Happenings
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National Catholic Reporter Feature
The National Catholic Reporter series, The Field Hospital, has published a feature article on personal parishes based upon my research and book on the topic (Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church). Personal parishes remain… Continue reading
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Parish and Place wins first place book award from the Catholic Press Association (“Immigration” category)
Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic Church has been awarded First Place in the 2018 Catholic Press Association Book Awards (“Immigration” Category)! IMMIGRATION First Place Parish and Place: Making Room for Diversity in the American Catholic… Continue reading
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“Encountering Christ in Harmony: A Pastoral Response to Our Asian and Pacific Island Brothers and Sisters”
In 2014, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) commissioned me to lead a national study of Asian and Pacific Island (API) American Catholics. Together with sociologists Jerry Park and Stephen Cherry, we conducted a national, mixed-methods study (survey,… Continue reading
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Though Many, One: Overcoming Polarization Through Catholic Social Thought
The Catholic Church is among the largest and most diverse institutions in the USA. Progress toward overcoming polarization in the Church is progress toward overcoming polarization in the nation. Georgetown University’s Institute for Catholic Social Thought and Public Thought recently… Continue reading
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My Panel Presentation at the 10th Anniversary of the Centre for Catholic Studies @ Durham University (Durham, UK)
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Centre for Catholic Studies at Durham University, an extraordinary initiative of the Department of Theology and Religion and founder/director Prof. Paul Murray. Highlights of the week were many, among them: provoking keynote… Continue reading
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The Sociology of Parishes
Born of The American Parish Project (which I co-lead with Gary Adler and Brian Starks), a forum I edited on the sociology of parishes appears in the latest issue of American Catholic Studies. It features exceptional essays by sociologists James… Continue reading
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What is the Common Good?
This week, I gathered with a group of scholars of Catholicism to engage this question and what it means for our ongoing work. This research fellows colloquy (one of several over the course of three years) is part of Duquesne… Continue reading
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Forthcoming -> American Parishes (an edited volume)
My coedited volume with Gary Adler and Brian Starks – American Parishes: Remaking Local Catholicism – will soon join the Fordham University Press series on Catholic Practice in North America! Expected release date is Spring 2019. The book features a… Continue reading
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Tracking Trends in Religious Affiliation
One of the most fascinating recent trends in the sociology of religion is the increase in numbers of religious “nones” – individuals who claim no particular religious affiliation. My own state, Tennessee, is not immune to this, despite being in… Continue reading
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Review of Parish and Place in “Review of Religious Research” Journal
Review of Religious Research, the official journal for the Religious Research Association, has just released a review of my newest book, Parish and Place. Elfriede Wedam suggests that the book is “essential reading in Catholic studies” and that “non-Catholics will… Continue reading
Tricia C. Bruce, PhD 