Renewing Parish Culture

Download or read book Renewing Parish Culture written by John J. Piderit and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2008-01-28 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Catholic parishes throughout the country have been shrinking since the 1960s. John J. Pideret, S.J., and Melanie Morey bring fifty years of experience in Catholic colleges and universities where they had extensive contact with young Catholics and New York City parishes. In this volume they discuss the general problem of declining parishes and specify several solutions to the various underlying issues. The authors employ four basic principles-narrative, norms, benefits, and practices-to increase Mass attendance, to strengthen a broad Eucharistic culture, to encourage a wider use of prayer, and to establish enduring religious education. This book is an important resource for every Catholic church.