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• parochial — /pəˈroʊkiəl / (say puh rohkeeuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a parish or parishes. 2. confined to or interested only in one s own parish, or some particular narrow district or field: *The politics of a small state like Tasmania are so… …  

• parochial — parochially, adv. parochialness, n. /peuh roh kee euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a parish or parishes. 2. of or pertaining to parochial schools or the education they provide. 3. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial:… …   Universalium

• Catholic Parochial Missions —     Catholic Parochial Missions     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Catholic Parochial Missions     This term is used to designate certain special exertions of the Church s pastoral agencies, made, for the most part, among Catholics, to instruct them… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Schools — • History and development of education as related to the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Schools     Schools     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Christian Doctrine —     Christian Doctrine     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Doctrine     Taken in the sense of the act of teaching and the knowledge imparted by teaching , this term is synonymous with CATECHESIS and CATECHISM. Didaskalia, didache, in the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Charity and Charities — • In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charity and Charities     Charity and Charities …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Rochester, Diocese of — • Located in New York Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rochester, Diocese of     Diocese of Rochester     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Slavs in America —     The Slavs in America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs in America     The Slavic races have sent large numbers of their people to the United States and Canada, and this immigration is coming every year in increasing numbers. The… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Irremovability — • A quality of certain ecclesiastical offices and dignities. It implies that the incumbent s appointment is, under certain conditions, a perpetual one, or for the term of his natural life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Irremovability… …   Catholic encyclopedia