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Scholarships - contains information specific to the CLSA Scholarship Fund and CLSA Scholarship Awards
Obituaries - contains obituaries of CLSA members
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General News
Monday, May 14, 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) CLSA Member Named Bishop » Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Msgr. Robert McGuckin as bishop of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The bishop-elect was born in Sydney, Australia in 1944 and ordained...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 (0 Comments - view/add) Canonists Named Bishops » The Holy Father appointed Gregory L. Parkes, a clergy from the Diocese of Orlando, and David J. Malloy, a clergy of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee,...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Past CLSA President Returns from Rome » Msgr. Robert Deeley, a past President of the Canon Law Society of America, has returned to the Archdiocese of Boston after serving in the Congregation...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) CLSA to Co-Sponsor the National Symposium on Lay Ecclesial Ministry » NEWS RELEASE Representatives of 41 organizations, associations, federations, institutions of higher learning and other ministries will gather on the campus of Saint John’s University School...
Monday, June 20, 2011 (2 Comments - view/add) CLSA Member Honored by the Catholic Theological Society of America » The John Courtney Murray Award for Excellence in Theology, the highest honor bestowed by the Catholic Theological Society of America, was awarded to Rev. James...
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Meetings/Conventions
Thursday, October 13, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Role of Law Awarded » Chorbishop John D. Faris received the Role of Law award during the Convention Banquet last night. He is the second Eastern Catholic Canonist to receive...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 (1 Comment - view/add) New Officers Elected » New officers for the Board of Governors were just elected during the 73rd Annual CLSA Business Meeting. For the Officer of Vice-President/President-Elect, Rev. John Vaughan,...
Thursday, June 02, 2011 2011 Convention Registration Available » Registration for the 2011 Convention in Jacksonville, FL is now available! Click here to register online . Members: Please watch for the 2011 Convention Brochure...
Thursday, May 12, 2011 Oklahoma/Arkansas Regional Meeting Change » Please note that the Oklahoma/Arkansas Regional Meeting date has changed to Saturday, August 9 through Sunday, August 10. For more information, please click here or...
Monday, October 25, 2010 (0 Comments - view/add) Clergy Seminar Registration Now Open » Registration for the Special Faculties: Congregation for the Clergy Seminar is now open, click here to register now . Registration is only available online and...
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Publications
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Now Available: Rotal Jurisprudence » AVAILABLE NOW Rotal Jurisprudence: Selected Translations The long-awaited Rotal Jurisprudence is now available through the CLSA online bookstore. Rotal Jurisprudence is a collection of sixteen...
Friday, January 28, 2011 CLSA Proceedings 2010 Now Available » The Proceedings of the Seventy-Second Annual Convention in Buffalo, New York are now available. Each member who has already paid his or her 2010-2011 membership...
Thursday, October 21, 2010 Roman Replies 2010 Now Available » Roman Replies and CLSA Advisory Opinions 2010 is now available in our online bookstore . This year's edition is edited by Sharon A. Euart, RSM,...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Out of Print Proceedings Now Available Online! » The Office of the Executive Coordinator is proud to announce the availability of CLSA Proceedings of the Annual Convention, volumes 1983-2000 in electronic .pdf format....
Thursday, February 25, 2010 Canonical Standards for Parishes, Available for Downloading » Canonical Standards for Parishes: A Self-Evaluation Instrument , edited by Ricardo E. Bass, R. Daniel Conlon and Siobhan M. Verbeek, is now available for download...
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Scholarships
Thursday, June 18, 2009 Congratulations to our 2009 Scholarship Recipients! » The Board of Governors would like to announce and congratulate the following recipients of the 2009 CLSA Scholarship Award: Fr. Lawrence Rasaian - attending St....
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Obituaries
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Rev. Kevin O'Rourke » The Rev. O'Rourke, 85, died of natural causes Wednesday, March 28, in Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Rev. O'Rourke, a Dominican priest and canon...
Saturday, March 10, 2012 Fr. Kenneth P. Lohrmeyer » Fr. Kenneth Paul Lohrmeyer, passed away this morning at 2:20am, Saturday, March, 10, 2012 in Salina, Kansas. Fr. Lohrmeyer was 67. Fr. Lohrmeyer was ordained...
Wednesday, February 01, 2012 Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua » Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, retired archbishop of Philadelphia, died Jan. 31 at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, where he resided, at the age of 88. The...
Monday, January 30, 2012 Sr. Margaret Ann McCauley, OP » Sr. Margaret Ann McCauley, OP passed away in Los Angeles on Sunday, January, 22, 2012. Sr. McCauley, a Dominican Sister of San Rafael, died peacefully...
Thursday, December 08, 2011 (0 Comments - view/add) Sister Marilyn Phillips, OSF » Please remember in your prayers Sister Marilyn Phillips, OSF, JCD, who entered eternal life on December 8, 2011. Sister Marilyn, having turned 95 on November...
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Non-Societal News
Thursday, April 26, 2012 RCRI Webinar: Dispensations and Dismissal for Members of Clerical Religious Institutes » The Resource Center for Religious Institutes invites members of the CLSA to attend a free webinar on May 18, 2012 on the topic "Dispensations and...
Friday, March 30, 2012 St. Mary's Seminary and University to Offer Conference in September » The Center for Continuing Formation at St Mary’s Seminary and University, Baltimore, is offering an overnight conference for bishops their vicars and their delegates September...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 St. Paul University Offers a Graduate Diploma in Canon Law » St. Paul University will offer a GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CANON LAW, concentration: LITURGICAL LAW, during the 2012-2013 academic year. Click here for more information: http://ustpaul.ca/upload-files/CanonLaw/Graduate_Diploma_in_Canon_Law_-_Liturgical_Law.pdf
Friday, February 24, 2012 Selected Papers from Rome Symposium Available » Selected papers presented at the February 2012 Symposium Toward Healing and Renewal at the Pontifical Gregorian University are now available in the Member Center ....
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 Seton Hall School of Law offers Catholic Health Care Symposium » Is a For-Profit Structure a Viable Alternative for Catholic Health Care Ministry? Seton Hall University School of Law, in collaboration with the University of St....
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