Annotated Bibliography
I suddenly remembered one of the discussions in my ecclesiology class regarding the need of the Catholic Church for more bishops, priests and pastoral leaders. My professor, Fr. Vic de Jesus, SJ, mentioned that in the case of the Society of Jesus, as it celebrates its 150 years in the country, the infirmaries are being occupied more by the aging members of the society. He stated that there is a great need to replace them by looking for new priestly vocations. He also used as an example the case of several parishes in Mindanao where the priest is being assisted by the “Kaabag” or church lay leaders in looking after the spiritual and material welfare of the parishioners to augment for the shortage of priests. It is a fact that the Universal
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Schoenherr and Annemette Sorensen, “Social Change in Religious Organizations: Consequences of Clergy Decline in the U.S. Catholic Church,” Sociological Analysis 43, no. 1 (Spring 1982): 36.
[10] Richard A. Schoenherr and Lawrence A. Young, “Quitting the Clergy: Resignations in the Roman Catholic Priesthood,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 29, no. 4 (Dec., 1990): 473.
[11] Ibid. 479.
[12] Richard A. Schoenherr and Annemette Sorensen, “Social Change in Religious Organizations: Consequences of Clergy Decline in the U.S. Catholic Church,” Sociological Analysis 43, no. 1 (Spring 1982): 37.
[13] Rodney Stark and Roger Finke, “Catholic Religious Vocations: Decline and Revival,” Review of Religious Research 42, no. 2 (2000): 140.
[14] Ibid. 141.
[15] Anthony Blasi, “Vocations and Perceptions,” Sociological Analysis 36, no. 1 (Spring 1975): 71.
[16] Dean R. Hoge, Joseph J. Shields, Stephen Soroka, “Sources of Stress Experienced by Catholic Priests,” Review of Religious Research 35, no. 1 (September, 1993): 15.
[17] Rodney Stark and Roger Finke, “Catholic Religious Vocations: Decline and Revival,” Review of Religious Research 42, no. 2 (2000): 127.
[18] Ibid. 128.
[19] Ibid. 134.
[20] Ibid.
Schoenherr and Annemette Sorensen, “Social Change in Religious Organizations: Consequences of Clergy Decline in the U.S. Catholic Church,” Sociological Analysis 43, no. 1 (Spring 1982): 36.
[10] Richard A. Schoenherr and Lawrence A. Young, “Quitting the Clergy: Resignations in the Roman Catholic Priesthood,” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 29, no. 4 (Dec., 1990): 473.
[11] Ibid. 479.
[12] Richard A. Schoenherr and Annemette Sorensen, “Social Change in Religious Organizations: Consequences of Clergy Decline in the U.S. Catholic Church,” Sociological Analysis 43, no. 1 (Spring 1982): 37.
[13] Rodney Stark and Roger Finke, “Catholic Religious Vocations: Decline and Revival,” Review of Religious Research 42, no. 2 (2000): 140.
[14] Ibid. 141.
[15] Anthony Blasi, “Vocations and Perceptions,” Sociological Analysis 36, no. 1 (Spring 1975): 71.
[16] Dean R. Hoge, Joseph J. Shields, Stephen Soroka, “Sources of Stress Experienced by Catholic Priests,” Review of Religious Research 35, no. 1 (September, 1993): 15.
[17] Rodney Stark and Roger Finke, “Catholic Religious Vocations: Decline and Revival,” Review of Religious Research 42, no. 2 (2000): 127.
[18] Ibid. 128.
[19] Ibid. 134.
[20] Ibid.