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1 COMPANIONS OF CHRIST BIBLIOGRAPHY OF COMMON STUDY 1 ( ) CHAPTER I: CONSECRATION IN THE PRIESTLY STATE Galot, Jean. Theology of the Priesthood. Ignatius Press: San Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. The Christian State of Life. Ignatius Press: San Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. Vocation. Communio: International Theological Review, 37, no. 1 (Spring 2010). Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. Priestly Spirituality. Ignatius Press: San Columba, Blessed Marmion. Christ The Ideal of the Priest. Ignatius Press: San Malatesta, Edward. Consecration and Mission. The Way Supplement 13 (1971). Ratzinger, Joseph. Biblical Foundations of Priesthood. Communio 17.4 (1994), Stafford, J. Francis. In the Person of Christ, the Head of the Body: The Mystery of the Priestly Vocation. A Pastoral Letter to the Church of Denver, Sweeney, Terence. Against Ideology: Gabriel Marcel s Philosophy of Vocation. Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Fall Toups, David L. Reclaiming Our Priestly Character. IPF Publications: Omaha, CHAPTER II: COMMON LIFE IN THE PRIESTLY STATE Bertola, Carlo. I Have Called You Friends: Sacramental, Theology and Existential Aspects of Priestly Fraternity. Alba House: New York, This bibliography is limited to contemporary theological sources and does not reference patristic, scholastic or magisterial documents.

2 Bertram, Jerome. Vita Communis: The Common Life of the Secular Clergy. Gracewing: Leominster, Camisasca, Massimo. Priestly Fraternities: Living the Sacrament of the Other. Communio: International Catholic Review, Summer Camisasca, Massimo. Together on the Road: A Vision of Lived Communion for the Church and the Priesthood. Human Adventure Books, Francis, Mother Mary. But I Have Called You Friends: Reflections on the Art of Christian Friendship. Ignatius Press: San Coulter, Gary. Juridical Manifestations of the Presbyterium. A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the License in Canon Law, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Coulter, Gary. The Presbyterium of the Diocese. Homiletic and Pastoral Review, April Coulter, Gary. Priestly Common Life and Associations. Homiletic and Pastoral Review, October Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal. The Meaning of Christian Brotherhood. Ignatius Press: San CHAPTER III: EVANGELICAL COUNSELS IN THE PRIESTLY STATE Cozzens, Andrew. Imago Vivens Iesus Christi Sponsi Ecclesiae: The Priest As A Living Image of Jesus Christ the Bridegroom of the Church through the Evangelical Counsels. Dissertatio Ad Lauream in Facultate S. Theologiae apud Pontificiam Universitatem S. Thomae in Urbe, Conclusion unpublished but accessible at

3 James, Dylan. The Evangelical Counsels in the Life of the Diocesan Priest. Second Spring: A Journal of Faith and Culture. [online edition] Power, Dermot. The Priesthood and the Evangelical Counsels. Communio: International Catholic Review, Winter Von Speyr, Adrienne. They Followed His Call: Vocation and Asceticism. Ignatius Press: San Cantalamessa, Ranier. Poverty. Alba House: New York, Cantalamessa, Ranier. Virginity: A Positive Approach to Celibacy for the Sake of the Kingdom. Alba House: New York, Cochini, Christian. The Apostolic Origins of Priestly Celibacy. Ignatius Press: San Dubay, Thomas. Happy Are You Poor: The Simple Life and Spiritual Freedom. Ignatius Press: San Francis, Mother Mary. Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience: Recovering the Vision for the Renewal of Religious Life. Ignatius Press: San Volume I: Faith. McGill-Queen s University Press: Montreal, Volume II: Hope. McGill-Queen s University Press: Montreal, Volume III: Charity. McGill-Queen s University Press: Montreal, Servais, Jacques. The Evangelical Counsels and the Total Gift of Self. Communio: International Catholic Review, Fall Stickler, Alfons Maria Cardinal. The Case for Clerical Celibacy: Its Historical Development and Theological Foundations. Ignatius Press: San Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. Elucidations. Ignatius Press: San Chapter Four - unpublished but can acquire directly from author or university. 4 Obedience (pgs ) 5 Poverty (pgs ) 6 Chastity (pgs ) 7 The Evangelical Counsels (pgs )

4 Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. Explorations in Theology, Volume 4: Spirit and Institution. Ignatius Press: San Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. Laity and the Life of the Counsels. Ignatius Press: San Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. The Meaning of Celibacy. Communio: International Catholic Review, 3, no. 4, (1976). CHAPTER IV: MISSION IN THE PRIESTLY STATE Camisasca, Massimo. Called to Be Fathers in the Church. Communio: International Catholic Review, Fall Camisasca, Massimo. The Challenge of Fatherhood: Thoughts on the Priesthood. Human Adventure Books, Camisasca, Massimo. Father: Will There Still Be Priests in the Church s Future? Human Adventure Books, Power, Dermot. A Spiritual Theology of the Priesthood: The Mystery of Christ and the Mission of the Priest. Catholic University of America Press: Washington, D.C., Dolan, Timothy. Priests for the Third Millennium. Our Sunday Visitor: Huntington, George, Francis. Self-Gift in Generative Love: Priests Continue Jesus Mission to Reveal the Father. Spiritual Fatherhood: Living Christ s Own Revelation of the Father. IPF Third Annual Symposium on the Spirituality and Identity of the Diocesan Priest, Miller, Frederick L. The Grace of Ars. Ignatius Press: San Oullet, Marc. Priestly Ministry at the Service of Ecclesial Communion. Communio: International Catholic Review, Winter Celibate Existence Today (pgs ) 9 On the Theology of the State of the Counsels (pgs )

5 Sheen, Fulton. The Priest Is Not His Own. Ignatius Press: San Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. Explorations in Theology, Volume 2: Spouse of the Word. Ignatius Press: San Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. Theo-Drama, Volume III: Dramatis Personae. Ignatius Press: San Priestly Existence (pgs ) 11 Community and Mission (pgs )

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