The Bishop-Bond

The Bishop-Bond

Author: Reggie Bishop

Publisher: Tate Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1620244462

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Have you ever wanted to pursue finding your family history but did not know how or where to start? Or have you started researching but keep running into roadblock after roadblock? Don't be discouraged. Reggie Bishop's informational and inspirational book, The Bishop-Bond, will be your light in the dark. Many individuals, especially in the African American community, are unable to document their family lineage before the early nineteen hundreds due to insufficient records. In The Bishop-Bond, Reggie provides reflective insight, linking clues to records tracing family roots well beyond antebellum history. As constant as branches layering generation to generation, time makes changes that disconnect and conceal the roots of who we are. Reggie reveals, through years of research, inspiring and interesting connections of his family roots. You will be heartened by his inner strength as you read about how he researched through several generations while overcoming any and all obstacles that were thrown his way, and he encourages you to do the same on your trek to discovering your family history. Through Reggie's family research, The Bishop-Bond reveals insightful motivation for you to face life's challenges while uncovering a treasure trove of strong family history. It not only encourages you but also helps in your journey to research family roots. This book gives you a unique sense of connection to history, which reveals deep reflections as to who we are. Travel the journey with Reggie Bishop in The Bishop-Bond and learn the memorable examples and guidance provided to reveal your family history. You can discover your family roots and connections of who you are despite overwhelming challenges in life.


Electing Our Bishops

Electing Our Bishops

Author: Joseph F. O'Callaghan

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780742558205

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How does one become a bishop in the Catholic Church? Electing our Bishops: How the Catholic Church Should Choose Its Leaders explains how history, politics, and religious tradition converge to produce the episcopacy. The book gives an historical overview from the earliest times when bishops were elected by the clergy and people of the diocese to the present day where they are normally appointed by the pope. In light of the current clergy sexual abuse scandal, many distinguished theologians, canonists, and church historians have called for greater popular participation in the selection of bishops, and Electing our Bishops discusses ideas for new forms of election that involve both clergy and laity. This book is an important tool for Catholics who want to understand the history and process of the election of bishops as well as how the process might change in the future.


Justice and Mercy Have Met

Justice and Mercy Have Met

Author: Kurt Martens

Publisher: CUA Press

Published: 2017-02

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 0813229677

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With the promulgation of the motu proprio Mitus iudex Dominus Jesus for the Latin Church and the motu proprio Mitis et misericors Jesus for the Eastern Catholic Churches, both dated August 15, 2015, Pope Francis addressed the calls during the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (October 5-19, 2014) for a simplified procedure for the declaration of the nullity of marriages. Pope Francis introduced a briefer process to be conducted by the diocesan bishop and he simplified the current ordinary nullity process. The new procedural norms went into effect on December 8, 2015. New legislation always challenges first and foremost the practitioner: how is the new legislation to be understood and applied? Immediately after the new law was made public, a number of articles on this new legislation were published in The Jurist. The School of Canon Law of The Catholic University of America organized a March 2016 Workshop on the very topic of this important procedural reform. These articles are now brought together in one volume to assist those who work with these norms in the various tribunals dealing with marriage cases. It is hoped that this volume will be of great service to all those who serve the people of God in the ministry of justice, and that these contributions will truly be a help in understanding and applying the new norms.