Posted November 16, 2005
What One or Two Persons' Writings Have the Most Influence on Your Priesthood?
Taken from the recent study of priests ordained five to nine years
|
Respondents in 1990
(from 1519 priests) |
|
Respondents in 2005
(from 1002 priests) |
| 278 |
Karl Rahner |
215 |
Pope John Paul II |
| 208 |
Henri Nouwen |
94 |
Henri Nouwen |
| 154 |
Thomas Merton |
44 |
Thomas Merton |
| 72 |
Raymond Brown |
44 |
Karl Rahner |
| 64 |
Edward Schillebeeckx |
39 |
Ron Rolheiser |
| 55 |
Avery Dulles |
36 |
Fulton Sheen |
| 53 |
Pope John Paul II |
32 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
| 43 |
C. S. Lewis |
30 |
St. Augustine |
| 37 |
Richard McBrien |
25 |
Scott Hahn |
| 33 |
Anthony DeMello |
25 |
Urs Von Balthaser |
| 33 |
St. Augustine |
24 |
C.S. Lewis |
| 30 |
John Shea |
23 |
St. John of the Cross |
| 29 |
Fulton Sheen |
21 |
Donald Cozzens |
| 28 |
Leonardo Boff |
21 |
Benedict Groeschel |
| 28 |
Thomas Green |
20 |
St. Ignatius Loyola |
| 27 |
Gustavo Gutierrez |
19 |
St. Theresa of Lisieux |
| 27 |
Scott Peck |
17 |
Richard Rohr |
| 27 |
John Powell |
15 |
Joseph Ratzinger |
| 27 |
Matthew Fox |
15 |
Bishop Thomas Dolan |
| 25 |
Charles Curran |
15 |
Raymond Brown |
| 23 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
15 |
St. Francis of Assisi |
| 23 |
St. Francis of Assisi |
14 |
Mother Theresa |
| 22 |
John Henry Newman |
13 |
St. Teresa of Avila |
| 22 |
Hans Kung |
12 |
Francis Nguyen Van Thuan |
| 21 |
St. Teresa of Avila |
12 |
St. Paul |
| 20 |
St. John of the Cross |
12 |
Josemaria Escriva |
| 20 |
Benedict Groeschel |
11 |
John Henry Newman |
| 20 |
William Bausch |
11 |
St. Francis De Sales |
| 19 |
Andrew Greeley |
11 |
P. Raniero Cantalamessa |
| 19 |
Joseph Ratzinger |
10 |
Joseph Bernardin |
| 19 |
Carlo Carretto |
10 |
Anthony DeMello |
| 18 |
Walter Burghardt |
10 |
Avery Dulles |
| 17 |
Adrian Van Kaam |
|
|
| 17 |
Hans Urs Von Balthaser |
|
|
| 16 |
Bernard Haring |
|
|
| 15 |
Bernard Lonergan |
|
|
| 15 |
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin |
|
|
| 15 |
Steve Clark |
|
|
| 14 |
St. Ignatius of Loyola |
|
|
| 13 |
Dorothy Day |
|
|
| 13 |
Karl Jung |
|
|
| 12 |
Eugene Kennedy |
|
|
| 12 |
Joseph Champlin |
|
|
| 12 |
Basil Bennington |
|
|
| 11 |
Aidan Kavanagh |
|
|
| 11 |
John Bradshaw |
|
|
| 10 |
George Maloney |
|
|
| 10 |
Regis Duffy |
|
|
| 10 |
St. Francis De Sales |
|
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| 10 |
Walter Kasper |
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