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Fr. Anthony Cutcher to succeed Fr. Richard Vega as NFPC interim president


As announced at the House of Delegates meeting at the NFPC Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Father Richard Vega was appointed pastor of St. Frances of Rome Parish in Azusa, Calif. thus ending his term after six years as NFPC president on June 30. Father Anthony E. Cutcher, Vice-President/Vice Chairman of the NFPC Board of Directors, will succeed Fr. Vega as interim president for the remaining two years of his term. (Click here for entire News Release.)

Same Call, Different Men: The Evolution of the Priesthood Since Vatican II
by Mary L. Gautier, Paul M. Perl, and Rev. Stephen J. Fichter

244 pages
$24.95

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In Same Call, Different Men: The Evolution of the Priesthood Since Vatican II, CARA senior research associate Mary Gautier, and research associates Paul Perl and Fr. Stephen Fichter continue the “trends study” on US Catholic priesthood originally begun in 1970 by Father Andrew Greeley and his associates at the National Opinion Research Center. What’s changed since the last NFPC-commissioned study by the late Dr. Dean Hoge and Jacqueline Wenger in 2003? Quite a lot. Some examples  -
  • The median and average age of priests has increased to 63; 62 for diocesan priests and 66 for religious priests.
  • The increasing number of international priests and their effect on ministry
  • The continuing priests shortage and collaboration in ministry.  
  • The effect of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Church. There are two chapters devoted to this topic. One contains stories of nine priests.  
  • Priests remain happy by a large margin.

The volume has nine chapters. There are four Commentaries:

  • Reflections from an Archbishop, Most Rev. Gregory M. Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans
  • Reflections of a Former Seminary Rector, Msgr. Jeremiah McCarthy, Executive Director, NCEA Seminary Dept.
  • Reflections on a Changing Ministry and Changing Ministers, Sr. Katarina Schuth, Endowed Chair for the Social Scientific Study of Religion, St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, University of St. Thomas
  • Reflections on the Happiness of Priests and the Impact on Parishes, Dianne M. Traflet, Assoc. Dean, Immaculate Conception School of Theology, Seton Hall University.

Available from NFPC for $18.71 [25% off the original price of $24.95]. To order click here. For Quantity pricing, call toll free (888) 271-NFPC [6372] or (312) 442-9700. E-mail: nfpc@nfpc.org. NFPC, 333 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1205, Chicago, IL 60601.


NFPC News Release : April 26, 2012
Immigration, Multiculturalism, Changing Priesthood Focus of 2012 NFPC Annual Conference
“Christ is the world’s Light… the world’s Peace… the world’s Life.” These opening phrases of each of the stanzas of the Christe Santorum set the tone within Evening Prayer for the 44th Annual Conference of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils, gathering to reflect on the theme: The Emerging Church of the 21st Century. (Click here for entire release)

NFPC’s Touchstone Award was presented to Holy Cross Father Daniel G. Groody. The award is presented to the priest, who in the view of the National Federation of Priests’ Councils, is one whose service in the Gospel of Jesus Christ exemplifies the purposes and goals of the Federation. Click here for entire profile.

NFPC’s Mandatum Award was presented to Mr. Joseph Maher, co-founder of Opus Bono Sarcerdotii. Established in 2008 by NFPC President Fr. Richard Vega and the Board of Directors to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Federation, the Mandatum Award is presented to an individual or organization whose service in the Gospel of Jesus Christ exemplifies the purposes and goals of the Federation. Click here for entire profile.

For a photo album of 44th annual NFPC Conference,
April 23-26 in Nashville, Tenn. click here.

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NFPC President Father Richard Vega
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Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgies

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the US bishops’ document on preaching, Fulfilled in Your Hearing: The Homily in the Sunday Assembly

The Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame is sponsoring We Preach Christ Crucified: A Conference on Catholic Preaching, June 25-27 at Notre Dame Conference Center in South Bend, IN. The conference is open to all those interested in the ministry of preaching. For the program schedule in PDF, click here.

For additional information and conference registration, go to: http://martenprogram.nd.edu.
Michael P. Horan, Ph.D.