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Appendix and Helpful Resources
http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/cultur-
al-diversity/upload/Cultural-Diversity-Summary-
Report-October-2016.pdf
o Research Review: Lay Ecclesial Ministers in the
United States (February 2015): http://www.usccb.
org/upload/lem-summit-2015-cara-research-review-
on-lay-ecclesial-ministry-2015.pdf
o Catholic Schools in the United States in the 21st
Century: Importance in Church Life, Challenges,
and Opportunities (June 2014): http://www.
usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/
catholic-education/upload/CARA-Catholic-Schools-
Data-Points-white-graphs-2014.pdf
o Catholic New Media Use in the United States
(November 2012): http://www.usccb.org/about/
communications/upload/Catholic_New_Media_
Use_in_United_States_2012.pdf
o Ordination Class Reports, an annual snapshot of
those recently ordained to the priesthood (1998 to
2016): http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/
vocations/ordination-class/index.cfm
o Profession Class Reports, an annual snapshot of
men and women who recently entered conse-
crated life (2010 to 2015): http://www.usccb.org/
beliefs-and-teachings/vocations/consecrated-life/
profession-class/index.cfm
o Sacraments Today: Belief and Practice among U.S.
Catholics (April 2008): http://cara.georgetown.edu/
sacramentsreport.pdf
o Marriage in the Catholic Church: A Survey of U.S.
Catholics (October 2007): http://cara.georgetown.
edu/Publications/MarriageReport.pdf
• American Catholics in Transition by William V. D’Antonio,
Michele Dillon, and Mary L. Gautier (Rowman &
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