New Faces, New Possibilities: Cultural Diversity and Structural Change in Institutes of Women Religious...

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Dr. Thomas Gaunt, SJ Thu T. Do, LHC

New Faces, New Possibilities

Cultural Diversity and Structural Change in Institutes of Women Religious

Dr. Thomas Gaunt, SJ, Thu T. Do, LHC, Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)

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Liturgical Press
14 May 2022

Christianity; Christian communities & monasticism

Religious sisters have created educational and healthcare systems over the past two hundred years that have transformed the Catholic community in the United States. Through their ministry, sisters have served waves of immigrants and those pushed to the margins. The growing cultural diversity of newer sisters and the diminishing number of older sisters, therefore, is both a challenge and a creative moment to be critically examined.

This book examines these changes in culture and ethnicity among sisters, the structural impact of diminishing numbers, and the creative response to this new reality for religious life in the United States. In it, sisters from a variety of generations, cultures, and institutes join with the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) researchers to examine and reflect on CARA's recent research findings and their impact on the life and ministry of sisters today.

By: Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA)
Edited by: Dr. Thomas Gaunt SJ, Thu T. Do, LHC
Imprint: Liturgical Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 170g
ISBN: 9780814667392
ISBN 10: 0814667392
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 14 May 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Contents List of Figures vii List of Tables ix List of Contributors xi Introduction. Why Are Catholic Sisters Important Today? Thomas P. Gaunt xv Part I: New Waves of Women Religious Chapter 1. New Members in Religious Life in the United States Mary L. Gautier and Thu T. Do 3 Chapter 2. Cultural Diversity in Vocations to Religious Life in the United States Thu T. Do and Jonathon L. Wiggins 27 Chapter 3. International Religious Institutes in the United States Patricia Wittberg and Thu T. Do 51 Chapter 4. Challenges of Newer Members in Communities of Women Religious Juliet Mousseau and Mumbi Kigutha 75 Part II: Changes in Governance and Collaboration Chapter 5. The Evolution of Leadership in Religious Life Michal Kramarek and Patricia Wittberg 89 Chapter 6. Restructuring Governance in Religious Life Jonathon L. Wiggins and Thomas P. Gaunt 111 Chapter 7. Fidelity to the Journey: Options for Canonical Restructuring and Collaboration Sharon Euart 131 Chapter 8. Experiences of Restructuring, Growth, Culture, and Ethnicity Patricia Cormack and Maria Theotokos Adams 147 Conclusion. What Are We Learning? Thomas P. Gaunt 167 Appendix. Research Studies Used in This Book 171 References 181 Index 185

Thomas P. Gaunt, SJ, PhD,is a Jesuit of the USA East Province. He has a PhD in city planning from the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill. Previously he was the executive secretary of the Jesuit Conference—USA, and director of formation and studies for the Jesuits of the Maryland and New York Provinces. Among his publications are: Catholic Parishes of the 21st Century, Pathways to Religious Life, and Catholic Bishops in the United States: Church Leadership in the Third Millennium. Sister Thu T. Do, LHC, PhD, is a Sister of the Lovers of the Holy Cross of Hanoi and a CARA research associate. She received her PhD in higher education at St. Louis University. Her dissertation focused on understanding the scholarship initiative for international religious sisters in Catholic higher education institutions. She coauthored Migration for Mission: International Catholic Sisters in the United States. At CARA, she is involved in various survey research projects, specializing in the area of religious life.

Reviews for New Faces, New Possibilities: Cultural Diversity and Structural Change in Institutes of Women Religious

This book offers a comprehensive and insightful contribution to understanding transformations experienced in the institutes of consecrated life in the United States and globally. It is unique in that most of the chapters articulate the realities of aging members and the cultural and ethnic diversity of the emerging religious institutes. The book documents thoughtful reflections, learnings, and innovative ways religious institutes are reimaging new structures for mission and charism, including discernment processes and new governance and collaborative models. This book invites us into the emerging creative field of research on consecrated life. Regardless of the challenges facing religious life today, this book affirms the core tenet of consecrated women's fidelity to God and pragmatic listening to contemporary challenges as an opportunity to learn and respond to new realities with new possibilities, hope, wisdom, and grace. Sister Jane Wakahiu, LSOSF, Associate Vice President of Programs Operations and Head Catholic Sisters Initiative at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation For those seeking to understand contemporary religious life for women, this book sheds light on a complex picture. Horizon