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Is the Sunday collection in trouble?

Evaluates the Independent Sector's (IS) assessment that there was a decline in the level of Catholic giving to the church in the United States between 1991 and 1993 by examining the Catholic Sunday collection for the same period. Drop in the average Catholic household's gift to all charities; Churc...

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Published in:America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 173; no. 2; pp. 18 - 21
Main Authors: Scheets, Francis Kelly, Harris, Joseph Claude
Format: Article
Published: America Media 7/15/1995
Subjects:
Catholic Church finance
Catholics
Independent Sector (Firm)
Charitable giving
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Evaluates the Independent Sector's (IS) assessment that there was a decline in the level of Catholic giving to the church in the United States between 1991 and 1993 by examining the Catholic Sunday collection for the same period. Drop in the average Catholic household's gift to all charities; Church leaders' reaction to the IS report; Increase in the Sunday collection income; Stinginess of American Catholics.