Getting Ready for a Smaller Church, by Russell Shaw

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Revitalizing Catholicism in America,

By Russell Shaw, The Catholic Thing, April 5, 2023

Russell Shaw is former Secretary for Public Affairs of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/United States Catholic Conference. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity (Ignatius Press).

The Catholic Church in the United States has been experiencing a steep, accelerating numerical/institutional decline for half a century, and all indications are that the decline will continue for the foreseeable future. Catholic lay people need to prepare now for the challenges that inevitably will bring.

Numbers for the country as a whole tell the story:

• In 1970 there were more than 59,000 priests in America, 37,000 of them diocesan clergy. Last year, the number was around 34,000, including 24,000 diocesans. About a third of the priests are retired. …

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Getting Ready for a Smaller Church, by Russell Shaw

The Catholic Church’s Cold War Over Sexual Truth, by Joseph D’Hippolito

Sen. Hawley: Nashville School Shooting Was a ‘Hate Crime Targeting Christians’, by Michael W. Chapman

By Russell Shaw, The Catholic Thing, April 5, 2023

Numbers for the country as a whole tell the story:

• In 1970 there were more than 59,000 priests in America, 37,000 of them diocesan clergy. Last year, the number was around 34,000, including 24,000 diocesans. About a third of the priests are retired. …

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