Temporal Goods and the Suppression/Merger of Parishes

2012 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 164-177
Author(s):  
Robert W. Oliver
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Goods

Alienation of Temporal Goods in Roman Catholic Canon Law: A Potential for Conflict

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-52
Author(s):  
Eithne D'Auria
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Canon Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Wave ◽  
Civil Courts ◽  
Temporal Goods

Alienation of church property is governed by both canon law and civil law, which may give rise to conflict. This paper addresses issues surrounding the Roman Catholic canonical requirements for alienation including the need to consult experts. Failure to consult, itself may give rise to concerns over the validity of the diocesan bishop's permission to alienate and, in turn, the lawfulness of the sale. This is not merely academic. Churches in the United States find themselves in the position where ownership of temporal goods is of increasing interest to the civil courts in the pursuit of compensation for successful litigants in the current wave of abuse cases.

Hutterites in Moravia

2021 ◽  
pp. 188-214
Author(s):  
Esther Chung-Kim
Keyword(s):  
Sixteenth Century ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Internal Conflicts ◽  
Communal Property ◽  
Communal Support ◽  
Temporal Goods

The Hutterites endured generations of persecution, forced migration, as well as loss of property and legal recourse often resulting in desperate poverty. Although plagued by internal conflicts from the beginning, they represented the most radical and most creative form of communal support in the sixteenth century. While religion was the reason for their suffering, it was also the reason for their resilience. As recorded in The Chronicle, Hutterites highlighted their trials and tribulations, as well as their successful reconciliation with other factions. Their leaders, such as Jacob Hutter, Peter Riedemann, and Peter Walpot provided the theological rationale for the practice of the community of goods, which required the total sharing of goods to care for the entire community. The surrender of all temporal goods was a requirement to join the Hutterite colonies (Bruderhof). This practice of communal property became the central marker of Hutterite piety as designated leaders managed the collective resources to alleviate the needs of their community.

Between Presumption and Despair: Augustine's Hope for the Commonwealth

2018 ◽  
Vol 112 (4) ◽  
pp. 1036-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL LAMB
Keyword(s):  
Political Theory ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Common Object ◽  
Civic Friendship ◽  
Positive Form ◽  
Order Of Love ◽  
Temporal Goods

Many political theorists dismiss Augustine as a pessimist about politics, assuming his “otherworldly” account of love precludes hope for this-worldly politics. This article challenges this pessimism by applying recent research on Augustine's “order of love” to reconstruct his implicit order of hope. Analyzing neglected sermons, letters, and treatises, I argue that Augustine encourages hope for temporal goods as long as that hope is rightly ordered and avoids the corresponding vices of presumption and despair. I then identify “civic peace” as a common object of hope that diverse citizens can share. By recovering hope as a virtue and reframing civic peace as a positive form of civic friendship, I argue that Augustine commends a hope for the commonwealth that avoids both presumption and despair. I conclude by analyzing how Augustine's vision of the commonwealth can inform contemporary political theory and practice.

scholarly journals Transparency Culture & Ecclesial Responsibility: Reflections on Institutional Communications

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Cristian Mendoza ◽  
Carl Beekman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Square ◽  
Organizational Principles ◽  
The Church ◽  
Temporal Goods

<em>We aim to provide a theoretical framework for enhancing the Catholic Church’s culture of transparency. We therefore define concepts of culture and transparency, stressing some of the institutional consequences due to their interaction. Finally, we apply these principles to the ecclesial institution’s fields that are attractive for the public square: the administration of temporal goods, the use of information and the dispensation of sacraments and religious teachings. Defining culture as the setting up of behavioral standards, we realize that the ones regarding transparency have been constantly raised in the last years by society, while the Church has remained stable in its long-term organizational principles. Applying a culture of transparency for the Church would therefore require to understand the dynamic of cultural change within the Church that is essentially united to the preservation of its own spiritual purposes. Also builds within itself a culture that sustains a culture of accountability.  Ecclesial institutions as any institution, builds and sustains trust through its diligent and consistent refusal to abuse the power given. The ecclesiastical institution would change its standards of transparency when it is needed to keep up with its original mission not when it is just an exigency of its cultural environment.</em>

scholarly journals Diocesan Bishop and Temporal Goods of the Church

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-152
Author(s):  
I Made Markus Suma
Keyword(s):  
The Church ◽  
Temporal Goods
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