COZZENS, D: The Changing Face of the Catholic Priesthood.

A Reflection on the Priest's Crisis of Soul

Liturgical Press, 2000

148 pages

Catholic, Priesthood

In The Changing Face of the Priesthood, Cozzens takes a long, honest look at the present state of the priesthood. He provides this examination not merely from an empirical, scientific perspective but also from a personal, pastoral perspective. Drawing on clinical data, church documents, and his nearly forty years of pastoral experience, Cozzens gives shape and form to the changing face of the priesthood. Through his reflections he leads readers to both concern and hope for the priesthood of the twenty-first century.