ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 1998

• Front Page Stories
  • Vatican Instruction. A reprint of a Catholic News Service article takes you to the floor of the Bishops' Meeting in Washington, D.C., in mid-November, to hear some of the discussion of the "Instruction On Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priest." Article 1 ("Need for Appropriate Terminology") and Article 9 ("The Apostolate to the Sick") are reprinted on page 4.

  • In his column, entitled "Keeping Our Balance Walking in the Church," Executive Director Joe Driscoll discusses the action being taken in response to the "Instruction" and gives chaplains some advice on how to keep their balance "walking in the Church" today.

• National News:
  • C. Rosemary Marmouget, President of the National Interfaith Coalition for Spiritual Healthcare and Counseling, reports on the work of the Coalition since its press conference in September 1997. Her article is titled "Coalition Advocacy Work Under Way."

  • Rev. Richard A. Tessmer, Chair of the Task Force for Parish Based Ministry of Care, makes a "Progress Report" of the work of the Task Force, reviewing its history, its response to the returns of a membership survey in the Vision, and its new initiatives.

  • "Convention Update" lists the contact persons for questions you may have about the 1998 Convention.

• Special Feature:
  • In his article, "Signs of Dependence: A Challenge," CPE Supervisor Gordon J. Hilsman, DMin, helps certified chaplains recognize "Twelve Signs of Lurking Dependence," and also lists "Ten Signs of Quality Professional Partnering."

• Book Reviews:
  • Book Reviews by Margot Hover, DMin, and Rev. Richard M. Leliaert, OSC, PhD, feature an important new book, The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice, by Kenneth I. Pargament, and two titles from the Limited Life, Lasting Love series by Eileen McGrath, the major speaker at Region VI's annual fall conference in 1979.