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Catholic Experience: Purposes of Church Project

Overview Sources

Catholic Identity: Models of Church
Summaries of the following models, Church as:
Mystery, Institution, Community, Sacrament, Herald, Servant, Community of Disciples from Brisbane Catholic Education

Avery Dulles Biography
Brief biography of Avery Dulles from New Catholic Encyclopedia
"Dulles, Avery Cardinal." New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2009, Gale, 2009, pp. 275-277. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3005400075/GVRL?u=oakl57962&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=b085649e. Accessed 30 Aug. 2023.
Integrated Parish Communication: Cardinal Avery Dulles’ Six Models of the Church
Brief summaries with a description of the strength of each model

St. Mary's Press: Models of the Church
Slides provide an overview of Models of Church from St. Mary's Press.

Mark Link, SJ: We believe in the Church MODELS OF THE CHURCH
From Catholic Vision
Models and Images

Church as Field Hospital

Antonio Spadaro, SJ: "A Big Heart Open to God: An Interview with Pope Francis"
From America Magazine, September 30, 2013
Blase J. Cupich: "Cardinal Cupich: "Pope Francis' 'Field Hospital' Call Us to Radically Rethink Church Life"
From America Magazine December 29, 2017

Church as Social Network

Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 53rd World Communications Day: “We are members one of another” (Eph 4,25). From Social Network Communities to the Human Community
From the Vatican, January 24, 2019

Thomas Dailey, OSFS,: "These 6 Models of the Church Embody Christ"
An overview of all models with emphasis on social networking --
From Ascension Press, June 24, 2019

Cindy Wooden: "Pope Reflects on Using Social Media for Good"
From America Magazine, January 24, 2019