Unmarried Mothers: A Study of the Spiritual Aspects in Catholic Maternity Homes
This exploratory study deals with 46 Catholic maternity homes (54 percent of the U.S. and Canadian population available for our survey) whose directors describe and define the spiritual aspects provided in their settings. An examination reveals that religious and spiritual activities are an integral...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publications
1972
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Review of religious research
Year: 1972, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 126-133 |
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| Summary: | This exploratory study deals with 46 Catholic maternity homes (54 percent of the U.S. and Canadian population available for our survey) whose directors describe and define the spiritual aspects provided in their settings. An examination reveals that religious and spiritual activities are an integral part of the program in most homes, yet the directors tend to identify spiritual benefits in terms of social work concepts. Analysis of the findings indicates that there are two categories of respondents: (1) the professionally-minded and (2) the religiously-minded (larger in number). Spiritual benefits, though including a wide array of values and aspects, are identified through the following: (1) personal contacts with priest and religious, (2) personal contact with lay personnel, and (3) the relation to God through religious rites. Finally, it appears that spiritual values are for many inseparable from the total life and situation of the client. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-4866 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Review of religious research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3509733 |