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	Catholics: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - a Public Forum ArriveNet [Brookline MA] August 25, 2005 A public forum for Catholics and other interested parties will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005 at the Holiday Inn, 1200 Beacon Street, Brookline, Massachusetts, on the outskirts of Boston proper. Its purpose will be to review Canon Law (the body of laws of the church), especially those relating to celebrating Mass. It will explore the alternate worshipping styles that have taken place for many Catholics who no longer attend Sunday Mass in a traditional church building. There will also be a discussion regarding one's spiritual growth in the face of a crisis in faith. CITI Ministries/Rentapriest.com, a free referral service of married Catholic priests, is sponsoring the day that will feature as keynote speaker, Fr. Tom Doyle, a Canon Lawyer and recent recipient of several Priests of Integrity awards for his many years of work in behalf of clergy sexual abuse victims. Fr. Doyle's topic will be, "Canon Law: Whom does it work for in today's church?" Also featured will be Dr. Kathleen Kautzer, professor of sociology at Regis College, who has recently completed a study on alternate worshipping communities. Her talk is entitled, "The Underground Church: What's going on." Finally, married priest Ron Ingalls will help transition those who have experienced a crisis in faith in the past few years, to see their dilemma as a transformation to a new greater spirituality. Fr. Ingalls most recently presided at the outdoor Easter and Mother's Day Masses for the Sacred Heart parishioners in Natick, Massachusetts, where the church was closed by the Boston archdiocese in the fall of 2004. A public forum will be held in the afternoon so that open discussions can take place regarding the above themes. It is expected that attendees will come away with new introspective challenges for their own worship and spiritual growth. Further information regarding CITI's 3rd Public Forum is available at http://www.rentapriest.com or by calling 1-800- PRIEST 9 (774-3789). The Forum will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. including Mass on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005. CITI stands for Celibacy Is the Issue, a free referral service of married Catholic priests available for ministry to those with spiritual needs, especially people whose needs are not being met by the Catholic institution.
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