This J.C.L. thesis will examine the processus brevior as laid out by the apostolic letter Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus. It will focus on the historical background, the modified canons to the Code of Canon Law, the strengths and weaknesses of the processus brevior, and will examine …
The Christian education of children plays a significant role in the life of the Church. It not only forms the minds and consciences of individuals, but also serves as the main means of passing on the faith to the next generation. In the earliest centuries of the Church, the fait…
Pope Francis issued the apostolic constitution Vultum Dei quaerere in 2016 in which he emphasizes the importance of monasteries belonging to federations in order to avoid isolation and “to ensure . . . continuous formation.” Cor orans, the instruction implementing Vultum Dei qua…
This dissertation studies religion and family from the economic point of view. What distinguishes the economic approach from the other social sciences is that it adheres to a set of natural economic laws applying to human action regardless of time and place. Thus, all actors in …
One of the negative elements of religious communities is when a member decides to abandon the life, sometimes without an indult of departure. There are a variety of reasons that could arise including the member is not living out the vows, the member is disgruntled with leadershi…
Throughout the history of the Catholic Church, a belief in life after death has been one of the fundamental tenets of the faith. The goal of the laws of the Church has always been the salvation of souls and a crucial facet of that salvation includes the belief in the resurrectio…
On January 25, 1959, Pope John XXIII revealed to the world his pastoral plan of “aggiornamento,” a plan to bring the Church up to date to meet the needs of the time. Included in this pastoral plan was not only an ecumenical council but also the revision of the Code of Canon Law …
The priestly formation, particularly the ongoing formation of priests, is an important issue in the Catholic Church. Understanding of ongoing priestly formation and proper diocesan policies promote the implementation of ongoing formation in a diocese. This thesis aims to explain…
Questioning by letter is used in many American tribunals to instruct marriage nullity causes. This thesis examines whether questioning by letter is a lawful method of instruction in marriage nullity trials.
This dissertation explores nineteen occasions where Ezra–Nehemiah uses the language of Deuteronomy, either through allusion or quotation. The study considers how the law contributed to the identity of the post-exilic community, especially in relation to their ongoing exile while…
Canon 844 of the 1983 Code of Canon Law contains the Catholic Church’s norm governing sacramental communicatio in sacris. Allowing certain exceptions for separated Christians of both the East and West, it stands in notable contrast to the 1917 code’s restrictive norm on the matt…
With the motu proprio Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus (MI), Pope Francis changed the landscape of tribunal procedure. He made it easier for a petitioner to bring a charge of nullity to his local tribunal, and he introduced a shorter process for the hearing of marriage nullity cases. T…
This dissertation studies the circumstances under which explicit norms of evidentiary admissibility were adopted in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Roman-canon procedure. I demonstrate that norms of admissibility arose in two areas: the law of positions and the law of witnesses.…
In the United States, parish communities are becoming more dependent on laypersons to provide the pastoral care once provided by priests. Pastors, responsible under canon law for the care of souls of those entrusted to them, now rely more and more on lay men and women to assist …
Osmanlı dönemi Arap dili ve edebiyatı tarihi açısından önceki dönemlere nazaran yeterince araştırılmamış bir dönemdir. Araştırılmamış olmasının yanında menfi birtakım söylemlere de maruz kalmıştır. Bu dönem özellikle Arap dili ilimleri noktasında ciddi anlamda araştırılmayı bekl…
Sosyal bir varlık olan insanın yaşam biçiminin düzenlenmesi ve sosyal hayatın sorunsuz şekilde sürdürülebilmesi için gerekli kuralların üretilmesi ve uygulanması olarak özetlenebilecek siyaset kavramı, İslam’ın üzerinde önemle durduğu kavramlardan biridir. Özellikle yeni bir top…