Servants of God: Essays by American Bishops on Their Role as Shepherds of the Church. (Book Note).Leon J. Suprenant, editor, with Foreword by Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, Servants of God: Essays by American Bishops on Their Role as Shepherds of the Church, Steubenville, Ohio, Emmaus Road Publishing, 2000, 83 pages, $6.95 U.S. The essays range from flights of inspiration to succinct descriptions of the essential functions of the episcopacy episcopacy System of church government by bishops. It existed as early as the 2nd century AD, when bishops were chosen to oversee preaching and worship within a specific region, now called a diocese. , with citations from encyclicals and quotations from Vatican documents and Canon Law canon law, in the Roman Catholic Church, the body of law based on the legislation of the councils (both ecumenical and local) and the popes, as well as the bishops (for diocesan matters). , all highly readable. Many passages pack a punch, with chiseled chis·eled or chis·elled adj. Made or shaped with or as if with a chisel: a finely chiseled nose. Adj. 1. statements that analyze the evil and erroneous currents of our times and then give the salvific sal·vif·ic adj. Having the intention or power to bring about salvation or redemption: "the doctrine that only a perfect male form can incarnate God fully and be salvific" Rita N. Brock. response demanded of the bishops. "The bishop either becomes all Christ, or all straw," writes Archbishop Chaput. Wise, warm, unequivocal, these pages deserve to be read by all shepherds and serious sheep. |
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