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Concise Guide to Canon Law A Practical Handbook for Pastoral Ministers

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ISBN-10: 0877939349

ISBN-13: 9780877939344

Edition: 2023

Authors: Kevin E. McKenna, Aldean B. Hendrickson

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List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2023
Publisher: Ave Maria Press
Publication date: 3/10/2023
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Aldean B. Hendrickson is a canon lawyer and director and judge of the tribunal for the Diocese of New Ulm. He is a member of the editorial board of The Prairie Catholic.Hendrickson earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of St. Thomas and both a master's degree and a licentiate in canon law from the Université Saint-Paul in Canada. He is a member of the Canon Law Society of America.Hendrickson lives in New Ulm, Minnesota. He has three children.

Acknowledgments
Preface
Historical Introduction
Canon Law: A General Orientation
Sacraments: General Canonical Principles
Baptism
Baptism Ritual
Adult Baptism
Infant Baptism
Day and Place for Baptism
Ordinary Minister
Requirements for Baptism
Doubtful Baptism
Baptismal Sponsors
Proving Baptism
Recording Baptism
Membership in a Ritual Church
Baptism Into a Ritual Church
Ritual Church Transfer
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Confirmation
Conferral of Sacrament
Ordinary Minister of Sacrament
Eligibility for the Sacrament
Confirmation Sponsor
Registration of Sacrament
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Eucharist
Presider at Eucharist
Concelebration With Ministers of Other Churches
Distribution of Holy Communion
Admittance to Eucharist
Proper Reception of Eucharist
Eucharistic Celebration
Mass Offerings
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Penance
Individual Confession
General Absolution
Minister of the Sacrament
Obligation to Confess
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Anointing of the Sick
Sacred Oil
Sacred Anointing
Opportunities for Celebration
Minister of the Sacrament
Eligibility to Receive Sacrament
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Sacred Orders
Minister of the Sacrament
Eligibility for the Sacrament
Requirements for Ordination to Diaconate and Presbyterate
Irregularities and Other Impediments
Impeded Simply
Irregularities for Those Already Ordained
Impeded From Exercising Orders
Registration and Certification of Ordination
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Marriage
Important Principles
The Pastoral Care of Marriage
Marriages That Require Permission of the Local Ordinary
Marriage Impediments
"All Is Prepared" (Omnia Parata Sunt)
Specific Impediments
Age
Impotence
Prior Bond
Disparity of Cult
Sacred Orders
Vow of Chastity
Abduction
Crime (Crimen)
Consanguinity
Affinity
Public Propriety
Adoption
Form for Marriage
Dispensation From Canonical Form
Contracting Marriage in the Presence of Witnesses Alone
Place for Marriage Celebration
Recording Marriages
Secret Marriages
Convalidation of Marriage
Sanations
Authority to Grant Sanations
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Parishes
Pastor
Parochial Vicar
Pastoral Council
Finance Council
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
The Diocesan Church
Diocesan Bishop
The Diocesan Synod
The Diocesan Curia
Vicar General
Episcopal Vicar
Chancellor
Finance Officer
The Diocesan Finance Council
The Presbyteral Council
Consultors
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Declaration of Invalidity (Annulment)
Elements of Procedure
Possible Causes for Declaring a Marriage Invalid
Officers of the Court
Dissolution of the Bond
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Temporal goods
Acquiring Temporal Goods
Administering Ecclesiastical Goods
Responsibilities of All Administrators
Contracts and Alienation in Particular
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Rights in the Church
Obligations and Rights of All the Christian Faithful
Obligations and Rights of the Laity
Glossary
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