Spiritual maturity and social support in a national study of a male religious order

Pastoral Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 465-478

  Froehlich, James P ^a,c   Fialkowski, Geraldine M ^a   Scheers, N J ^a   Wilcox, Peter C ^a   Lawrence, Richard T ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b St Vincent de Paul Church   (United States)

^c LCPC   (United States)

Author keywords

Catholic clergy; Life satisfaction; Male intimacy; Religious life; Religious vocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745460802     PISSN: 00312789     EISSN: 15736679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11089-005-0011-0     Document Type: Article

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