Welcome to
ELEPHANTS IN THE LIVING ROOM
DISCUSSING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED
MINUTES
MEMBERSHIP
EVENTS
AGENDAS
EDUCATION FORUMS
DOCUMENTS
URBAN AGENDA
PASTORAL PLANNING
OTHER WEB SITES
ADVOCACY
Archdiocese of Detroit Pastoral Plan by Vicariate
Maps for Regions, Vicariates and Parishes
Priests' Ages
ABOUT US
AoD Final Plans - Closings/Mergers/Clustering
ORGANIZATION
Prophets of a Future Not Our Own
POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS ON PARISHES
  AoD Cluster Models
  AoD Cluster Models - Graphic Description
  AoD Priests vs. Parishes
  Call to Preserve Vibrant Parishes
  Creed
Best Practices Letter to AoD Pastors
The Elephant in the Living Room (cartoon)
BLOG
Parish Rights and Obligations
AoD Priests & Policy Status Report - 2007
Canon 515 - Parishes
American Catholic Council
Cardinal Maida has announced a change in parish legal structure from corporate sole to separate incorporation of each parish as a non-profit corporation.  See the announcement letter.
Accountability: Why It Is Important
Accountability and the Laity
Church Structures in Early US History
Asia Bishops Propose New Church
Why Priests Are Coping Poorly
Standards of Excellence
for Catholic nonprofit parishes
Latin's Back
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER
Bridging the Priesthood Generation Gap
Humanae Vitae - 40th Anniversary
Interviews with Robert Blair Kaiser & Janet E. Smith
Beyond Belief
The Sexual Abuse Crisis
by Bishop Geoffrey Robinson
Bishop's Peace Pastoral 25th Anniversary
by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton