Papal Primacy in the Third Millennium (Our Sunday Visitor, 2000), and, with Germain Grisez, Personal Vocation: God Calls Everyone By Name (Our Sunday Visitor, 2003). Shaw is editor of Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Catholic Doctrine (1997) and a contributing editor of Crisis and Columbia magazines. He was the director of information for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference from 1969 to 1987 and of the Knights of Columbus from 1987 to 1997. He is a consultor of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and teaches at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome. He and his wife have five children and nine grandchildren.