A struggle for holy ground : reconciliation and the rites of parish closure - Weldon, Michael (C. Michael) (Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, 2004)
The best we could do with church? : demographics, finances, and culture -- Traditions of reconciliation : conflict, Communion, and sacred remembering -- The negotiation of crisis : forgiveness, trauma, and sacred space -- Remembering in a different kind of way : grief, lament, and healing -- Towards new rituals of reconciliation at the closure of sacred space -- Conclusions: It's about doing church : imaginings and implications.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-247) and index.
Keywords: Catholic Church -- United States; Church closures -- United States; Pastoral theology -- Catholic Church